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Done at the city of Washington this seventh day of June in 



the year of our Lord one thousand nine hundred 



[seal] seventy three and of the Independence of the United 



States of America the one hundred ninety-seventh. 



Richard Nixon 

 By the President : 



William P. Rogers 

 Secretary of State 



CONVENTION FOR THE INTERNATIONAL COUNCIL FOR THE 

 EXPLORATION OF THE SEA 



Preamble 



The Governments of the States Parties to this Convention 

 Having participated in the work of the International Council for 

 the Exploration of the Sea, which was established at Copenhagen in 

 1902 as a result of conferences held in Stockholm in 1899 and in 

 Christiania in 1901 and entrusted with the task of carrying out a 

 programme of international investigation of the sea 



Desiring to provide a new constitution for the aforesaid Council 

 with a view to facilitating the implementation of its programme 



Have agreed as follows : 



Article 1 



It shall be the duty of the International Council for the Explora- 

 tion of the Sea, hereinafter referred to as the "Council", _ 



(a) to promote and encourage research and investigations for 

 the study of the sea particularly those related to the living re- 

 sources thereof ; 



(b) to draw up programmes required for this purpose and to 

 organise, in agreement with the Contracting Parties, such re- 

 search and investigation as may appear necessary; 



(c) to publish or otherwise disseminate the results of research 

 and investigations carried out under its auspices or to encourage 

 the publication thereof. 



Article 2 



The Council shall be concerned with the Atlantic Ocean and its 

 adjacent seas and primarily concerned with the North Atlantic. 



Article 3 



(1) The Council shall be maintained in accordance with the provi- 

 sions of this Convention. 



(2) The seat of the Council shall remain at Copenhagen. 



Article 4 



The Council shall seek to establish and maintain working arrange- 

 ments with other international organisations which have related ob- 

 jectives and cooperate, as far as possible, with them, in particular in 

 the supply of scientific information requested. 



