8.1v. Oceanographic Data Exchange 



The Chairman introduced this item and briefly reviewed the 

 Recommendations of the Working Group contained In the Summary 

 Report of its last meeting (DoCo AVS/9/89F (^)) and requested 

 the Consultative Council's comments on these Recommendations 

 and the Summary Report. Mr. W. Molo (WDC-A) indicated that 

 the international exchange of oceanographic data was proceeding 

 very successfully and that during the year 1968 more oceano- 

 graphic station data were transmitted to the World Data 

 Centre System than during the first seven years of its 

 existence. This situation was in no small part due^ he 

 said J to the generosity of the government of Japan, which 

 through its data center made available a large volume of 

 data hitherto unavailable in the WDC system. The Bureau 

 decided to record that it had noted with appreciation the 

 efforts of the government of Japan. The Bureau also decided 

 to transmit the Report of the Working Group and Recommendations 

 to the Sixth IOC Session, commending them for acceptance. 



8.V. General Problems Pertaining to the Functioning of 

 IOC Subsidiary Bodies 



The Chairman introduced this Item referring to the background 

 document prepared by the Secretariat (Doc. I0C/B-51):j and he 

 reviewed the specific suggestions made by the Secretary for 

 the improvement of the functioning of the subsidiary bodies 

 of the Commission. He suggested that under the same item 

 the Bureau and Consultative Council examine a Draft Guide for 

 Cooperative Investigations (lOC Technical Series, third draft) 

 prepared by him in cooperation with the Secretary and national 

 institutions, and he said that It was his intention to have 

 the dociiment considered by the Vlth Session of the IOC. 



On the suggestion of the Secretary the problem of rapporteurs 

 was also included for discussion. The Secretary Informed the 

 Bureau and Consultative Council that on several occasions 

 delegates of IOC Members considered as inappropriate the 

 current practice of electing a rapporteur from among the 

 appointed national delegates to assist the Secretariat in the 

 preparation of summary records of meetings. Prior to the 

 convening of the Ninth Meeting of the Bureau and Consultative 

 Council, the U. S. Government had Informed the IOC Secretariat 

 that it was not prepared to make a member of the U. S. Dele- 

 gation available to serve as Rapporteur at the meeting but 

 that it was prepared to loan Mr. A. D. Cllft, Secretary of the 

 U. S. Delegation, to the IOC Secretariat to serve in this 

 capacity. This offer was accepted by the IOC Secretary. 



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