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more comprehensive appraisal of the ground water reserves in this area and to 

 better define the dangers of salt-water contamination. 



The drilling program has indeed given us much needed data to further our 

 studies on the water resources in this area. In the long run this data will 

 benefit the hundreds of thousands of people in this area who depend on the 

 water from this aquifer for domestic, municipal, and industrial supplies. 

 Sincerely yours, 



GiLBEET W. Leve, Geologist. 



U.S. Department of the iNTEEaoB, 



Geological Survey, 

 Washington, B.C., June 11, 1965. 



Dr. William Benson, 

 National Science Foundation, 

 Washington, B.C. 



Dear Me. Bensow : We in the U.S. Geological Survey are very pleased with the 

 success of the recent JOIDES-Blake Plateau venture and are convinced that such 

 enterprises will yield much new scientific information on the history of the 

 ocean basins and potential resources that lie buried off our continental borders. 

 By this letter I would like to congratulate those individuals who organized and 

 participated in in the venture. 



I can foresee additional projects of this type. If such are contemplated, please 

 let me assure you of our continuing interest in participation as collaborating 

 scientists. Do not hesitate to call on us for help or advice in planning or evalu- 

 ation of future projects of this kind. 

 Sincerely yours, 



W. T. Pecora, Chief Geologist. 



Mr. Casey. Mr. Dow? 



Mr. Dow. No comment, Mr. Chairman. 



Mr. Casey. Mr.Pelly? 



Mr. Pelly. Mr. Chairman, I would like to say I think Dr. Ha worth 

 has made a clear-cut statement that will contribute much to the think- 

 ing of the committee. It has been very helpful and I appreciate his 

 being with us today. 



Mr. Haworth. Thank you, Mr. Pelly. 



Mr. Casey. Doctor, it seems to me that you. and your department are 

 in a little different situation than the other agencies who have ap- 

 peared here, because you take most of them, they are primarily — ^their 

 primary responsibility is not oceanography or sciences as such while 

 your's is. 



Mr. Haworth. That is right. 



Mr. Casey. Of course, you have many, many other endeavors in 

 the scientific field other than oceanography. Since this is an era where 

 science is coming to the forefront, I am sure that yours is a very fas- 

 cinating and busy task. 



And also you have your own separate appropriation for your sicen- 

 tific endeavors. 



Mr. Haworth. Yes. 



Mr. Casey. So that you are different in this respect, and one of the 

 weaknesses of the system that I feel exists is that when the ICO decides 

 on a particular program, if they should assign it to some agency pri- 

 marily concerned with, say, defense or parks and wildlife, why, some- 

 times that particular appropriation or money for that particular proj- 

 ect does not receive the attention before a congressional committee. 



I would like to know whether you feel that the present setup 

 insofar as the other agencies, have they been successful in getting 

 the necessary funds to carry out some of these, not just the projects 



