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929 Resolution 2.3^+^ : The Director-General is authorized acting 



in cooperation with the United Nations, the Food and 

 Agriculture Organization, the World Meteorological Organization, 

 the Inter-Governmental Ilaritioe Consultative Organization, the 

 other interested Specialized Agencies, the International 

 Atomic Energy Agencj"- and the competent international, regional 

 and national scientific organizations, v;ith the assistance of 

 the appropriate advisory bodies, and taking into account in 

 particulELT Resolutions of the United Nations General i\ssembly 

 2172 {XXI ) and 23^0 (XXII), to continue to stimulate and assist 

 study, research and training of personnel in marine science, as 

 a contribution to the promotion of the general advancement of 

 oceanography, and in parti c\ilar: 



(a) to promote exchange of scientific information ai)Out 

 the oceans and provide assistance to the development 

 of modem oceanograjihic methodology and instrumentation 

 by disseminating information through appropriate 

 documents and publications, by organizing or supporting 

 meetings of experts and syniposia and by encouraging and 

 supporting national end international tests and other 

 activities for the standardization and intercalibration 

 of oceanographic methods and techniques; 



(b) to develop and in^jrove the training of oceanographers 

 ty means of courses and fellowships; and to this end, 

 to participate in the activities of Member States, 

 upon request; and 



(c) to assist Member States, upon request, in strengthening 

 national and regional laboratories and in coordinating 

 their research activities throughout the world and in 

 particular in Latin /aoerica, Asia, Africa and the 

 I4editerranean and Red Sea area, througli such cooperative 

 activities as oceanographic expeditions and other 

 regional undertakings . 



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