NATIONAL OCEANOGRAPHIC PROGRAM 
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 21, 1969 
Housrt oF REPRESENTATIVES, 
SUBCOMMITTEE ON OCEANOGRAPHY OF THE 
CoMMITTEE ON MercHant Marrne AND FISHERIES, 
Washington, D.C. 
The subcommittee met at 10:15 a.m., pursuant to call, in room 1834, 
Longworth House Office Building, Hon. Alton Lennon (chairman of 
the subcommittee) presiding. 
Mr. Lennon. The committee will resume its hearings, and we are 
delighted and honored to have with us today Dr. Lee A. DuBridge, 
Director of the Office of Science and Technology of the Executive Of- 
fice of the President. 
Will you come forward, Doctor. We have your prepared statement. 
J assume everyone has it in front of him. Is it your intention, sir, to go 
through your statement, or summarize it and then put the statement 
into the record following your summarization of your statement? 
Which is your preference, sir ? 
STATEMENT OF DR. LEE A. DuBRIDGE, DIRECTOR, OFFICE OF 
SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE 
PRESIDENT 
Dr. DuBrince. It is a fairly brief statement. I can go through it if 
you would like. If you would prefer, to save time I will summarize it. 
Mr. Lennon. Do whatever you want to do. 
Dr. DuBriper. I will go through it briefly. 
First let me say I am delighted to be here today to express my views 
particularly on the report of the Commission on Marine Science, En- 
gineering, and Resources, and to present some general views on the 
marine sciences program. 
I must express my admiration for the Stratton report, as it is called 
“Our Nation and the Sea,” which the Commission submitted last Janu- 
ary. Dr. Julius Stratton and several other members of the Commission 
are well known to me personally, and I have high regard for their 
abilities and opinions. The Commission has done a thoughtful and 
commendable job by bringing together in this one report an account 
of many of our problems and opportunities in the marine environment. 
Anyone who has ever lived, as I have, in a coastal area cannot help 
but be moved by the vast mysteries of the ocean. Its role in our Nation’s 
history is clear and its potential for resources, commerce, recreation, as 
well as its potential for degradation through pollution and unwise de- 
velopment concerns everyone. 
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