Appendix D-2 — Seabed Arms Control Treaty 



A. 2602F (XXIV) 



Resolution Referring Seabed Arms Control Draft Treaty to 

 the Conference of the Committee on Disarmament 



''''The General Assembly, 



"Recognizing the common interest of mankind in the reservation of the 

 sea-bed and ocean floor exclusively for peaceful purposes, 



"Having considered the report of the Conference of the Committee on 

 Disarmament of 31 October 1969 and noting with appreciation the work 

 of that Committee in the elaboration of a draft treaty on the prohibition 

 of the emplacement of nuclear weapons and other weapons of mass destruc- 

 tion on the sea-bed and the ocean floor and the subsoil thereof, 



^'Noting the suggestions and proposals in relation to the draft Treaty 

 contained in annex A of the report of the Conference of the Committee on 

 Disarmament, which were made during the course of discussion in the First 

 Committee on this matter, as well as the suggestions made during the spe- 

 cial session of the Committee on the Peaceful Uses of the Sea-Bed and the 

 Ocean Floor beyond the Limits of National Jurisdiction, 



"Considering that the prevention of a nuclear arms race on the sea-bed 

 and ocean floor serves the interests of maintaining world peace, reducing 

 international tensions, and strengthening friendly relations among States, 



''''Convinced that the conclusion of a treaty on the prohibition of the 

 emplacement of nuclear weapons and other weapons of mass destruction on 

 the sea-bed and ocean floor and in the subsoil thereof will constitute a step 

 towards the exclusion of the sea-bed, the ocean floor and the subsoil thereof 

 from the arms race, 



"1. Welcomes the submission to this Assembly of the Draft Treaty on 

 the Prohibition of the Emplacement of Nuclear Weapons and Other 

 Weapons of Mass Destruction on the Sea-Bed and the Ocean Floor and the 

 Subsoil Thereof, contained in annex A of the report of the Conference of 

 the Committee on Disarmament and the various proposals and suggestions 

 made in regard to the draft treaty, 



"2. Calls upon the Conference of the Committee on Disarmament to 

 take into account all proposals and suggestions that have been made at this 

 session of the General Assembly and to continue its work on this subject so 

 that the text of a draft treaty can be submitted to the General Assembly for 

 its consideration." 



16 December 1969 



B. Draft Treaty on the Prohibition of the Emplacement of Nuclear Weapons 

 and other Weapons of Mass Destruction on the Seabed and the Ocean 

 Floor and in the Subsoil thereof Submitted by the Union of Soviet So- 

 cialist Republics and United States of America 



The States Parties to this Treaty, 



Recognizing the common interest of mankind in the progress of the 

 exploration and use of the seabed and the ocean floor for peaceful purposes, 



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