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Mc Ra e direct 94 1 read it. 2 Q. Your job in the President's Science 3 Advisory Committee, X believe you've descrlBed it to 4 vthe extent that it was to render advice on various 5 projects being undertaken by the military. 6 A. In a sense that's right, yes. 7 Q. People that were responsible for these 8 projects, would `they have frequent contact with you? 9 MR. TAYLOR: Objection to form, to the 10 word frequent 11 A. I'm not quite sure that I know how to answer 12 that question. You see, if we got really concerned 13 about a project or something, we would go into it 14 until we resolved the matter. During that time 15 there would be frequent contact, and if we weren't 16 concerned about a matter, well, we just weren't 17 concerned about it. 18 Q. Perhaps to put it plainly, in the sense 19 that you had some control over the purse, did 20 government officials have an interest in making 21 contact with you and maintain!ng good relationships? 22 MR. TAYLOR: Objection to form and totally 23 devoid of any probative evidence. 24 A. .We really had no control over their purse per 25 se. That's a Defense Department matter. Mc Rae - direct 95 1 Q. You made recommendations to the President* % 2 science advisor concerning which projects were 3 effective V 4 A. Sometimes we did that, yes. 5 Q. The President's science advisor in turn 6 would make those recommendations to the President of 7 the United States? 8 MR. TAYLOR: Objection to form. 9 A. Yes. 10 Q. Do you' recall receiving reports from 11 various agencies within the Defense Department that 12 had an interest in projects involving herbicides, 13 receiving reports from those agencies? 14 A. As I've said, we received reports from the 15 Department of the Army and from the Office of 16 Defense, Research and Engineering regarding 17 herbicides, yes 18 Q. Did you usually read those reports? 19 A. Yes 20 Q. Were you familiar with what is known as 21 the Office of the Assistant Chie'f of Staff for Force 22 Development sometimes called OACSFOR? 23 A. Yes, I'm aware of that. 24 Q. Do you recall if you had any contact with 25 people that were in that staff office? sninoin