In each of the fiscal years 1968 and 1969, the United States contributed $117,200 to UNESCO's 

 oceanographic work, including lOC.^"^ In fiscal year 1970, it is expected that this contribution will be 

 increased to $131,736. In each of these years, the United States contribution will amount to 

 approximately 30 per cent of UNESCO's budget in this area, which totalled $391,460 in each of the 

 fiscal years 1968 and 1969 and is expected to total $440,000 in fiscal year 1970. 



In addition, the United States contributed $76,805 in fiscal year 1968 and $113,680 in fiscal year 

 1969 to the oceanographic work of the UN Development Program (including UN Technical Assistance 

 and UN Special Fund) administered by UNESCO. In fiscal year 1970, the United States contribution is 

 expected to remain at $1 13,680. In each of these fiscal years, the United States contribution accounted 

 for 40 per cent of the total expenditures for the purposes indicated, which amounted to $192,015 in 

 fiscal year 1968, $284,200 in fiscal year 1969 and $284,200 (anticipated) in fiscal year 1970. 



II. BILATERAL AGREEMENTS TO WHICH UNITED STATES IS A PARTY 



A. Convention Between the United States and Canada for the Preservation of the Halibut Fishery of the 

 Northern Pacific Ocean and Bering Sea^ '^ ^ 



1 . Objectives 



The purpose of this Convention is "to develop the stocks of halibut in the Convention waters (the 

 territorial waters and the high seas off the western coasts of the United States and Canada, including the 

 southern as well as the western coasts of Alaska) to those levels which will permit the maximum 

 sustained yield and to maintain the stocks at those levels."'^"'* 



2. Administrative Organization and Powers 



The Parties agree to continue the International Pacific Halibut Commission, composed of six 

 members, three appointed by each Party.^"^ Decisions of the Commission are made by a concurring 

 vote of at least two of the Commissioners of each Party .^ °* 



The Commission is entrusted with the following functions: 



a. To make such investigations as are necessary into the Ufe history of the halibut in the Convention 

 waters and publish a report of its activities and investigations from time to time. 



b. After its investigation has indicated such action to be necessary and with the approval of the 

 President of the United States and the Governor General and Council of Canada, to take the following 

 actions: 



(1) divide the Convention waters into areas; 



(2) establish one or more open or closed seasons, as to each area; 



(3) limit the size of the fish and the quantity of the catch to be taken from each area within any season 

 during which fishing is allowed. 



The data in the text were supplied by the Department of State. 



^"^This Convention was originally signed at Washington, Maich 2, 1923; continued by the Convention signed at 

 Ottawa, May 9, 1930; and further continued by the Convention signed at Ottawa, Jan. 29, 1937. It was replaced by the 

 Convention now in force signed at Ottawa, March 2, 1953, entered into force, Oct. 28, 1953, 5 U.S.T. 5, T.I.A.S. No. 

 2900, 222 U.N.T.S. 77. 



^""^ Convention, Art. I (1), (2). 



^°^Id., Art. Ill (1). 



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