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formal correspondence with the Governments, to direct the Assistant 

 Secretaries and other officers or employees, to arrange for meetings of 

 Sections on Fishery and Fish questions and on General Biology &c. at 

 meetings of the Council, and to carry out generally the decisions of the 

 Council. 



1-80. 11. The duties of the Bureau shall be divided into two groups. 



To the first group belong ail those matters for the decision of which a 

 resolution of the Bureau seems necessary either in consequence of 

 existing special rules or from the point of view of expediency. Such 

 matters will be laid before the President who will designate the referee 

 and organise all that is necessary for their elaboration. The President 

 is entitled, whenever he thinks it necessary to do so, to designate referees 

 for special matters. 



1-80. 12. To the second group belong all matters of routine for which 



consultation and resolution on the part of the Bureau are unnecessary. 

 As a rule they will be settled at once by the General Secretary. 



1-80. 13. Whenever it is doubtful to which group a matter belongs, 



the President will make a provisional decision, pending the decision of 

 the Bureau. 



1-81- 14. All papers issued by the Bureau shall be signed on behalf 



of the „Bureau of the International Council for the Study of the Sea". 

 As a rule they will be signed by the General Secretary only. Letters 

 sent by the Bureau to the participating States are to be signed by the 

 President, a Vice-President and the General Secretary. 



1-82. 15. The Bureau is entitled to correspond directly with the Go- 



vernments of the different participating States. 



1-80. 16. To further the harmonious co-operation of the Members of 



Protocols the Bureau, a monthly Summary or short Statement on the most essen- 



Berlin tial letters should be sent to the Members. 

 1909. 



