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Captain Munson. Not that we are prepared to offer at the present 

 time, sir, althongh I think that, should the committee request it, the 

 Department of Defense stands ready to render draftino; service. 



Mr. Miller. I think, at your convenience or as quickly as you can^ 

 pei'haps tills should be submitted to the counsel who can get together 

 with the people from the Navy and the Department of Commerce 

 and see if we cannot woi'k out something that will be mutually sat- 

 isfactory to all concerned. 



Captain Munson. We stand ready to assist you. 



Mr. Miller. This becomes now a lot of semantics and legal hodge- 

 podge which most of us are not capable of understanding. 



If you would do that. Captain, I think it would further the matter 

 a great deal. 



Captain Munson. We stand ready to do that, sir. 



Mr. Miller. I am very happy to see this type of statement coming 

 in from the Navy. 



Mr. Pelly ? 



Mr. Pelly, I would like to clarify, Captain, in my own mind as 

 to just exactly what your objection would be. 



As I understand, the system that the Defense Department has for 

 interchange of information is one of purely a military nature? 



Captain Munson. No, sir. I was really referring to open hydro- 

 graphic information which benefits all mariners. It is true that the 

 Department of Defense does have, let me say, classified exchange ar- 

 rangements of certain information, but I did not contemplate that in 

 this statement. 



Mr. Pelly, There is an interchange of a purely scientific nature ; is 

 there not ? 



Captain Munson. There is, but that, I might say, is a third class 

 and is quite open and free and is a matter which is accelerated. 



Mr. Pelly. Would you judge from Admiral Karo's statement that 

 there would be no objection to a clarification in the law ? 



Captain Munson. Not the slightest. 



Mr. Pelly. Therefore, the legislation with this little change or two 

 would satisfy both services? 



Captain Munson. That was precisely my understanding of his 

 statement. 



Mr. Pelly. That is all, Mr, Chairman. 



Mr. Miller. Mr. Dingell ? 



Mr. Dingell. I have no questions, Mr. Chairman. 



Mr. Miller. Counsel? 



Mr. Drewry. I have no questions, Mr. Chairman. 



Mr. Miller. Mr. Bauer ? 



Mr. Bauer. I have no questions. 



Mr. Miller. Thank you very much. Captain Munson. 



I thank all the witnesses who have come here this morning. This 

 has been a very interesting session and I think, with a little coopera- 

 tion, we can get along. 



If there is nothing further, we will stand adjourned until the call 

 of the Chair. 



(Whereupon, at 11 :45 a.m., the subcommittee adjourned, subject 

 to the call of the Chair. ) 



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