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Mr. Abel. Although there was a rather large response to the first 

 announcements of the program and the act itself, the Science Founda- 

 tion clearly could not begin the program until the funds were made 

 available by the Congress. This occurred in June when the Congress 

 approved the Foundation's request to I'eprogram $1 million of its 

 own funds. Then immediately following on June 8, the Science Foun- 

 dation issued a document which was sent to all of the colleges in 

 the United States. This was the official announcement of the program's 

 existence. It outlined rather broadly the aims of the program, its scope, 

 and alluded then to a brochure to be forthcoming, which would offer 

 the guidelines under A^hich proposals for participation in the program 

 could be most effectively prepared. I should like to offer this announce- 

 ment for the record. 



