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$ al ; : y Furnished to the Pureav "A Report to the Execu- tive Committee" dated July 7, 19%6, which was a report of six months of Notionel Committee on Atomic Information ¢ctivity. written by Taniel Melcher, Director. sawn sures Under the heading "Finances thiy report stated that as of Juns 39, the NCAT had check book balance totaling $60,256.94: further that only five weeks earlier the NCAI hai teen several thousand Icllars in the red, but the staff though unpaid for two pay periois, showed extraordinary confidence that things would work out, and kept on the job. 24 The renort stated further that the NCAT had Irofess Einstein and his cohorts to thank for the success of the fund 37 raising drive; further that he had early expressed interest 1 38 the work «+ hed accepted membership on the Scientific Consul- - tant's P 73 that when Mr, Einstein was approached by Mr. Crean 25 oe ors t : pe 2 for greater support. Inejuded in this letter » a Cory a telegram signed by Einstein on My 23, 1946, to several hundred prominent Americans asking ther to give firancial suppert to Seientific grours who were endeavoring to educate the citizens of this cemitry to the significance cf Atomic Energy. (Source not clearly indicated). ol ib? .ivised on July 1° and 22, 1946, that the Exec - tipe Comittee cf the NCAI hed decided the new Director shculd be tihointea to replace Deniel Nelcher and thet the res] reason ffor this decision was his alleged Communistic tendencies, particu- larly regarding publications. The informant stated Nelcher made a secret visit to Dr. Albert Binstein accusing members of the CAT of "red-bafitine". He also prevailed on Mrs. Edward Hugh Cendon, wife of the Director of the Bureau of Standards to write e letter to Dr. Binstein, following the same theory. 29°. and Meleher in May for further bacling he didn't even vatt to 29 1 hear what they vanted. He said: rp 22 ° ‘Don't explein to me. I know what it is. Yeu nesd so 3: money. You should get it, too. J have read all your riterdal ot rt and I don't think there is any other cause more import:nt. to 38 What help you want I will gledly five." eo ' age inder the heading "Activities to Date" this report : 3 stated thet leadiny scientists in the field hed Tent their } - 39 names in support ty serving on the Scientific Consultant's pga’ AC Panel one “° vhov was Professor Hinstein. ; j. 42 ™ June 3, 1946, the NCAT issued a newsletter asking Ke ww) ‘ ane teef a