166 NATIONAL OCEANOGRAPHIC PROGRAM—1965 : 
COPY FEDERAL COUNCIL FOR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY 
Executive Office Building 
Washington, D.C. 
19 December 1963 
MEMORANDUM FOR: 
Dr. J. Herbert Hollomon 
Assistant Secretary of Commerce 
SUBJECT: Central Responsibility for Air-Sea Interaction 
Program 
Following the recommendations of the ICO and ICAS, 
as stated in the memorandum to me of December 4 from you 
and Dr. Wakelin, I am glad to assign to the Department of 
Commerce the primary responsibility for leadership in the 
important field of air-sea interaction. The Department should 
coordinate those activities of the various agencies in this 
field which contribute to a coherent national program, it 
. Should stimulate interest and understanding of the parts of 
the program which need strengthening, and it should carry 
out the administrative management of area studies of air- 
sea transfer in which universities, research institutions, 
and Government agencies may participate. 
Jerome B. Wiesner 
ce: Dr. James H. Wakelin, Jr., 
Chairman, ICO 
