4. M53:Oc 2 STUDY OF THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THE HEARINGS BEFORE THE SUBCOMMITTEE ON OCEANOGRAPHY OF THE COMMITTEE ON MERCHANT MARINE AND FISHERIES HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES EIGHTY-SEVENTH CONGRESS COMMITTEE ON MERCHANT MARINE AND FISHERIES HERBERT C. BONNER, North Carolina, Chairman FRANK W. BOYKIN, Alabama T. A. THOMPSON, Louisiana HERBERT ZELENKO, New York JOHN D. DINGELL, Michigan L. MENDEL RIVERS, South Carolina TORBERT H. MACDONALD, Massachusetts THOMAS F. JOHNSON, Maryland THOR C. TOLLEFSON, Washington WILLIAM S. MAILLIARD, California MILTON W. GLENN, New Jersey GORDON L. MCDONOUGH, California F. BRADFORD MORSE, Massachusetts CONTENTS Abel, Robert B., Secretary, Interagency Committee on Oceanography of the Federal Council for Science and technology- Alexander, Comdr. Robert J., USN, Chairman, Ships Panel, Interagency Maxwell, Dr. Arthur E., Head, Geophysics Branch, Office of Naval Research, and Chairman of the Interagency Committee on Ocean- ography's Research Panel....... McKernan, Donald I. L., Chairman, Interagency Committee on Oceanog- raphy Panel on Facilities, Equipment, and Instrumentation, accompa- nied by Gilbert Jaffe, Hydrographic Office, U.S. Navy; A. J. Goodheart, U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey, Department of Commerce; Lt. Comdr. R. P. Dinshore, U.S. Coast Guard; Dr. Dixy Lee Ray, National Science Foundation; and F. D. Jenning, Office of Naval Research___ Stewart, Dr. Harris S., Jr., Chairman of the Ocean Surveys Advisory Panel, Interagency Committee on Oceanography-- Wakelin, James H., Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Research and Development and Chairman of the Interagency Committee on Oceanog- raphy of the Federal Council for Science and Technology-- Additional information: Alexander, R. J., letter: October 2, 1961, re background information on agency procedures March 7, 1962, re requested material for record_ Coast and Geodetic Survey, Department of Commerce, letter, re study College Echoes, "Adventure," by Fridtjof Nansen. Crowther, H. E., Acting Director, Department of Interior, Fish and Eltanin information furnished by Paul Bauer. GSA No. 1595, releases, January 2, 1962, and No. 1597, January 3, Indian Ocean, press release, June 13, 1960- Anne Wheaton, Associate Press Secretary to the President.. Interagency Committee on Oceanography, letter, April 6, 1962. Jacobs, Dr. Woodrow C., Director, National Oceanographic Data Center, submitted statement... Library of Congress, letter, February 9, 1962, with enclosed transla- tion of volume XLVII: "Rapports Et Procès-Verboux Des Ré- Maxwell, Dr. Arthur E., head, Geophysics Branch, etc.: June 14, 1960, letter from James H. Wakelin, Jr., re Oceano- McKernan, Donald L., Chairman, Interagency Committee on Ocea- Morrison, Rear Adm. D. McG., member, U.S. Coast Guard, letter, "Rhode Island School Gets $100,000 Grant," excerpt from National 88 Wakelin, James H., Jr., inserts: Bennett, Adm. Rawson, letter, August 9, 1956, to Dr. Bronk, re 53 349ST XL2 08/94 53-005-00 3057921 STUDY OF THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THE COMMITTEE ON OCEANOGRAPHY OF THE FEDERAL COUNCIL FOR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 1962 HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, COMMITTEE ON MERCHANT MARINE AND FISHERIES, SUBCOMMITTEE ON OCEANOGRAPHY, Washington, D.C. The subcommittee met at 10:15 a.m., pursuant to call, in room 219, House Office Building, Hon. John D. Dingell (acting chairman) presiding. Mr. DINGELL. The committee will come to order. Today we are conducting the first of the open hearings on oceanography before this subcommittee in the 2d session of the 87th Congress. Our subcommittee has before it legislation introduced and referred to us in the first session of this Congress; namely H.R. 4276. Exhaustive hearings were held on this bill in the last session. The position of the administration as expressed by all executive departments and agencies with respect to this legislation was that no legislation was necessary since the Committee on Oceanography of the Federal Council for Science and Technology was doing an outstanding job of coordination of our national program for oceanography. From the aspect of legislative oversight of executive performance within our jurisdiction, the following general questions will be asked of the Council through its Oceanographic Committee: 1. What have you done? 2. What are you doing? and 3. What are you going to do? These questions are of sufficient breadth to ascertain the answers to the subquestions: What, why, when, and how so understandable to the news media of our country. It is with great pleasure that I welcome our first witness Hon. James H. Wakelin, Jr., Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Research and Development, and Chairman of the Interagency Committee on Oceanography of the Federal Council for Science and Technology. Following Secretary Wakelin, the chairman of the various working panels advisory to the Committee on Interagency Oceanography will be heard in the following order: Dr. Harris B. Stewart, Jr., Ocean Survey. Comdr. R. J. Alexander, U.S. Navy, Oceanographic Ships. Dr. B. C. Dees, Training and Manpower. Mr. D. L. McKernan, Equipment and Facilities. Mr. R. E. Abel, ICO Working Group. 1 |