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Three papers on the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea

File includes three documents, which are likely by Elisabeth Mann Borgese. Includes 1) "Progress Report" (regarding the New International Technological Order emerging from the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, or UNCLoS); 2) "The United Nations Decade of International Law and the Law of the Sea," a document from the 1990s, outlining the new concepts that emerged from UNCLoS (including the common heritage of mankind); and 3) an untitled document relating the events of the tenth and eleventh sessions of the United Nations Conference on the Law of the Sea (UNCLoS).

The UNCLoS/UNCED process - a comparative study of eight documents

File contains a study produced by the International Ocean Institute (IOI)-Canada on the following documents: The United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLoS); Agenda 21; the United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity; the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change; the Agreement on the Implementation of the Provisions of the United Nations Convention of the Law of the Sea of 10 December 1982 Relating to the Conservation and Management of Straddling Fish Stocks and Highly Migratory Fish Stocks; the Code of Conduct for Responsible Fisheries; the Global Programme of Action for the Protection of the Marine Environment from Land-Based Activities; and the Barbados Programme of Action for the Sustainable Development of Small Island Developing States.

Correspondence with William Morris

File contains correspondence with William Morris regarding a potential filming of Mann Borgese's "Ascent of Woman." Also includes a discussion of Elisabeth Mann Borgese's typing dogs. The file also contains correspondence with Edwin Seaver.

Correspondence concerning "Encyclopaedia Universalis"

File contains correspondence with Claude Gregory, John Dodge, F. Weizsacker, Jean R. de Salis, John Kendrew, P. Kapitza, Salvatore Quasimodo, Daniele Bovet, Georg Likacs, D. Lavergne, Linus Pauling, S. Radhakrishnan, C.F. Weizsacker, Werner Heisenberg, Robert Forbes, Robert Hutchins, and Theodor Svedberg. Correspondence mainly includes invitations to join the Encyclopedia Universalis' project. Also includes comments written about the encyclopedia by Marcello Colocci (on the "Physics" and "Chemistry" pieces) and Guiseppe Barbreri (on the "Geography" section). Contains English, Italian, and German correspondence.

Transcription : law of the seas conference

File contains a copy of the typed transcript. Present are Elisabeth Mann Borgese, Robert Hutchins, Arvid Pardo, [Friedman], [Hambro], [Andrassy], [Rao], [Freeman], [Kaplan], [Crawford], [Wheeler], [Wilkinson], [Mero], [Kruger], [Tugwell], [Armstrong], [Hoffman], Harry Ashmore, [Kelly], [Bucher], [Campbell], [Khan], [Busha], and [Gaskell]. The transcript covers the June 17th and 18th, 1968 sessions.

Draft United Nations resolution for the General Assembly 1968-1969 by Elisabeth Mann Borgese

File includes a first draft of "Resolution XXX of the General Assembly," prepared for the 1968-1969 session of the United Nations. The draft is accompanied by a memorandum from Elisabeth Mann Borgese to the staff at the Center for the Study of Democratic Institutions, discussing the sources of several ideas in the draft.

'P' miscellaneous correspondence

File contains correspondence with Nicholas Peckham, M.A. Parry, Elaine Parent, Aris Papas, Pesci d'Oro, Norbert Psuty, and Mario Primicerio. Also includes "A Sociological Hypothesis" by M.A. Parry, "A Scientific Approach to World Organization for Peace" by M.A. Parry, and "The New Cosmopolitans" by Aris Papas and memos.

Correspondence with and regarding the "Saturday Review"

File contains correspondence with individuals at "Saturday Review" magazine. Topics of discussion include reproducing an article Mann Borgese wrote for the magazine, and Thomas Mann's "Death in Venice." Also inlcudes the October 11, 1969 issue, which contains an article by Senator Claiborne Pell on the oceans.

Correspondence with Robert B. Kreuger

File contains a cover letter by Robert Krueger, sent along with a United Nations (UN) press release detailing four resolutions adopted by the UN on seabeds. Also included is a statement given by American Ambassador C.H. Phillips on that topic.

