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As has been said, I think you have made a real contribution here ; 

 particularly I think it has been helpful to have you set out specifically 

 goals that have to be considered as to how we are going to begin them 

 and when. 



I, of course, share your feeling that the best way for us to proceed 

 to really get something done is to have a national commission. 



Mr. Stephan. This is my personal feeling, sir. 



Mr. Rogers. Because I think we need to focus the attention of the 

 whole Nation on the urgency of this problem and I do not know any 

 better vehicle to use than this national commission and really set our 

 goals and to pull the oceanographic community together to help solve 

 this problem. 



So I think you have made a real contribution and we are very 

 grateful to you for your appearance here today. 



Mr. Stephan". Thank you. 



Mr. Rogers. You have been on a recent trip to the Atlantic, Project 

 Neptune — Atlantic, which this committee is most interested in, and 

 at the suggestion of the counsel, he wondered if it would be possible 

 for you to stay over tomorrow and perhaps brief the committee, al- 

 though you have not had time, I know, to make all of your findings 

 but give us your impressions. 



Mr. Stephan. If that is desirable I will be glad to do it, sir. 



Mr. Rogers. That would be fine. 



So, this completes the list of witnesses today. We will adjourn over 

 until 10 o'clock tomorrow morning when we will hear any additional 

 witnesses and to take up H.R. Y7Y8, and we hope also to go into execu- 

 tive session at that time. 



The committee stands adjourned. 



(Whereupon, at 12 :10 p.m. the committee was recessed, to reconvene 

 at 10 a.m., Thursday, August 19, 1965.) 



