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Mr. Pelly, Under international law the Continental Shelf is under 

 the sovereignty of the United States is it not ? 



Dr. Cain. That is correct. 



Mr. Pelly. It has a vast amount of minerals. 



Dr. Cain. That is correct. 



Mr. Pelly. We will have a great shortage of raw materials ac- 

 cording to you. Certainly you have indicated by the year 2000 the an- 

 nual consumption of metals will have more than doubled. 



Dr. Cain. Mr. Pelly this question was discussed at the first meeting 

 of the Committee and the State Department raised very serious ques- 

 tions about getting into the problem which is covered by the Commit- 

 tee on International Marine Policy which deals specifically with the 

 outer limits of the Continental Shelf. 



We think our interests will be primarily on the inshore territorial 

 waters of the Continental Shelf. 



Mr. Pelly. Mr. Reinecke. 



Mr. Reinecke. You used the term "committee" several times here. 

 AVould you clarify what committee you are talking about ? When you 

 said "the committee did not have jurisdiction" did you mean the 

 Merchant Marine Committee or your Committee or the Marine Coun- 

 cil or what ? 



Dr. Cain. This question I gather is related to the very last part of 

 the testimony where I mentioned the National Marine Council Com- 

 mittee on the Multiple Uses of the Coastal Zone. I should have made 

 that clear. 



Mr. Reinecke. Thank you. 



Mr. Pelly. Is it not a fact that the Department of the 'Interior 

 has published leasing maps indicating an intent to assume jurisdiction 

 over the ocean bottom as far offshore as 100 miles or to a depth of 

 6,000 feet? 



Dr. Cain. It is true that there have been such maps issued. I think 

 I would like to answer the question this way : The responsibilities of 

 this particular Committee on the Multiple Uses of the Coastal Zone 

 are so ramifying in subject matter that we are trying to restrict our- 

 selves as much as we can geographically. You are quite right that the 

 interest continues certainly as far as any conceivable definition of the 

 Continental Shelf. 



Mr. Pelly. Does it not go away beyond that ? If we can develop re- 

 sources under article I of the 1958 Geneva Convention are we not 

 giving the right to develop resources beyond the depth of 600 feet ? 



Dr. Cain. You are exactly correct. 



Mr. Pelly. And will we not need them ? 



Dr. Cain. I did nqt intend Mr. Pelly to preclude any outer or sea- 

 ward limit of the ultimate considerations of this Committee. As we 

 are beginning, our interest is focused more immediately on the actual 

 coastline zone. 



Mr. Pelly. You know that right now a number of Members of 

 Congress, including several on this committee are greatly concerned 

 that perhaps these marine resources in which we have such a vital 

 interest may be turned over to the United Nations or some other in- 

 ternational body. 



The reason 'I address this question to you is that I am afraid our 

 State Department may be telling you to stay away from this area. 



