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I realize I am a member of the delegation and once a decision is 

 made, even if I should disagree with it, it will be the Government's 

 decision. We can't speak with two voices. I also introduced a resolu- 

 tion on the matter. One change I would make in it is the one Mr. 

 Frelinghuysen's comment suggested. I would strike out the portion 

 "at this time." So Mr. Gross and I would be consistent in our views. 

 I don't know what my views will be in the future, but I do know that 

 this is an extremely important field. Frankly I am one who thinks we 

 ought to be investigating the ocean depths faster than we are outer 

 space. I think oceanography is an extremely important field and a 

 tremendous amount of study and investigation is absolutely necessary 

 by the countries who are prepared and adequately equipped and 

 financially able to do the job. 



I do not think the United Nations, on the basis of my study of it 

 during recent years, is even mature enough to make the kind of in- 

 vestigation and study that ought to be made. Yet I think it is a field 

 where they are justified in having their committees make the survey 

 and the studies, and I think this resolution which was passed in the 

 21st session was designed, more or less, to find out what is being done 

 in the field so that all of the member nations would know what was 

 going on. I just wanted to get my views on the record, Mr. Chairman, 

 and to thank you for giving me that opportunity. 



Mr. Fascell. Mr. Reinecke, you see you have stimulated a great 

 deal of interest. 



Mrs. Bolton? 



Mrs. Bolton. I am particidarly interested in this because I have 

 had occasion to dig into it a little bit. I think it is a very thrilling 

 thing that the United Nations, through the Malta proposal or in any 

 other way, should be alert to the vast fields that it opens up and to 

 the extraordinary era we are living in. When you look back just a 

 little way, any talk of going below the ocean floor was just ridiculous. 

 Now that matter is right before us. 



I sincerely hope that all consideration of it will be done with 

 great care and patience and careful timing. We have enough troubles 

 in the world without raking them up from the bottom of the sea. If 

 we do need what is there — I should say we do need the knowledge of 

 what is there, but perhaps our grandchildren, our great-grandchildren 

 will need it more than we do. Let's not do anything at this point that 

 will make it more difficidt for them to use it. 



I am very, very happy to feel that thei-e are so many of you wlio are 

 in on this resolution and who are really taking such a deep interest 

 in it. I hope that that v/ill continue. 



I hope the chairman will be, as he alwaj^s is, very kiud and let me 

 come to thsee meetings. 



Mr. Fascell. We are delighted to have you, Mrs. Bolton. 



Mr. Fraser? 



Mr. Fraser. Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I want to add my voice 

 to the others. I think that your connnents have helped to round out 

 the discussion in a very imjiortant and useful way. 1 was curious as 

 to your response to one question. I do not want to mislead you on it, 

 it is just a matter of curiosity, as to liow you might want to approach it. 



Supposing it were politically feasible that the Suez Canal coidd 

 be transferred to international jurisdiction with some of the revenues 



