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In deciding whether to grant permission, 

 the Secretary of the Interior should be 

 guided by the Secretary of State's judg- 

 ment as to the foreign policy implications 

 of the particular situation in question. 



The recommended international legal- 

 political framework for the exploration and 

 exploitation of the mineral resonrces of the 

 bed of the high seas and its subsoil is intended 

 to meet the needs of the immediate future, 

 not to suffice for all time. It does n<it foreclose 

 the adoption of other alternatives that expe- 

 rience may indicate to be preferable. For the 

 innnediate future, the Commission concludes, 

 the recommended framework and accom- 

 panying national policies will help to achieve 

 U.S. objectives in the oceans. 



IV. Government-Industry 

 Relationships in Support 

 of Resource Development 

 Government and Industry Roles 



The key role of the marketplace in main- 

 taining healthy, vigorous private activities 

 in our economy emphasizes the need for care- 

 fully designed Government programs to ac- 

 celerate development of marine resource 

 industries. 



The report of the President's Science Ad- 

 visory Committee (PSAC) Panel on Ocean- 

 ography, "Effective Use of the Sea," stated 

 that industry was greatly concerned about 

 the Federal Government's role in develop- 

 ing the Nation's marine program. The Presi- 

 dent's Science Advisory Committee Panel 

 recommended that the Government perform 

 several functions in achieving the goals of 

 the national ocean program. The Report of 

 the Commission's Industry and Private In- 

 vestment Panel discusses these functions 

 or roles in greater detail, stating that it was 

 substantially in agreement with the roles 



stated in the PSAC report. The analysis of 

 the Industry and Private Investment Panel, 

 which the Conunission endorses, concludes 

 that the Government's proper role is to : 



• Establish and enunciate national policies 

 and objectives concerning U.S. marine 

 interests 



• Assist in planning for optimum use of 

 limited public resources, including the res- 

 olution of conflicts among users of the sea 

 which cannot otherwise be adjudicated 



• Adopt regulatory policies which will not 

 discourage private investment 



• Provide spe<^ial incentives to encourage 

 certain embryonic marine industries if it 

 is in the national interest 



• Undertake and improve the description 

 and prediction of the marine environment 

 and assess possibilities of modifying it 

 beneficially 



• Initiate, support, and encourage marine 

 education and training programs 



• Protect life and property at sea 



• Sponsor programs to obtain basic infor- 

 mation for industry's subsequent delinea- 

 tion and development of marine resources 

 and for ensuring their proper conservation 



• Aid in advancing the science and basic 

 technology necessary to operate within the 

 marine environment 



• Negotiate acceptable international ar- 

 rangements to conduct marine industrial 

 and scientific activity, to conserve marine 

 resources, and to prevent pollution of the 

 seas 



• Ensure that national security is given 

 proper consideration in ocean development 

 policies. 



Government determines the climate for in- 

 dustrial growth through the manner in which 

 it implements its responsibilities outlined 

 above. However, discovery of new resource 

 potentials will be of no benefit without the 



