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formulate an expanded programme and to co-ordinate the resulting activities. His 

 Highness' s Gcvemment approves the proposals made by the United Nations for this 

 purpose . 



The position of His Highness' s Government on the Resources of the Sea was 

 explained in the accompanying paper sent to the United Nations on 28 September 

 1967. A copy was communicated by H.E. Mr. Arthur Crovetto, Minister Plenipoten- 

 tiary, to Dr. Pedorov, Director of the Office of Oceanography of Unesco." 



Enclosure : 



Monaco, 26 September 19^7 



ACTIVITIES WITH RESPECT TO 

 MARINE SCIENCES AND TECHNIQUES 



Prince Albert I, who called himself the "Chief and Propagator of Oceanor 

 graphy", has made Monaco an active centre of marine sciences and techniques since 

 the end of the last century. Amongst other achievements he set up the Oceano- 

 graphic Institute and Museum and foionded the International Commission for the 

 Scientific Exploration of the Mediterranean Sea, and further he received the In- 

 ternational Hydrographic Burecu in the Principality and at the same ti.ne issued 

 the first editions of tlie GEECO. 



H.S.H. Prince Rainier III has kept up and developed the work of his grand- 

 father: in 1960 he founded the Monaco Science Centre; in I96I he set up the 

 International Laboratory of Marine Radio-Acti/ity, in association with the Inter- 

 national Atomic Energy Agency and the Institute of Oceanography. He is the 

 chairman and leading spirit of the International Commission for the Scientific 

 Exploration of the Mediterranean Sea. He provided aid and support for the "Pri- 

 cor!tin3nt III" experir.ient organized by Commandant Cousteau in October 1965- With 

 his encoToragement scientific work of a continuous and practical nature is being 

 carried out in connexion with all the subjects and activities listed by the United 

 Nations under I. "Research" and II. "Hydrography and Miscellaneous Public Sarv- 

 ices". On the other hand, the use of the sea and its resources is limited, 

 chiefly owing to the restricted area of the country and its small population. 

 Mention should be made, however, of the use of thermic energy from the sea by 

 means of a large heating pump, v/hich has been working satisfactorily for three 

 years, and a very active dee{>-soa fishing club. 



After this preliminary statement concerning the position of the Principality 

 with regard to oceanography we shall reply to the questions of a general nature 

 which the United Nations put to us in its letter of 6 July 1967- 



Current international activities connected with the United Nations General 

 Assembly resolution on the resources of the sea were examined by the Intergovern- 

 mental Oceanographic Commission. In our view, therefore, the recommendations of 

 that body should be followed and it should be assisted in car:L'ying out its pro- 

 gramme, which was defined at previous sessions and will be supplemented at the 

 October session. It seems to us that at least a part of the funds required should 

 be given to the IOC through voluntary contributions from renbcr countries, in 

 accordance with the example of the International Atomic Energy At^ency. 



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