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3. Considers further that such a study should take into consideration the 

 importance of minimizing interference between the many means by which the wealth 

 of the ocean space may be harvested, and that it should extend to the examination 

 of the circumstances in which measures may be undertaken by States for the 

 protection of the living and other resources of those areas in which pollution 

 detrimental to those resources has occured or is imminent; 



k. Requests the Secretary-General, in co-operation with the appropriate 



and competent body or bodies presently undertaking co-ordinated work in the field 



of marine pollution control, to undertake the study referred to in paragraphs 2 



and 5 above and to submit a report thereon to the General Assembly and the 



Committee on the Peaceful Uses of the Sea-Bed and the Ocean Floor beyond the Limits 



of National Jurisdiction. 



1752nd plenary meeting , 

 21 December I968. 



The General Assembly , 



Having considered 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", 



Reaffirming that exploration and exploitation of the resources of the sea-bed 

 and the ocean floor, and the subsoil thereof, should be carried out for the benefit 

 of mankind as a whole, taking into special consideration the interests and needs 

 of the developing countries, 



Recalling that international co-operation in this field is of paramount 



importance. 



Bearing in mind its resolution A above establishing the Committee on the 

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

 Jurisdiction, and the mandate entrusted to it, 



1. Requests the Secretary -General to undertake a study on the question of 

 establishing in due time appropriate international machinery for the promotion of 



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