Noting Economic and Social Council resolution 1470 (XLVII) of 17 

 November 1969, which transmits the comprehensive outline to the General 

 Assembly, 



1. Notts with appreciation the comprehensive outline of the scope of 

 a long-tenn and expanded programme of oceanic exploration and research, 

 of which the international decade of ocean exploration will be an important 

 element, forwarded by the Chairman of the Intergovernmental Oceano- 

 graphic Commission to the Secretary-General and enclosed as an annex 

 to a note by the Secretary-General on this subject; 



2. Reaffirms its conviction that any exploration or research carried out 

 under the long-term and expanded programme will be exclusively scientific 

 in nature and that all such activities falling under the national jurisdiction 

 of a State shall be subject to the previous consent of such State, in accord- 

 ance with international law ; 



3. Requests the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural 

 Organization and its Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission to keep 

 that programme up to date and consider its implementation in appropriate 

 stages, in co-operation with other interested organizations, in particular the 

 United Nations, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Na- 

 tions, the World Meteorological Organization and the Inter-Governmental 

 Maritime Consultative Organization; 



4. Urges Member States to co-operate with the Intergovernmental 

 Oceanographic Commission in the implementation of that programme in 

 appropriate stages; 



5. Commends the close working relations that have developed between 

 the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission of the United Nations 

 Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization and the United Nations, 

 the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, the World 

 Meteorological Organization and the Inter-Governmental Maritime Con- 

 sultative Organization, including the establishment of the Intersecretariat 

 Committee on Scientific Programmes relating to Oceanography, which con- 

 sists of representatives of the latter organizations, to further, in consultation 

 with the Chairman of the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission, 

 the common aspects of the work of the Intergovernmental Oceanographic 

 Commission and those organizations ; 



6. Requests the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission of the 

 United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization and the 

 organizations mentioned in paragraph 5 to continue to work closely together 

 for the furtherance of their common objectives, within their own terms of 

 reference ; 



7. Requests the Secretary-General to report to the Economic and Social 

 Council on the progress made in the updating and implementation of that 

 programme. 



13 December 1969 

 F. 2566 (XXIV) 



Promoting effective measures for the prevention and control 

 of marine pollution 



The General Assembly, 



Recalling its resolution 2414 (XXIII) of 17 December 1968 requesting 



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