NATIONAL OCEANOGRAPHIC PROGRAM—1965 AT 
September 30: A joint ICO-NASCO meeting examined the long-range national 
oceanographic program, the fiscal year 1964 NOP, and the NASCO report on 
“Investment in Oceanographic Research.” 
November 8: A letter to Dr. Wiesner was approved (with subsequent modifica- 
tion) wherein ICO recommended the establishment of a staff, to be located at 
the Department of Commerce, to coordinate the further identification of the 
unique problems involved and to stimulate the necessary agency activities in the 
field of air/sea interface research. The roles of deepsea research vehicles 
(DRY), air/sea interface research, and facilities were discussed in relation to 
their adequacy in the fiscal year 1965 national program. The proposed revision 
of current oceanographic vessel legislation was presented by the Coast Guard. 
Other agenda items included the fiscal year 1965 budget document, marine bi- 
ology, the forthcoming Hawaii meeting, National Oceanographic Data Center 
and its Advisory Board, State Department and international programs, and the 
National Science Foundation canvass of the oceanographic community. Bureau 
of Commercial Fisheries trade winds zone oceanography program was presented 
to the ICO for its endorsement as a national program. The matter was referred 
to the research and surveys panels for evaluation. NASCO’s report on “National 
Investments in Marine Research and Development” was considered. 
2. PANEL MEETINGS 
(a) Instrumentation, Equipment and Facilities Panel: 
February 17: The major item of discussion was the fiscal year 1965 budg- 
et. A report was given on the progress of an ad hoc committee studying 
the potential ICO use of the Navy Instrumentation Center. 
March 20: The ad hoc committee reported the need for a national oceano- 
graphic instrumentation center, assisted by an advisory board, for the design, 
research and development, calibration, maintenance, and repair of oceano- 
graphic instruments. The center, the nucleus of which would be the existing 
Nayy center, would meet the needs of the national oceanographic program. 
March 27: Agenda items included the fiscal year 1965 budget, ICO-ICAS 
air/sea interface problems, and the instrumentation center. 
July 9: The potential need for the Tongue Point, Oreg., facility was de- 
bated. 
November 15: The facilities portion of the fiscal year 1965 budget was 
reviewed, at the request of the OST, and critical needs were pinpointed in 
ONR, Commerce, NSF, and Interior. 
(6) International Programs: 
February 18: U.S. representatives to the forthcoming Moscow meeting of 
IOC (May 6-8) were selected. U.S. “Declared National Programs,” prepared 
for the IOC meeting, were discussed. Proposed U.S. representatives were 
selected for the ICITA meeting in Paris, July 2; IOC Communication Panel 
meeting, Paris, July 6-12; and the WMO meeting in Geneva in late 1963. 
July 24: Debate centered around the forthcoming IOC working group 
meetings on communications. A candidate was proposed for the position 
of Deputy Director of the UNESCO office of oceanography. Data exchange 
problems were discussed. 
August 7: The consultative committee to the IOC was discussed. 
September 10: Proposed delegates were selected for forthcoming interna- 
tional meetings, including: IOC, Paris, October 28-31; Kuroshio Studies, 
Tokyo, October 29-31; Indian Ocean Coordinators Meeting, Paris, January 
22-24; Data Exchange Working Group, Paris, January 27-28; and IOC, 
Paris, June 1964. Other agenda items included data exchange, problems 
of providing personnel for UNESCO programs, ICITA review, and ‘“De- 
clared National Programs.” 
October 1: Position papers prepared for the forthcoming IOC meeting 
were discussed. 
(c) Manpower and Training Panel: 
September 18: Discussion centered around a draft of the questionnaire 
to be mailed to all members of the Federal and non-Federal oceanographic 
community, the purpose of which is to accurately assess the current man- 
power situation. 
(d@) Oceanographic Research Panel: 
eed 7: The major agenda item was a discussion of the long-range 
plan. 
