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i I t1 i i i I LEAD INDUSTRIES ASSOCIATION KSW VC** tT, H. V. *,t Ur,d Strsot Sovscfcsr IU, 1956 SiLLSIi_iSELAS To th* Industry Csvslopeont Cocndttss of tha L**d Industrlas Association* Following 1* a tsntitivs agar, i a for ths *tLeg of tho Industry Dsvalcpeant Cocritte-s, to b hsli on Sovacfcsr 23, 1956 at 9>15 A.H., in th* effic* of ths Association, Suit* 2C2C, 60 iast i,2nd Strostt r TJuATTVi kZSCZk r It 1. Approval of sinutas of previous E**tlrg (Jtz 12, 1956) %i 2. Pre-grass R*port of Association Industry Development actlvitisal r (a) Metallic Lead Products Division {b) Fljjisnis A Chacicals Division (c) Csranie Fund 'il Rail at lor. Shielding is; Cafcls Sheathing (f) Rssearrh 3. Budgets for 1957* ii (a) Metallic Lsad Products Division ib) ri grant* k Chesdcsls Division (c; CarasAc Paid (d) F-tdiation Shielding it i- Attached you will find dstallsd budget information relating to th* four Association actlvltisa on which budget rscorsaondatlons to the Board of Directors sr* rer-iested st this ties. Also attached ars two Boooranda relating to Csbls Shesthlrg and P.ssearch on tdilch cocelttsas art st work but ars not ln position to cok* specific rscoscwr.dations as yet. Vsry truly yours. | i t 1 j **!r L T A 17 557 P J Sal*ne, January 1, 1956 DC ;. 1956 SJJT^rTfTCoh* 3ur> Tranafar* fron I.D. Find Sal** of Tart Boo* IfO^TftY DHVFLOB*.-J<r f"KT. fcr.-,-. ;~t a , iyj6 - iv<7 (if..1 ' 11 i to? 1KLU3TKX crnrioiuarr r:&o rTAU.rc UlvS fTODUCTS Drrciji PIG1E3T5 A.Vl CH1JCCM4 DXVI5IC* $.10,000 $25,000 $ e,ooc 57,000 6,000 23,000 1,000 U,000 9,500 < roro. d k x *., i ?56 (o>fc5 l?56 > cvsi>,t X p; -rx rod Utizated Actual ft c-wa * V -r , 1956 (5-7) 57,000 52,000 52,000b 5,cco 3C,CCO 1,0,000 34,occ -l,occ 13,500 15.000 18.000 -6, 5co ? ErtlaatoJ Bilarca, Jan. 1, 195? (1*8) 15,000 21,000 3,500 1C K*Ocojavit*i Expe r.<il*rc ;, 195? 9?,5:b l,o,rx;oc I0,?00 CHrj< IC ISO.^I <T $ 2,0CO 15,000 iS,oco 17,COO 17,000 -2,COO - acUATIvS sun KIM $ ?,?.o *a - 2, SCO 2,500 -2,500 5,0or {} At 7< per t'.n of ,,1^ lead scltj. (b) Trar.sfrs vtl.er furri.', Inciting $1,500 to Ordinary fund for pmULicatl-'n of *U*<i* UfiilA*, (c) lncce of at IAjt -.COO ary N er-cttd frc* al8 of taxt book In 1957. 4 N 3401.01 L r A 17 5 c , ttnk'izc Lp nvnzt* The acttvitisa --f this Dirisia-. h-.tr* for o*ny veers beer. directed toward* th# greater use cf lead in b'.-ldir.g crr.vt r.rt., ,:rt**rt gr pi jehlrsg, In che.>ioel oo*. traction, *nd acre rec*tit-jr towards r base scliars. gci:rr;-3 cwssr: ^crtun Until this t b it our efforts In this field h*v* been largely directed towards th* waster and j.rarr./sAn pi *.4*8.-, >.j- field rr. has addressed a* #tings of those worked Kith city officials on code natters, encouraged broader apprentice training la lead work, and w have published "?liEib*r! ?i'ra" twice S year for circulation througr.o-.it the pluabing Industry, At th* beginning of 1956, however. It was felt that greater eephaal* aho-Id be plaoed c-r. soiling the arcliitect and builder on the advantages of lead, broadening the war* to incl'ud* r.ot only plumbing but other uses of lead in building construction, ta were authorised to add cr. architect to our staff to sake these contacts. However, because cf ur.eertalr.ties retarding the future financing of this prograa, we hav refrained froa engaging an architect and hav* had our present pl-artlrg field nan Bales acre c'r.tavta among architects and builriars. ke also Issued two Building Construction Bulletins, designed to ir.tarsst architects and builders in using oers lead and giving th*a specifications and helpful data. These were circulated to aana 33,000 architects and builds re, Ks hare also contracted for exhibit space at th* annual c'-rv*r.tl<ts cf the Katl.