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EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT rey 
Office of Science and Technology Pp 
Washington, D.C. 20506 Y 
December 5, 1963 
, -MEMORANDUM FOR 
Dr. James H. Wakelin, Jr. ‘Dr. J. Herbert Hollomon 
Chairman, Interagency Com- ° Chairman, Interdepartmental 
Committee for Atmospheric 
mittee on Oceanography 
; Sciences 
FROM: Jerome B. Wiesner 
I am glad to have your memorandum dated December 4, 
1963 on Air/Sea Interaction Research, The expressed inten- 
tion of ICO and ICAS to develop a coherent research program 
in this important area is most encouraging; and the Air/Sea 
Interaction Panel, the two Federal Council committees and their 
chairmen are to be commended. 
I hope that it will be possible to find strong scientific 
leadership for this new program and that it will be possible to 
begin promptly the planning for the coordinated program, The 
atmosphere and ocean are coupled mechanical and thermodynamic 
systems, and the air/sea interaction program should contribute 
toward a deeper appreciation of this elementary fact and toward 
more effective cooperation in other parts of the meteorology 
and oceanography programs. 
Jerome B, Wiesner 
