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quire very much more painful surgery, will require much more care- 
ful consideration of other related interests. 
So that Iam only saying that the organizational problem is far more 
difficult than it was in the case of NASA. I am sure you must realize 
that. 
Mr. Lennon. The Secretary of Transportation said in essence that 
the Coast Guard must remain in Transportation to keep its essential 
functions intact. 
Well, now, what essential functions did the Coast Guard acquire sub- 
sequent to its move from the Department of the Treasury to the De- 
partment of Transportation? Do you know of any? 
Dr. DuBriner. Iam sorry. I can’t answer that. I don’t know. 
Mr. Lennon. Well, I happen to be a member of the Coast Guard 
subcommittee and have lived pretty closely with the Coast Guard in 
the last 12 or 13 years. I don’t know of a single function that they have 
acquired since they moved from the Department of the Treasury, 
where they had historically been, to the Department of Transportation. 
I know how the Coast Guard feels about this proposal. They have 
talked to me rather strongly about it. I was delighted to have their 
personal views. 
Off the record. 
(Discussion off the record.) 
Mr. Lennon. Are there any other questions, gentlemen ? 
Mr. Mosuer. Will the gentleman yield ? 
Mr. Lennon. Yes, sir. 
Mr. Mosner. Just in comment, in talking to the Coast Guard people, 
I think they have not yet grasped the concept that is inherent in 
NOAA and in the considerations and recommendations of the Strat- 
ton Commission, the concept of a Coast Guard with a really vastly 
expanded role in government. 
I think if they caught the vision that is there, that they would be 
more enthusiastic about this role. 
Dr. DuBriner. Doesn’t this suggest one of the problems which the 
chairman has hinted at? The proposed NOAA has a wide variety of 
functions. Some of them are straight scientific research, exploration. 
Others are technological development, new technologies, new ways of 
doing things in the sea, deep diving equipment, for example. 
Others have to do with development closely related to commercial 
problems and still other have to do with the commercial problems 
themselves, the actual commercial operations of fisheries or of the 
merchant marine, and so on. 
It may be that what is worrying some people is this wide range, this 
wide spectrum of responsibilities going all the way from rather basic 
research which scientists are doing and want to do on up to how do 
you get a more profitable merchant. marine or a more profitable fish- 
ing industry. en 
These are widely separated kinds of activities, and I think this is 
where you will find some questions raised in regard to putting all 
of these into a single package. : 
Mr. Mosner. The span of responsibility is always a question of 
administrative skill to some extent. 
Dr. DuBripcr. Yes. 
Mr. Mosner. Dr. DuBridge, we have conflicting testimony before 
this committee on the question of whether it is wise or practical to put 
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