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to endorse recomraendation 8.U to convene a group of consultants to evaluate 

 the volume of work of the broadened IOC, its means and its resources, its 

 future administrative stmcture and its relations with the organizations 

 which would have to sponsor it. 



The Ivory Coast hopes that solutions will be found which will not impair the 

 Foreign Commission's efficiency, but fears that an excessive administrative work- 

 load might have an effect contrary to that desired. 



Lastly, resolution 8.I8, and the project for an International Decade of 

 Ocean Exploration in particular, should also be approved." 



15. GREECE 



Extract from the letter of 19 October I968 from the Chargd d' Affaires of the 

 Greek Embassy in France: 



" the Greek Government has no objection to the broadening of the IOC's 



programme. It fully reserves its position, however, with respect to any obliga- 

 tion regarding the economic support of the said programme." 



16. ARGENTINA 



Extract from the letter of JO October I968 from the Permanent Delegate of 

 Argentina to Unesco: 



"I have the pleasure to inform you that I am today sending to the Sccretaiy 

 of the Commission the reply of my country's National Oceanographic Committee and 

 also the Argentine Report on the United Nations resolution 2172 (XXI) on Re- 

 sources of the Sea." 



Extract from the enclosed letter from the Secretary of the Argentine National 

 Oceanographic Co-nmittee of 20 September 1963j 



"In this connexion I must inform you that the reply to your note can only be 

 made after careful study by the National Committee, in commission and in plenary, 

 so we shall not be able to submit it before 1 October as requested. 



In regard to the submission of detailed proposals concerning the Expended 

 Programme of International Co-operation, this Committee has noted the closing date 

 (1 January I969) and hop as to submit them in time. 



Meanwhile I might mention that our country's views on oceanogr*aphic activities 

 and their possible broadening are reflected in tha National Report on the United 

 Nations resolution 2172 (XXI) on Resources of the Sea, of which I am happy to send 

 you two copies, one for the Permanent Secretariat £ind one for the Secretary- 

 General of the IOC." 



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