NS/IOC/Re s . 



Item 4 



Paris, 23 October 1961 



Original; English 



INTERGOVERMVIENTAL QCEANOGRAPH IC C OMMISSION 



Relationship between the IOC and Other Organizations 

 (Draft Resolution by the 1/Vorking Group No. l) 



The Commissio n 



Recalling that the Statutes of the Commission prescribe 

 that the purpose of the Commission shall be to promote 

 scientific investigation with a view to learning more about 

 the nature and resources of the oceans, through the concerted 

 action of its members; 



Bearing in mind the very wide scope of oceanography and 

 the many important fields in which scientific investigation 

 of the nature and of the resources of the oceans is pursued, 

 in particular those concerned with fisheries of the world; 



Bearing in mind further the interest and valuable work of 

 many organizations, intergovernmental and non-governmental, 

 world-wide and regional, in oceanography or directly related 

 fields and that these organizations could contribute to the 

 development and implementation of a well-coordinated and 

 integrated international program in oceanography; 



Noting that the Economic and Social Council, at its 

 thirty-second session, expressed the hope that the Commission 

 would take fully into account the activities and interests of 

 all organizations concerned with oceanography; 



Appreciating that oceanographic and fishery research are 

 complementary undertakings and that the Food and Agriculture 

 Organization of the United Nations has the primary responsibility 

 within the United Nations family for fisheries; 



Appreciating further that the Food and Agriculture 

 Organization plans to consider at its forthcoming Conference 

 the establishment of an Advisory Committee on Marine Resources 

 Research; 



