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Mr. Trarn. Only in a very general way, sir. I know there is such 
a contract. 
Mr. Lennon. Do you happen to know as of this date, how many 
tons, if any tons, have been delivered for the AID program? 
Mr. Train. Ne. sir, I do not. Of course, the contract is an ATID 
contract. I would be very glad to try to get the information for the 
record if you wish. 
Mr. Lennon. Of course, we have that answer here, and I will fur- 
nish it for the record. It is less than 1 ton to date. Now the next ques- 
tion, what is the problem, shouldn’t be directed to the Department 
of the Interior, but should be directed more specifically to AID, I 
guess. 
Mr. Tratn. I would like to know the answer myself, sir, but I don’t 
lave it. 
Mr. Lennon. I think, Mr. Keith, the Food and Drug Administra- 
tion finally approved the formula for this, did they not? 
Mr, Kerru. But the formula is just impossible to comply with in 
quantity. 
Mr. Lennon. Why was the contract let for this company then, for 
1,000 tons of that particular formula ? 
Mr. Kerrn. The Russians have been catching the hake, to a large 
extent, and there is a shortage, yet the Government has been un- 
willing to modify the requirement to less than 75 percent hake. They 
simply can’t get the hake. AID wants 10 tons to go to Biafra, and 
they are hopeful about delivering it. This is the most immediate need 
and the most immediate prospect. 
I have been down to that plant and it isn’t very busy. It is in my 
district. 
Mr. Lennon. The Alpine Geophysical plant ? 
Mr. Kerra. Alpine’s Marine Division. I believe it is called Marine 
Concentrate Division. 
Mr. Lennon. But the contract was for 1,000 tons. 
Mr. Kerra. The contract with Alpine, I believe, was for $900,000 
and it was probably about 42 cents a pound. 
Mr. Lennon. That would average out about 1,000 tons, wouldn’t it ? 
Mr. Kerru. It is approximately a thousand tons. 
Mr. Lxnnon. The thing that gives me some concern and I know it 
gives you concern, is that we didn’t have the capability of getting the 
hake and yet we let a contract based on the use of hake. 
Mr. Kerru. Exactly my point. 
Mr. Lennon. So that you are suggesting that if we had a single 
agency to coordinate these things, it would be helpful. I have been in- 
volved in trying to get the Food and Drug Administration for sev- 
eral years to reach a conclusion as to approving this formula. They 
finally did, and we thought we were moving. 
Now we find we are stalemated even though we have obligated 
ourselves under this contract to the design of the process, that is the 
Government prototype plant or pilot plant. We have the land and now 
we can’t get the money to go ahead. I am reminded of the fact that 
in relationship to malnutrition in Biafra, we did take that up with 
Alpine and suggested that they try to utilize fish protein concentrate 
to help the Biafrans. 
