and operational evaluation on a large scale. Only extremely limited facilities are presently available to the Chemical Corps for the conduct of such tests.

The

new facilities requested herein comprise the second increment of the proposed expansion of this establishment and, in view of the acceleration of the various research and development programs resulting from the present emergency, are now urgently required.

General BARRIGER. This is a Chemical Corps proving ground. This is all part of the research and development program. All of it has been through the same process, coordinated with the three services and approved by the Research and Development Board.

LABORATORIES AND OPERATIONS BUILDINGS

Mr. SHEPPARD. The largest item reflected in your breakdown is $1,077,021 for laboratories and operations buildings. Will you please refer to that item?

Major SHEPPARD. This is an entirely new installation. At present we have no facilities there to accomplish these objectives. The laboratories contemplated here are entirely for technical testing facilities. These laboratories are required not only for the essential laboratory and munitions testing operations which must be done some place, but the buildings are required as office space for the operation of the planning group.

Mr. SHEPPARD. Is this a duplication of any other project of like character in the United States?

Major SHEPPARD. No, sir.

Mr. SHEPPARD. Within the jurisdiction of the military?

Major SHEPPARD. No, sir. The purposes to be accomplished at this proving ground are not being carried on at the present time at any other installation.

Mr. SHEPPARD. What particular types of operations will take place there?

Major SHEPPARD. Extended field tests of toxic agents in all three fields of warfare, radiological, biological, and chemical.

Mr. SHEPPARD. It has at least a remote relationship to the project functions previously referred to; that is, in a general way?

Major SHEPPARD. Yes, sir. This is the large-scale field-test phase of that.

Mr. SHEPPARD. And I presume is being developed in this geographical area because of the accumulation of operations in that particular part of the country and the advantage of having it there as compared with centralizing it back here?

Major SHEPPARD. The nature of those operations could not be carried on back here. We need a place where normal security is comparatively a simple problem, but also a place that is satisfactory from the safety viewpoint.

BARRACKS AND CIVILIAN DORMITORY

Mr. SHEPPARD. The next item, of large size, is $1,157,000 for B. O. Q. barracks and civilian dormitory. I presume that is necessary because of the number of personnel you contemplate will be assigned to this job. You do not have any B. O. Q. at the present time?

Major SHEPPARD. No, sir; there are none. The nearest city is Salt Lake City, Utah, which is about 70 miles away. There are no accom

modations for any of our employees there at the present time.

Mr. SIKES. Is this new?

Major SHEPPARD. Yes, sir; this is new.

DELAY IN REQUESTING FUNDS

Mr. SIKES. This is for chemical, biological, and radiological warfare; that sounds like something very important which should have been built a long time ago. Why did you not ask authority to build it before?

Major SHEPPARD. There are a number of reasons for that. One of them is that it has only been within the last 2 years that our munitions-development program has been in such a state of development that we really required large-scale field-testing facilities on the scale we are now asking for them. We had, as you know, during the war, a temporary installation at Dugway which was suitable only for a very limited type of work, which we have been using on a safari basis, sending technicians out there to do a very limited type of testing. Mr. SIKES. Are you telling us costs did not enter into it? You were just not ready for it, from the point of view of the development of the science of chemical warfare?

Major SHEPPARD. That is right, sir; I would not say chemical warfare. This specifically refers to biological and radiological warfare, too. Of course, as you know, we have always had a demand for a proving ground for chemical warfare. In consideration of the over-all economy, we decided that it would be best to combine these three fields in one proving ground, to accomplish all three of those objectives at one station, since all three involve the use of highly toxic materials. Mr. WIGGLESWORTH. How much is for the B. O. Q.; how much is for the barracks, and how much for the dormitory?

Colonel GALLOWAY. For the B. O. Q., $182,000; for the barracks, $480,000, and the remainder for the civilian dormitory, approximately $500,000.

Mr. WIGGLESWORTH. How many people will be provided for in each?

Colonel GALLOWAY. For the B. O. Q., 56 people; for the barracks, 100 men, and for the dormitory, approximately 175 people. I will have to check these figures.

Mr. WIGGLESWORTH. That means you are contemplating $4,800* apiece for the enlisted men at the barracks?