-nal Assooiaticn of Has* r1 Buildars to b* held in January, 195?, feeling that this will help us to d*bersdn* th* proper approach to this industry. Our experience in 1956 leads us to believe that it will b* unnecessary to add an architect tc our staff in lieu of which we feel that insert!x of catalogs on the rarirua uses of lex.d In building cur.; true tier, is Suuutj Catalog for 1958 s should be ef'fjidered, th*s* catalogs to be -repared during 1959, 3***hs Catalog f it generally oonsidored th* 'Bible' cf architects and bulldura and nothing on tetallic lead appears in Sheets, to our kr.cwleiga, except several catalogs on l*d i i X-ray root linings. Continuation of our Construction Bulletins should also he cor.si icred to reach th* architect and builder at frequer.t Intervals, Sine* c-ters1 Forus" la new only rn a twice a year publication basis, w f*l that the cost of over 43,000 is net justified and that discontinuance of this publication should b* considered. In that e'wr.t, we would recoceand that our cagaaine, 'lead' b* circulated to th* key people on cur * FIuni-era1 For-n" Bailing list, i* also recocBcnd that we continue, as auch as pcesibl*, our contacts with tbs pluabing Industry and city officials and our exhibit at th* annual cectlr.g of th* Jiational Association of Fl*blng Contractors, Also, w* should continue our ancouragecier.t of proper apprentice training in lead work and the distribution of our text bccric ri 7,500 ooplea of which bare been sold to date and frem which we expect eventually to recover our entire oost, CKOaCAL COSSTHUCTK* i Our effort# to encourage the use of lead in ohmical oms tract! on have consisted largely of gathering technical lnfonaatlon on how lead 1# used In actual lnatallatlons, circulating thla lnf^raatico to our combore and to son* 1500 people engaged in chemical o-retraction and to schools rf chemical engineering, and preparing artioles on this subject for public* tier. in chemical engineering trade papers, reprints of which are regularly obtained and circulated to the lists of people already sectioned. We do not reecooind any ohange in this program in 1957, 4 ,etiM!Ji|j|Wi<r->> h^.uaygwwy- N 3401.02 .v -"eisspfciRfSSsrs'*- qswaasssrstapsrswi. -? ''iflEsatetiUw.. '.'-e -__isffTT. <Si3SHrfr',i LIA17559 : r t .n-<^**,*:>* '?**** * ''Wjgss*r ****f j.. . META. LHC LEAD rf 'XTS DIVISICH -2- 1 SUITER This wortr has largely C3r.aitd of preparing a ifer.ual on Soldaring fctdoh 1* to be publlat.r.i bv tre Ir.or tears l>~-r.e\y, It r~v,s conducted through * ccsssiita* of repri.-airsU.iVvj -f c.. *.*> take sellar, ur,dsr ths chairmanship of a -,isbor of *;r staff, TMi *> rk is progrossing nicely and It is sxpastsl that ths Ccesittae's draft of the -us-o.isl win be oor.plrtsd scsstlas In 1?57. So changs 1* r*c nc.n4d la this no.