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you have any reservations on that proposition? I believe that you 

 agreed that an offshore tower was feasible ; is that right ? 



Mr. Anderson. I do not believe that I stated that we had reserva- 

 tions, in answer to Senator Saltonstall's question. I did say that 

 Moran, Proctor, Mueser & Rutledge and ourselves agreed that such 

 a project would be feasible. 



Senator Stennis. Well, did you have any reservations about a three- 

 legged tower? 



Mr. Anderson. Did I have any reservations ? 



Senator Stennis. Yes. 



Mr. Anderson. Not as such, no. 



Senator Stennis. Excuse me. Thank you. Senator. 



Senator Saltonstall. Now, you stated on page 4 of your statement 

 that the Navy would not pass on the superstructure, this being the 

 function of the Air Force, and the Air Force would not pass on the 

 foundation design. Does that mean that your design for the super- 

 structure was passed on by the Air Force as a part of the original 

 design ? 



Mr. Anderson. Sure 



Senator Saltonstall. I did not gather from the testimony of the 

 Air Force 



Mr. Anderson. Sir, when that statement was made my under- 

 standing of its meaning was that the Air Force would pass on that 

 phase of the work which we were doing because it involved the living 

 quarters of the men, it involved the requirements of the radomes, 

 all that type of item. And the Navy, I suppose, considered that it 

 could be better done by the Air Force than the Navy. So that our 

 contract, as far as the details of that design and so forth were con- 

 cerned, was handled more directly with Air Force than it was with 

 Navy. 



Senator Saltonstall. Well, who was responsible for the structural 

 strength of the platform — the Navy or the Air Force ? 



Mr. Anderson. The sti'uctural strength — I would say that the Navy 

 was responsible for that. 



Senator Saltonstall. So you might say the Air Force was only 

 responsible for the design of the cabin, where the bunks should go 

 and all that ? 



Mr. Anderson. That is correct ; together with such power and water 

 requirements, and so forth, as they felt they needed. 



Senator Saltonstall. Were you responsible for seeing that the 

 work by the contractor was carried out on the superstructure ? 



Mr. Anderson. No, sir. 



Senator Saltonstall. Who was responsible for that ? 



Mr. Anderson. This was under the 1st Naval District. 



Senator Saltonstall. So that, after you had performed your de- 

 sign work, and had drawn the plans as an architect or designing 

 engineer, you did not have any responsibility for seeing that that 

 work was done in accordance with your designs? I am surprised 

 that that is tme. 



Mr. Anderson. Well, w^e did not have that responsibility, although 

 there were many instances in which we were consulted about various 

 phases of it. But we did not supei'vise the construction of that por- 

 tion of the work. 