Colonel GALLOWAY. That includes a mess in the barracks, sir. Mr. WIGGLESWORTH. And you are asking $3,000 for the B. O. Q. Colonel GALLOWAY. I think that is right.

Mr. WIGGLESWORTH. It looks to me like that figure is way out of line. Other estimates for barracks have been far below that.

Colonel GALLOWAY. The $182,300 is for 28 rather than 56.

Mr. WIGGLESWORTH. Even so, $3,800 per enlisted man, unless my memory is wrong, is way above what we have had for barracks at other places.

Colonel GALLOWAY. Yes; it would be higher than what we have included in the estimates for other locations. This is a rather remote location.

Mr. WIGGLESWORTH. The dormitory figure would average something less than $3,000, and you are asking for $4,800 for the barracks. We have had them down to around $2,600; have we not?

Colonel GALLOWAY. Yes.

Mr. WIGGLESWORTH. What is the explanation for such an increase as that?

Colonel GALLOWAY. I am taking this information out of a tabulation which was involved in a classified file that has a number of different items, and I may be picking up incorrect figures. I would like to give you the detailed information on that later.

Mr. TABER. There is nothing classified about barracks and dormitories; is there?

Colonel GALLOWAY. Not a thing.

Mr. WIGGLESWORTH. You are here to justify the item. It looks out of reason to me.

Colonel GALLOWAY. The reason for the higher cost than at other locations, if they are higher, is the remote location of this Dugway area, and we anticipate the higher costs because of that.

Mr. WIGGLESWORTH. Why is not that reflected in the B. O. Q. and the dormitories?

Colonel GALLOWAY. I will have to give you a revised list on the prices for these particular elements sir.

Mr. WIGGLESWORTH. I will be glad to have anything that you can give me. It is up to you to justify it; not me.

Colonel GALLOWAY. I would like to give you a detailed breakdown of the $1,157,100 for the B. O. Q. barracks and the civilian dormitories.

(The following information was furnished for the record:)

Mr. WIGGLESWORTH. How many miles of road are you going to put in here, and at what cost?

Colonel GALLOWAY. I Would like to furnish that information to you at the same time.

Mr. WIGGLESWORTH. You do not have it with you?

Colonel GALLOWAY. No; not to be applied to this particular increment.

(Information requested is as follows:)

Total road requirement for Dugway Proving Ground consists of 33 miles of new roads and repair of 65 miles of existing roads. This increment will provide repair for about 5 miles of road at a cost of $15,000.

Mr. WIGGLESWORTH. I do not see how we can judge intelligently unless we have the figures. What is the over-all authorization for this project?

Colonel GALLOWAY. $8,695,300.

Mr. WIGGLESWORTH. Have you had an appropriation?

Colonel GALLOWAY. There is an appropriation provided for in the regular appropriation bill now before the Congress.

Mr. WIGGLESWORTH. How much?

Colonel GALLOWAY. $5,278,000.

Mr. WIGGLESWORTH. In other words, you are asking for the total authorization between the two?

Colonel GALLOWAY. Yes.

Mr. WIGGLESWORTH. How long is it going to take you to spend the $8,600,000?

Colonel GALLOWAY. I would estimate that it would take from 18 months to 2 years.

Mr. WIGGLESWORTH. So, you will not spend all of it in the fiscal year 1951?

Colonel GALLOWAY. No. We expect to obligate it in that year. Mr. WIGGLESWORTH. What is the reason for requesting it all now? Colonel GALLOWAY. We intend to obligate it all, sir, and get the construction work started within this present year.

Mr. WIGGLESWORTH. You figure that you need the whole amount or a part of it in contract authorization?

Colonel GALLOWAY. Probably a part could be in contract authorization and would be sufficient for the purpose.

Mr. WIGGLESWORTH. How much do you think you will actually spend in 1951?'

Colonel GALLOWAY. I would have to figure that out in little more detail. I would say in the neighborhood of 50 percent.

Mr. TABER. How big are these buildings—the laboratories and the operation buildings?

Colonel GALLOWAY. I am unable to give you that information at the present time. I will furnish a detailed breakdown.

