Therefore, the Working Group recommended that the Committee 

 instruct the Secretariat to distribute the draft guidelines 

 as modified by the Working Group to the full Committee in 

 order that they may be modified as necessary and adopted by 

 the 26th Session of the Committee. It was also recommended 

 that the Committee members' views be sought on the development 

 and scope of a new Annex VI to address disposal of cargo 

 residues. There was unanimous Committee agreement on the 

 scope and content of the guidelines drafted by the United 

 States and the Committee adopted the recommendations made by 

 its Working Group. 



At the end of 1987, it was apparent that the U.S. Coast 

 Guard had effectively precipitated constructive action, both 

 domestically and internationally, on the marine debris issue, 

 and that much of the credit for U.S. ratification and entry 

 into force of Annex V was attributable to its efforts. It 

 was, therefore, the Commission's intention to write the Chief 

 of the Coast Guard's Office of Safety, Security, and Environ- 

 mental Protection, who also serves as head of the U.S. dele- 

 gation to the Marine Environment Protection Committee, in 

 early 1988 to commend him and his staff. The Commission 

 looks forward to helping the Coast Guard in 1988 as it prepares 

 for the 26th Session of the Committee in September 1988. 



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