be useful it if acted in accordance with the interests of all 

 the States. 



The second resolution requested that the Secretary-Gen- 

 eral, in cooperation with appropriate groups, undertake a study 

 on the dangers of marine pollution to clarify all aspects of pro- 

 tection of living resources of the sea and to consider how to 

 minimize interference among the many means of exploitation. 

 Although this resolution was adopted unanimously, the repre- 

 sentative of Guinea said that States of the Third World had some 

 reservations about it. He explained that these Members be- 

 lieved that any convention or treaty should contain strict re- 

 spect for national legislation. They hoped that the study of 

 pollution would take full note of national legislation and that 

 coastal States would not be excluded from reaping the benefits 

 of the study. 



A study was requested in the third resolution on the ques- 

 tion of establishing "in due time" appropriate international 

 machinery for the promotion of exploration and exploitation. 

 The resulting report is to be submitted to the new Committee 

 sometime in 1969. On this vote, there were 85 in favor, 9 

 opposed, and 25 abstentions. Those against the resolution were : 

 Bulgaria, Byelorussian SSR, Czechoslovakia, Hungary, Mon- 

 golia, Poland, Romania, Ukrainian SSR, and the USSR. This 

 lack of consensus in the General Assembly was due in part to 

 the stated position of the Soviet delegation that it objected to 

 establishing machinery that would serve only the interests of 

 capitalist, imperialist monopolies. 



The fourth resolution welcomed the concept of an Inter- 

 national Decade of Ocean Exploration within the framework 

 of programs under the aegis of the U. N. It also requested that 

 the I. 0. C. intensify its activities in the scientific field and co- 

 operate with the Secretary-General in the preparation of a 

 comprehensive outline of the scope of the long-term program of 

 oceanographic research. This resolution was adopted by the 

 Assembly without objection. 



Recommendations of the Second Committee 

 (Economic and Social) 



The Second Committee was requested by the General 

 Assembly to consider the item of resources of the sea. After 

 meeting in October and December, this body recommended two 

 draft resolutions which were adopted by the General Assem- 

 bly in December. 



One of the resolutions, 2413 (XXIII), asked that Member 

 States and U. S. agencies work to increase cooperation and 



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