-t. In 1956 budr?t of iH,Xv was aptrrral for this Cirinion. Ko ehangs R-JGtT HXTA LSTIMa TTD YFJl R 19$6 jJO I9$7 Sal arias Social Security Texas Trarai Expanse Mailing Association Dues Er tart a insert arrl lurehares Meetings C on van tIons and Exhibits Telephone and Telegraph Illustrations Cffica Supplies Printing Books and Sutscriptioes Gor.sCltlr f fas Apprenticeship Ccrtest Building Construction Bulletin f h v b e s S* roam Sweets Catalog Lead* Mi11 city Kisosllaasoua Experts* Receipts frmi Subscripiiocts *l*d Work for Modern Plashing* Trsnafer frea Industry Dsvslepssjrt Fund Balm oai Jan. 1, 1956 Least Expenditures tsilastsd Balanos: Jan. 1, 1957 1956 Estinatod E xt* nil t uras -~/t.j ISO 6,000 300 170 SCO M> 3,500 100 300 75 1,000 175 250 U> 6,000 3,100 130 nw t 6,UOO 900 JSjlpo Jan. 1, 1957 ittToS 33,510 622,160 Jan. 1, 1958 1957 Exz*mL.iur*9 350 6,000 350 250 1,000 600 1,500 200 300 100 1,000 200 U50} !, )' 13 000 ) 200 *Aood 10,000 "E57S33 22,160 ~a,io3 10,000 622,160 i I / L 7 `3 b 0 pj^vr ."'j m esc rz it 1 crvr-r.'S la r*c>t ye.a-3 th* activities or trie D:/i:on hv been devoted primarily to the pmoo-ticr. ->f lead pj /tints, particularly red lied, tn astal protoctlTa paints. Ibis witfc h*.- beer. *0*.r.,: fur.v.-i ft- ; 15 yean, trig'. r,aily desigaad to t hi inner, in :n : - ^ . , of r-; f '* t putr.f r/ *>:*> t: n: ' / i.r, i' `. ' .1 ' 1 .' that to.? : t ` A l ' * t e S .r . % e 9C . : ! 1/ ; f 1 e'. 5 3 * pa.-t'.'i rrtiirr, tu - > of r* ; .*-: 7 *" K-.>y fi'.t by tbs fnjt tf.it the Sasy r.cw : ' c.r.'if'v.. ; ? o*.'.) l fur*'? r i of-? i*- itt u*e of red lead. Pruik.ll.onaL effort? ' ?*. ion-of'.or. w :' 1 r.-.-t be relaxed. ?:. h ., t n.v* r>-.?.-ni Higisray Conetrust1c Lid frognua efforts % ,.'s*.r.: ' La.-, i p.-tentix! sareri Mch shout'. <-.?t be 1 grotr-.*-I, For *xuu;t F7. ff :7'j Nil"! EC -O r,-i;;ti:. astiiatei *n ft.'..-. ccr.svc.ptic of strvteVura. steel, ECrt of which ausb b* peir.tid, 1.". the highwxy progo** for the next 13 year t approximately t*c. stl one-half Vises what it hws lean in the ...aat. Th* sajori of state higher*/ iip-arati *:t> r.cw visiag r*i li-vi cr red lead bass pa.ir.ta, ftitho--gh a.o-,/ of t.t* i r-ira ftlMmM *pciflcfttiorft perrittir.g oth*r utrlftla If 1* ct'rt*!: ly ccrvcuivabl# that with thi* gristly aapa.nie'i aartcit cospititori will ftttaftpf to get * greater share. 0 Tt. ?j>i lead Tecoricftl Cosrtittee hae rec oarenvied ft slight!/ enlarged pr-.*..*** f r 1957 In order to c-ncr-ntrste core IrtensiTil/ on the highway prograa. 71.e ;:rt;ipel cfo."..'Sj r*crcr.e:..ii ir. -'rr ftctirities are that during 1557 at least ?et Lost lec-r.'.csl Letters shr di be tireotel specifically at the pe.ir.ticg of hiv' st-~.:rt.r-s at-'. ti-,,t th** hr.li t 3up>-.rte.t ly a ardftst ftdrertlsiag Cftapslgr. of six i.-.trticr-3 ir, the uplift, r.i IS ,.5iU 5tjiTG, which 111 rearh a large r.jnh'r < f interested people not .nr* on cnr sailing list to recftltn* . tbs Red load Te-c'rical Letters. *rl/ ir: iy>t *e retai:;e.i th* territej, as an sdditional connlt*nt# at a cost of il"13 per a..-r.th, r.lai fin,-:*!, cf a ever, who forserly was head of tbs Savy p.air.t ea-g at the S-'rfclk Saval i.'upyard, in crier to aeistei;: cl-s-r liaises with the Mary. It is felt that Ir. 1/5? we c--.11 disperse with. vj# ssrwic** ftsdt sair.tair. fhe-e contacts thr-.ch cur re.rular ; r,,5ulte..t, Ir. 1. L. Carried, sflbn of th# fed Lea.! Tic': teal Coord ft#e ftri "'ar ."r. staff. Tl.la would partially coeper.satw for ir..