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000737 was also generally, but not unanimously, agreed that the current methods of cloud seeding are crude and based on inadequate knowledge; and that large-scale operations should await the scientific and engi- neering advances which, given adequate effort and support, will be forthcoming in the next few years. Three major planning reports have been submitted which outline pro- grams and requirements for expanding such efforts. The Environmental Science Services Administration proposed an extensive 5-year research program in all fields of weather modification including severe storm ~ modification, hail suppression, lightning control, and regional climate control.!:..!:/ At the request of the President's Federal Council for Science and Technology, a planning report was submitted by the Inter- departmental Committee for Atmospheric Sciences prepared by Dr. Homer E. Newell.~/ This report recommends a major nationwide effort based on fundamental principles and specifically outlines Federal agency responsibilities and cooperation. The Department of the Interior presented a plan outlining an aggressive and comprehensive program for achieving a practical capability to increase precipitation to help meet the country's rapidly accelerating demand for water..!Y April 4, 1967 11/ "A Proposed FlVe-Year Plan in Weather Modification," U. S. Depart- ment of Commerce, Environmental Science Services Administration, April 1966. / 12/"A Recommended National Program in Weather Modification," ICAS Report No. lOa, Interdepartmental Committee for Atmospheric Sciences, November 1866. 13/ "Plan to Develop Technology for Increasing Water Yield from Atmos- pneric Sources," U. S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Reclama- tion, November 1966. 5