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Dr. TjAwkenck. I think the cluiirman mi^-ht want to ronnTicnt on this 

 one rather than myself, l>ut 1 l)elie\e tlie rei)ort simply takes no 

 position. 



Dr. Stratton. This is ri^-ht. We have heen asked wliy difhrr we deal 

 with the Merchant Marine i)roblem, and the answer was simi)ly that 

 even 2 years we thought wasn't enough, that there had been a number of 

 reviews of this question. We in no way minimize the imi)ortance of it, 

 and the question of whether or not the Maritime Administration should 

 be considered a function of Transportation or related to this maritime 

 part is something which I think is still open to investigation. We did 

 not come to a conclusion. 



Mr. Leggett. Did your researchers come to any conclusion as to the 

 number or amount of rubles the Soviets were expending in this similar 

 subject area? 



Dr. STRATTOisr. I don't believe we did, sir. 



Mr. Perry. I think that w^as covered in one of the council's reports. 

 I think Dr. Wenk could give you all the information on that. 



Dr. StrattOjST. I think they have looked into some of that. 



Mr. Leggett. Thank you, Mr. Chairman. 



Mr. Lennon. Thank you, Mr. Leggett. 



I want to, on behalf of the committee, extend our personal apprecia- 

 tion for the attendance of Dr. Stratton and the eight other members 

 of the Commission, I believe, who are here this morning along with 

 Dr. Sam Lawrence, many of whom came great distances at a personal 

 sacrifice. You will keep in mind that the Commission is no longer in 

 being and these gentlemen are here voluntarily to try to assist us and 

 help us understand and answer questions that were raised in our own 

 minds with respect to the report. I think it is evidence of a sincere 

 interest in their report and their work and the dedication to be sure 

 that the Members of Congress have an opportunity to ask some 

 questions. 



I have just been advised by the chairman of the full committee 

 that there is a strong likelihood that the hearings that we have sched- 

 uled for May 6 may have to be passed over to the seventh because of 

 the necessity of a meeting of the full committee on some other matter 

 related to other legislation. We are not certain about that. 



As we move into the other testimony from the universities and 

 laboratories and the private sector of our economy, we may want one 

 of you gentlemen who is a specialist in the panels in these particular 

 fields to sit here with us and help us answer the questions that they 

 may ask us, and rightly so. 



That is a sort of burdensome thing to ask you to do, but I hope you 

 will he able to find it convenient to cooperate with us to that extent. 



Dr. Stratton". We will give you every help we can. The problems 

 of travel and conflict are great, but we will just have to work them 

 out. 



Mr. Lennon. We will certainly give you the necessary time. I wish 

 we had some travel funds to defray your costs. 



Dr. Strattox. After the 2 years we have been through, we want 

 to see this move. We are committed to it and believe in it. 



Mr. Lennon. Thank you, gentlemen. 



The meeting will stand adjourned to the call of the Chair, which 

 is now scheduled, likely, for the seventh of May, but you will be noti- 

 fied of course if we can work out other meetings. Thank you so much. 



