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Canada Sates ei Sas a See ae ee 
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Confronting the issues____-______------ pa ie ed 
Legislative concern in the 90th Conbnese oS aera ran 
Legislative concern in the 91st Congress________.._-___________ 
Legislative concern in the 92d Congress____-____. a a eles er 
Legislative concern in the 93d Congress___—-----.._______ eed 
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Legislative concern in the 94th Congress____--__.._-__--______ 
Vitk International considerutions=_--- = ee 
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United Nations Activities and Relations_________..____-_______ 
NOdtIe’ "SUTEVCY S22 a 
First and second Law of the Sea Conferences__——-___-_.-__ 
U.N. relations and the third Law of the Sea Conference_._—- 
Possible treaty implications 22022) 2 ee aml 
APPHNDIXHS 
WAR. Qis25 nce ee eS ee eile: epee ae 
. Letter from Charles N. Brower of the State Department to Senator 
Henry .M.. Jacksons aS a eres dee wie) Sk ye its La ie ae 
Amendment No. 946 in the nature of a substitute to S. 1184___________ 
. Letter from Representative Thomas N. Downing and Senator Henry M. 
Jackson to Secretary of Commerce, Frederick B. Dent 
Se WB i oe Se ee ee ee leh SR ee 
. Deepsea Ventures, Inc.: Notice of discovery and claim of exclusive 
mining rights, and request for diplomatic protection and protection of 
INVeStMeENt ..=-- 2 3 ee 
. U.S. Department of State: Statement on claim of exclusive mining 
rights by Deepsea Ventures, Ine 
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LIST OF FIGURES 
. Nodules recovered during trial mining operations in the Atlantic 
Ocean. in) T9702. 2 ee ee eee 
. Nodule frequency versus depth in sediment 
Nodulevdepositsam thes Northe baCiics= see eee 
. Nodule deposits in the South Pacific 
+ Nodule deposits inthe NortheAtlantic2 == eee 
. Nodule deposits in the South Atlantic and Western Indian Oceans_-—-_- 
Offshore, exploration of nodulese 22 = eee eee 
. Three systems proposed for mining nodules_____----------____- 
niResearch. Vessel Deepsea Minera. 22222 Je ee OO BS eee 
10. Continuous Line Bucket System for deep ocean nodule mining__.._____ 
ih ydrochloric acid. process-2--.-_._ Uae eee See 
12. Ammonia leach process 
ASR SUPE UIC. ACI PROCESS x i ee ae 
14. Figure from patent issued to Global Marine, Ine 
Co GON og OTH OO OD e 
