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c. study of the interaction between the ocean and 
atmosphere. 
The United States has been urged to cooperate in 
this study, but has not yet committed any funds or 
effort. Countries committed to date include Viet- 
nam, Hong Kong, Philippines, Nationalist China, 
Korea, Japan, and the U.S.S.R. Periods of 30-45 
days each have been proposed for actual field oper- 
ations to occur during the summer and winter of 
1965 and 1966. 
6. PROGRAM FOR WORLD 
OCEANOGRAPHIC STUDY 
A Long-term Comprehensive Program for World 
Ocean Study is being developed for the Intergov- 
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ernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC), by 
the Special Committee on Oceanic Research 
(SCOR) of the International Council of Scientific 
Unions (ICSU) , IOC’s advisory body on the general 
scientific aspects of oceanography. SCOR is drawing 
up a General Scientific Framework around which 
the comprehensive study will be built. The initial 
phases of this program are planned for FY 1965. 
The following categories of scientific problems 
are being examined: near shore processes and rela- 
tionships, biology of the open ocean, geology of 
the sea floor and the earth beneath the sea; hydro- 
dynamics of ocean waters, physics and chemistry of 
ocean waters, interactions between sea and air, and 
applications of oceanic research. 
