106 THE NAVY OCEANOGRAPHIC OPERATIONS PROGRAM 



offices of the world and the resultant better working relation- 

 ships attest to the success of this venture. 



Considerable international cooperation exists within the sea ice 

 program. In a special effort to assess the maximum ice budget 

 through aerial and satellite reconnaissance surveys, Norwegian 

 scientists participated in several U. S. Naval flights in early 1967. 

 There has also been cooperation and exchange of data .with West 

 Germany and Japan. Interest in future programs has been 

 expressed by Swedish, Finnish, and Canadian activities. Invi- 

 tations to participate in aerial reconnaissances were extended 

 to the Soviet Arctic and Antarctic Research Institute. 

 Cooperation with Canada in its Polar Continental Shelf Project 

 is planned. 



International cooperative efforts are effected through the 

 Department of State and coordinated as appropriate with other 

 federal agencies with allied interests. 



