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effort. We believe that the prof?ram we have reconimeiuled to tlic fioveriior and 

 which is i-urrently under legislative consideration, would l)e Kiveii added signifi- 

 cance as well as considerable impetus by creation of a Federal ocean a«ency. 

 Sincerely, 



R. J. Crowley, Jr., 



Commissioner. 



University of Maryland, 

 College Park, Md., May i), 1960. 

 Hon. Alton A. Lennon, 



Chairman, Subcommittee on Oceanography, U.S. House of Reprrscntatives, 

 Washington, D.C. 

 Dear Mr. Chairman : It is my understanding that your committee is now re- 

 viewing the recommendations of the Commission on Marine Science, Engineering 

 and Resources. Permit me, in a personal capacity, to offer some comments. 



The report "Our Nation and the Sea" is a monumental document. It is impres- 

 sive in the depth of its reasoning and its broad .scope. Of particular significance 

 from a scientijfic point of view is the recognition that the earth's atmosi)here and 

 the ocean are a single system. Studies of this system and practical conclusions 

 drawn from them will be of great importance to the nation and mankind. 



Several recommendations of the Commission are particularly noteworthy. 

 Among them is the suggestion to create a single major agency to pursue the na- 

 tional marine and atmospheric programs. This will serve to give orientation and 

 the necessary push to these essential programs. This, together with the recom- 

 mendations to establish university -operated national and coastal zone laboratox'ies, 

 would have a beneficial effect for both research and operational purposes. 



Let me urge that your Committee weigh these recommendations favorably and 

 initiate the necessary legislation to bring this forward-looking report to fruition. 

 Sincerely yours, 



H. E. Landsberg, Research Professor. 



State of Florida, 

 Commission on Marine Sciences and Technology, 



Coral GaUes, Fla., May 2, 1969. 

 Hon. Alton Lennon, 



U.S. Representative, State of North Carolina, 

 House Office Building, Washington, D.C. 



Dear Mr. Lennon : This is to inform you tbat the Florida Commission on 

 Marine Sciences and Technology has officially endorsed the report of the U.S. 

 Commission on Marine Science, Engineering and Resources and respectfully 

 urges thiat your subcommittee approve the recommendations contained therein. 

 One of our Commissioners, John H. Perry, Jr., was a member of the U.S. Com- 

 mission and we therefore have been very close to the preparation and documen- 

 tation of the report. 



Wishing you the best of luck with the current hearings, I am. 

 Yours sincerely, 



John LaCerda, 

 Executive Director. 



The American Legion, 

 Washington, D.C, May 26, 1969. 

 Hon. Alton Lennon, 



Chairman. Subcommittee on Oceanography, House Committee on Merchant 

 Marine and Fisheries, Lo7igivorth House Office Building, Washington, D.C. 

 De,ar Chairman Lennon : Enclosed is a copy of Resolution No. 369, approved 

 by the 1968 National Convention of The American Legion calling for nucleariza- 

 tion of all U.S. Navy oceanographic survey ships and an increase in all oceano- 

 graphic efforts of the U.S. Navy. 



I would appreciate your including Resolution No. 369 in the permanent record 

 of the hearings presently being conducted by your Subcommittee. 



The oppoi-tunity to submit this resolution to you for consideration is appre- 

 ciated. 



Sincerely yours, 



Herald E. Stringer, 



Director. 



