HEARING BEFORE THE JOINT COMMITTEE ON DEFENSE PRODUCTION CONGRESS OF THE UNITED STATES EIGHTY-SECOND CONGRESS FIRST SESSION TO HEAR GORDON DEAN, CHAIRMAN, AND OTHERS 79979 NOVEMBER 27, 1951 Printed for the use of the Joint Committee on Defense Production UNITED STATES WASHINGTON: 1951 JOINT COMMITTEE ON DEFENSE PRODUCTION (Created pursuant to Public Law 774, 81st Cong.) BURNET R. MAYBANK, South Carolina, Chairman J. WILLIAM FULBRIGHT, Arkansas WRIGHT PATMAN, Texas A. E. PIERCE, Staff Director CONTENTS Bloch, Edward J., Director, Division of Construction and Supply. Cook, Richard, Director, Division of Production, Atomic Energy Cotter, Carl H., Rear Adm., United States Navy, retired.. Dean, Gordon, Chairman, Atomic Energy Commission.. 751 756 Towne, Carroll A., management specialist, Atomic Energy Com- 766 Reports, letters, memorandums, etc., submitted for the record by— 808 Report on engineering and construction phases of the Savannah River plant of the Atomic Energy Commission_._._. Farrell, T. F., assistant manager, Atomic Energy Commission: Letter Hollis, Everett L., General Counsel, Atomic Energy Commisison: Letter regarding real-estate acquisition program of Commission____ 806 O'Connor, Daniel L., and John L. Douglas: Preliminary report on survey of Savannah River project, Atomic DEFENSE PRODUCTION ACT Progress Report-No. 12 TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 1951 CONGRESS OF THE UNITED STATES, JOINT COMMITTEE ON DEFENSE PRODUCTION, Washington, D. C. The committee met, pursuant to call, at 2:30 p. m., in room 301, Senate Office Building, Senator Burnet R. Maybank (chairman) presiding. Present: Senators Maybank and Capehart; and Representative Brown (vice chairman). Also present: Gordon Dean, chairman, and Commissioners Sumner Pike and Keith Glennan, Atomic Energy Commission. Marion Boyer, general manager, Atomic Energy Commission. Maj. Gen. Thomas F. Farrell, assistant general manager for Manufacturing; Richard W. Cook, Director, Division of Production; Everett L. Hollis, General Counsel; Walter J. Williams, Deputy General Manager; Edward J. Bloch, Director, Division of Construction and Supply; Carroll A. Towne and Arthur B. Dunham, Management Specialists; Atomic Energy Commission. Rear Adm. Carl H. Cotter, United States Navy, retired. Daniel L. O'Connor, of the firm of Sharp & O'Connor, special consultants to joint committee. The CHAIRMAN. The meeting will come to order. We have a report from Admiral Cotter. Admiral, would you please come to the table and take the witness seat? Mr. Dean, we are glad to have you gentlemen here, and we look forward to asking you a few questions. Admiral Cotter, we shall hear from you now. As I understand, the report the admiral made has been cleared with the Atomic Energy Commission, insofar as security is concerned. Mr. DEAN. There is nothing classified in it, I am advised, Senator. The CHAIRMAN. I understand so. STATEMENT OF REAR ADM. CARL H. COTTER, UNITED STATES NAVY, RETIRED The CHAIRMAN. Admiral, will you give, for the record, your full name, your address, your occupation, qualifications, and so forth. Admiral COTTER. I am Carl H. Cotter, rear admiral, C. E. C. United States Navy, retired; present position, president of Blythe Mills Co., of Puerto Rico, Inc.; and vice president of Blythe Bros. Co., of Charlotte, N. C. |