of Section C-4? Carl Do Anderson, E. Ho Colpitts, Wo Do Coolidge, 

 Eo Oo Lawrence, Max Mason, and Go Bo Pegrartu 



As a first step in setting up a central headquarters, space 

 was rented in New York City at 172 Fulton Street „ Dr c Elmer 

 Hutchisson was appointed Technical Aide and was given the task 

 of setting up the New York office, with Miss Fern Sullivan as 

 Administrative Assistanto Shortly thereafter, P„ Do Foote, 

 Philip Mo Morse and To E» Shea were formally appointed as mem- 

 bers of Section C~4 



At the NDRC meeting of 12 June 1941, thanks to the exten- 

 sive preliminary work which had been done, a comprehensive pro- 

 gram of proposed investigations in the field of anti-submarine 

 warfare was presented by representatives of Section C-4 



While the business of getting the organization under way 

 was going on, there was great activity in preparing for the 

 work to be done at the two central laboratories 



Central Laboratories Established , 



The program contemplated for the New London Laboratory 

 involved: Study of magnetic detection methods; study of the 

 possibilities of optical detection methods; development and 

 improvement of supersonic detection methods and equipment; 

 study of types of sonic detection equipment; study ? in 

 cooperation with the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, 

 of correlations between oceanographic conditions in the At- 

 lantic with the performance of various types of detection 

 equipment; study of background noises and methods of reducing 

 them; and development of improved acqustical measuring equip- 

 ment o 



Within a few days following the approval of the anti- 

 submarine investigation program, Mr„ Shea, together with Com- 

 mander Kirkpatrick and Mr Wo H» Martin, had investigated 

 several possible laboratory sites in the New London area 

 After inspecting various locations, they finally selected the 

 U. So Coast Guard Base at Fort Trumbull as the most suitable 

 site c Among other things, three piers were available o One 

 of them would accommodate USS SEMMES, a destroyer which was 

 used for experimental purposes. Some construction was neces- 

 sary, but on 8 May 1941 Admiral Robinson wrote to Dr Jewett 

 saying that the necessary buildings would be erectedo 



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