EFFECTIVENESS OF THE COMMITTEE ON OCEANOGRAPHY 5 



1961 he addressed a letter to me affirming the continuance of the ICO 

 as a permanent committee of the Council under section 4 of Executive 

 Order 10807, the Executive order establishing the Federal Council. 



In this letter, Dr. Wiesner outlined the following mission lor the 

 ICO- To develop annually a national oceanographic program incor- 

 porating its best judgment as to balance and emphasis in terms ot 

 both long-range scientific needs and requirements of Government 

 agencies through the following mechanisms: 



(a) Reviewing current activities and planned programs of indi- 

 vidual agencies in the context of the Governments overall 

 long-range effort. 



(?) Engaging in coordinated budget planning so as to recom- 

 mend level of funding required for each fiscal year. 



(c) Considering special problems that may arise in implement- 

 ing the national program and recommending solutions therefor. 

 He also stated that the Committee should consider, in addition, any 

 other matters it deems relevant and important in advancing oceanog- 

 raphv in the national interest. . A , nh • 



Although not definitive as an indication of permanence, Mr. Chair- 

 man I wish to inform the committee that the ICO has been formally 

 recognized within the Federal Register, the 1961-1962 edition of the 

 U S Government Organization Manual, on page 557 



The ICO as a group has wholeheartedly accepted this responsibility 

 to assist in the meaningful development of oceanographic activity m 

 our country. Its work has been materially enhanced by the individual 

 associations within the Committee, the willingness of each member to 

 cooperate in the national interest, and the increased understanding 

 we have all gained of each other's programs 



I have three charts, Mr. Chairman, which I would like to present. 

 They will give your committee a quick review of our present organiza- 

 tion and associations and an idea of the manner in which we work. 

 I know that most of your committee, individually and perhaps col- 

 lectively, is quite familiar with these charts. I show them merely 

 to establish a starting point for these hearings wherein we can see 

 the place of the ICO in the context of the Federal Council and also 

 the diversity of Federal agencies among which the ICO must provide 

 the coordinating mechanism for the Federal program. 



Mr. Dingell. Mr. Secretary, would you like to have those in- 

 cluded in the record? 



Mr. Wakelin. May we, sir? 

 Mr. Dingell. I think it would be very helpful. 

 Mr. Wakelin. Can we bring these up to the first table ? then we 

 will start again. - , . 



Mr. Dingell. All right, and then the reporter can copy them in 



the record. 



(The charts referred to follow:) 



