In particular the Bureau endorsed the estimates of 

 the group of consultants which met in Paris October 

 10-12^ 1968 under Recommendation 8.4 of the Bureau. 

 It was noted that, these estimates were that the 

 present 3-4 professionals allocated to IOC Secre- 

 tariat responsibilities should increase by 1972 to 

 12 - 15 professionals to meet anticipated IOC 

 needs by that date. 



The Bureau expressed appreciation for the 

 support being provided by the FAO and the WMO to 

 the work of the IOC and urged these agencies ;, as 

 well as other agencies in the UN System., to provide 

 to the IOC Secretariat substantial support through 

 personnel^ administrative and financial allocations. 



V. Conclusions and Recommendations. 



As is evident from the body of this report. Agenda Items 

 3 J, 4 and 5 - the future development of the Intergovernmental 

 Oceanographic Commissionj the formulation of its expanded 

 program, and the IOC's role in the development of the 

 United Nations' long-term and expanded program, of which 

 the International Decade of Ocean Exploration will be an 

 important element - were the most important items dealt 

 with by the Ninth Meeting of the IOC Bureau and Consulta- 

 tive Council. 



After one false start, a satisfactory letter was drafted 

 for transmission to the U. N. Secretary-General outlining 

 the IOC's on-going activities and its proposals for 

 coordinating the development of the U. N. long-term program. 

 And, as stated in that letter, the IOC has decided on six, 

 logical steps to advance the development of the program. 



The IOC will, however, have to exercise considerable skill 

 and exert considerable energy if it is to follow through 

 on the course of action it has proposed, and it faces 

 certain difficulties in this regard: 



First, the IOC is not its own master. During discussion 

 of U. N. Resolution 2467-D (XXIII), for example. Dr. Fedorov, 

 speaking in his capacity as the representative of the Director- 

 General of UNESCO, pointed out that since the Resolution 2467 D 

 (XXIII) was addressed to the Director-General of UNESCO and 

 not to the IOC directly he felt it was necessary to pass on 

 the requests contained in the letter of the Secretary-General 

 of the United Nations of 7 January 1969 to the Chairman of 

 the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission, He felt 



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