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for the conservation of the Antarctic living marine resources, 

 those nations which have now, or shortly will have, or may 

 have, an interest in these resources 



Furthermore, in the light of the potential interest of 

 many countries who have as yet ill-defined ambitions for par- 

 ticipating in one way or another in Antarctic affairs — it 

 would seem prudent to have the Food and Agricultural Organi- 

 zations of the United Nations, and perhaps UNESCO as well, 

 as full fledged partners in the endeavor. Not only would this 

 bring these groups into a cooperative role but would also 

 make possible direct contributions to research and management 

 by the U.N. organizations. 



A few years ago an economist looking academically at the 

 the whale resource, concluded that for maximum economic return 

 it would perhaps be best to exterminate the world whale 

 population and exploit directly the krill and other forms 

 at lower trophic levels in the energy sequence. 



It is being neither unrealistic nor apprehensive to say 

 that as the world's food sources dwindle in relation to de- 

 mand, we will hear more of this line of reasoning. It of 

 course denies the inherent right of forms of life other than 

 homo sapiens to exist in a natural state on this planet. 



Without belaboring this point, we suggest that the world 

 is still some generations away from reaching such a condition. 

 In the meantime, therefore, it is essential to do what we can 

 in man's own interest, to protect and enhance the productivity 

 of the natural biotic systems of the earth. We have surely 

 learned that it is possible to use without destroying, to 

 manage on a sustained yield concept. We trust that it will 

 be the policy of the United States to do its utmost to advocate 

 and establish these concepts as they relate to the living 

 marine resources in the Antarctic. 



Thank you for this opportunity to give this statemant. 



CHAIRMAN BREWSTER: Thank you. Yes? 



MR. JAMES BARNES: Thank you. Ambassador. I am Jim Barnes, 

 and I would like to turn for a few minutes to the point before, 

 about conservation and what that might mean. 



In the report, and the pages aren't really numbered here — 

 but it's point number ten — it's explicitly stated: The Working 

 Group agreed to include in its report the understanding of 

 the Group, that the word "conservation" as used in the draft 



