>"I will have my Assistant start gathering appropriate clearances so we can >decide on who to use. We'll use the Civilians on the Transporter project >only."
>The Rigelan added, "I think you can do better than that, Admiral. >Civilians can handle more than that. Afterall it was your Dr. Oppenheimer, >a civilian, that worked on the atomic bomb in the 1940's." >Lorin smiled-this was a nice offer, "Sounds good to me Ambassador....we will >now have the manpower resources, but to pay them?" >More Terran interest... >"Don't be so happy Admiral. My esteemed colleague from Rigel IV would like nothing better than to >put most of Starfleet's R&D dollar in the hands of civilian contractors and research institutions, and he >is not the only one. Be careful for what you ask for, Admiral. You may just get it.", he said with a >disconcerting smile about his face. "I will not do that sir. I will use Civilian folks only to supplement what you authorize for me." _______________________________________________ Spacedock mailing list [email protected] http://mail.starbase1.org/mailman/listinfo/spacedock_starbase1.org
