ADDRESS OF WELCOME 



Rear Admiral C. O. Holmquist 



Chief of Naval Besearah and Assistant 

 Oceanographer for Oaean Saienae 



I am pleased to welcome you to the Eighth International 

 Symposium in Naval Hydrodynamics. This is a symposium sponsored 

 every other year by the Office of Naval Research, with the objective 

 of bringing together the leading investigators in the field of hydro- 

 dynamics research throughout the world. 



ONR has held many international meetings during the nearly 

 quarter- century of its existence. This is in line with its charter 

 issued by Congress, which includes the responsibility to disseminate 

 information on world-wide trends in research and development. It 

 is for this reason, for example, that we have a branch office in 

 London. 



This series of meetings , however, has a unique characteristic. 

 Every other meeting is held outside the United States. Two years 

 ago we met in Rome, and two years from now we plan to hold this 

 symposium in another country. This stimulates attendance by non- 

 U. S. participants. 



This year we welcome to the United States a number of dis- 

 tinguished researchers in the field of hydrodynamics. As you have 

 noted in your program, you will hear papers read by scientists 

 from institutions as far away as Australia, The information made 

 available through this international meeting will not only provide the 

 U.S. Navy with new ideas for significantly improving its ship designs 

 but also a pool of knowledge that will stimulate international coopera- 

 tion in science. The Navy has already received important benefits 

 from an exchange of research data with other countries. 



In regard to this symposium, ONR owes a great deal both to 

 the Naval Undersea Research and Development Center and the 

 California Institute of Technology, who have joined together to serve 

 as hosts. We appreciate very much their efforts in arranging this 

 meeting and providing the excellent facilities. 



I might add as a personal note that I am delighted to have this 

 opportunity to return to the Cal Tech campus , where I studied for 

 my doctorate in the early 1950 's. Since my field is aeronautics, I 



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