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tion of the expanded programme among participating organiza- 

 tions and participating countries. A broadening of sponsorship 

 of IOC both at governmental and secretariat level is essential 

 if the governments and organizations concerned are to accept 



adequately the consequences of the Commission's coordination 

 activities . 



It was noted that some steps towards the formulation 

 of an expanded programme were already scheduled. The 

 scientific advisory bodies of the lOC^ Unesco^ PAO and WMO 

 (namely SCOR, ACMRR and the appropriate body of WMO) are 

 organizing a Joint working party "to develop the scientific 

 content of a comprehensive programme of international 

 cooperation in exploration and research In the ocean and 

 its resources"^ scheduled to meet during the Spring of I969 . 

 It was agreed that the report of this working party should 

 be considered by Unesco., FAO and WMO as well as by IOC and 

 that it should therefore be brought to the attention of the 

 Executive Heads of these agencies. Member governments of 

 IOC have also been asked to submit proposals for Inclusion 

 In the expanded programme before the end of 1968, which 

 proposals are then to be considered by a working group to be 

 established by the IOC Bureau at Its 9th meeting in February 

 1969. The matter is on the agenda of the FAO Council now in 

 session, who may well Invite the FAO Committee on Fisheries 

 to give consideration to FAO participation in the expanded 

 programme at Its 4th session in April I969 . If broadening 

 of the IOC's base could be sufficiently advanced, the 

 expanded programme in preliminary form could be considered 

 perhaps already at the Sixth Session of the IOC. 



During the next several years the Impact of the 

 expanded programme on the Commission and on Its subsidiary 

 bodies will be relatively light since this period will be 

 required for formulation of the programme. However, one 

 element of an expanded programme, namely the Integrated 

 Global Ocean Station System (IGOSS), is now in the planning 

 stages and has already increased the workload of the Com- 

 mission and its Secretariat significantly. 



With regard to the workload of the Secretariat, during 

 the formulation stages only a modest Increase is anticipated. 

 It must be recalled, however, that the present IOC programme 

 projected at a normal growth rate has been estimated to require 

 by 1972 the support of 10 - 12 professional staff rather than 

 the 3-4 now available. Beyond this necessary increase for 

 the present programme would be a requirement for 2-3 more 

 staff as a result of expanded programme formulation activities. 



The extra workload on the Secretariat resulting from 

 implementation of the expanded programme is difficult to 

 estimate since It is so dependent on the nature of the 



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