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the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission for implementation in co 

 operation with other specialized agencies, 



Aware of the consideration given to the proposal in the Ad Hoc Committee to 

 Study the Peaceful Uses of the Sea-Bed and the Ocean Floor, arising from the im- 

 portant contribution which the Decade would make to scientific research and ex- 

 ploration of the sea -bed and deep ocean floor. 



1. Welcomes and commends to Member States the concept of an Interna- 

 tional Decade of Ocean Exploration to be undertaken within the frame- 

 work of a long-term programme of research and exploration under the gen- 

 eral aegis of the United Nations ; 



2. Invites interested Member States to formulate proposals for national 

 and international scientific programmes and agreed activities to be under- 

 taken during the Decade with due regard to the interests of developing 

 countries, to transmit these proposals to the Intergovernmental Oceano- 

 graphic Commission, and to begin such activities as soon as practicable ; 



3. Urges Member States to publish as soon as practicable the results of ac- 

 tivities which they will have undertaken within the framework of the 

 Decade and at the same time to communicate these results to the Intergov- 

 ernmental Oceanographic Commission ; 



4. Requests the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission : 



(a) To further and co-ordinate, in co-operation with other interested 

 agencies, an expanded, accelerated, long-term and sustained programme 

 of world-wide exploration of the oceans and their resources of which the 

 Decade will be an element, including international agency programmes, 

 expanded international exchange of data from national programmes, 

 and international efforts to strengthen the research capabilities of all 

 interested nations ; 



(b) To report through appropriate channels to the twenty-fourth ses- 

 sion of the General Assembly on the progress made in ocean activi- 

 ties undertaken pursuant to ithis resolution. 



D. DRAFT STATEMENT OF AGEEED PRINCIPLES PROPOSED FOR SUBMISSION TO THE 

 GENERAL ASSEMBLY AND SUPPORTED BT THE UNITED STATES 



(1) There is an area of the sea-bed and ocean floor and the subsoil thereof, 

 underlying the high seas, which lies beyond the limits of national jurisdiction 

 (hereinafter described as "this area") ; 



(2) Taking into account relevant dispositions of international law, there 

 should be agreed a precise boundary for this area ; 



(3) There should be agreed, as soon as practicable, an international regime 

 governing the exploitation of resources of this area ; 



(4) No State may claim or exercise sovereign rights over any part of this 

 area, and no part of it is subject to national appropriation by claim of sover- 

 eignty, by use or occupation, or by any other means ; 



(5) Exploration and use of this area shall be carried on for the benefit and 

 in the interests of all mankind, taking into account the special needs of the 

 developing countries ; 



(6) This area shall be reserved exclusively for peaceful purposes ; 



(7) Activities in this area shall be conducted in accordance with international 

 law, including the Charter of the United Nations. Activities in this area shall not 

 infringe upon the freedoms of the high seas. 



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