International Cooperation 



by adopting unanimously Resolution 2340 establishing an ad hoc Commit- 

 tee of thirty-five States to prepare a study on various aspects of the seabed 

 beyond national jurisdiction for consideration by the Assembly next fall. The 

 study will include an examination of (a) activities of the United Nations 

 and its specialized agencies related to the seabed; (b) relevant international 

 agreements; (c) scientific, technical, economic, legal, and other aspects of 

 the question; and (d) suggestions regarding practical ways of promoting 

 international cooperation in the exploration, conservation, and use of the 

 seabed and its resources. 



Meanwhile, pursuant to the General Assembly Marine Resources Resolu- 

 tion adopted in 1966 as a result of U.S. initiatives, the Secretary General 

 inaugurated a survey of international marine science activities, including 

 consideration of improved coordination between specialized agencies. An 

 international group of experts, convened by the Secretary General, has been 

 requested to outline existing programs and to suggest steps to strengthen 

 international cooperation in the field. The completed report will be used by 

 the ad hoc Committee concerned with the seabed and will be presented to 

 the Assembly this fall. 



The following specialized agencies and other bodies of the United Nations 

 undertook a variety of new cooperative programs with active participation 

 by the United States: 



United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization 

 (UNESCO) and its Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission 

 (IOC) 

 World Meteorological Organization (WMO) 

 International Telecommunication Union (ITU) 

 Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) 

 United Nations Development Program (UNDP) 

 Intergovernmental Maritime Consultative Organization (IMCO) 

 Economic Commission for Asia and the Far East (ECAFE) 

 United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) 



International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD) 

 Some of the programs of particular interest are: 



— International oceanographic surveys will be conducted in the 

 Mediterranean and Caribbean Seas, the North Atlantic, and the 

 Southern Ocean (IOC). 

 — Consideration is being given to a West African marine science 



center (IOC). 

 — Attention is being given to the legal impediments to scientific 



research (IOC). 

 — Organizational arrangements are being developed for the planning 



of an Integrated Global Ocean Station System (lOC-WMO) . 

 — Radio frequencies were set aside for exclusive use in the transmission 

 of oceanographic data (ITU) . 



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