tion. Within the United States, in addition to various academic institu- 

 tions and civilian branches of the Federal Government, the military 

 branches — most notably the U.S. Navy — conduct considerable amounts of 

 scientific research. Such research is intended to contribute to better un- 

 derstanding of natural phenomena. This is largely open research, it is not 

 classified in nature. Outside the United States, particularly in a number of 

 Latin American nations, much if not all of the oceanographic research is 

 conducted by the navies, even research that would in the United States 

 be conducted by civilian organizations. This suggests an important role 

 for the U.S. Navy in extending its current relationships with these navies 

 to include the exchange of research programs and techniques. 



7. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's National 

 Data Buoy Program and all the programs in general involving air-sea 

 interaction, such as NORPAX and GATE, are extremely appropriate for 

 intense international cooperation. There are immediate possible benefits 

 for the participating countries regardless of a country's current level of 

 research effort or sophistication, since many measurements of widely vary- 

 ing complexity are required. There are also appreciable cost savings for 

 the individual countries. These programs can all use more support, par- 

 ticularly for those aspects which are directly related to international co- 

 operation. Particular support is required to enable close contact between 

 technical people at the working level. 



8. Beyond these there are individual programs of sufficient magnitude 

 and worldwide scope that they could carry important international in- 

 volvements. The Deep Sea Drilling Project is a good example. It is also 

 the unique tool now available for divining the potential resources beneath 

 the deep ocean floor. The results of the research are now widely and 

 voluminously disseminated. Greater international participation would help 

 dispel the sense of inadequate knowledge that motivates the developing 

 countries and builds pressures for increasing restrictions or widened terri- 

 torial waters. 



In summation, we do not underestimate the difficulties facing the nego- 

 tiators who have to operate in a forum of representatives with widely 

 varying backgrounds in technical development and varying nationalistic 

 attitudes. It is as a result of our experience with these difficulties that we 

 make our recommendations to engage other countries in suitable mutual 

 efforts in the hope that a different and more positive approach may re- 

 sult which is aimed specifically at the sources of the difficulties. 



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