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University. Therefore arrangements should be made in ad- 

 vance of arrival by any interested agencies. Naturally recogni- 

 tion must be given to the priority of the University of Alaska 

 resulting from its obligations under the Public Law to provide 

 in perpetuity for an administrative staff and for the cost of 

 maintenance of the building. This cost must be borne in part 

 or in full, and without profit to the University, by those using 

 the facilities. It is also to be noted that if any funds are made 

 available through the operation of the Geophysical Institute, 

 they must be expended in the interest of basic geophysical 

 research. 



In conclusion attention should be called to the fact that the 

 Geophysical Institute is a unique organization. It has an advan- 

 tageous location. It can under proper guidance develop into one 

 of the most important research establishments in its field in the 

 world. It provides facilities in the Arctic region of North Amer- 

 ica for the study of the earth in its broadest sense. These facili- 

 ties are, subject to their limitations, open to all. The aim of 

 the Institute should be to become the mecca for prominent 

 scientists from all countries of the world. As the Institute is in 

 Alaska, it will naturally seek to lend impetus first and foremost 

 to the development of scientific knowledge in and about Alaska. 



