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1 . Pomralation of an exrandcd prograimie of scle nt ifio In vesti g ations co- 

 ordinating the national and international plar^s for the exploration of the sea, 

 the sea floor and its sub- soil within the framework of an "International Decade 

 of Ocean Exploration". 



This would cover: 



(a) Co-ordination In establishing a network of oceanographic stations for 

 continuously recording the variations in oceanographic eleraentc; 



(b) Organization of international oceanographic research projects; 



(c) St£uidaj?dization of oceanographic methods of measurement; 



(d) Problems related to the collection, processing and dissemination of 

 measured data; 



(e) International documentation. 



2. Handling and taking care of oceanographic aspects in respect of problems of 

 general importance , inter alia ; 



(a) Freedom of scientific research at sea; 



(b) Pollution of the sea by industrial wastes and sewages; 



(c) Exploration and exploitation of the food, mineral and energy resoiirces 

 of sea water; 



(d) Exploration, exploitation and administration of the sea floor and its 

 sub- soil; 



(e) Safety and economy of navigation; 



(f) Improvement in environmental forecasting; 



(g) Coastal engineering. 



3. Furtherance and international co-ordination of training in oceanography: 



(a) Adapting training among the Member States; including the furtherance of 

 international training centres; 



(b) Promotion of mutual recognition of examinations and exchange of experts; 



(c) Training aid to development countries; 



For achieving such a broadened scope of activity of IOC, th3 Federal Republic 

 of Germany propo33S to conclude administrative agreements between Unesco and the 

 othei' organizations of the United Nations, such as PAO, WMO, IMCO, etc., taking 

 an interest in oceanographic problems. These agr3ements should provide that the 

 said organizations give financial support to the work of IOC and further it by 

 delegating members of their staff to the Secretariat and the subsidiary bodies of 

 IOC. The IOC staff itself would have to be enlarged and the status of the 



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