NATIONAL OCEANOGRAPHIC PROGRAM—1965 411 
CHO BRIN 
July 2, 1963 
Dear Senator: 
I am pleased to forward the attached study which you requested of Federally- 
supported aquatic investigations relevant to the Great Lakes area. Listed 
are both projects applying directly to the Great Lakes and those of more 
general application in which scientists working in the Great Lakes area ar 
engaged. 
As a matter of possible interest, the 6th Conference on Great Lakes Research, 
held in conjunction with the 26th Annual Meeting of the American Society of 
Limnology and Oceanography, has just been concluded. A copy of the program 
is enclosed. JI have also enclosed a number of reports describing in detail 
some of the major projects underway in the Great Lakes area in the hope that 
they will prove interesting and useful to you. 
As I explained in my letter of June 6th, research in lakes and rivers, by 
definition, does not fall within the cognizance of the Federal Council's 
Interagency Committee on Oceanography, so that none of these programs is 
included in the National Oceanographic Program, previously furnished. I 
should mention, however, that this Government-wide compilation of Great Lakes 
aquatic research was carried out by the ICO's Executive Secretary, thus effec- 
tively utilizing this interagency mechanism. 
A considerable portion of this matcrial has been provided by participating 
agencies with the understanding that details will not be released for publica- 
tion or public reference, except with permission from the principal investi- 
gators concerned. 
Again, may I express appreciation for your interest in marine research. 
Sincerely, 
S/Jerome B. Wiesner 
Encls 
a/s 
Honorable Philip A. Hart 
U.S. Senate 
Washington 25, D. C. 
bee: Mr. Robert Abel, ICO 