-r*sed actlviti#* ir. the direct', n of high-way cocstrueinp ^S In 1555 * tvidget of U5,C.C was eptroved fct- fJa Division's activities ! of which J?,5C0 caae fro the Industry i*svelorient Fuc-J. budget of apprcrtsatal \ UlCjf-fiO would support th# pTCgrsuts recaonerded by th# Coa.tJ.tt9e few 1957, as detail j on the attached sheet along with 1956 xpenditures. i N 3401.03 r i 1956 ti*t*d Expand! tura* 195T Racasaandad Expanditura* Consultljxf f<4< Salarl** Social Security Tax** Travel Expensa Talsphoot and Talafrapto E**tir.9 Er.tartainaarst and Luncheons Printing Illustration* Re*earnh and Research Eat*rial Books and Subscription* Dues Mailing lead* Offic* Suppliea kixertiaing Spac* Airertisinjt Production Pub.ll cl tjr Jii*C.ilsr.eCu3 Expens* 2,350 6,800 175 2,000 50 125 50 1,800 100 1,100 2S 75 500 2,600 75 # - 100 HOT 1 l,5oo 1,000 -- 1,000 100 200 200 2,500 100 1,500 50 100 750 2,100 100 3,600 SCO 1,500 200 Racalpts frogt Subacription* Transfer frcw Industry Developsent fund Balaix*, Jan. 1, 1956 1,100 9,500 1X555 ^1,635.73 _ 1, 1957 3.7CC TuJ'JoflT Last) Expenditure* i E*tiat*d Balanc* Jars. 1, 1957 17,925.00 20,500 $ 3,713.73 Jan.l, 19561 3,700 fN t N 3401.04 c e k a j c c nr l/i the 'jtst*r of 1?C., at th* uves tior. of th#-Taehnioal Stearing ConKiltt4 of tb* Lead Industries Assoctuti *j,d with th* approvAl of th* Industry D* *-l ope.-'r.t C'cmitte-, th* Ceramics Twcirdcai Co-ud tt*, composed of representatives of E*o.br* who **11 lead predicts to th* eersaio Industries, w* formed tc investigate th* possibility of progras; to improve l**d'a position la industries and to nKkrwwnd * pxxgrw of activities. 1 i la a result, it was decided to engags th* **rrte*s of * caepetarrt ceramist A* consultant to th* Asf'Claticn, to pr*p*r* a Hanaal which would ln-crrp^rsit* *11 th* present technical knowledge that th* CoeuAtte* ocrald gather oa th* us* of lead In ceramics, and to distribute thi Manual a* widely As possible throughout the cra*ic lndusrtri**. Dr. John H. Koenig, director, School of Ceramics, fiutgwr* Dnlvwrwity, w as retained a * corsdurd tc servo as chatman cf th* Coasnitte*. Th* Manual was prepared, printed And i* being distributed to crt {*,000 or 5,000 peopl* la th* craj*ic industries. l budget of US,COO w as provided for this work to carry it to th* nl of 1956. Th* funds w*r* appropriated fro* th* Industry &*T*lopMnt fond. f*} Sew that th* Hir.ual his beer, prepared And is being printed, th* Ceramics Tectrdcal Coerittee act to determine what steps should next b* takes to further tb* us* of lead in ceramics. It reccaecrded four activities, to be started i- 1S57, as follows* l. vf-suacH micysHiPs cw s pec me if-PUCATi-W Th* Committee reoemner.dad asiatlishc<r.t of three research fellowship* at. three different schools of ceramics, a ? follows: A. To reri<wr *nd couplet* tfen properties of lead expounds thoR**lr**, which- were fcur.i to be incomplete in preparing the Manual, And to erluat* l**d a s * Cfcpcr.er.t of typical ceramic bodies. Th* latter is to investigate aided strength imparted by lead to ceramic todies at lower temperatures In a shorter tin*. Preliminary work *t Rutgers indicated this possibility and th* Canisitte* felt that it should be immediately pursued as there is *reat interest in th* ceramic inc_siris in low fluxing of