OCEANOGRAPHY IN THE UNITED STATES 57 



I think, is just the will to coordinate and I believe that, with the 

 emphasis that has been placed on oceanographic information, every- 

 body will cooperate much more closely because they realize the neces- 

 sity of it. The field is so big and there is so much to be accomplished 

 that it would be foolish not to do all that we can by cooperating with 

 each other. 



The Chairman. Will you yield, please ? 



Mr. Drewry. Certainly. 



The Chairman. Much stress has been given by the previous witness 

 of additional ships for scientific study. 



You were authorized two new ships, were you not? 



Admiral EIaro. Yes, sir. 



The Chairman. And you say you are only building one? 



Admiral Karo. Yes, sir. 



The Chairman. What is the matter with the other ship ? 



Admiral Karo. Well 



The Chairman. All this stress is being put on the need for addi- 

 tional ships to make this study by this group which has just made this 

 interesting report on the need of oceanography, and then we have the 

 retirement of a ship, and this question can be fairly asked : Evidently 

 there w^as not sufficient effort by the administration in the Bureau of 

 the Budget to grant you the money for the two ships? 



Admiral I^ro. Well, of course, that ship w^as authorized and the 

 construction on the one started about 2 years ago. 



Of course, this report and the emphasis on oceanography was not 

 made apparent until just recently, long after the present budget cycle 

 and the bills were formulated that are before Congress now. 



The Chairman. Do you have a request in the deficiency appropria- 

 tion or in the new budget ? 



Admiral Karo. That would depend, as a result of what this study 

 comes out with, as to what the administration policy would be. 



The Chairman. Do you have a request in for the new funds ? 



Admiral Kj^ro. This year; no, sir. 



The Chairman. Then this committee has done its part in trying to 

 furnish the proper number of ships, to increase the number of ships 

 that are needed and authorized ? 



Admiral Karo. Well, I say that authorization came before this em- 

 phasis came along. We are working on a new program. 



The Chairman. The committee was then a little ahead of the light 

 that has been thrown on this subject now ? 



Admiral Karo. That is correct, sir. 



The Chairman. That is all. 



Mr. Miller. We thank you very much, Admiral. 



I hope that this is not the last time we see you here. 



As things develop we may want to see you again. 



Admiral Ivaro. It will be a pleasure to be here, sir. 



Mr. Miller. Perhaps at a later date you might come back. 



Do you have this equipment in Washington that we could see? 

 Maybe some of the members of the committee would like to visit some 

 of the installations. 



