yNESCg/I^/lOC/l::£jContinued^ 



Reco m_m_e nd_s further that governments strongly support a 

 marked increase in U^ESCO's programme for training oceanographers 

 and that the proposed funds budgeted in 1961-1962 for a train- 

 ing vessel be maintained in UNESCO's budget for other oceano- 

 graphic training activities o" 



The General Conference of UNESCO, at its Eleventh Session, 

 adopted the following resolution; 



"The Director-General is authorized, in cooperation 

 with the United Nations, the Food and Agriculture Organization, 

 the World Meteorological Organization, the Intergovernmental 

 Maritime Consultative Organization, the other interested 

 Specialized Agencies, the International Atomic Energy Agency, 

 and the competent international and regional scientific 

 organizations and councils and on the advice of appropriate 

 advisory bodies, to stimulate and assist study, research and 

 training of research personnel in marine sciences, to 

 participate, at their request, in the activities cf Member 

 States which are pursuing these ends, and in particular: 



To request the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission 

 to study the feasibility and advisability of the operation by 

 UNESCO of an international research and training vessel and to 

 submit the recommendation of the Commission to the Executive 

 Board for comments and for presentation to the General 

 Conference at its Twelfth Session for decision," 



To implement this resolution, the following project was 

 included in the Approved Programme and Budget for 1961-1962: 



"A study will be made in 1961-1962 by the Inter- 

 governmental Oceanographic Commission, with the assistance of 

 SCOR, on the feasibility and advisability of the operation by 

 UNESCO of an international research and training vessel, in 

 the light of alternatives such as: 



Support for national land-based oceanographic training 

 institutions, national training ships, regional training 

 courses; 



Expanded fellowship programmes for training in countries 

 where oceanography is well developed; 



Aid to national institutions offering the basic scientific 

 education which is prerequisite for oceanography training; 



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