Salt Lake Telegram | 1941-02-15 | Page 2 | Harvard Head Sails on Defense Mission

I HARVARD HEAD SAILS ON DEFENSE MISSION I WASHINGTON Feb 15 W- W President Roosevelt dispatched Dr James B. B Conant president of Harvard university to England I Saturday as head of a special new mission charged with expediting directly to Washington recent scientific information of Importance Importance Importance tance to national defense Other scientists will be given similar assignments from time timeto to time the White House an an- an flounced Dr Conant sailed from New NewYork NewYork NewYork York Saturday aboard the liner Excalibur for Lisbon on the first leg of his journey accompanied by Frederick L. L Hovde assistant to the president of the University of Rochester in New York state and by Carroll L. L Wilson special liaison officer of the national de defense defense defense de- de research committee