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Resolved, That the American Legion National Ck)nvention assembled in Min- 

 neapolis, Minn., August 24-27, 1959, endorses the overall 10-year plan for 

 oceanographic research as outlined on the report of the Committee of Ocea- 

 nography of the National Academy of Sciences and the U.S. Navy. 



Mr. Miller. Rear Adm. H. Arnold Karo, Director, Coast and 

 Geodetic Survey. 



STATEMENT OF REAR ADM. H. ARNOLD KARO, DIRECTOR, COAST 

 AND GEODETIC SURVEY 



Admiral Karo. Mr. Chairman, you mentioned at the opening of 

 your meeting there the inability of Under Secretaiy Allen to appear. 

 He has also asked me to express his regrets because until 9 o'clock 

 this morning he had intended to appear when he got this hurry-up 

 call for this meeting over at the White House. He wanted me to 

 express his greetings to this committee and asked me to read the 

 statement that he prepared which I will do. 



Mr. Miller. Thank you. You may proceed. 



STATEMENT OF HON. JOHN J. ALLEN, JR., TINDER SECRETARY OF 

 COMMERCE FOR TRANSPORTATION, AS READ BY REAR ADM. 

 K. ARNOLD KARO 



Admiral Karo. Mr. Chairman, members of the subcommittee, I wel- 

 come this opportunity to appear before you to support enactment of 

 H.R. 8611 and H.R. 8612. The counterparts of these bills, S. 2482 

 and S. 2483, were passed by the Senate without a dissenting vote on 

 August 19, 1959. 



H.R. 8611 would amend the basic statute under which the Coast and 

 Geodetic Survey operates to provide that the activities which the 

 Survey is authorized to perform may be conducted — 



without regard to the geographical limitations set forth herein in connection 

 with projects designated as essential in the national interest by the head of an 

 executive department or agency. 



The purpose of H.R. 8611 is to remove any possible doubt as to the 

 availability of all the scientific resources of the Coast Survey wherever 

 they may be required in tlie national interest. During the more than 

 100^ years of its existence before 1947, the Coast and Geodetic Survey 

 compiled a notable history of scientific achievement and service to 

 the Nation pursuant to authority provided by a series of unrelated 

 statutory grants. In 1947, Congress enacted the comprehensive statute 

 under which the Coast Survey presently conducts its various activities. 



Section 1 of this act authorizes the Coast Survey to conduct the 

 following activities, "in the United States, its territories and posses- 

 sions"; hydrographic and topographic surveys of coastal waters and 

 land areas, including surveys of offlying islands, banks, shoals, and 

 other offshore areas ; hydrographic and topographic surveys of lakes, 

 rivers, reservoirs, and other inland waters not otherwise provided 

 for by statute ; tide and current observations ; geodetic control surveys ; 

 field surveys for aeronautical charts; and geomagnetic, seismological, 

 gravity, and related geophysical measurements and investigations, 

 and observations for the determination of variation in latitude and 

 Ion frit ude. 



