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(c) to identify any gaps in available knowledge which merit 
early attention by virtue of their importance to the development of 
ocean resources, and of the practicality of their early exploitation. 
(Pursuant to this request the Secretary-General in early 1968 released 
two reports dealing with mineral resources and living resources other 
than fish.) In 1966 the General Assembly also adopted Resolution 
2172 (XXI) endorsing the ECOSOC Resolution, requesting a compre- 
hensive survey of activities in marine science and technology around 
the globe, and further requesting the Secretary-General in cooperation 
with UNESCO and FAO to formulate proposals for: 
(a) Ensuring the most effective arrangements for an expanded 
programme of international cooperation to assist in a better under- 
standing of the marine environment through science and in the 
exploitation and development of marine resources, with due regard 
to the conservation of fish stocks; 
(b) Initiating and strengthening marine education and training 
programmes, bearing in mind the close Lea between 
marine and other sciences;... . 
In implementing this request the Secretary-General appointed a Com- 
mittee of Experts and his report and proposals are at this writing ex- 
pected to be released momentarily. 
Most recently, in December of 1967, the General Assembly adopted 
Resolution 2340 (XXII) entitled “Examination of the question of the 
reservation exclusively for peaceful purposes of the sea-bed and ocean 
floor, and the sub-soil thereof underlying the high seas beyond the limits 
of the present national jurisdiction and the uses of their resources in the 
interest of mankind.” The Resolution established an Ad Hoc Committee 
on the Oceans which was to prepare for the 23rd General Assembly a 
study which would include: 
(a) A survey of the past and present activities of the United 
Nations, the specialized agencies, the International Atomic Energy 
Agency and other inter-governmental bodies with regard to the 
sea-bed and the ocean floor, and of existing international agree- 
ments concerning these areas; 
(b) An account of the scientific, technical, economic, ears and 
other aspects of this item; 
