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IOC and Unesco matters. In the future it would be better 

 to organize staff on the basis of programme function rather 

 than by scientific disciplines. By 1972, it was estimated 

 that a total staff of 15 professionals would be required of 

 which 10 would be devoted exclusively to IOC matters and 3 

 exclusively to Unesco matters. The Secretary considered 

 that some of the additonal staff would come from other 

 agencies, such as PAO and WMO, and possibly UN, and that 

 some would be seconded by member states. The financial 

 implications of such a growth were pointed out. 



A preliminary discussion of the expanded programme took 

 place and it was agreed that the IOC, provided its base was 

 suitably broadened, would have a most important function in 

 the formulation and coordination of this expanded programme. 

 That function would not detract in any way from the respective 

 present responsibilities of the individual governments and of 

 the organizations of the UN System relating to the ocean and 

 its resources, who would use the Commission as an instrument 

 for discharging certain of these responsibilities in the field 

 of marine science. 



Although details of the expanded programme will not be 

 known for some time, the general outline became clear enough 

 to be used in considering its impact on the Commission, its 

 structure, its secretariat and Its relation to the sponsoring 

 agencies. The programme would include scientific research and 

 related service activities concerning not only the ocean Itself, 

 but also its boundaries and resources. The expansion would 

 occur both in the sphere of concerted action and in other IOC 

 activities, as well as in the coordination of international 

 efforts. It was agreed that the expanded programme would thus 

 be directed toward Increased knowledge of the ocean, its 

 contents and its boundaries, and improved knowledge of 

 natural processes operating in the marine environment, with 

 the ultimate goal of enhanced utilization of the ocean and 

 its resources for the benefit of mankind. 



Elaboration, and thus definition, as well as subsequent 

 review of this programme will require a number of steps. As 

 the first step, appropriate scientific advisory bodies of the 

 IOC, Unesco, FAO and WMO would develop jointly a scientific 

 framework for the programme. This would then be available for 

 consideration by governments and at secretariat level by the 

 agencies to enable them to participate closely in formulation 

 of the programme, particularly with regard to the projects 

 they themselves would implement and with regard to their 

 participation In the projects of the broadened IOC. 



As the next step, a suitably broadened IOC should be 

 entrusted with overall review and flnalization of the 

 expanded programme, consisting of projects which may be 

 implemented by governments, International organizations and 

 organizations of the UN System, including Unesco, FAO and 

 WMO, as well as by the IOC itself. 



The IOC would thus become the focal point for the 



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