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Dr. Carmichael. Thank you very much. We do feel that that is 

 very true. 



Mr. DiNGELL. Doctor, I certainly want to thank you for a very splen- 

 did and helpful statement, and we hope that you will understand some 

 of the remarks of the Chair were not intended by way of criticism 

 either of yourself or the great institution you represent, but rather 

 by way of criticism of the state of affairs which has permitted the 

 Smithsonian to fail to have the funds to operate in the public interest. 



Dr. Carmichael. Thank you very much, Mr. Chairman. 



Mr. Dingell. The Chair will recognize next Dr. Hiden Cox, director 

 of the American Institute of Biological Sciences. 



Doctor, we are privileged to have you with us this morning, and you. 

 are certainly welcome. 



Do you have anyone with you this morning you would like to have 

 sit beside you at the witness table ? 



Mr. Cox. Yes, Mr. Chairman. 



I have with me my deputy. Dr. John R. Olive, and ask if he might 

 sit with me. 



Mr. DiNGELL. Proceed. 



STATEMENT OF DE. HIDEN COX, DIRECTOR, AMERICAN INSTITUTE 

 OP BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES; ACCOMPANIED BY DR. JOHN R. OLIVE,, 

 DEPUTY EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF BIO- 

 LOGICAL SCIENCES 



Mr. Cox. I am Hiden Cox, and I am the executive director of the 

 American Institute of Biological Sciences, although I hasten to add 

 I am not testifying in behalf of the institute this morning. 



I find always in situations of this sort that I am placed at a dis- 

 advantage personally, since I always seem to follow such distinguished 

 people as Dr. Carmichael. 



Secondly, I must say I am not even a marine biologist, and yet I 

 have been asked to testify upon a bill involving that aspect of biology. 



However, j)roceeding from the assumption that whatever helps that 

 segment of biology helps all biology, then I do welcome the oppor- 

 tunity of submitting my comments on this bill. 



This bill, in my opinion, is quite an excellent bill and I believe that 

 all science will benefit by its passage. 



As a biologist, I am understandably gratified that there is especial 

 emphasis upon the development of biological aspects of oceanography. 

 It is becoming increasingly apparent, I think, that most major scien- 

 tific breakthroughs of the next several years will be biological and 

 I commend the sponsors of this bill for their vision and foresight. 



I am in favor of the establishment of a National Oceanographic 

 Council which would be charged with responsibility to develop the> 

 aquatic resources of the United States along the lines stated in this 

 bill. 



Any group of this sort, if it were to have representation from all 

 involved sciences, would obviously be unmanageable and I have every 

 reason to be confident that the distinguished persons who will con- 

 stitute this Council will seek advice from practicing scientists in the 

 many fields of biology which contribute to marine biology. 



