SECTION 1 



SUMMARY OF MEMORANDA ON THE RESEARCH OF THE FEDERAL 



GOVERNMENT IN THE NATURAL SCIENCES AND TECHNOLOGY 



Contents 



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Introduction 25 



Summary 25 



Responsibility for Research 26 



Superiority in Resources 28 



Coordination on a National Scale 30 



Recruitment and Classification of Personnel 33 



Training of Personnel . 36 



Publication of Research Findings 37 



Coordination Within the Government 39 



Administration of Research 41 



Procedural Limitations 43 



Stimulus to Nongovernmental Research 44 



Patent PoUcies 45 



Conclusion 46 



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