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8(1) Annex VI -- 

 ^^ATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES 

 ^"^ NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL 



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^ COMMITTEE ON OCEANOGRAPHY ' 



aiOl CONSTITUTION AVENUK, WASHINGTON, D, C 2041* 



8 January 1969 



Dr. Warren S. Wooster 

 President, SCOR 

 Scripps Inst, of Oceanography 

 La Jolla, California 92037 



Dear Dr. Wooster: 



The U.S. National Committee to SCOR has examined in 

 detail the proposed role of the Intergovernmental Oceanographic 

 Commission in facilitating clearances for research vessels. At 

 this time we wish to offer the following statement for consideration 

 by SCOR. 



The U.S. National Committee to SCOR recommends that the 

 most useful role for the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission 

 in facilitating clearances for research vessels undertaking fundamen- 

 tal scientific research would be passive in nature. In the exercise 

 of this limited function, the IOC upon receipt of requests from 

 member states for research clearances, would immediately transmit 

 them to the concerned coastal state, certifying (when such is found > 

 to be the case) that statements are included in compliance with 

 the following > 



1) Data from such research programs will, upon request 

 be made available as soon as practicable to the 

 coastal state; any data or samples not feasible to 

 duplicate will, upon request, be made accessible 



to the coastal state; 



2) The results of such research programs will be 

 published in a timely fashion in an open scientific 

 publication; and 



3) The coastal state shall have an opportunity to 



\ exercise its right to participate in such research 



programs by at least one representative, and the 

 proposed arrangements for this participation should 

 be included in the notice. 



In addition, it is our belief that other means for 

 facilitating ocean research will be required and should be explored 

 and undertaken aa necessary. These may include diplomatic discussions 

 and occasionally the conclusion of bilateral or multilateral agreements. 



J^incerely yours. 



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^opn C. Calhoun, Jr. 

 lirman, U.S. National 



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