98 NATIONAL OCEANOGRAPHIC PROGRAM—1965 
Michigan and Wisconsin, and biologists from the Department of In- 
terior all are now being accommodated on the U.S.C.&G.S. ship 
Pioneer which is conducting a multiphase oceanographic survey in 
support of the international Indian Ocean expedition. These two 
cruises just cited illustrate the genuine working communications be- 
tween agency scientists and administrators in the oceanographic com- 
mittee at large. Copies of the reports to date have been brought from 
the Panel’s files. 
These summary statements distill the contents of detailed reports 
on instrumentation, survey ship design, and buoy networks. The 
Panel has continued to work closely with the contractor, and has 
received periodic progress reports from him. 
The Ocean Surveys Advisory Panel has also been concentrating on 
other problems. One was the compilation of the agencies’ plan for 
1966 under the heading of “Ocean Surveys.” Program statements 
have been received from all member agencies and will shortly be re- 
produced and distributed within the Panel following which a meeting 
will be held to discuss coordination of these operations. The various 
bureaus have been examining their own internal requirements in order 
to properly fit them into the ICO budgetary categories. Some agen- 
cies, having no money allocated to surveys, have in the past been doing 
survey type work under the heading of “Research.” 
A better definition of the objectives of the work has caused some 
revision in the reporting of funds to ICO for fiscal year 1966. After 
the meeting of the Panel, the smooth version of this part of the national 
ocean survey program for fiscal year 1966 will be prepared for ICO. 
This will then become part of the national oceanographic program 
pamphlet for 1966. 
The Panel recently considered a very carefully developed proposal 
for a study of the region which supports the extensive tuna fishery of 
the central Pacific. This plan, recognizing the role of physical 
oceanography in the sporsor’s mission, requires facilities in excess of 
the BCF’s in-house capability. Accordingly, the Panel has brought 
to all interested Federal agencies the sponsor’s proposal. Those as- 
pects of the program that can be aided by coopertion of the other 
agencies are currently being studied. 
I have attempted to present a concise picture of what the Ocean 
Surveys Advisory Panel does through the use of a few specific 
examples. 
As you can well imagine, perhaps its most effective work is the day 
in, day out informal communication that exists between the Panel 
members, and the members of the other Panels with closely related 
functions; for example, the Research and Ships Panels. Indeed, it is 
extremely difficult and not particularly desirable to segregate the func- 
tions of these three Panels. Fortunately, communications are good. 
Panel members are, in the main, scientists or engineers and adminis- 
trators who have long been identified as experts in their respective 
fields. I believe the mutual respect and rapport that has prevailed has 
resulted in an effective method for managing the Federal oceano- 
graphic program. 
Thank you for your interest. I would be pleased to attempt to 
answer questions you may care to ask. 
Mr. Lennon. Thank you, sir. 