ceramic bedies at this tia*. It was recxcr.ended i? that this fellowship b* assigned to th* School of Ceramic* At rtutprt University, i b. To investigate th* develcpcent of l**d enassel* for low firing on steel and th* effect cm color. This was felt advisable because of th# experimental us* at this time of lew firing enamels for steel, re# of which contain lead. It w as suggested that this feilcwshlp be assigned to th* School of Ceramics at the Uni vers tty of lilin-ts, which la preeminent in tb# field of porcelain enaaellnf, e. To evaluAt* lead aa component of typioal glaies, to be assigned to tb* School of C*ramies at either Ohio Stat* or Alfred University, The Coecitt** felt that each fellowship would oo*t approxi*at*ly $3,$00 p*r year aj >1 that each should b established for a period of at least thr** year*, starting with tb* school year In th* fall of 1957. 3 1 ! I N 3401.05 cmwc ruxc Thla pJiaso rt tb# program has bean considered by the Technical Steering Ccradt-u* frr:rr~rr^v^r"rj-( T.-i-vir;--------------------------- ' 2. TRA1E ft.rtR AUViaTISIW The Coord tta# r*c**awrids that tc>.r,ici trad# paper advertising casp*!gr. setting fTth th* properties arid writ* cf 2*#i cac.p'Xir4* for us* la ceranics ahouli be started with or.-# psje ecriihly adv-Ttiaesvante In ChMJGC IfCCSTEI magitine and tba BolhiTIh' of the AXLHICaX Cu Ha.KIC SCCIETT. Thar* are *T#ral ether publications In the field but the Cocr-ltte* frl* that for tbs tl*e being this would f ire adequate coverage and w< uld auppleiuent th* advertising of washer* wtd.ofc la directed toward* proaotir. the ua of their own particular brand*. 3, SPK1XXDCS TO Tig Ht-WAL OH CERAMICS The kUnuml, which hu beer, prepared, ** purposely printed In looseleaf fora 80 that it might be brought up to d'te with euppleaente to fill In enjr information lac airs at th* time of original preparation and to aid Information dealing with r.cw tecbr.ieal dw.loprser.ts since the crifinal publication. The Cosuxitbee feels that because of devalCfJoer.t* which hare taker, placa recently *nd because of certain lackcr-g infers* tire, apyrciiruitely eight p*agee of supplemental material ehould be prepared, printed and dletributed during 1?57. 1. PE.ih.K:JC f.i~HIITS IT Ctrl MIC SCHOOLS The Coanittee fela that permanent exhibit* at most of the leading school* of cerar-ic* will help to keep la&d before b--th the professors and student# and to educate them to tie t-aaic properties end advantage* of lead in oeraadoa. It raccracanda that frees 1J to IS such exhibits be prepared during 1?$7. RTCTT f,,R 19$7 The foregoing seen# to be a well rounded and rall*tic program directed at ar. Industry w:dch is a potential user of sub ?.tar.tially more lead than It la now using, estimated by tie Ceramics Technical Ccaritte* at free two tc four tie** present c ons urpt i or. of about ii,Of tens per year. Visits to ceramic plants ia th* field indicate that there are already new developments which will lead to th* consumption of sere laid by that industry but there is also atrerg carpet it ion. Because lead r.o./ be toxic end because it frequently aids to the cost of the ceramist *f raw material, ilthough reducing his r&r.uficturlr.g coets and improwing Ma product, there ij constant effort by th<a ceramic industry to find substitutes that will do the Job. lie believe that a strong effort