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Senator Symington. Did you know him before ? 



Mr. Anderson. Yes, we did. 



Senator Symington. What was his position ? It seems to be a little 

 vague in your statement as to just what he did. 



Mr. Anderson. I cannot give his exact title. To our knowledge, he 

 was the top civilian in that organzation. 



Senator Symington. Thank you. 



Mr. Anderson. After receiving the call mentioned in paragraph 1, 

 Mr. Gates immediately called on Mr. Seddon at the 1st Naval Dis- 

 trict, this being the same date as mentioned in paragraph 1. During 

 this discussion Mr. Seddon stated that this would be a top secret proj- 

 ect for the Air Force and would be handled under the direction of the 

 1st Naval District. He further stated that the project was conceived 

 by the Lincoln Laboratory. He went on to state that the founda- 

 tions which would be involved would be a prune factor in the project 

 and suggested that we give serious consideration to this element of the 

 project. Mr. Seddon briefly outlined the problems involved, together 

 with an outline of general criteria pertaining to the towers, and 

 advised that they would be in touch with other firms and was purely 

 putting us on notice that we would be one of those considered for the 

 project. 



On Mr. Gate's return to the office a discussion was held at which it 

 was determined that we should obtain assistance on foundation work. 

 Following this, Mr. Anderson contacted Mr. Proctor of Moran, Proc- 

 tor, Mueser & Rutledge, stating that there was to be a very important 

 project at the 1st Naval District and asking Mr. Proctor to meet with 

 him in Boston the following day to discuss joining forces. 



Senator Symington. What was Mr. Proctor's position with Moran, 

 Proctor, Mueser & Rutledge ? 



Mr. Anderson. I believe at that time, sir, that Mr. Proctor was a 

 senior partner or president. I do not recall whether it was a partner- 

 ship or a corporation at this time. 



Senator Symington. Thank you. 



Mr. Anderson. Mr. Proctor came to Boston the following day at 

 which conference it was agreed that Moran, Proctor, Mueser & Rut- 

 ledge would handle the submarine foundation work incident to the 

 project and Anderson-Nichols would do the balance. 



Mr. Kendall. Mr. Anderson, will you explain a little more in detail 

 as to exactly what you mean by the submarine foundation work. 



SUBMARINE FOUNDATION DEFINED 



Mr. Anderson. I am referring to all design work necessary from 

 the sea bottom and below. 



Mr. Kendall. It was originally contemplated that would be Moran 

 and Proctor's responsibility? 



Mr. Anderson. That is correct. 



Mr. Kendall. And your firm's responsibility then, I take it, was 

 originally contemplated to be everything from the sea bottom on up 

 to the top of the platform ? 



Mr. Anderson. That is correct, sir. 



Mr. Kendall. All right. Go ahead, sir. 



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