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Guaxd and ask him to prepare the required information on weather ships. Also 

 the Chairman was requested to write a letter to Dr. William Richardson of the 

 Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, named by the State Department as the 

 U.S. expert on buoys to the Commission, to inform him of these resolutions and 

 to offer him the assistance of the Panel. These actions have been carried out 

 by the Chairman. 



The last resolution adopted by the Commission on which the Panel took action, 

 was No. 9. It recommended that members exchange all oceanographic data taken 

 by ships and recording stations outside territorial waters, within the limits of de- 

 clared national programs, commencing on January 1, 1960, and that members 

 establish national oceanographic data centers to facilitate collection, processing, 

 analysis, and exchange of oceanographic data. In response, the Panel asked Dr. 

 Woodrow Jacobs, Director of the National Oceanographic Data Center, to deter- 

 mine the various laws, regulations, rules, etc. pertaining to data exchange with 

 member States of the Commission. This would include contacting the State De- 

 partment, Hydrographic Office, Commerce Department, and National Academy 

 of Sciences. He was requested to collate this information and make it available 

 to the Panel at its meeting on March 5. 



Other items on which the Panel took action were: (1) To recommend to the ICO 

 that Rear Adm. H. Arnold Karo, Director of the Coast and Geodetic Survey be 

 named as the U.S. member of the Consultative Committee of the Intergovern- 

 mental Oceanographic Commission with Mr. Donald McKernan and Dr. Roger 

 Revelle as alternates, and (2) to inform Mr. James Snodgrass of the Scripps In- 

 stitution of Oceanography, who was named by the State Department as the U.S. 

 expert on radio frequencies for oceanography, of the existence of the Panel and 

 offer its assistance where possible. 



I have taken a great deal of your time to give you this detailed summary of 

 the actions of our Panel in hopes that the Committee can get an idea of what we 

 plan to do in the future. All of the Panel members feel strongly that the results 

 of their work are urgently needed to maintain the position of leadership in inter- 

 national oceanography that the United States has long held. I am sure that with 

 the dedication of these Panel members, this goal will be realized. I appreciate 

 this opportunity to appear before you on behalf of our Panel, and I would be glad 

 to answer any questions you may have. 



