The delegates of the USSR, USA and the Federal Republic of 

 Germany expressed their satisfaction with the progress achieved 

 by the Working Group; the delegates of Japan and Canada, how- 

 ever, expressed certain reservations as regards the effective- 

 ness of the measures proposed by the IOC Working Group 

 with a view to facilitating scientific research in the areas 

 under national jurisdiction. 



Professor Wooster (SCOR) informed the meeting that he had 

 received from the U. S. National Academy of Sciences Com- 

 mittee on Oceanography a proposal concerning the eventual role 

 of the IOC in the measures proposed in the above draft resolu- 

 tion (Annex VI). Mr. F. E. Popper (FAO) informed the meeting 

 of the action taken by the FAO Secretariat in connection with 

 the draft resolution and stated that the comments of the COFI 

 Sub-Committee on Cooperation with other International Organi- 

 zations pertinent to the draft resolution in question would 

 be made available to the Commission in due time. The proposal 

 for a second meeting of the Working Group prior to the Sixth 

 Session of the IOC was unanimously supported. Recommendation 

 9.10 was adopted under this agenda item. 



Recommendation 9'10 



The Bureau instructed the Secretary to transmit as 

 expeditiously as possible to IOC Members the Summary Report 

 of the 1st Meeting of the Working Group on Legal Questions 

 Related to Scientific Investigation of the Ocean with all 

 the annexes, together with the English original of Annex III 

 and with the comments of Member States be made available to 

 the IOC Secretariat in time for the 2nd Meeting of the Work- 

 ing Group to be convened in June 19^9 • The Bureau also 

 instructed the Secretary to transmit the same documentation, 

 when approved by the Commission, to the UN Secretary-General 

 for use in connection with the work of the UN Committee on 

 the Peaceful Uses of the Sea-Bed and the Ocean Floor beyond 

 the Limits of National Jurisdiction. 



8.ii. Legal Aspects of Ocean Data Systems 



Dr. Fedorov introduced this item reporting on the work 

 accomplished by the group of experts at their meetings 

 of September I968 and January 1969. He said the group of 

 experts had recommended that the Bureau and Consultative 

 Council approve for publication in the IOC Technical Series 

 the revised document "Legal Problems Associated with Ocean 

 Data Acquisition Systems," (IOC/INF-IO8) summarizing the 

 existing national and international legislation as regards 

 ocean data acquisition systems (ODAS). 



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