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Mr. Kau. No, sir; because I can assure you if the decision was to 

 tow it back to Portland we would have done it because, after all, we 

 had to complete the project to the satisfaction of the owners, in this 

 case the Navy, and I could certainly not have made a decision to go 

 ahead under an order to tow it back. 



Senator Stennis. I beg your pardon ? 



Mr. Rau. I could never have gone ahead with the decision of up- 

 ending it against an order to tow it back. 



Senator Stennis. So it was entirely their responsibility and not 

 yours ? 



Mr. Eau. That is right, sir. 



Senator Stennis. All right. 



Senator Saltonstall? 



Senator Saltonstall. Mr. Chairman, I have just a very few ques- 

 tions. 



Senator Stennis. Certainly. 



Senator Saltonstall. First, let me ask you this question: After 

 you turned this tower over to the Navy in November 1957, did you 

 have anything more to do with it ? 



Mr. Rau. The next time we were out on the tower. Senator, as I 

 recall, was in the spring of 1959. 



Senator Saltonstall. But did you do any work on it ? 



Mr. Rau. We did work on it, as I say, in the spring of 1959, that 

 was the next time I recall. 



Senator Saltonstall. Under w^hose orders did you do that work? 



Mr. Rau. That was under the Navy. 



Senator Saltonstall. The Navy ? 



Mr. Rau. Yes, sir. 



Senator Saltonstall. That was work outside of your contract ? 



INSTALLATION OF T-HEADED BOLTS 



Mr. Rau. No, that was the installation of the T-headed bolts in 

 place of the Dardelet bolts. 



Senator Saltonstall. And that was done under part of your orig- 

 inal contract? 



Mr. Rau. We had been in conference with the Navy during the 

 winter of 1958 or early 1959, I don't know the exact time, I think 

 it was December of 1958, and it was mutually agreed we would sup- 

 ply the manpower to install these T-headed bolts as soon as the weather 

 permitted. 



method of securing the lashed-down braces 



Senator Saltonstall. Now, you said, if I understand your testi- 

 mony correctly that you did not approve of the method of the lashing 

 down of the braces for towing ; is that correct ? 



Mr. Rau. We did not approve. Senator, of the change that was 

 made to our suggested method of securing the braces. 



Senator Saltonstall. What was your suggested method? 



Mr. Rau. We wanted to weld — we had an angle frame over these 

 braces folded down, and we wanted to weld it and make it a pretty 



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