382 NATIONAL OCEANOGRAPHIC PROGRAM LEGISLATION 



Because of the community's preeminence in this great new field of 

 exploration and activity we were able to attract to the committee men 

 of great capability, nationally and internationally recognized as ex- 

 perts in all facets of oceanographic research, development, and produc- 

 tion. I thought it would be interesting for the members of your com- 

 mittee to know who these men are and I am providing each member 

 with a roster of that particular committee, which, incidentally, num- 

 bers almost 50 persons of preeminence in this field. That appears in 

 the brochures which we have distributed. 



The first task which our committee assuinsd was to identify and 

 catalog all educational, governmental, research and development, mili- 

 tary, commercial and industrial agencies and firms in the San Diego 

 area working in the marine field. Of the more than 50 identified, in 

 excess of 30 are engaged in developing and building components, in- 

 strmnents, and hardware for scientific, military, and conunercial uses. 



The committee has published a brochure, Oceanography in San 

 Diego, Calif., which we believe is the first produced by any community 

 in the United States. It describes pictorially and editorially San 

 Diego's ocean environment, its natural resources, its technical, edu- 

 cational, research, library, and support facilities, its firms with ex- 

 perience, its human resources — in short, San Diego's present inventory 

 and potential capacity in the oceanographic field. 



The committee has also cooperated with the famous Scripps In- 

 stitution of Oceanography of the University of California and the 

 Navy Electronics Laboratory in identifying San Diego as an oceano- 

 graphic center of worldwide interest and prestige. 



The Naval Electronics Laboratoiy was first established in 1906. The 

 present name, of course, is derived from its activities much, much 

 better than that. 



Oceanographic enterprises are growing rapidly in San Diego. Re- 

 cent additions include Sealab (the Na\'y''s underwater living experi- 

 ment) and the Navy's Deep Sea Submergence Group, General Dy- 

 namics Marine Technology Center, Lockheed's Ocean Science Center, 

 Kennecott Copper Co.'s Special Projects Office, the Westinghouse 

 Deep Star oceanographic submarine, and INIarine Science International. 



Add these to the list Avhich appears in the brochure we are providing 

 for the members of the committee and I feel certain that you will know 

 why we felt impelled to come to Washington to share with you in these 

 hearings our thoughts on the kind of Federal legislation we think 

 would best implement the national oceanographic program. 



Rather than address ourselves to the details of the specific bills which 

 are under study, we present to you our recommendations for the prin- 

 ciples we feel should influence the nature of the legislation to be 

 adopted and for the type of organization wliich could best implement 

 the mosit effective national program. 



Here to present the recommendation of the San Diego Chamber of 

 Connnerce Oceanographic Committee is its chairman, Mr. Finn Claudi- 

 JVIagnussen, director, planning and marketing, Wliittaker Corp., 

 Narmco Research & Development Division. Mr. Claudi-Magnussen 

 and his company are currently designing and building structures for 

 deep sea use. 



Mr, Casey. Proceed, Mr. Claudi-Magnussen. 



