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The American Legion, 

 Washington, D.C., October 30, 1967. 

 Hon. Dante B. Fascell, 



Chairman, Subcommittee on International Organizations and Movements, 

 House Committee on Foreign Affairs, 

 Washington, D.C. 



Dear Chairman Fascell: This will supplement my letter of October 10 to 

 you relative to The American Legion's interest in H.J. Res. 816, and related bills. 

 This matter was discussed in detail during the recent meetings in Indianapolis 

 of our National Executive Committee. I am enclosing for your interest and the 

 interest of the members of your Subcommittee a copy of Resolution No. 22 in 

 which there is expressed The American Legion's specific objection to giving the 

 United Nations control over the ocean floor. 



The resolution also sup])orts enactment of legislation similar to the bills before 

 you. I will greatly appreciate your making this letter and Resolution No. 22 a 

 part of the official record of the hearings of your Subcommittee. 

 Sincerely yours, 



Herald E. Stringer, 



Director. 



National Executive Committee of the American Legion Meeting of 

 October 18-19, 1967, Indianapolis, Ind. 



RESOLrTION NO. 22 



Commission: Foreign Relations. 



Subject: Oppose Vesting Title to Ocean Floor in United Nations. 



Whereas Resolution No. 414, adopted at the Portland National Convention 

 (August 24-26, 1965), expressed the opposition of The American Legion to the 

 giving to the United Nations any source of independent revenue, including the 

 resources of the seabed or ocean floor; and _ 



Whereas Malta, A UN member, has proposed to the current session of the 

 General Assembly that jurisdiction and control of the ocean floor, and the financial 

 benefits derived from its exploitation, be placed in the United Nations; and 



Whereas stories have been circulated to the effect that the United States' 

 representatives will support such plan : and 



V/hereas several members of the House of Representatives have introduced 

 joint resolutions in opposition to vesting title to the ocean floor in the UN; and 



Wliereas H.J. Res. 816 and similar bills would also memorialize the President 

 of the United States to instruct our UN representatives to oppose any action at 

 this time to vest control in the UN of the resources of the deep sea beyond the 

 Continental Shelves of the United States; and 



Whereas hearings are now underwaj^ on these measures before the House Sub- 

 committee on International Organizations and Movements: now, therefore, be it 



Resolved by the National Executive Committee of the American Legion in regular 

 meeting assembled in Indianapolis, Ind., on October 18-19, 1967, That The American 

 Legion reaffirms its position of opposition to tlie giving to the United Nations any 

 properties or resources which would provide it with independent revenue: and 

 be it 



Further resolved, That the American Legion shall support the enactment of 

 legislation to express it to be the sense of the Congress that United States' repre- 

 sentatives to the United Nations should be instructed to take all steps possible 

 to block any and all moves to place jurisdiction and control of the ocean floor in 

 the United Nations. 



(Whereupon, at 1:10 p.m., the subcommittee was adjourned, to 

 reconvene at the call of the Chair.) 



