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We have on the Island of Palaii which is in the Western Caroline 

 Islands, about 600-some odd miles southwest of Guam, a very mag- 

 nificent island area. The Pacific Science Congresses have consistently 

 noted the great scientific and economic importance of this area. 



To date we have done very little for the Island of Palau, I just 

 returned from Palau. I have had the opportunity of discussing this 

 subject with a number of Micronesian Congressmen and they recog- 

 nize that in an island community such as they have there are very 

 few resources that they can develop but here is one of the wealthiest 

 marine resources in the world and we are doing almost nothing to 

 help them develop them. 



Palau does not have the manpower. They do not have the technical 

 assistance that is needed to develop their marine resources. Moreover, 

 here is a very valuable marine resource that we as a nation can ill af- 

 ford to waste. 



Yet this is what we have done to date. 



I want to point out to you that in the nearby Molucca Islands, on the 

 Island of Ambon, the Eussians attempted to develop what would have 

 been one of the largest oceanographic facilities in the world. If I may 

 have the other projector on, I would like to show you some of the photos 

 of this facility. 



I would also like to present to you two letters from Russian scien- 

 tists as to what they are doing in the field of biomedical oceanography. 



Here is also a statement that I have made on the Ambon station with 

 a recommendation to the Grovernment of Indonesia. I have recom- 

 mended to them that they establish a President's Commission on Ocean- 

 ography in order to develop this Ambon facility. I would like to pre- 

 sent this to you. 



Mr. EoGERS. Thank you. 



They will be made part of the record. 



(The information follows:) 



Akademia. Natjk SSSR, 



CTJBIESKOE OTDEtENIA, 



daii'nevostochnu filial, 

 Institut Biologecheski Aktevnikh Veshchestv, 



Vladivostok, July 31, 1968. 

 Bruce W. Halstead, M.D., 

 Director, World Life Besearch Institute, 

 Colton, Calif. 



Dear Dr. Halste,a.d : I have just received your letter of July 17, in vphich you 

 specified the time of your visit, October 1969. I am very grieved. Besides, it means 

 the delay of my visit to you, I hope that you would have no objections against it, 

 for one year. We are planning to make the trip together with the chemist Dr. 

 V. Vaskovsky. 



In these days I have reread with a great interest "Recommendation to the 

 President's Commission on Marine Science, Engineering and Resources for a 

 National Program in Marine Biomedicine". We are very interested in problems 

 of marine iioniedicine and now take the necessary measures for development of 

 such researches in our Institute. Please, let us know what general materials in this 

 field are published in the U.S.A. if possible send us the reprints. It is also interest- 

 ing to know the further course of consideration and confirmation of your recom- 

 mendations on the program of marine biomedicine. 



I have already informed you that the second volume of your book had been 



safely received. Now I am taking the opportunity to thank you again. Please, 



confirm the receipt of my book on Eleuthei'ocoecus and three more books sent a 



little later. The Eleutherocoecus extract will be sent to you early in August, 1968. 



Cordially yours, 



I. I. Brekhman, M.D., 



Professor. 



