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I feel very strongly, that a reasonable and a i:vspectful and mild ex- 
pression of the attitude of the Congress, the sense of the Congress, that 
it be fully and constantly advised in this field of establishing the im- 
portant ground rule of jurisdiction of the ocean bottom, whose riches 
and potentialitiess we are now realizing are almost unlimited, is in 
order. The Congress, I repeat, was the pioneer mover in this area. It 
must be given the chance to know what is happening and in advance 
not have to wait until some treaty is presented to it, or not learn that 
we have delegated authority to somebody, some group in the United 
Nations. I repeat that the Congress should be fully and constantly 
advised. 
Now, that is the whole story of my resolution. I agree thoroughly 
with the distinguished Senator from Rhode Island in his emphasis on 
the need for rapid and affirmative action. 
I just want the Congress in the picture, and for the United States 
to have a policy such as our Commission is working on. And I would 
say that in my opinion it is a little too early to present a real form of a 
treaty on a matter as delicate as this jurisdictional matter. But I hope 
the committee will, not necessarily in the form in which I have intro- 
duced it, report a resolution along the line of mine, and bring about 
and effectuate the purpose that I have just outlined. 
T thank you, Mr. Chairman, and gentlemen. 
Senator Sparkman. Thank you, Senator Cotton. 
Any questions ? 
AGREEMENT WITH OBJECTIVES OF RESOLUTIONS 
Senator Gorr. Mr. Chairman, I wish to congratulate Senators Pell 
and Cotton upon this initiative. It is a performance of the constitu- 
tional function of advice and consent in its highest and truest meaning. 
So many people, perhaps because of the course of events, have come 
to regard the constitutional duty of the Senate with respect to advise 
and consent as one of consent almost exclusively. Here, two distin- 
guished Senators are taking the initiative in a new field, a field in which 
initiative and action is needed. 
It was my privilege and honor a few years ago to be a delegate to the 
United Nations, in which capacity I was assigned the task of debating 
an agreement on outer space with the Soviet Union and other members 
of the United Nations. This ultimately was agreed to, and the Senate 
ratified a treaty on this. 
I hope that, partly as a result of this initiative by our distinguished 
colleagues, a treaty can be achieved in this new frontier. I wish 
to thoroughly and heartily express agreement with the objectives and 
the eloquent statements made by both of the Senators, and again to 
congratulate them, Mr. Chairman. 
Senator Corron. I thank the Senator. 
Senator Sparkman. By the way, I believe it took several years to 
negotiate the treaty on outer space. 
Senator Gor. Yes it did. 
Senator Sparkman. And these things do not come about quickly or 
easily. 
Senator Pell? 
