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n • ^ -p^^-iri- a^nr^ this se-n^s to the Cominittee to be the greatest 

 exclusive field, a.id tnis ,^®-^;^ ;^ "^t. ^ ^^^ of view of Araerioan 

 need at the present time, ooth from tne poinx oi y±^ ponntrv 



So eano graph/and also for adequate participation ox this counory 

 in a study necessarily international. 



A single well equipped oceanographic institution in a central 

 locatto-rSftoe Atla^Stif Ooast is Seededto Bupply necessary 

 facilities for research and education, nitnerto ^^-^^^^S, and to 

 entourage the establishment of oceanography as ^, ^^^^^^f^^Je^^^^f''* 

 Such a central institution would contribute *°. *^^?/^7^^f ^?^ff 

 oceanographic research not only by the Pr°^:^^^^^^^7 °^, ^*?^,?^^f • eid 

 but alio by the impetus that it would give to studies in this iield 

 in various universities. The proposed institute would also serve 

 a most important purpose by providing fa-cili;ties for visiting 

 investigators, and by co-ordinating the scattered ^J^^^f ^f^^^,„ 



numerous governmental agencies and PJ,^^^*?,f S^fJ^^f ^2^%eio??) 

 active in parts of the field. (Cf, Chs. Ill, IV of the report]. 



The central institution should be supplemented as soon as 

 possible by t^vo branch stations, one sub-arctic and the o^^er truJy 

 oceanic in location. The latter location would be served admirably 

 by the Bermuda Biological Station for Research, Inc waich has 

 the support of the Comittee in its efforts to complete its 

 organization. 



On account of the fundamental significance of oceanographic 

 research for the world sciences of geophysics and biology, and 

 also on account of the immense economic interests involved, the 

 Committee believes that the establishment and endowment of an 

 Atlantic Oceanographic Institute should be realized at the earliest 

 possible moment. The present time also seems to be favorable lor 

 insuring the success of such an undertaking. 



