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In fact, from the last information available to me from the Fisheries 

 Ministry in Moscow it indicates a quota established of 5,000 animals. 

 They recognized the reduction in original ribbon seal stocks. 



They also recognized that they have to be brought back up and they 

 point out that the stocks are still increasing. 



Mr. Potter. They are all the questions I have. 



Mr. DiNGELL. Mr. Kyros. 



Mr. Kyros. No questions. 



Mr. DiNGELL. Mr. Burns, you have given the committee a very help- 

 ful testimony and we thank you. 



Our nert witness is Mr. John McKean, International Association 

 of Game, Fish & Conservation Commissioners. 



If you will come forward and identify yourself for the record, we 

 will be happy to receive your statement. 



STATEMENT OF JOHN W. McKEAN, INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION 

 OF GAME, FISH & CONSERVATION COMMISSIONERS, ACCOM- 

 PANIED BY PAUL A. LENZINI, COUNSEL 



Mr. McKean. Mr. Chairman, I am John McKean, Portland, Oreg. 

 I am director of the Oregon State Game Commission. 



Last year I have served as chairman of a special nongame and wild- 

 life committee of the International Association of State Game & 

 Fish Commissioners. 



I am here today representing the International Association of State 

 Game & Fish Commissioners. 



I am here under some embarrassment in that I am without port- 

 folio for reasons that I would like to explain. 



I arrived in town about 7 o'clock last night and was picked up by 

 my friend, Mr. Lenzini here of counsel at the bus depot. 



Anyway, we stopped to have dinner. I had 50 copies of my prepared 

 statement on both marine mammals and the hawk and owl bills. 

 I had all of my files on these matters, reference materials so that I could 

 answer all of your questions with specificity. 



While we were eating dinner someone broke into the car and stole 

 my suitcase. I have none of my reference material, no prepared state- 

 ment. I do not even have a clean shirt, Mr. Chairman. 



Mr. DiNGELL. Without objection, we will afford you an opportunity 

 to submit such additional material and statements on both of these 

 matters as you so desire. 



It is the intention of the Chair to move expeditiously on the consid- 

 eration of the bill in full committee and it would be helpful if we 

 have it by the middle of next week. 



Mr. McKean. Further, before I proceed with my testimony I would 

 like to explain that the expert testimony that was presented by Dr. 

 Eay and his associates this morning and has preceded me, the gentle- 

 man from Alaska, they have all already presented much of the mate- 

 rial that I had intended to present in the way of documentation. 



Consequently, much of the information I intended to give you would 

 be somewhat redunant at this point. 



I am going to boil our statement down to the principles that the 

 international seas in these bills on marine mammals and then invite 

 your questions and, to the best of my ability, my memory, answer 

 them for you. 



