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the United States Government .. : review thoroughly the 
issues at stake in consultation with representatives of the 
American Bar Association and others competent in the field 
of internaticnal law, with scientific and technical experts 
and with leaders cf American industry in oceanic development"; 
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the American 
‘-Bax Association 
SUPPORTS the efforts being made in ee out of the 
gcvernments of interested states to protect the seabed and 
subsoil of the deep ocean floor beyond the limits of national 
jurisdiction fzom claims of sovereignty or rights of discre- 
tionary contrel by any nation or group or organization of 
nations; *. Be 
SUPPORTS the call by the United States Government 
for internationally agreed arrangements governing the 
exploitation of natural resources cf the deep ocean floor 
beycnd the limits of national jurisdiction to be established 
as soon as practicable; 
RECOMMENDS 
(1) That the United States consult with other 
parties to the 1958 Continental Shelf Conventicn with a view 
to establishing, through the issuance of parallel declarations 
or by other means, an agreed interpretation of the definition 
