LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL 



U.S. Senate, 

 Committee on Commerce, 



December 31, 197J^. 

 To Memhers of the Committee on Commerce, U.S. Senate : 



I am pleased to transmit herewith for your information and use a 

 compilation of the texts of treaties and other international agreements 

 containing provisions on oceanographic resources, fisheries and wild- 

 life to which the United States is party. 



The committee staff received great assistance from the Congressional 

 Research Service of the Library of Congress in the preparation of 

 the publication. We thank them for their aid and guidance. I am, 

 especially, mindful of the professional assistance rendered by Marjorie 

 Ann Browne, Analyst in International Relations, in the Foreign 

 Affairs Division of the Congressional Research Service of the Library 

 of Congress with the assistance of Brenda M. Branaman, Foreign 

 Affairs Analyst. 



It is now evident that to conserve properly and perpetuate these 

 resources, international agreements and understandings are necessary. 

 Lack of coordination among nations could lead to the ruination and 

 destruction of this vast ocean treasure. Living resources must have 

 international protection. 



This is the third compilation of treaties of the United States in 

 the realm of fish and wildlife. 



Warren G. Magnuson, 

 Chairman, Committee on Commerce. 



(Ill) 



