has now been delegated, are located at Boston, Mass.; 

 Atlanta, Ga.; Minneapolis, Minn.; Albuquerque, 

 N. Mex.; Portland, Oreg.; and Juneau, Alaska. Except 

 for those field installations engaged in fundamental 

 research whose officials report directly to the Central 

 Office in Washington, D. C, officials of the 500 sub- 

 ordinate field installations report to the Regional 

 Directors. 



Shellfish helped avert famine in the early colonies and today are still importanl 



for food and commerce. 



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