-- training and education of specialists 



-- development of ocean engineering and 

 other means to conduct research and to 

 support related services o 



-- provision of adequate laboratories, • 

 ships, and other research facilities 

 and equipment. . 



The long-term and expanded program will Include 

 national and regional projects as well as broader 

 international projects. Special attention will be 

 given to the particular interests of the developing 

 nations . 



To further advance the development of the long- 

 term and expanded program the following steps are 

 being taken: 



-- The IOC is requesting all member states 

 of the UN system to formulate further 

 proposals for national and international 

 programs and submit them to the IOC by 

 April 1, 1969. 



— A Joint Working Party nominated by SCOR, 

 ACMRR, and WMO will meet at the end of 

 April 1969 "to develop recommendations 

 for the IOC, FAO, UNESCO and WMO, and other 

 interested international organizations 

 on the scientific content of the program. 

 The IOC has asked the Joint Working Party 

 to identify the oceanic research problems 

 that should receive particular attention 

 in the near future and the types of 

 programs that can best contribute to 

 solving these problems. 



--An IOC Working Group will convene in 



June 1969 to prepare in cooperation with 

 FAO, WMO, and other interested organiza- 

 tions whose representatives will participate 

 in its work, further recommendations on 

 the scope of the long-term and expanded 

 prograjn and on the relationship between 

 this program, IOC programs, the Inter- 

 national Decade of Ocean Exploration, 

 and other proposals. 



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