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T would like, if there are going to be any extensive facilities, to 

 see them run the way the Atlantic missile range was run by Pan Am. 

 I think that routine surveys are better run on a commercial basis in 

 order to reserve the academic community to investigate into pure 

 research. 



]Nf r. SciiADEBERG. I Can understand and appreciate this because I do 

 believe personally, of course, that private industry should get the maxi- 

 mum responsibility at least and efforts and benefits, but I think I am 

 aware that this may be the case : that as you look into the future there 

 may be new tools besides the submersibles themselves, new equipment 

 and tools needed for specific work and I don't know much about it but 

 some of it may be at considerable cost and I am wondering whether 

 private industry would be in the position of assuming the cost of de- 

 velopment of these tools. 



Maybe I am looking too far ahead at the moment. 



Mr. Beckmann. I think I can say, in line with what you are saying, 

 that where industry needs the maximum help is in the development 

 of exotic instruments for which there is no need today but where there 

 will be seA^eral years down the road. How much industry is going to 

 take over that sort of thing I would think would be at a minimum. 



Mr. ScHADEBERG. That is all, Mr. Chairman. 



Mr. Lennon. Thank you, sir. Mr. Hanna from California. 



Mr, Hanna. Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I noticed in your presenta- 

 tion, Mr. Beckmann, that you refer to a contract that you were awarded 

 for over 2 million pounds of FMPC. 



Mr. Beckmann. Yes, sir. 



Mr. Hanna. Has that all been delivered now ? 



Mr. Beckmann. No, Delivery is to start at the end of this month. 



Mr. Hanna. It will start the end of this month. What was the price 

 arrived at ? 



Mr. Beckmann. Forty -two cents a pound. 



Mr. Hanna. Forty-two cents a pound. Where are the plants located ? 



]\Ir. Beckmann. This plant is located in New Bedford, Mass. 



Mr. Hanna. In Massachusetts. 



Mr. Beckmann. Yes. 



]Mr, Hanna. I was surprised to see that you were the only bidder 

 there. There are some other firms that I have heard mentioned. 



Mr. Beckmann. We were extremely surprised that we were the only 

 bidder at the time, but since that time I have found out that nobody 

 else makes it, that there are no other plants. 



Mr. Hanna. I am trying to remember that name that was quite 

 strong in the field for a while. It seems to me that it was from up in 

 New England some place. 



Mr. Schadeberg. Will the gentleman yield ? 



Mr. Hanna. Yes. 



ISIr, Schadeberg. Are you referring to human consumption ? 



Mr. Hanna. Yes. 



Mr. Schadeberg. I know that many industries make it for meal for 

 cattle. I think there is one in Milwaukee. 



Mr. Hanna. I know there were a number making it for cattle, but 

 there were also some that indicated they were making it for human 

 consumption. 



