FOREWORD 



This report of the operations of the International Ice Patrol during^ 

 the season 1939 was jointly prepared by the ice observation officer, 

 Lt. William P. Hawley, United States Coast Guard, and Senior 

 Physical Oceanographer Floyd M. Soule, United States Coast Guard, 

 who contributed the section dealing with oceanography. 



The success of the patrol each year is dependent upon the furnishing 

 of complete and accurate reports by vessels crossing the North Atlan- 

 tic Ocean. It is desired to express sincere appreciation to the vessels 

 that cooperated so wholeheartedly. 



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