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Mr. Miller. Mr. Pel] y ? 



Mr. Pelly. I have no questions. 



Mr. JNIiLLER. Doctor, I want to thank you for coming here. We 

 look forward to reading your more formal statement in the record 

 and discussing not only the problems of your own industry but the 

 effect that a broad picture of oceanograpliy has upon not only this 

 country but the world. 



Mr. Chapman. I appreciate being here, sir, and appreciate the tre- 

 mendous activity this committee and subcommittee is undertaking 

 in this respect. 



You will remember the great economic travail we have been in here 

 in the last S or 10 years in our industry. 



We are getting in a good deal better health now and are likely not 

 to be bothering you folks quite so much if things keep going as they 

 are. One of the reasons for this is the research work that is going on 

 in our area by this Scripps Institution, the Bureau of Commercial 

 Fisheries, the Inter- American Tropical Tuna Commission, the Office 

 of Naval Research, and so forth. We think that besides getting out 

 from under our international problems by elucidation of these prob- 

 lems, we are very likely to get our costs per ton of production down 

 to a level where we can compete with any fishermen in the world in 

 this market and this, I will point out to you, results in a lower cost 

 food to the American housewife. 



Mr. Miller. Thank you veiy much. Doctor. 



Mr. Drewry, did you have any Cj[uestions ? 



Mr. Drewry. No. 



Mr. Bauer. Before you adjourn, Mr. Chaimian, the staff requests 

 permission to insert in the record certain documentvS received during 

 the hearing. 



Mr. Miller. Thank you. 



So ordered. 



(The documents follow:) 



Shipbuilders Council of America, 



Ncrv York, N.Y., May 19, 1960. 

 Hon. Herbert C. Bonner, 



(Jhairman Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries, 

 House Offiee Building, Washinr/ton, B.C. 



Dear Congressman Bonner: It is uiiderstood that hearings are being held by 

 the committee of wliieh you are chairman, on H.R. 9361 entitled "To advance 

 the marine sciences, to establish a comprehensive 10-year program of oceano- 

 graphic research and surveys." 



Early in 19r»<). before this bill was introduced, the council sent letters to sev- 

 eral legislators including Congressman Miller, chairman of a special Subcom- 

 mittee on Oceanography, Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries, endors- 

 ing the need for increased oceanographic research and study. 



The council desires to go on record at this time as strongly supporting H.R. 

 9361. 



It is noted that section 14 of H.R. 9361 covers authorizations for appropria- 

 tions to the Department of the Navy for a 10-year program for a total of 24 

 ships of varying types as listed in section 14. It is suggested that the Navy be 

 directed to have these shiixs constructed in private shipyards of the United 

 States. 



The incorporation of this letter in the record of the hearing will be greatly 

 appreciated. 



Sincerely yours, 



L. R. Sanford, President. 



