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Mr. Fountain. Thank you. 

 Mr. Fascell. Mr. Gross. 

 Mr. Gross. Thank you, Mr. Chairman. 



To start A\dth, I would like to call attention to my resolution, House 

 Joint Resolution 835 on this subject and read the resolving clause: 



That the Congress of the United States memorialize the President to instruct 

 American representatives of the United Nations to oppose any action to vest 

 control of the resources of the deep sea beyond the Continental Shelves of the 

 United States. 



I will say for the edification of my friend from New Jersey, there is 

 no time element in the resolving clause of my resolution. 



Mr. Frelinghuysen. If you Avill yield, I am relieved to hear this 

 because it did seem if Mr. Gross were endorsing this resolution he 

 would certainly be indicating that there is a responsibility for the 

 United Nations. It shows, as I would have expected, that the gentle- 

 man from Iowa has done his homework and has come up with a strong 

 anti-United Nations resolution. 



Mr. Gross. At least up to a certain point. I might suggest that 

 although I am a Republican, my resolution might be substituted for 

 the Democratic resolution. I won't insist on it, but I just suggest it. 



Mr. Fascell. That is all right; I won't insist either. 



Mr. Gross. The gentleman from Florida, Mr. Rogers, should under- 

 stand that he may be denounced in some quarters for having pointed 

 out how this great Nation of ours was developed. That is old fashioned, 

 and not in conformance with the welfare state, the gentleman should 

 understand that. 



I want to commend the gentleman for his position and for the state- 

 ment that he has made this morning. 



Mr. Rogers. Thank you. 



Mr. Fascell. Mr. Roybal. 



Mr. Roybal. Mr. Chau'man, for the purposes of further clarification 

 we have received at least two recommendations as to what this 

 committee can do. 



The way I understand the recommendation that you have made, 

 you have recommended that this committee take a strong position 

 against the Malta proposal now or at any time; is that correct? 



Mr. Rogers. I don't know what position it will want to take. That 

 would be a decision of the committee after going into it. But I do 

 think the immediate problem is the Malta resolution and that is 

 what I was trying to address myself to. At this time, we certainly 

 want to make sure that the Malta resolution makes no headway in 

 the United Nations. 



Then I think you are going to have to deal wdth other situations 

 as they may come up. 



As the chairman has said, you will want a continuing oversight over 

 this entire problem. It would be essential. 



Mr. Roybal. The other situations you make reference to would be, 

 then, the proposal at the present time that a study continue until 

 next year when they will make a report and perhaj)s this committee 

 can at that time make a determination as to what recommendations 

 it would make. 



Mr. Rogers. I think you can go ahead and make a recommenda- 

 tion now that you do not want the Malta resolution. I would hope 

 you would. 



