UNITED NATIONS 



GENERAL 

 ASSEMBLY 



Twenty-third session 

 Agenda item 26 



Distr . 

 GENERAL 



A/RES/2U67 (XXIII) 

 Ik January I969 



RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY 



/on the report of the First Committee {k/lkll)] 



2^67 (XXIIl). Examination of the question of the reservation 

 exclusively for peaceful purposes of the sea- 

 bed and the ocean floor, and the subsoil thereof , 

 underlying the high seas beyond the limits of 

 present national .jurisdiction, and the use of 

 their resources in the interests of mankind 



The General Assembly , 



Recalling the item entitled "Examination of the question of the reservation 

 exclusively for peaceful purposes of the sea-bed and the ocean floor, and the 

 subsoil thereof, underlying the high seas beyond the limits of present national 

 jurisdiction, and the use of their resources in the interests of mankind". 



Having in mind its resolution 25UO (XXIl) of I8 December 196? concerned with 

 the problems arising in the area to which the title of the item refers;, 



Reaffirming the objectives set forth in that resolution, 



TaJting note with appreciation of the report prepared by the Ad Hoc Committee 

 to Study the Peaceful Uses of the Sea-Bed and the Ocean Floor beyond the Limits of 

 National Jurisdiction,— keeping in mind the views expressed in the course of its 

 work and drawing upon its experience , 



Recognizing that it is in the interest of mankind as a whole to favour the 

 exploration and use of the sea-bed and the ocean floor and the subsoil thereof, 

 beyond the limits of national jurisdiction, for peaceful purposes, 



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1/ Official Records of the General Assembly, Twenty-third Session , agenda item 26, 

 document A/7250 . 



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