resources of the sea-Toed and the ocean floor and the 

 sub-soil thereof, expresses its satisfaction that 

 the United Nations General Assembly adopted Resolu- 

 tion 2467 B (XXIII) on this problem and asks its 

 Chairman to advise the Secretary-General of the 

 United Nations that the Commission is prepared to 

 cooperate in the study proposed under operative 

 paragraph 4 of this Resolution. 



Recommendation 9°^ A 



The Bureau, having studied with the Consultative 

 Council United Nations General Assembly Resolution 

 24l4 (XXIII), 



(i) Notes with satisfaction the endorsement by 

 the General Assembly of the concept of a 

 coordinated long-term programme of oceano- 

 graphic research; 



(ii) Decides to give increased attention to 



strengthening the existing marine educational 

 and training programme and initiating new 

 programmes in connection with the implementa- 

 tion of the long-term programme of oceano- 

 graphic research; 



(iii) Requests its Chairman to bring the above 



recommendations of the Bureau to the atten- 

 tion of the Secretary-General of the United 

 Nations . 



Recommendation 9'^ B 



The Bureau, having studied with the Consultative 

 Council Resolution 2467 D (XXIII) expresses satisfac- 

 tion with the decisions incorporated in this resolu- 

 tion and requests its Chairman to take the following 

 action: 



(i) to call to the attention of Member States in 

 the United Nations System the invitation set 

 forth in operative paragraph 2 that they 

 formulate proposals for national and inter- 

 national scientific programmes and agreed 

 activities to be undertaken during the 

 long-term and expanded programme of which 

 the International Decade of Ocean Explora- 

 tion will be an important element, with due 

 regard to the interests of developing coun- 

 tries, and to urge the Member States to 



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