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LIA17054 nrrgan -i i LEAD INDUSTRIES ASSOCIATION so tear 4Ua srearr 4* WW VOW* 17. N. T. i i March U, 19S9 SUBJECT t SOTTO ATTOTUTIM 4 1 | To the Industry Drrelcpaerrt CoaodttM | of tha Load Industries Assoelatiooi In the report of SkiAmors. Owlngs and Merrill, on the Dm of Lead In BdViryr Construction, considerable emphasis was placed on the possibilitl's of lead as a acirri deadening Material for building par titions and other g: plications. Seem supporting data wi submitted In that report, supplied bj Belt Beranck and femaen Inc., probably the leading aocuetieal consultants in tha ttalted Statoa. Dr. Radik* subsequently baa had several conversations 1U tha latter fin about tba poaaibllltiea of load aa an acoustical notarial and what kind of reaearch would ba raetturjr to develop such ^plication*. W# hare alao learned that lead la actually being need ty the Douglaa Aircraft Company to reduce sound in the Interiors of the eahine of thalr DC? aircraft and will alao be used to c o m extant In tha DOS's* Bolt Beranek nod Keenan reooaneoded a prelimnary study hy than, to cost 1&00.00, to detemlae whether a nore detailed research progran would be worthwhile and if eo the nature of each a propen. This proposal was presented to tha Technical Steering Ccsedttee wertlng held In San Francisco on February 70, 1959. The nenbera of tha Technical Steering Condttee present tranlnously approved tha expenditure cf ISOO frea the Contingency Research fund for the prallxlnary study proposed ty Bolt Baranek and Sewaan Inc. This approval was, cf course, subject to tha further approval of the expenditure by the Industry Development ConnlttM, To expedite nattero we have cleared with each aenber of tha Industry Development Coord ttee who could b# reached by telephone aad all have concurred In the recommendation. Va are, therefore, proceeding to sake arrangements with Bolt Beranek and tinman Inc. to Initiate this prelixlnary study at tha earliest possible aanest. ery truly youre.