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NATIONAL OCEANOGRAPHIC PROGRAM—1965 
March 13: The Bureau of Commercial Fisheries proposed Trade Winds 
Zone investigation was considered from the standpoint of possible ICO 
endorsement as a national program. Other items debated were the fiseal 
year 1965 program and current effort in buoy component research. A 
subpanel’s progress on air/sea interface research was heard (this subpanel 
met on January 30-31, March 6, May 23, July 17, September 18, and Octo- 
ber 2-3). 
August 14: The panel reviewed the fiscal year 1965 draft document just 
prior to its submission to the Office of Science and Technology’s Ad Hoe 
Panel. The NSF’s proposed $7 million ocean floor long coring program was 
weighed for possible inclusion in the national program. 
August 21 A subpanel was chartered for the purpose of analyzing radio- 
activity research to delineate it for accurate breakdown by ICO research 
objectives (this subpanel met on October 14). 
October 4: The fiscal year 1965 program was reappraised in the light of 
the report of the OST’s Ad Hoe Panel. A subpanel was chartered to study 
the scientific application of deep-sea research vehicles (DRV) within the 
framework of the fiscal year 1965 program and the long-range plan (this 
subpanel met on October 9, 16, 23, and 30 and November 6 and submitted its 
final report to the panel on November 27). The final report of the subpanel on 
air/sea interface research was discussed at length. 
October 24: The fiscal year 1965 research budget was restudied, in view 
of recent Budget reductions in other functional areas. NASA’s manned 
orbiting lab (MOL) was explained to the panel by a NASA representative. 
October 31: A lengthy briefing on Anti-Submarine Warfare Hnyironment 
Prediction System (ASWHPS) was heard for the purpose of evaluation of 
the program for possible inclusion in the National Oceanographic Program. 
(e) Oceanographic Ships Panel: 
February 1: Fiscal year 1964 shipbuilding plans and ship operating sched- 
ules were contemplated at length. 
October 22: Relative priorities in the fiscal year 1965 ship construction 
program were debated in view of possible adverse action by BuBudget. 
(f) Ocean Survey Advisory Panel: 
January 7: Discussion revolved around the requirements and procedures 
for running an operations research (OR) analysis of the governments’ ocean 
survey activities. The panel decided to request preliminary OR proposals, 
from outside government, then seek final proposals from the best responses. 
January 10-11: The panel explained the 1963 field season government 
ageney survey plans to four consultants from the non-Federal oceano- 
graphic community. Detailed season plans for each ship were examined. 
April 11: A bidders conference was held. 
April 25: The panel selected six companies, from the preliminary pro- 
posals, from which it sought final proposals. 
June 10: The six final proposals were evaluated and the contract for 
the OR study awarded to Operations Research, Inc., of Silver Spring, Md. 
September 26: The panel prepared for the forthcoming joint meeting of 
ICO-NASCO survey panels. Air/sea interface research and the Upper 
Mantle Project also were discussed. A subpanel was chartered to investi- 
gate the significance of the biological communities’ needs in terms of the 
surveys plan. 
September 27: A joint meeting of ICO-NASCO survey panels pinpointed 
two major problem areas: the inadequate input to the survey planning mecha- 
nism from the non-Federal oceanographic community, and the difficulties 
encountered in publication of data gathered on Federal surveys. Also dis- 
cussed were the OR analysis and air/sea interface problems. 
(g) ICO Working Group: 
May 15: The main item of interest was the Spring preview of the fiscal 
year 1965 program. Also discussed were progress of the air/sea interface 
subpanel and ICO staff augmentation. The impact of DSSRG and its rela- 
tionship to ICO was considered. 
August 2: The fiscal year 1965 program was restudied prior to submission 
to the OST’s Ad Hoe Panel. Arrangements were made for panel chairmen 
to brief the Ad Hoe Panel during the latters’ period of evaluation of the fiscal 
year 1965 program. 
October 25: The major issue involved was the method of revising the 
fiscal year 1965 document to more nearly coincide with the format of the 
long-range plan, as suggested by the OST Ad Hoe Panel. 
(h) Data Center Advisory Board. 
