Dr. Dixie Lee Ray, National Science Foundation, 



Dr. Adrian F. Richards, Office of Naval Research, 

 London. 



Dr. J. B, Hersey, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, 



Rear Admiral Rawson Bennett, USN (Ret,), Consultant 

 to the Assistant Secretary of the Navy (Research 

 and Development). 



Conrmander Walter C. Sands, USN, Office of Naval 

 Research, London. 



Commander John A. Davis, USN, Office of Chief of 

 Naval Operations. 



3. Participants from the United States representing 

 other agencies were: 



Dr. M. B. Schaefer, Inter-American Tropical Tuna 

 Commission (lATTC), 



Mr, R. G. Snider. Special Committee on Oceanic 

 Research (SCOR). 



Rear Admiral R, W, Knox, International Hydrographic 

 Bureau (IHB). 



I V. WORK OF THE CONFERENCE . 



1. The session was opened by M, Rene Maheu, the Acting 

 Director-General of UNESCO, who welcomed the participants to 

 this First Session. He reviewed the history leading to the 

 organization of the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission 

 and spoke of the need for international action in the study of 

 the seas. M. Maheu urged recognition of limits of responsi- 

 bilities as well as the provision of a flexible organizational 

 procedure which would enhance close cooperation with the World 

 Meteorological Organization (WMO), Food and Agriculture 

 Organization (FAOj, International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), 

 and other agencies. Although he commented that the responsi- 

 bilities of the IOC in its activities must be "purely 

 oceanographic" research and training, and that the primary 

 responsibilities of agencies such as W\0, FAO, and IAEA and 

 others must be recognized, he concluded his opening remarks 

 by stating to the Commission that "your interests are as wide 

 as the ocean itself," 



