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Marine Resources Research and the intention of SCOR to establish a Working Group on 

 Fisheries Aspects of Oceanography. Many speakers emphasized that existing relations 

 between the IOC and other organizations already provided all the channels necessary 

 for the transmission of appropriate advice from these organizations and their committees 

 or working groups to the IOC. A good spirit of co-operation dominated this discussion 

 and general understanding of the necessity to simplify the whole system of organizations 

 interested in oceanography was widespread. 



(See resolution 1 - Annex V) 



International oceanographic programme 



Working paper NS/IOC/1-6 served as a basis for the discussion. However the opinion 

 was expressed, and further supported, that the IOC should not only co-ordinate co- 

 operative international programmes, but also assist in the distribution of information 

 of international interest in respect to declared national programmes of international 

 interest. No specific recommendation was agreed upon in connexion with initiating new 

 large-scale co-operative oceanographic programmes. Rather a series of such pro- 

 grammes was referred back to the States members of the Commission and to the 

 Secretariat for further development. It was the general feeling in connexion with the 

 Indian Ocean Expedition that the IOC should gradually take over from SCOR the co- 

 ordinating functions with respect to this expedition by working out, together with SCOR 

 appropriate steps in this direction. Technical questions were mainly referred to work- 

 ing groups of experts, the establishment of which was recommended in the resolutions, 

 or to appropriate international organizations. 



Strong support was shown for the development of a comprehensive programme for 

 world ocean study, and the Secretariat was requested to initiate its preparation. 



An opinion was expressed by the representative of the United Kingdom that: "The 

 Secretary should ensure that any proposals laid before the Commission for its approval 

 and co-ordination shall in their final form contain estimates of the contributions in re- 

 sources and manpower that Member States would be invited to make" . 



It was also suggested by the representative of France that some previous recommenda- 

 tions should be re-emphasized, especially those accepted at the Copenhagen meeting 

 with respect to training and the importance of providing careers for young marine 

 scientists. 



(See resolutions 2,3,4, 5, 6, 7 - Annex V) 



A group of Latin American States introduced a declaration concerning the development 

 of oceanography in that region. In this connexion a resolution was adopted urging in- 

 creased support to developing countries interested in participating in international 

 oceanographic programmes. 



(See resolution 8 and declaration - Annex V) 



During the preliminary discussion of the Unesco Draft Programme in Marine Sciences 

 for 1963-1964 some delegates (China, Japan, USSR) expressed their opinions on the 

 priority of certain regions in applying Unesco assistance for the development of marine 

 sciences. Some representatives raised a question concerning Unesco's financial 

 support of IOC activities. Representatives of India and USSR stressed the importance 

 of the role UneSco might play in the creation of an international pool of equipment pro- 

 posed by Spain. It was suggested that the Unesco book coupons might be useful in 

 solving immediate currency difficulties. The representative of the USSR introduced 

 a draft resolution recommending some redistribution of budgetary means in the 

 proposed Unesco Marine Science Programme for 1963-1964. However, in view of the 

 declaration of the group of Latin American States and the corresponding resolution 

 adopted (see above), the representative of the USSR did not insist on the Commission's 

 making a separate decision on the Soviet draft resolution, and asked only that it be 

 included in the report of the meeting. 



(See Annex VI) 



