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I think this would be a bad mistake. The United Nations role at 

 best would be to try to organize some form or perhaps forums, such 

 as the North Sea group that are negotiating within themselves. There 

 are just an awful lot of questions that need to be answered. 



The 2-year study called for in the James Roosevelt resolution, I 

 think, can be far less than adequate. Our own Government has been 

 studying the oceanographic possibilities for years, and we still don't 

 have much of a picture about what we are really talking about. To 

 ask any group — 1 don't know what their budget was on this partic- 

 ular investigation^ — but to ask any group to make a comprehensive 

 study in a 2-year period is just something less than realistic. 



First, if they start talking about it this year, they wih not hiive 

 the benefits of their own investigation and even if they start talking 

 about it next year, they will have the benefit of only a very cursory 

 investigation; probably nothing more than a comi)ilation of the papers 

 that have been issued on tiie subject without any genuhie investiga- 

 tions or contractual, scientific investigations of their own. 



I beheve that is the extent of what I would like to add, Mr. Chair- 

 man. 



I would like to say I expected to have a statement from the Governor 

 of my State. It did not arrive when I came over here this morning, 

 but if it does, I would ask unanimous consent to include it in the 

 record to indicate his position on this particular matter. 



Mr. Fascell. There will be no objection. The record will be held 

 open for the inclusion of the Governor's statement. We have many 

 other statements for the record today which others want to put in, 

 and we will hold the record open for that purpose. 



Mr. Reinecke. Thank you. 



(The following telegram was subsequently received from the 

 Governor of California:) 



Sacramento, Calif., September 28, 1967. 

 Hon. Dante B. Fascell, 

 Rayhurn House Office Building, 

 Washington, D.C.: 

 Reference Pending Congressional Resolutions Opposing United Nations Acquiring 



Jurisdiction Over Ocean Resources. 



Please record my support of these resolutions. 



Too little is now known of the ocean potential. Therefore, action permitting 

 or approving U.N. jurisdiction is at this time premature. 



California is rapidly progressing its master plan for the conservation and 

 orderly development of ocean resources with our national posture having the 

 highest priority. 



Ronald Reagan, 

 Governor of California- 

 Mr. Fascell. I want to thank you for summarizing your state- 

 ment concisely, and for raising points which heretofore have not been 

 mentioned in this subcommittee. 



It seems to me there are two sides to the pomt you make because of 

 the fact that there is a study now under way as a result of the resolu- 

 tion adopted by the General Assembly, the reports on which study are 

 not due until the 23d General Assembly. That study might be inade- 

 quate. I suppose we will have som e suggestion before we are through here 

 on how long the study ought to b3. There is some validity to thefact that 

 any action or determination on sovereignty would be premature in the 



