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jmigle." Survival depends upon how vt^ell we know this environment, 

 and whether, like Tarzan, we can tell the friendly sounds from the 

 unfriendly ones — the monkeys from the tigers. 



Slide No. 44. ASW team: Victory or defeat in future wars may 

 well hinge upon superior knowledge of the seas. One of the vital 

 supporting elements of seapower is oceanographic research. Through 

 this research the Navy w^ill be in a better position to perform its mis- 

 sions under — on — and over the sea. 



Our scientific, economic and military future may well be locked in 

 the world's oceans. The key to this future lies in study and research 

 in the vast ocean areas. 



Slide No. 45. Oceanographer on sliip : Although our small corps of 

 oceanographers and supporting scientists have made a good start on an 

 effective oceanographic research program — "making do'' with existing 

 equipment — there is an urgent requirement for new equipment and 

 modern facilities. 



We need new ships, laboratories, and engineering facilities plus 

 trained manpower. 



Slide No. 46. Three Scientists : Manpower is critical. In support 

 of each scientist at sea, three or four scientists and technicians in labo- 

 ratories ashore are needed to develop new theories, extract and inter- 

 pret data, and design new instrumentation. 



Slide No. 47. United States vs. U.S.S.R. : Today we trail the Soviets 

 in nimibers, tonnage, and quality of seagoing research ships ; we also 

 trail in manpower devoted to the job of exploring the seas; and prob- 

 ably in supporting facilities of all kinds. 



Slide No. 48. Research Ships: The United States — the richest 

 country in the world — has only 45 research ships scattered among 

 civilian, military, fishery, and geodetic activities; while the Soviets 

 have a modern armada of more than 100 ships. 



Slide No. 49. Soviet Research Ship : Many of their ships are quite 

 large, displacing up to 6,000 tons. Unlike ours, their ships have been 

 designed from the keel up for research and specialized scientific 

 undertakings. 



Urgently needed, then, is a clear-cut, long-range program designed 

 to regain our country's lost leadership in the exploration of inner 

 space. This program must give our Navy, our oceanographic institu- 

 tions, and our universities the type of support that they so urgently 

 need. 



Slide No. 50. Ten- Year Program : Fortunately, we have such a plan 

 in the report of the Committee on Oceanography of the National 

 Academy of Sciences — National Research Comicil. 



In support of this national program, the 'Nsivj has developed its 

 own 10-year program. The Navy's program, in coordination with 

 other governmental agencies, calls for increased emphasis in tlie fol- 

 lowing areas : 



Slide No. 51. "Woman in Lab : Basic and applied research. The 

 Navy is expanding its support of both of these two types of research. 

 They go hand in hand. Through basic research we obtain funda- 

 mental knowledge — without thought of specific application. The suc- 

 cess of applied research, however, depends upon this fundamental 

 knowledge. 



Slide No. 52. NEL : The Navy program calls for more new labora- 

 tory facilities — and financial support for the education of future oce- 



