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NS/IOC/Res. Item 4 (Continued) 



Awa re that the Special Committee on Oceanic Research of 

 the International Council of Scientific Unions is now serving 

 UNESCO as an advisory body on oceanography and has, since its 

 ^ inception in 1957, contributed greatly towards the development 

 ^ of international cooperation in oceanic research; 



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'^ Aware also that the Special Committee on Oceanic Research 



o is in" process of establishing a working group of experts in 

 "".fisheries and oceanographic sciences; 



1° Invites the United Nations and its Specialized 

 Agencies and other inter-governmental and non-governmental 

 organizations concerned with oceanography in its various 

 disciplines, to cooperate with the Commission to the fullest 

 possible extent; 



2, Expresses the hope that the Food and Agriculture 

 Organization, the Vi/orld Meteorological Organization and other 

 interested agencies of the United Nations family will find it 

 possible to designate members of their Secretariats to cooperate 

 actively with the Secretariat of the Commission, the extent of 

 such cooperation to be decided by agreement between these 

 organizations and UNESCO; 



3o Requests the Members to submit to the Secretary of 

 the Commission their views on the establishment of advisory 

 channels to the Commission in all fields of oceanography, 

 including fisheries oceanography, for consideration by the 

 Commission at its Second Session; 



4, R equests the Bureau and the Secretary of the Commission, 

 in the interim, to seek and receive the advice of those 

 organizations which now advise UNESCO in oceanographic matters, 

 which could contribute to the development of international 

 programs in oceanography , 



5. R equests the Secretary of the Commission to submit to 

 members, at least three months before the Second Session of the 

 Commission, a draft report on the matters raised in 3 and 4 

 above , 