to promote lead will successfully combat this cocpettiti^f. if undertaken promptly and intensively enough, A budget to premote the reconr-r.dei1 activjtlea would gc-nt to ^30,000 for the year 19^7. a* detailed or. tr.a attach# 3 cuea t. BUDGET DATA - CERAMIC ' JXD - ESTHETE) mi"1956 ^"lu^OMMEKDE) 1957 1956 Z#tlset#d Expend!tur## 1957 Reecccended Expenditures Consulting fee# Selerie# Trerel Ejpen*# Offioe Su^yllee Meetinf# Ued" Bocif* end Subscription# Telephone nnd Telegrepto E-.te rteinaent end Luncheon* fieeeerch i Advertising Spec# 1 Idvertieinj Production Publicity College Exhibit# Manuel Supplement# lUnuel Miscellaneous Expeoee 1,300 3,000 300 So 100 1,000 25 70 25 - - 10,500 Loo *14,773 f 2,200 L,ooo 1,000 200 200 1,000 50 100 250 7,500 s! 500 1,000 1,500 3,000 2,000 cn *55^ Receipt# frm: Tren#fer frxm Industry Development fund 15,000.00 30,000 &U er,ce: 1 t Jen. 1, 1956 1,5C6.34 Jen. 1, 1957 35 Leas: Expenditure# 16,770.00 30,000 E#tleted Be lance: Jen. 1, 1957 I 36.3Uen 1,1956 * 35 ! i ! <` t ]S 3401.06 r a d ia t ij v sKiEirao 1 i About a year ago th# Tec .'.deal steering 'C-onucitte* end Industry Developort Or--itt"* reeceirended Vo t`<* h ari 4 program or. lead radiation * hi tiding Vo cct at'>ut $l5,000''-p*r jrsar. It cctjltd essentially of assigning a Staff washer wi-.. %' clearance' full tics Vo gather *11 available infcreation about !.cw lead 1* cr jhc. li b used for atcasic shielding, and dli*sln*tlng this 1 r.fora*tlon *3 widl/ us (.< sc`.tie throughout the t-oaio industry, to i>* sure tfat *11 lnforoatioe was technically oorr*ct, the errices cf a recognised consul tent in thie field w*r* provided to guide the staff eecber. Actlor. or. thie progrsjt *u tabled t the Board Meting in April, 2-956, } et the request of Itr. J. A. Martino, who wanted c opportunity to discus* it further with hi* director of research, Dr. Alex Stewart. Subsequently Dr. Stewart wrote the secretary (see copy attached) restating his view* that such a prograa would be desirable, but *ro# differences of opinion have since developed in other * direction. i i Consequently the cutter vu again referred to the Technical Steering Coacilte* Or. Krvmber 9, 2956. This Cognitive neat fcmally reemrends a codified prograa which voilf. cost about t" , d*T a vr-ar at the start, inis progrda would " lavs a staff c.`tuber clt.^rwi and giir.er inirraatlor. part tin* 00 th* us# of lead as a shielding naterial. It does not provide for a consultant since the lniomaticn gathered would not be dicseninated at this tins but would be .used to answer inquiries on th# subject which the Association cannot avoid getting. It would be the intention to review this progras after it had been la operation for a while to deta mine whether a prograx to put the lxforaation gathered to broader us# would be desirable. j RKX BENTg) KOGET, 19$7 Expenditures t Salaries Trawl Expense Miscellaneous Expense t 3,500 1,000 500 Total Expenditure* t 5,000 Receipts Frrvs Industry Develrpoent fund t 5,000 1 N 3401.07 *jSi. l #44 Mr. ft. U tlegfeld Lead Industries Association 60 Ut U2rd Sir-set Bear lark 17, Bw lork s i Itcede Energy Dewelopaecta Tear Bobs fith reference to a saeeting held la your office cc February 23 diacuselng what eight be the bast approach for the Lead Industries Association to talca toward advising Its scbers ia regard to iw business opportunities in at-oaie energy de"relcpc.e.