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Under this program, we now have developed a competence at ARL 

 to establish austere stations on the ice, and as Admiral Coates men- 

 tioned, we have just completed the establishment of a station on an 

 ice island. 



Mr. Vanik. Thank you very much. We appreciate that. 



Admiral, we certainly appreciate your testimony before the com- 

 mittee this morning, and we appreciate the cooperation of the mem- 

 bers of your staff who came with you. 



Thank you very much. 



Admiral Coates. Thank you. 



Mr. Vanik. The next witness is Dr. Paul Fye. 



Is Dr. Fye in the room ? 



Dr. Fye, we are very happy to have you here this morning, and you 

 may proceed directly to the presentation of your statement. 



STATEMENT OP DR. PAUL M. FYE, DIRECTOR, WOODS HOLE 

 OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTION 



Dr. Fye. Mr. Chairman, gentlemen, as Director of the Woods Hole 

 Oceanographic Institution it is indeed a high honor and great privi- 

 lege to meet with your distinguished committee again. The entire 

 staff of our Institution has been heartened and inspired by the keen 

 interest shown by this committee in the subject which is the sole mis- 

 sion of our laboratory. The sympathetic response to the desires of 

 oceanographers was especially noted by them during the hearings 

 before Mr. Miller's Subcommittee on Oceanography held at Woods 

 Hole 2 years ago. 



It should be noted that the interest and response of this committee 

 has made a great impact not only with oceanographers but also in 

 the entire scientific community. This has been especially apparent 

 in the Undersea Warfare Research and Development Planning Coun- 

 cil established by the U.S. Navy 2 years ago this month. 



This Council is composed of the scientific directors and command- 

 ing officers of the 13 laboratories principally concerned with undersea 

 warfare problems, and therefore vitally concerned with the complexi- 

 ties of the oceans. Eight of these laboratories are within the Navy, 

 and five are nonprofit research laboratories such as ours at Woods 

 Hole. It has been my privilege during the past year to serve as 

 Chairman of this Council, and I can thus personally testify to exten- 

 sive appreciation and importance of the work of this committee. 



Once again jou have before you an important piece of legislation in 

 H.R. 4276, a bill which is important not only to the small number of 

 scientists who actively go to sea in order to solve its mysteries, but 

 also to the entire Nation — indeed, to the whole world. I need not 

 emphasize to this committee the importance of oceanography. The 

 fact that you have this legislation before you is evidence of your aware- 

 ness of the important role marine sciences will play in shaping our 

 entire civilization. 



Fortunately, your work, together with the work of several other 

 groups both within the legislative and executive branches of Govern- 

 ment and on the outside, have made it no longer necessary to demon- 

 strate in detail the important role the oceans play in our daily lives. 

 Especially noteworthy in this connection have been the work of the 



