In accordance with recent amendments to the National Security Act, the membership of the Research and Development Board has been changed so that one of the two members from each of the Departments of the Army, Navy, and Air Force is either an Under or Assistant Secretary of the Department. Table of contents: Research and Development Board organization; Research and Development Board secretariat; Committees on Aeronautics, Atomic Energy, Basic Physical Sciences, Biological Warfare, Chemical Warfare, Electronics, Equipment and Materials, Fuels and Lubricants, Geophysics and Geography, Guided Missiles, Human Resources, Logistical Research, Medical Sciences, Navigation, and Ordnance; Ad Hoc Committee on Scientific and Synthetic Analysis; Special Committee on Technical Information; Committee on Vessels; and special committees and panels. A "Research and Development Board, 17 June 1949" booklet is also contained in the document. It details historical background and over-all functions, functions of the committees (with short biographical sketches), members of the Board, and members of the Executive Council.

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