-;ts, M a result of a discussion of this subject at tha srr.ual aeeting la St. truia, Hr. Herson suggested that X Right drop you a nota. I lou till recall that I reccene.-.ded agalnat continuing with tha Hal tar Kidde Rue 1 ear Laborat riea m a aarkst survey as the protle= was not Ota of earkat but of spociflcatircj and ahapaa. He did recocsend that such a jet could b* dona batter by an LIA staff amber who is already quite fasillar with laad and 1 ts properties as well as the lead Industry. *e further pointed out that substantially all the ir.fomstioc required is available in the rarirua AfC libraries around the country and that an 11a staff Eonbcr right visit these units (with proper security clearance), collect tbs ir.forsation ar.d data. He also suy rests 1 that a eons ult-irt eight be sade available j to the stiff Ufflrr to clear the infonsatlon for accuracy before being circulated. \ In this cnrxec-tlon we thought that Dr. lyle Porst, an authority in reactor < technology, eight be interested. Inasmuch as the contacts with Dr. Borst Eight not be too frequent, w* believed ha Bight be had for 13,010. - $1,000. per year or possibly less. I would definitely recoexser/d against employing an cute Ids wan trained in reader technology at tils tla.9 as the problon deals ssore with the properties of lead as applied to reactor shielding. There fere, ar. Ill can could sore adequately collect the available specification and shape data clearing with ease one like Dr. Borst, lour* very truly, e.o. Mr. D.A. Hereon Alex. Stewart (Signed) N3401.08 At th* direction of th* Technical Storing Coras&ttea, th# Cable Sheathing Taek Group of that Coord11 ha# b*en working for about a year and a half on a possible research program to protect and expand th# mar ket for lead In thl* field. It now h a aufcccemltte# negotiating with th* principal manu facture of continuous extrusion pr*a*a In thi* country, for a reeearch program to perfect th* contlmioua axtruaion of lead alloy* com monly used for cable sheathing. While no detailed report can fcs Bad* at thla time, preliminary information Indicate that auch a program can b# conducted in th* plant of th* pr*s* manufacturer, through th* rental of necessary equipoer.t, under th* guidance of th* Cable Sheathing Task Group, at a coat to th* Aaaociatlon of aor-whs!-* in th* vicinity of $3,,00 a month for a eixaonth progran. Should th r* March hav* to continue beyond th* eixmorrth period, th* cort p*r north would b* materially reduced, probably to around tl,SOO a month. On Kovesber 9, 195^, the Technical Steering Coenitt** of the Aaaociatlon cat to cor.*id*r th* overall research problems of the Association, As Indicated elsewhere in th* budget data, th* cccdtte* ap proved recocsaer.datior.s for th* establishment of three fellowship* in various field* of carard.es research, and a program for gathering of technical Information in connection with th* us* of lead in th* nuclear field. It also appoint*! a subcccdtte* to obtain a proposal from an independent research organisation for a survey for the Technical Stesrir.g Coccittee on which that Conritte* might baa* further con sideration cf research pre-grant it believed would be beneficial to the greater use of lead in Industry. nothing further can be reported at this time. - -* N 3401.09