transmit such proposals to the Chairman of 

 the IOC before April 1, 1969^ so that these 

 proposals may be considered at the meeting 

 of the Joint Working Party on Scientific 

 Aspects of International Ocean Research 

 sponsored by ACMRR, SCOR and WMO, and con- 

 vening in Italy April 26 - May 6, I969. 



(ii) to convene the Intergovernmental Working Group 

 decided upon in paragraph (iii) of Recommenda- 

 tion 8.18 of the Bureau and Consultative 

 Council and consisting of the Bureau and Con- 

 sultative Council and other interested members 

 of the Commission to prepare a report setting 

 forth proposals for the long-term and expanded 

 programme of world-wide exploration of the 

 oceans and their resources of which the IDOE 

 is an important element, basing these proposals 

 on those of Member States and the Joint Working 

 Party meeting referred to above and to circu- 

 late the report of the Working Group to Member 

 States for comment in time for consideration 

 of the report and these comments by the Sixth 

 Session of IOC. 



(iii) to inform the Economic and Social Council of 

 the United Nations that the IOC is prepared 

 to carry out the requests set forth in opera- 

 tive paragraph 4 of the UN General Assembly 

 Resolution 2467 D (XXIII ) under sub-paragraphs 

 (a), (b) and (c) and to report as requested 

 under sub-paragraph (d) through appropriate 

 channels to the General Assembly at its 24th 

 Session on progress made in the implementation 

 of this resolution. 



(iv) in order to meet the request contained in sub- 

 paragraph (b) of operative paragraph 4 of UN 

 General Assembly Resolution 2467 D (XXIII) 

 in which reference is made to paragraph 4 

 of UN General Assembly Resolution 24l4 (XXIII) 

 requesting the Secretary-General of the United 

 Nations to present to ECOSOC at its 47th Ses- 

 sion a comprehensive outline of the scope of 

 the long-term programme 



a„ to provide the Secretary-General of the 

 United Nations with a progress report 

 for consideration by ECOSOC at its 47th 

 Session which initially convenes on 

 July 14, 1969. 



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