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Further, we are considering requirements and methods for testing 

 and calibration centers including, in consultation with the National 

 Bureau of Standards, the setting of primary operational standards 

 for instruments and equipment. 



In all of this work of the Interagency Committee on Oceanography 

 and in the national program, the Navy, as you are fully aware, has a 

 vital interest and is the major contributor. The Navy must have 

 a thorough understanding of the oceans as a unique operating en- 

 vironment. Our operations in the air, on the seas, and under the seas 

 are heavily influenced by the oceans. The success of our powerful 

 and modern Navy deDends increasingly on our understanding of the 

 ocean environment. 



A study of the total Navy effort in oceanography has just been com- 

 pleted and is being published in the ten-year oceanographic plan 

 (TENOC-1961). This plan provides a coherent and consistent defi- 

 nition of Navy objectives in oceanography. It includes long-range 

 programs in research, facilities, shipbuilding, surveys, data acquisi- 

 tion and dissemination, and instrumentation development. It is a 

 vigorous and imaginative expanding program. Its contribution to 

 the national program is clearly defined. In addition to this contribu- 

 tion, the plan outlines and supports militarily oriented programs. 

 For example, for fiscal year 1962, while the Navy contribution to the 

 national oceanographic program is $32 million, its total budget in- 

 cluding military oceanography is $54 million. While the additional 

 increment will normally contain military projects directly applicable 

 to defense requirements, the results of a considerable portion of these 

 data will be introduced into the data center and will be available as 

 part of the national program. The antisubmarine warfare environ- 

 mental prediction study (ASWEPS) , conducted by the Hydrographic 

 Office, is a significant example. Another noteworthy example is the 

 equatorial Pacific survey to be conducted by the Hydrographic Office 

 in response to military requirements. In the process of this military 

 survey the full scope of marine phenomena will be observed with a 

 view toward obtaining a complete picture of oceanic environment in 

 these areas. The information thus obtained will be incorporated into 

 the data center's files for worldwide use. The hydrographer of the 

 Navy has given wide distribution to this plan in order that oceano- 

 graphers in other Federal agencies may participate in one or more 

 phases of the survey. 



The Interagency Committee on Oceanography has, I sincerely be- 

 lieve, demonstrated that it can effectively coordinate the oceanographic 

 progi-ams of the various Federal agencies. We all recognize, of course, 

 that the Committee is still a young organization and, as I indicated 

 before, is considering methods whereby it may increase its effectiveness. 

 There is no question that we have the full cooperation of the agencies 

 performing oceanography and the full support of our superiors in 

 the administration. The national program for fiscal year 1962, sub- 

 mitted by President Kennedy, is responsive to the missions and re- 

 sources of the participating agencies and is designed to probe those 

 areas wherein the Nation's needs are urgent. A significant part of 

 the President's program consists of capital expenditures for ships 

 and facilities, forecasting continued growth in oceanography by pro- 

 viding a broader base for future operations. 



