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— a negotiating model and a model that would guide the end 

 product (although there are some special twists that would 

 apply with respect to resources in the Southern Ocean.) 



There are, however, some different models of recent ex- 

 perience as regards international negotiations for the manage- 

 ment of ocean resources; and in that connection I wonder — 

 models which might recommend themselves to certain states 

 either participating or not participating in the discussion 

 of these negotiations — 



So for that reason I wonder if you feel under any pres- 

 sure from any source to broaden the participation in these 

 negotiations beyond the class of states that are mentioned in 

 the recommendation, which is a fairly narrow though not un- 

 reasonable class — namely — I gather the consultative parties 

 that are actively engaged in research and exploitation. 



MR. SCULLY: Let me try to answer that. 



Obviously that question raises a number of very broad 

 issues, but let me try to put forward a few ideas that occured 

 to me in response thereto. 



First of all, I think from the juridical point of view, 

 the concept of the high seas basis of regulation has been a 

 very appealing one to the United States given its position 

 on territorial claims. 



But leaving that aside, I think that the question you es- 

 sentially raise is a common heritage question, or the question 

 of the distribution of the potential benefits from the exploi- 

 tation and potential exploitation of new sources of protein in 

 the Southern Ocean. 



It has been our view, or at least in preliminary fashion, 

 that what we are essentially now addressing is a conservation 

 regime and the requirements for conservation are what lie 

 behind the standard for participation in the negotiations. 



In other words, these requirements are to make sure that 

 all those countries engaged in activities related to the re- 

 sources, are involved and engaged in developing the regime, 

 if possible, and bound by the obligations of the regime once 

 it is established. 



Now with regard to the question of broader participation, 

 or some relationship to the international community as a whole, 

 I don't know that we have an answer. 



: some relationship to tne interna 

 don't know that we have an answer 



