Dedham, R. 1968 Asian Trip Washington. Jan. 8 Taiwan. Admiral Kirk. Ralph Bough - no. 2 man. Kretzman knew him well. A colonel in Kretzman's office (has been stationed in far east) pointed out that much U.S. educational equipment is gathering dust. Microscopes sit unused. Prestige factor in Asian education. One does what is necessary to get status. Little interest in science for its own sake. We were urged to keep our eyes open for Asians we think would benefit from U.S. experience and who would then return to their respective countries to further science education. While at Kretzman's office we had opportunity to hear of the experiences of Walter Dodge (researcher) and Howard Forcannon (educator), who had visited the CENTO countries under NSF sponsorship. Their mission had been to make recommendations on the agenda for a forthcoming summer conference (next June) on secondary school science. They spent about 1 week in each CENTO country -- Turkey, Iran, Pakistan. They picked the brains of the scientists and visited ministries of Education. Six persons were to be picked from each country to attend the conference -- a mathematician, chemist, physicist, biologist, the Minister of Education, and a Science Council member.