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in February, 1925. In addition to the Bulletins 

 the results of the different national commissions 

 are to be published, according to rules established 

 by the Central Bureau, by the countries adhering 

 to the Commission. The publications may be in 

 English, Spanish, French, Greek, or Italian. 



The preparation and publication of bathymetric 

 charts and of the lithologic charts of the sea 

 bottom have already been mentioned. The 

 combination of the different partial charts into a 

 complete chart for the Mediterranean has been 

 considered. It was also ■ proposed to undertake 

 the publication of separate photographs of an 

 atlas to illustrate the fauna and flora of the 

 Mediterranean, of which twenty jiarts had been 

 issued prior to December, 1934, and to publish 

 a manual of oceanography and an encyclopedia 

 of physical oceanography. 



The Italian Delegation of the International 

 Commission for the Scientific Exploration of the 

 Mediterranean Sea has published since 1908 

 Bibliographia Oceanographica, and it also pub- 

 lished Monografia della Laguna Venezia and 

 Manualetti di Oceanografia. 



Consejo Oceanografico Ibero-Americano ('34) 



History or origin: The Consejo Oceanogrdfico Ibero- 

 Americano was organized in Madrid on March 1, 

 1929, by diplomatic agreement signed by repre- 

 sentatives of the Argentine, Costa Rican, Ecua- 

 dorian, Salvadorian, Spanish, Guatemalan, Mexi- 

 can, Panamanan, Peruvian, Dominican, and 

 Uruguayan republics. The member countries, in 

 September, 1932, were Argentina, Costa Rica, 

 Ecuador, Salvador, Spain, Guatemala, Mexico, 

 Panama, Peru, Republica Dominicana, and Uru- 

 guay. The organization was originally intended 

 to be composed of tho.se countries in the Iberian 

 Peninsula and America in which the language 

 was either Spanish or Portuguese. The duration 

 of the Council was to be for a term of eight years, 

 which could be automatically renewed. The 

 Council is expected to meet every three years. 

 Subsequent to the organization meeting it has 

 been proposed to admit to membership in the 

 Council other American and European countries 

 that have pcssessions in iVmerica. The extended 

 membership would include the United States of 

 America, Canada, Newfoundland, France, Eng- 

 land, Holland, and Denmark. The.se countries 

 have accordingly been invited to send delegates 

 to the next meeting of the Council which was to 



have taken place in Madrid in June, 1933, but 

 because of adverse circumstances, the meeting 

 was postponed until April, 1935. 



Location: Madrid. 



Organization to which attached: Independent organi- 

 zation supported by the participating govern- 

 ments. 



Purposes and scope of activities: To promote, coordi- 

 nate, and standardize oceanographic, fisheries, 

 hydrographic, and limnologic investigations within 

 those countries that belong to the Council. In 

 order to accomplish this purpose, each member 

 state will form a national committee. The 

 different national committees may act either alone 

 or in connection with other national committees. 

 They may submit to the Council for consideration 

 and discussion any pertinent question. The 

 Council will also publish the results of scientific 

 works which are of interest to the member states 

 and it will accumulate a library, including charts, 

 on various oceanographic, fisheries, hydrographic, 

 and limnologic subjects. The Council will also 

 serve as a medium for exchanging information 

 between the different member countries and 

 between the institutions in countries that do not 

 adhere to it. 



Equipment: Administrative offices and a library. 



Staff: Executive Committee, Prof. Odon de Buen, 

 President; Admiral Ernesto Caballero y Lastres, 

 Vice-President; Prof. Rafael de Buen, Secretary- 

 General. 



Provisions for visiting investigators. 



Income: Source: Contributions from the different 

 adhering countries. 



Amount: There is an assessment unit of 300 

 pesos gold, which can be changed by the Finance 

 Committee of the Conference according to cir- 

 cumstances. 



The annual contribution of each country and 

 the number of votes is as follows: 



NUMBER 

 NUMBER OF 



POPULATION OF THE COUNTRY OF ASSESSMENT 



VOTES UNITS 



TO BE CON- 

 TRIBUTED 



Less than one million inhabitants 1 2 



Between one million and three million.. . 2 2 



Between three and five million 3 3 



Between five and ten million 4 5 



Between ten and fifteen million 5 7 



Between fifteen and twenty million 6 10 



More than twenty million 7 13 



Provisions for the publication of results: "Memorias," 

 of which Nos. 1-16, 1930-1934 have been issued. 



