BASIC RESEARCH IN INDUSTRIAL LABORATORIES 



and how they can be handled with minimum diversion of the 

 research man's effort. They are all important and 1 believe they 

 are quite well understood. 



I will close by joining with Mervin Kelly in these 

 thoughts: I am confident that basic research in industry will 

 be highly productive and rewarding to the company that builds 

 its research organization with attention to the points we have 

 discussed. I hope that an increasing number will do so — in 

 balance with their development effort and in keeping with the 

 nature of their business — for it will be not only in their self- 

 interest but also will add greatly to the nation's strength. 



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