contamination, Also, we have a responsibility to the scientists who may be conducting experiments on natural properties of the environment not to contaminate the environment in a way thatruins their experiments. think we have a feeling of responsibility to people who are concerned with these problems, of thing that an individual citizen can do, government agencies, I It is not the kind The things that are going to be done will have to be done by the I don't know whether this answers your question. Mr. Pope: I think it helps, This was not an attack on the way that we are going at the problem in any way; it is just too bad that we can't have more of the private interest in the country saying, ''This is a wonderful thing. Our company would like to participate with its own money because it can see further benefit." Dr. Shreve: I think if we set this up for the benefit of all and phrase for them the kind of enthusiasm that exists, for what reasons this enthusiasm exists, it sets the stage for next steps which I hope will make maximum use of the industrial laboratories and the talent there is in them. Lt. McCourt: The programs which might add something to the atmosphere which is not there now should be coordinated among the various interested people. Is there any method or means of doing this? What would you consider doing to accomplish this? Dr. Shreve: I think the idea, so far as Iam concerned, has been generated here. that everything you do has the influence on somebody else, It is almost a golden rule of space I hope that everyone will take back to his own working group this idea and, hopefully, very concrete proposals for establishing organizations that might undertake this cognizance of injections. Dr. Otting: There are already two groups. There is the Technical Working Group on Atmospheric Sciences under the Federal Research Council that could do this kind of thing, and I think they will, eventually. I don't know whether they would control it or would be an information exchange agency, but they could certainly serve in this way. There was also an ad hoc group that met once in the DOD, under Dr. Kaplan's direction, the Weather Bureau, NASA, and others were represented. arrangement with all these people. Sciences. I think They recommended that they set up a permanent I don't know what will happen. There is a third group, the Academy of I guess the only one that I know of that represents a government agency would be the Technical Committee under the Federal Research Council. Dr. Shreve: I think we would all agree that, whatever this controlling agency would ultimately be, certainly it must be composed of some very competent scientists, carefully chosen from the various disciplines involved so that nothing is treated lightly because of a simple prejudice for or against this kind of activity. 178