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Mr. Abel. At the same time as this report was issued tlie National 

 Science Foundation established the Office of Sea Grant programs, of 

 which I am the head. This office was to report directly to the Associate 

 Director for Research, Dr. Robertson, At the same time the selection 

 of staff began. This was not easy inasmuch as since it was naturally 

 desirable to keep this staff' small and owing to the immense breadth 

 of scope of the act itself, we were looking for people of large breaddi 

 of knowledge, with plentiful imagination and initiative. We now have 

 the staff' on board. There are four professional persons, including my- 

 self. I have their list tabulated and with your permission would offer 

 it for the record as well. 



Mr. Downing. Very well. 



(The tabulation follows:) 



