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Mr. Drewry. Tlie net findings miglit be of considerable value from 

 a biological standpoint, too ? 

 Mr. LiLL. Yes, sir. 



biology^'"''''^''"^' ^"^ ^^'^""^ possibly would be some net gain to marine 

 abkfo^Hnc.?"^''^'^''."^\r'- ^ ""'^ ^''^ '^^^^^^^<^ sediments and are 



What I was trying to get at is this: This apparently is mostly a 



whT.Sind r'"' " !"■" '^''^r' ^ ^^^^"^bei^Sf diffeLt intere^sts 

 %\iio w 111 stand to gam either actually or possibly 



t^LTL^2!Shw ^'''^•' r^"'"''^ ^?'' ^'' approach which best can be 



of^ost.'"''''^ '"""'^ ^^^ '"'"''''' according to your present estimates 



anrbJ^whJniT ^^'""""^'^ ''" ^"^ ""^'"'^ ^^'''*' ^^^ ""^^^^^^^ "^'^^^ ^^ ^«^g^* 

 Mr. LiLL. The committee will be seeking the fmids We will sppk 



industry wnerever we can. 



.nm^ nff i'^' industry is concerned, we have fond hopes that at least 



TaT and sav^W.^^-l^^JP^^T "^V ^^^^ *"^^' ^^^^^ ^^ General Motoi-s 

 f nr '^1 o ^ ^^^ "^'^ ,^•''''^^f '"^^^ ^^^ s^c^ equipment to your project 

 lor^l a year or for nothing." *^ pi^je^^t 



Unless the material is disposable, unless it is used up in the drilling 

 we would expect to give it back to these corporations ^' 



I would anticipate tliiit about half of the cost of this project would 

 come from private sources and about half from the GoveriZnt 



ii^xcept by personal contact the only way we know of getting private 

 ^jces interested is through the ma/velous publicity t& prol^Eas 



actTSly' waSan?s"'' "'" ^"'^"^'^ "' '''' "^"^^"^ ^^^^" ^^^ ^^^-^-^ 



None of it has been solicited, 

 fl^v^ 7^ r.f ' ^^'''^ publicity is stirring up a great deal of interest 

 .nnnl^ """* ^^ '''''''^'^^ ^'^ ^^ ^'^^^ ^al many contocts from oH well 

 supp ers and various other types of industry who seem to ^^nt t^do 

 something about this project, but we are not quite pJ^parrd o take 

 th^nallon. We are not quite organized to that point.^ parea to take 



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