USE OF OCEANOGRAPHY—DEACON 375 
The International Council of Scientific Unions (ICSU), to which 
UNESCO makes a large annual grant, is promoting research at higher 
levels. It encourages and coordinates the activities of the scientific 
unions and furthers their mutual efforts in connection with subjects 
not adequately covered by existing arrangements. It has responded 
to the needs of marine science by setting up a Special Committee on 
Oceanic Research, which has put forward a well-considered plan for 
collaboration in studying the deep oceans. A start is likely to be 
made in the Indian Ocean, and a number of working groups repre- 
senting all aspects of the subject are now being formed. 
As can be seen from this short account, various interests of impor- 
tance to many nations are involved in the study of the ocean. There 
must therefore be a good deal of international cooperation both in 
conducting oceanographic studies and in disseminating their results. 
It is only thus that we can reach that fuller understanding of the 
ocean which will help mankind to derive greater enjoyment from the 
blessings of the land. 
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as long as the supply lasts, on request addressed to the Editorial 
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