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fuels adversely affect our atmosphere. The Commission believes that 

 we should understand what the consequences of this kind of thing are. 



There is concern that the increase in the amount of dust in the 

 atmosphere may also have deleterious effects. Within this and other 

 countries there are significant efforts being directed at the conscious 

 modification of environemntal processes. 



We feel that a systematic investigation of the possibilities and 

 consequences of environmental modification is an important problem 

 for the Nation and one that should be undertaken by this new agency. 



We recommend a number of research activities which have to be 

 undertaken in connection with the programs I have mentioned, like 

 understanding better the nature of ocean current systems, what 

 causes them to fluctuate, what is the nature of the interaction between 

 the atmosphere and the ocean. 



Lastly, we have a great concern about what we think are growing 

 difliculties in conducting scientific research in the waters of the world, 

 and we feel that perhaps a new international convention on scientific 

 research would be something that should be considered by this country 

 and by the nations of the world to maximize the freedom to do such 

 research. 



Thank you, Mr. Chairman. 



Dr. Stratton. Thank you. Dr. White. 



Gentlemen, I propose to pass over the chapter on technical and 

 operating services, which is self-explanatory, and move directly to 

 discussion of the heart of the matter: how to reorganize, mobilize our 

 forces to advance these programs, and turn to Mr. George Reedy to 

 report on that chapter, chapter 7. 



STATEMENT OF GEORaE REEDY, PRESIDENT, STRUTHERS 

 RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT CORP. 



Mr. Reedy. Gentlemen, before going directly to the specific 

 reorganization proposals of the Commission, I would like to make one 

 or two general statements to indicate some of the philosophy of the 

 commission and to give some idea of the predicate upon which our 

 proposals are based. 



The Commission tackled this question of Federal reorganization 

 with very few, if any, preconceived ideas. I will hesitate to speak for 

 what is in the mind of another man, but I think it is quite accurate 

 and quite valid to say that we began with no blueprints and we came 

 to the question of organization after we had examined program needs 

 and had reached some conclusions as to what we considered to be 

 feasible and valid goals for the United States. 



We did not really begin to put together our organizational proposals 

 untU after we had surveyed the field because our effort was to try to 

 find the most effective type of organization that would (1) meet the 

 problems; (2) reach the aims which we thought should be set before 

 the country. 



The second preliminary statement I would like to make is that 

 naturally we did look to past examples and past models to see if they 

 offered any guides and we really found very few. The Atomic Energy 

 Commission example did not in any way give us guidance which was 

 helpful because when the Congress was considering atomic energy, it 

 was dealing with a force which, at least in its initial stages, could be 



