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going to the United Nations, would yon think in the interests of onr 

 country and others that this would be a useful thing? 



Mr. Reinecke. No, because the next step would be for the United 

 States to lose the Panama Canal and I am not willing to give that up. 



Mr. Fraser. I have no further questions, Mr. Chairman. 



Mr. Fascell. Mr. Gross. 



Mr. Gross. Thank you, Mr. Chairman. 



I simply want to commend the gentleman for his statement. 



Mr. Fascell. Mr. Roybal. 



Mr. Roybal. I have no questions. 



Mr. Fascell. Mr. Frelinghuysen. 



Mr. Frelinghuysen. I have no questions, Mr. Chairman. 



I would like to thank Mr. Reinecke for coming. It has been interest- 

 ing to hear from him. 



Mr. Fascell. Thank you very much for being here. 



Mr. Reinecke. I would like to add one comment, if I may. 



I don't know whether you have the Navy on your witness list or not. 

 I suggest that you consider this because certainly one of the first lines 

 that would be drawn in the serious consideration of this in the United 

 Nations is to have a nonproliferation of armaments or defense struc- 

 tures discussion. We are already there. I think the Navy is in the best 

 position to advise you. 



Mr. Frelinghuysen. I am interested in the wording of the resolu- 

 tion that went to your subcommittee. It might be of value to know how 

 two different committees get jurisdiction over a problem of this kind. 

 I ask unanimous consent that the other language be incorporated. 



Mr. Fascell. Without objection. House Joint Resolution 830 will 

 be incorporated in the record at this point. 



(H.J. Res. 830 follows:) 



[HJ. Res. 830] 



JOINT RESOLUTION 



To provide for a study of the resources of the ocean floor by the National Council on Marine Resources and 

 Engineering Development, and to prevent certain premature actions which might adversely affect the 

 interests of the United States in such resources 



Whereas the national goals of the United States for the development of the ocean 

 floor's resources have not been clearly defined, nor has an approach to the develop- 

 ment of these resources been formvilated; and 



Whereas at present we have only limited understanding of the extent of the 

 undersea resources, the means of obtaining access to them, the conditions for 

 processing and marketing them, and the impact which activities connected with 

 their extraction and mining will have on other uses of the sea; and 



Whereas the Congress of the United States in 1966 enacted Public Law 89-454 

 for the expressed purpose of establishing two official bodies — the National Council 

 on Marine Resources and Engineering Development, and the Commission on 

 Marine Science, Engineering, and Resources — to identify national objectives 

 concerning undersea resources and recommend Federal programs to accomplish 

 these aims: and 



Whereas strong efforts are being exerted by certain groups and individuals to 

 immediately place the United Nations in control of the resources of the bed of the 

 deep ocean beyond the Continental Shelf; and 



Whereas a number of highly responsible national organizations, representing a 

 broad segment of the American public as well as many of the parties interested and 

 experienced in the development of undersea resources, have expressed opposition 

 to conferring title at this time to such undersea resources upon the United Nations: 

 Therefore be it 



Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America 

 in Congress assembled, That section 4 of the Marine Resources and Engineering 



