NATIONAL OCEANOGRAPHIC PROGRAM— 1969 



THUBSDAY, MAY 8, 1969 



House of Eepresentatives, 

 Subcommittee on Oceanography or the 

 Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries, 



Washington^ B.C. 



The subcommittee met at 10 :25 a.m., pursuant to recess, in room 

 1334, Longworth House Office Building, Hon. Alton Lennon (chair- 

 man of the subcommittee) presiding. 



jMr. Lennon. The committee will come to order. 



This morning we have the happy privilege of hearing three very 

 distinguished Americans, a former colleague, a very capable and dedi- 

 cated member of this committee for a number of years, whose move to 

 another committee we can all appreciate, the Hon. Rogers C. B. Morton, 

 a Member of Congress ; also. Dr. Chalmer Kirkbride, vice president of 

 the National Security Industrial Association; and Rear Adm. E. C. 

 Stephan, the former Oceanographer of the Navy. 



Our first witness this morning will be our colleague and friend, Con- 

 gressman Morton. 



I assume that copies of the Congressman's statement have been 

 distributed. 



Let me go off the record. 



(Discussion off the record.) 



Mr. Lennon. Mr. Morton, we will be delighted to hear from you for 

 many reasons, sir, particularly your great interest in the subject matter 

 that we are discussing now. 



STATEMENT OF HON. ROGERS C. B. MORTON, A "U.S. REPRESENT- 

 ATIVE FROM THE STATE OF MARYLAND 



]Mr. Morton. Thank you very much, Mr. Chairman. 



First, may I express a personal note, that it is a real pleasure to be 

 back in the room with my friends and colleagues who work on the 

 Merchant Marine and Fisheries Committee and on the subcommittees 

 of it. I feel a bit humbled by the size of the subject you are considering. 

 I would like to congratulate the committee for attacking the problem 

 in the way you are attacking it and, that is, developing background 

 positions before attempting to draft or consider specific legislation. 



I have a short prepared statement which I would like to read. 



Mr. Chairman and members of this subcommittee, I appreciate the 

 opportunity to testify in support of the fine report submitted to Con- 

 gress and the President on January 11 by Dr. Stratton and his fellow 

 commissioners. 



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