OCEANOGRAPHY 1961 — PHASE 3 371 



I.NTEKNATIONAL PACIFIC HALIBUT COMMISSION, 



t<cattle, Wash., March 27, lOGl. 

 Hon. George P. Miller, 



Chairman, Suhcontmittce on Occanof/raphy, Committee on Merchant Marine and 

 Fisheries, House of Representatives, Washington, D.C. 

 Dear Sir : We have received your form letter of February 17, 1961, enclosing 

 copy of H.R. 4276, Oceanosrapliic Act of 1961, and askin," for comments. 



In common with other agencies responsible for research upon and the 

 management of marine fisheries resources, vv'e have long recognized an urgent 

 need for intensive oceanographic work. 



We heartily approve the objectives of your bill and the proposed composition 

 of the National Oceanographic Council which will be given the responsibility 

 of implementing them. 

 Sincerely yours, 



H. A. DuNLOP, 

 Director of Investigations and Secretary. 



Atlantic Research Corp., 

 Alexandria, Va., March 29, 1961. 

 Hon. George P. Miller, 



Chairman, Subcommittee on Oceanography, U.S. House of Representatives, 

 Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries, House Office Building, Wash- 

 ington, D.C. 



Dear Mr. Miller : Thank you for your letter of February 17 which enclosed 

 a copy of the bill cited the Oceanography Act of 1961. In general, we must give 

 our wholehearted support to federally initiated and supported oceanography 

 programs. This is one domain where the Federal Government has a right. Over 

 the past few years, private capital has spent millions of dollars building up a 

 capability in the expectation of Government support. Once the program has 

 uncovered and publicized the tremendous potential in our oceans, leadership can 

 be returned to the private, competitive sector of our society. 



Thank you for this opportunity to comment. 

 Very truly yours, 



C. M. Gray. 



Western Geophysical Co. of America, 



Los Angeles, Calif., March 31, 1961. 

 Hon. George P. Miller, 



Chairman, Special Su'bcom,mittee on Oceanography, Committee on Merchant 

 Marine and Fisheries, House of Representatives, Washington, D.C. 

 Dear Mr. Miller : It has recently come to my attention that you are preparing 

 or have prepared a national oceanographic research policies bill and that your 

 committee may be holding hearings on the subject in the near future. 



We are indeed pleased that an alternative approach to that offered by Senate 

 bill No. 901 will be presented. As we have previously indicated, we have certain 

 strong objections to that bill as presently written. Your well-organized and well- 

 balanced staff approach to oceanographic exploration leads us to expect that the 

 House bill will take a realistic and practical approach to the massive oceano- 

 graphic program. 



An opportunity to testify before your committee on any legislation affecting 

 oceanographic survey will be most welcome. If there is any material informa- 

 tion or assistance that we can furnish to your committee or your staff, please 

 feel free to call upon us. 



I am looking forward to meeting with you in Oklahoma City during the Geo- 

 physical Society meeting. 

 Yours very truly, 



Carl H. Savit, 

 Director of Systems Research. 