(The information requested is as follows:)

The item of $1,077,021 comprises 13 buildings, a 50-foot steel tower, and 6 miles of barbed-wire fencing. The buildings range in area between 120 square feet at 7,600 square feet, having an aggregate area of 31,100 square feet.

CAMP DETRICK, MD.

Mr. SHEPPARD. We will now take up the next item, "Camp Detrick, Md.," reflected on page 56 of the justifications, and I see that you are making a request for $1,544,500.

We will insert in the record at this point the prepared justifications:

Civilian dormitory (50 civilians) (includes $600 for construction of administrative telephone system), $174,500

Existing civilian bachelor quarters on this post are of temporary type construction and are far short of the number required. Most of the civilians employed on the post are scientifically trained and were imported from distant localities. Baltimore, 50 miles away, is beyond economical commuting distance and it is necessary to provide adequate on-post quarters if trained civilians are to be retained for research.

Meterological building (includes $1,500 for construction of administrative telephone system), $181,400

This project proposes the construction of a permanent type two-story building of approximately 9,000 square feet for meterological studies in connection with research and development projects at this installation. The building will be provided with space for offices, vaults, darkrooms, charting rooms, laboratory, utility room, toilets, lockers, observation towers, and a parking area. In addition, the necessary utility services will be installed and connected.

This construction is essential to permit the continuation of the expanded biological and chemical warfare research program being conducted at this station. Meteorological studies are now being performed in temporary buildings which are inadequate in size and other requirements. In addition, these buildings were not designed for this type of work nor can they be rehabilitated for this purpose. Maintenance shops (E-1) (includes $300 for construction of administrative telephone system), $300,100

This project proposes the construction of a one-story permanent type building of approximately 27,610 square feet with a ceiling height of approximately 25 feet, for use as machine shop, plumbing shop, sheet-metal shop, welding shop, electric shop, and offices. Included with this shop building will be other pertinent facilities and utility services.

The present shop facilities are located in temporary buildings that are so widely dispersed that coordination and efficiency of operations is not possible. In addition, these buildings were not designed for use as shops and the lay-out of shop equipment further decreases the efficiency and prevents maximum progress in the work performed. The research program assigned to this installation requires these shops in order to satisfy the progress desired by higher authority. Munition and surveillance building, $30,000

This project proposes the construction of a permanent type, air conditioned building for use in the development of munitions and to study these munitions under varying conditions. The building will consist of a total floor area of 35,500 square feet of which 31,900 is classified as "clean" and the remainder "contaminated." The structure will provide space for offices, surveillance laboratory, test chamber, and surveillance storage cells of varying temperatures. addition, the building will be provided with necessary utilities and service connections.

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The research and development program at this installation requires the construction of these facilities for the development of munitions and study of those munitions under varying temperatures with controlled humidity. The surveillance factors in the completed product can only be controlled and results deterImined in specially constructed facilities having complete temperature regulation for independent uses and other atmospheric and scientific controls. The construction of a munition building of 28,000 square feet and a surveillance building of 6,000 square feet at estimated costs of $501,000 and $120,000, respectively, was authorized by Public Law 564, Eighty-first Congress. The Munition Building is included in the fiscal year 1951 appropriation bill. Further study of this part of the research requirements revealed that many economies and greater efficiency could be obtained by the construction of a single building for these activities since work performed in each is closely allied. As a result, the cost of construction will be reduced to $531,000, including collateral equipment. In view of this fact, no additional authorization is necessary but additional funds in the amount of $30,000 are required to complete the facilities.

Crop development storage shed, $9,000

This project proposes the construction of a permanent type addition of approximately 2,000 square feet to building No. 322 to provide adequate storage facilities for farm implements and stock feed.

The present facilities provide space for the storage of stock feed. In view of the expanding research program, these facilities are now inadequate. In addition, there are no storage facilities for the housing of farm implements such as tractors, harrows, plows, seeders, spreaders, etc. This equipment is now being stored in the open and is subject to rapid deterioration. There is no building at this installation which could be utilized for this type of storage. This project was authorized by Public Law 564, Eighty-first Congress, at an estimated cost of $17,000. Due to a reduction in the qulaity of construction, the cost has been reduced to $9,000.