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They would like to see a treaty in which all countries would say 

 we are not going: to kill any more seals; and if we cannot get it, at the 

 very least, you should extend the status quo, at least as far as man's 

 taking. 



The committee has also had testimony to the effect of the increasing 

 environmental stresses to which the fur seals are exposed in the sense 

 of the contamination of the system in which they live and the decrease 

 in food supplies. 



This is also something that the Department of State should, in its 

 wisdom, explore. We saw very little evidence that the Department of 

 State was doing much in the way of enlightened exploration in that 

 direction. 



I have no questions. 



Mr. DixGELL. ]\Ir. Rountree ? 



Mr. Rountree. No questions. 



Mr. DiXGELL. Mr. Callison, it's always a pleasure to have you before 

 the committee, and Miss Wilson is also welcome. 



That completes the witnesses for this morning. 



If there is no further business to come before the subcommittee, the 

 subcommittee will stand adjourned until Thursday, September 23, at 

 10 o'clock. 



(Whereupon, the subcommittee recessed, to reconvene at 10 a.m., 

 September 23, 1971.) 



