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It seems to me it is beyond the scope of the present bill, however. 

 It is a general problem with all research carried out and supported 

 by the Government. 



Mr. Drewry. Would it be well, if not in the statutory language, 

 at least in the report, to emphasize that the objective is to make possible 

 a coordinated long-range eti'ort i 



Dr. Revelle. I think so ; yes ; absolutely. 



Mr. Drewry. We have had this discussion of duplication. Duplica- 

 tion of capability is ditt'erent from duplication of performance and, 

 as I understand the purpose of this bill, it is to take niaximum ad- 

 vantage of the existence of parallel or duplicate capabilities. 



Dr. Revelle. It seems to me that this is a very good point, Mr. 

 Drewry, that we want to be sure that the Coast Survey can do the 

 things that need to be done and what it actually does do depends upon 

 the Federal Council of Science and Technology and upon the 

 Congress. 



Mr. Drewry. In fact, is not the essence of the Academy Committee's 

 approach that there lie ways and means found of using duplicate 

 capability to its maximum extent ? 



Dr. R,e\t:lle. To its maximum advantage. 



Mr. Drewry. As contrasted with the present separate boxes of 

 activity ? 



Dr. Revelle. Just exactly. 



Mr. Drewry. In other words, we would say that the passage of this 

 bill would not in any way change the actual relationships. It would 

 simply make it possible for the Coast Survey to do the things that it is 

 best at doing. 



You have mentioned the possibilities of other functions than the 

 military functions of surveys. Has there been interest coming from 

 within the Government or without that broader surveying activities 

 take place from a tisheries' standpoint^ 



I^r. Revelle. Oh, yes; very much so. For example, the Fish and 

 Wildlife Service is right now supporting the Scripps Institution in a 

 program of compiling and plotting and charting all of the high places 

 on the sea floor in what we call tuna land, that is the area of the ocean 

 where our tuna fishermen operate. 



Mr. Drewry. That is the Fish and Wildlife Service ? 



Dr. Revelle. Yes. 



Mr. Drewry. The Department of the Interior report on this bill has 

 no comment other than it has no objection to its enactment. 



That is all I have, Mr. Chairman. 



Mr. Miller. Mr. Bauer, do you have a question? 



Mr. Baler. I have just one question that I would like to ask Dr. 

 Revelle. 



You mentioned that the Federal Council has a coordination plan 

 with respect to oceanography. 



Is that a published document ; do you know ? It has not been pre- 

 sented to this committee. 



Dr. Revelle. No, sir; it has not been presented to this committee, 

 nor has it been published. It is something which has been done 

 during the last few weeks. 



Mr. Bauer. Is it the intention of the executive department, do you 

 know, to advise the Congress of this plan? 



