46 EFFECTIVENESS OF THE COMMITTEE ON OCEANOGRAPHY 



Mr. Wakelin. In addition to the work of the panels, which are 

 specific to various functional areas, such as research, ships, manpower 

 and training, facilities, and instrumentation, almost all of the work in 

 the ICO is directed to one panel or another. The newest one, of 

 course, is our International Programs Panel. 



Mr. Dingell. How often do these panels meet? 



Mr. Wakelin. They meet at least once a month. 



Mr. Dingell. At least once a month, to solve major programs in 

 the field of oceanography? 



Mr. Wakelin. These are continuing programs, Air. Chairman, and 

 each of the panel members may be involved in the operation of that 

 particular part of a program in his own agency, but as far as the 

 coordination is concerned, this doesn't consume vast amounts of time. 



Mr. Dingell. Now, what staff do you have to assist the panels in 

 providing continuity of direction to the sundry panels? 



Mr. Wakelin. The panel staffs, of course, have available to them 

 people in the various departments where their responsibilities are. 



Mr. Dingell. Who have other responsibilities within their respec- 

 tive departments? 



Mr. Wakelin. Indeed. 



Mr. Dingell. Who are in effect part-time employees. Am I 

 correct? 



Mr. Wakelin. Well, I can't speak for all of them, but each of the 

 panel chairmen will come before you, and I think they can, themselves, 

 answer this question better than I. 



Mr. Dingell. Now, let me ask you this question. Are you familiar 

 with the budgets of all of the departments of Government and agencies 

 of Government which are involved in oceanography? And I only ask 

 you, are you familiar in a general way with them? 



Mr. Wakelin. With the budgets in oceanography? 



Mr. Dingell. Yes; of assorted and sundry Government depart- 

 ments. 



Mr. Wakelin. Yes. 



Mr. Dingell. Was there a meeting of ICO on budgets of the 

 agencies involved in the field of oceanography? 



Mr. Wakelin. We have numbers of meetings on budget problems. 



Mr. Dingell. Was there with regard to the budget requests of 

 these various agencies ever a meeting of ICO? 



Mr. Wakelin. Oh, yes, indeed; of course. We meet the beginning 

 of each calendar year to consider the next year's budget. 



Mr. Dingell. All right; now, with regard to that, are you familiar 

 with the requests of the agencies to the Bureau of the Budget with 

 regard to their oceanographic activities, Mr. Secretary? 



Mr. Wakelin. Yes. 



Mr. Dingell. Can you, or is there somebody in Government who 

 can, submit to this committee a statement or a list of the initial budg- 

 etary requests of the agencies as started out in the budgetary process 

 of these different agencies in Government dealing with oceanography? 



Mr. Wakelin. I can only speak for the Navy Department, and I 

 think the other members of the other departments should speak for 

 their own departments, Mr. Chairman. 



Mr. Dingell. Would I be fair in inferring, though, that the requests 

 of everybody but the Navy got substantially whittled down in the 

 field of oceanography? 



