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6. Continue and expand the Navy’s support of civilian oceano- 
graphic laboratories as proposed in Project THNOC, which is sub- 
stantially similar to recommendations by the Committee on Ocean- 
ography. 
7. Establish with the National Science Foundation or the National 
Academy of Sciences-National Research Council—a program of 
scholarships for selected students adapted to graduate training and 
research in the marine sciences. 
8. Conduct a systematic and expanded program of three-dimen- 
Sional ocean surveys including measurements or studies of depths, 
salinity, temperature, current velocity, wave motion, magnetism, and 
biological activity. 
9. Continue a policy of expanding assistance and support to exist- 
ing civilian laboratories and universities engaged in basic oceano- 
graphic research, and foster the establishment and growth of new 
civilian laboratories for applied oceanographic research needed by the 
Navy. 
10. Request and obtain cooperation from other Government de- 
partments and agencies having an interest in the marine sciences, and 
to cooperate with the several States, educational institutions, labora- 
tories, other public and private organizations, and with persons who 
can be of assistance. 
Section 14 would authorize appropriations for the programs specified 
in section 13 in sums necessary for the following: 
Construction of nine research ships of 1,200 to 1,500 tons displace- 
ment and four research ships of from 2,000 to 3,000 tons displacement. 
It was provided, however, that not more than one of the 2,000- to 
3,000-ton ships should be built in any one year of the 10-year program, 
and that construction of the other research ships be spaced by years, 
with two each in the first and second years, one in the third year, two in 
the fourth year, and one in succeeding years of the program. This 
proviso followed the scheduling of ship construction in the TENOC 
report. 
Construction of two survey ships of approximately 500 tons dis- 
placement, five survey ships of 1,200 to 1,500 tons displacement, and 
three of 2,000 tons displacement, with a proviso that not more than 
two of the 1,200 to 1,500 tons ships be built in 1 year. 
Construction of one research ship of 300-ton displacement. 
Operation of these basic research ships in excess of present operating 
costs for such ships, providing that this not exceed $420,000 per 
annum for each of the new 1,200- to 1,500-ton ships, $700,000 per 
annum for each of the 2,000- to 3,000-ton ships, and $250,000 per 
annum for each of the 500-ton ships. 
nee of new shore facilities for basic research and for survey 
work. 
Basic research other than ships. 
Engineering needs for ocean exploration and research which may 
include bathyscaphs, manned and unmanned buoys, icebreakers and 
submarines modified or converted for scientific use (Soviet Russia has 
converted two 12,000-ton icebreakers into scientific research ships), 
telemetering devices, current meters, underwater television, seismic 
equipment, turbulence measuring devices, biological sampling devices, 
precision salinometers, precision echo sounders, towed temperature 
