168 EFFECTIVENESS OF THE COMMITTEE ON OCEANOGRAPHY 



ADDENDUM TO RESOLUTION 8 



JOINT DECLARATION SUBMITTED BY THE DELEGATIONS OF ARGENTINA, 



BRAZIL, CUBA, ECUADOR, MEXICO, URUGUAY AND THE DOMINICAN 



REPUBLIC TO THE PLENARY MEETING OF THE INTERGOVERNMENTAL 



OCEANOGRAPHIC COMMISSION AT ITS FIRST SESSION 



The delegations of Argentina, Brazil, Cuba, Ecuador, Mexico, Uruguay, and the Dominican 

 Republic, present at the First session of the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission, 



Aware of the substantial progress achieved by oceanography in highly industrialized countries and 

 of the fact that nations in process of development, despite their efforts to intensify their activities 

 in this field, are increasingly failing to keep abreast of this progress because of their inadequate 

 human and economic resources, 



Noting that a thorough knowledge of the oceans can be obtained only through more intensive and 

 effective international co-operation, which makes it urgent to provide a larger number of oceano- 

 graphic research centres furnished with equipment and specialized technical staff, 



Observing that the funds so far assigned by Unesco to oceanographic research in countries in pro- 

 cess of development have proved insufficient for the purpose, and 



Bearing in mind that the Latin American countries have not yet been able to contribute effectively 

 and as much as they would like to do, to the advancement of world oceanography owing to the 

 above-mentioned lack of resources, 



Invite the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission to recommend the Director-General of 

 Unesco to make appreciable increase in the budget of its Regular programme and of the Technical 

 Assistance programme, and to grant special funds for the promotion of oceanographic research, 

 the development of existing institutions and the training of the necessary technical staff, in order 

 to speed up the progress of such research in Latin American countries, so that they may acquire 

 sufficient knowledge and experience to be able to make a real and substantial contribution to 

 implementation of regional oceanographic projects in their respective areas. 



RESOLUTION 9 



EXCHANGE OF OCEANOGRAPHIC DATA 



The Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission, 



Desiring to foster the full and expeditious exchange of oceanographic data, 



Noting the existence of the data centres listed in document IOC/1-7, including the centre for 

 bathymetric data under the International Hydrographic Bureau with sub-centres at various national 

 hydrographic offices, 



Reiterates the recommendation made by the Intergovernmental Conference on Oceanographic 

 Research at Copenhagen in July 1960 that oceanographic data should be exchanged and that system 

 of World Data Centres established during the International Geophysical Year should be continued 

 in future; 



Recommends that all oceanographic data taken by ships and recording stations outside territorial 

 waters within the limits of declared national programmes be exchanged under the headings listed 

 and by the methods prescribed in the IGY data centre manual, commencing from 1 January 1960, 

 in accordance with the attached extracts from the manual (IOC/INF. 17). 



