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Dr. Wetmore. 
Aldrich has also written to Duggar. Duggar should have a rather complete 
knowledge of the men working in this field. I told Aldrich that in case he 
got stuck and had difficulty in getting a director for Radiation and Organisms, 
it might be well to try to replace Hoover in his unit with some physicist 
and transfer Hoover over to take charge of R. & 0. Hoover has been in close 
touch with this work for some time. He is a man of ideas, and I think he would 
do very well. We will, of course, not get around to considering that possibility 
before you return; but I simply threw it out as something for Mr. Aldrich to be 
thinking about. Our whole trouble in this Job is that we are expecting to get 
a P-8 man for a P-6 salary, and that will not be easy. I told Aldrich that 
we might even consider a younger man, provided he had the spark and we felt 
that he would go places. In such a case, we could set up a new Job at a lower 
classification suited to his qualifications, and then promote him when he 
Justified such promotion. Aldrich is also writing regarding the chance of 
finding some one at a P-5 for the physical tables Job. We are taking steps now 
to set up the two Jobs so that we will be ready to pick up a man should his 
search be successful. 
The two Jobs in Correspondence and Records came through at CAF-7 and 
CAF-4, Just as we had sent them in. Miss Helena Weiss is willing to take the 
job and we will probably start her in there March 1st. Mrs. Chamberlain will 
take over for Dr. Bassler on a temporary basis. 
JEGtmmh 
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