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NS/IOC/Res 



Item 5 



Paris, 24 October 1961 



Original: English 



UNITED NATIONS EDUCATIONAL 

 SCIENTIFIC AND CULTURAL ORGANIZATION 



INTERGOVERNMENTAL OCEANOGRAPHIC COMMISSION 

 First Session 

 Paris, UNESCO House, 19-27 October 1961 



Draft Resolution for Working Group 2 



The Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission 



Having received numerous proposals for oceanographic research 

 which, to be effective, would require the concerted action of 

 several member states; 



Recognizing that each proposal, by cooperative effort, would 

 add materially to man's knowledge of the world ocean; 



Bearing in mind that to proceed with such cooperative research 

 the implications of each proposal should be carefully examined 

 and weighed by all states considering participation; and being 



Cognizant that the Commission might also contribute significantly 

 to the formulation of a comprehensive program for an eventual 

 world ocean study; 



Recommends for earnest consideration by such states as may 

 desire to participate in the cooperative programs, each of the 

 following proposals, (initiated by the member or body indicated 

 below) as parts of a general study of the world ocean: 



(a) North Atlantic Synoptic Survey (U.S.) 



(b) Cooperative Program of study of the Eastern Tropical 

 Pacific Ocean (EPOC and lATTC) 



(c) North Atlantic Expedition for studying fields of 

 currents (USSR) 



