Show 1 rn m I. I Design u Genius Is Key To Price Competitiveness u You dont don't have to be a businessman simply a con eon consumer sumer sumer to know that when someone figures out a way to build something better the result is a more competitive competitive competitive com com- price As a nation weve we've always known knowl that bur our design design- and I manufacturing know-how know are are areat at the foundation of Americas America's world position- position both military and economic Russia is richer in untapped resources Europe has prolific ic is scientists and Asia has a billion workers But in just years weve we've outdistanced outdistanced outdistanced them all all through the peculiar genius of Americans Americans Amer Amer- leans to turn laboratory tory dreams into realities The Task Force on Export Ex port of US U.S. Technology representing representing representing re re- re- re presenting important segments segments segments seg seg- ments of industry recently reported its findings on the subject to the Defense Science Science Science ence Board The Task Force chairman and spokesman J J. J Fred Bucy Ducy President of Texas Instruments remarked remark remark- ed that today Americas America's mastery of design and manufacturing manufacturing inan man man- is being transferred transferred transferred trans trans- to many nations who can us use it to beat us in the I international marketplace To combat this many experts are urging that the Department of Defense take the initiative in formulating policy objectives and strategies strategies strate strate- gies that will best serve this hI nN l I AMERICAS AMERICA'S UNIQUE GENIUS for turning dreams into realities is the key to our world position nations nation's interests and those of our allies by protecting crucial design and manufacturing manufacturing manufacturing turing know Once formulated these policies should be communicated to th the office of Export Control Control Control Con Con- and other concerned agencies Only by acting decisively and in concert can we hope to preserve our national resource of know how the know the key to our military security and economic health |