68 FRONTIERS IN OCEANIC RESEARCH 



In 1957 represented the Department of Defense on mission to Paris and 



Madrid, concerning MffDP program for Spain. 

 Chairman, NSIA Panel on Navigation and Oceanography. 

 Professional memberships : 



Tau Beta Pi (honorary engineering fraternity). 



Sigma Xi (scientific society) . 



Institute of Aeronautical Sciences (associate fellow). 



American Rocket Society. 



Association of the U.S. Army. 



Atomic Industrial Forum. 



American Management Association. 



Air Force Association. 



Navy League of the United States, Civilian Wing. 



International Oceanographic Foundation. 



The Chairman. Dr. Lipp, not to cut you off, we will ask you to 

 proceed with your statement. 



STATEMENT OF DR. JAMES E. LIPP, DIRECTOR, DEVELOPMENT 

 PLANNING, LOCKHEED AIRCRAFT CORP., BURBANK, CALIF. 



Dr. Lipp. My name is James E. Lipp, director of development 

 planning of the Lockheed Aircraft Corp. I am a member of the 

 National Academy of Sciences Panel on New Devices for Exploring 

 the Oceans, and chairman of the National Security Industrial Asso- 

 ciation's Task Group on Undersea Navigation and Oceanography. 



INTRODUCTION 



An opportunity to appear before this committee is a distinct honor 

 and privilege which I sincerely appreciate. If this short presenta- 

 tion, or my answers to your questions do not appear adequate, I shall 

 be glad to collect and send to you any supplementary information 

 which you request. 



The Chairman. May I interrupt you and ask you a question at that 

 point ? 



On page 10 of the statement made by the preceding witness he re- 

 ferred to the fact that a certain panel has the responsibility for work- 

 ing out details for establishing the policies for operation of the Na- 

 tional Data Center. We are considering additional panels, he says, 

 and one possibly for special devices and instrumentation. Is that 

 what you had in mind ? 



Dr. Lipp. No, sir. This panel has been in existence for over a year, 

 and it wrote chapter 7 of the committee report which you have prob- 

 ably seen. 



Although man and his ancestors have lived in, on, and around the 

 world oceans since primeval times, there seems to be something spe- 

 cial about the second half of the 20th century in man's technical prog- 

 ress relative to the sea. Scientifically inclined nations recently have 

 been making an organized, all-around exploration of the. human en- 

 vironment; witness, for example, the major Antarctic operations and 

 the rush into outer space. More specifically, there is a growing reali- 

 zation that the oceans are coining within our grasp for major tech- 

 nical exploitation, and that the benefits to be obtained from them 

 can fee enormous. 



