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have been profound already. Its interests are, therefore, also identi- 

 fied with San Diego, a rising center in the study of oceanography. 



I know that San Diego has come to be identified with the devel- 

 opment of aeronautics and space. This stems from the fact that we 

 built the plane in which Lindbergh flew to Paris, and we built the 

 missiles that put the first men into space. 



I don't want you to be confused by this, to think that our limita- 

 tions are established in the field. We are preparing also to probe 

 the ocean's depths. 



I thank you for making my excuses, Mr. Chairman. Your Texas 

 colleague, Walter Rogers, is probably already wondering where his 

 committee member is, so he can start, a hearing on an FPC matter. 

 I thank you for the privilege of appearing and I know you will give 

 rapt attention to these expert witnesses from the community of San 

 Diego. 



Mr. Casey. Thank you. Congressman A^an Deerlin. We appreciate 

 your introduction of your friends and constituents. Don't use me as 

 an excuse to Congressman Walter Rogers. It probably will not stand 

 you in good stead. 



The first witness we will call this morning is Dr. Jolin W. Clark, 

 of the National Association of Manufacturers' Research Committee, 

 the Subcommittee on Oceanography. 



STATEMENT OF DR. JOHN W. CLARK, OCEANOGRAPHY SUBCOM- 

 MITTEE, RESEARCH COMMITTEE OF THE NATIONAL ASSOCIA- 

 TION OF MANUFACTURERS 



Dr. Clark. Mr. Chairman, and members of the subcommittee, it is 

 a real privilege to be here tliis nioniing and to present some thoughts 

 on this important subject. 



Mr. Casey. We are pleased to have you. Doctor. We look forward 

 to hearing you this morning. Go right aliead, Doctor. 



Dr. Clakk. My name is John W. Clark. I am currently a con- 

 sultant on ocean engineering in San Diego, as Congressman Van 

 Deerlin has pointed out, and a member of the Oceanography Sub- 

 committee of the Research Committee of the National Association 

 of Manufacturers on whose behalf I am testifying today. 



This testimony represents considerable work by this subcommittee. 

 I do not wnsh to take too much individual credit for it. 



For the past 2 years, until veiy recently, I was ocean engineering 

 coordinator with Battelle Memorial Institute of Columbus, Ohio, 

 and for the previous 8 years I was with the Nucleonics Division of 

 Hughes Aircraft Co., where one of my responsibilities was the design, 

 development, and construction of remote-control systems. One of 

 these has been in use in offshore oilfields of California for almost 

 5 years. 



At this point, Mr. Chairman, I would like your permission to enter 

 the written testimony in the record and would like to simply sum- 

 marize some of the highlights of this testimony for the members 

 of the committee. 



Mr. Casey. That will be fine, Doctor. We will enter your state- 

 ment and you can svunmarize it. 



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