Correspondence with Richard Bells

File contains correspondence with Professor Richard Bells regarding the planning of a conference for the United Nations Institute for Training and Research, as well as an untitled project proposal.

Correspondence with Holt, Rinehart, and Winston Incorporated

File contains correspondence with Alison Bond and Charlotte Mayerson. Topics of discussion include Elisabeth Mann Borgese's "The Language Barrier," and an upcoming publication on world communities. Also includes a statement of royalties. See MS-2-744, Box 49, Folder 20 for more correspondence with Holt, Rinehart, and Winston, Inc.

Lecture on the ocean regime by Elisabeth Mann Borgese

File contains copies of "The Ocean Regime. Notes Prepared for an Address to the Association of International Law and International Relations, Burachest." Includes several revisions and versions, including a handwritten copy and one for publication in "Vista" magazine. Also contains a list of people who are to receive a copy of the paper.

Correspondence with Frank LaQue

File contains correspondence mainly referring to LaQue's paper presented at the first Pacem in Maribus (PIM) conference. Includes a draft of the paper, for publication, "Prospects For and From Deep Ocean Mining." Also contains another article by LaQue, "Comments on US Senate Bill S2801," along with two other articles on sea-bed mining: "Deep Sea Ventures to Start Ocean Floor Mining in 1973" by Howard Goshorn, and "The Role of States in the International Zone of the Ocean Floor" by N.C. Flemming.

Miscellaneous correspondence regarding The Drama of the Ocean and the death of Elisabeth Mann Borgese's dog Arlie

File contains correspondence with Steve [?], Harry N Abrams Inc., Clifton Fadiman (providing comments on "The Drama of the Ocean"), Unicorn Press, Walter Berendsoha, S. Fischer Verlag, Elsivier, Bruce Matthews, Brooda, Suzanne Williams, Ton Waarts, Wiley Publishers of Canada Ltd., McGraw-Hill Ryerson Ltd., Rolf Bjornerstedt, James Stretch, Rob ?, Bobbie Campbell, Anthony Carter, Olof Cederlund, Roger Henri Charlier, Joyce Church, Elizabeth Clarke, Alan Cober, Canute Sauage, Peter Haz, Sidney Kaufman, Partab Bharvani, Martin Cregien, Ivo Pelicon, and Janeth Ewald. Also includes an obituary for Mann Borgese's dog Arlecchino ("Arlie"), an IOI (International Ocean Institute) Report, and a membership form from the Western Surfing Association.

Articles by Elisabeth Mann Borgese on world federalism

File contains two articles on world federalism, likely written by Elisabeth Mann Borgese. The first summarizes the Chicago Committee to Frame a World Constitution, the second is a draft of "The World Communities" by Mann Borgese (see MS-2-744, Box 147, Folder 1 for another version of that paper).

'C - G' miscellaneous correspondence

File contains correspondence with Alex Comfort, V. Dedijer, Da Capo Press Inc., Encyclopedia of the Sea, Rita Ettl, Fayard Editions, Peter Fricke, FAO (the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations), Donald Gledhill, and Jay Goldburg Cousteau Society.

'S' miscellaneous correspondence

File contains correspondence with Philip R.L. Somerville, the Vice-Consul of the Canadian Consulate General, San Francisco (with a Pacem in Maribus invitation and a report on the Canadian position on UNCLoS III), John Blair of Shell Canada (on Pacem in Maribus), correspondence with Carleton Smith (with newspaper clippings) of the J. Paul Getty Wildlife Conservation Prize (and Arvid Pardo's nomination), and Sondra Sellars, asking for a list of articles/speeches by Pardo.

United Nations Seabed Committee report

File includes a report arising from the July, 1972 meeting of the Mediterranean States Members of the United Nations Seabed Committee, newsclippings ("UN Seabed Committee Report," "Seabed 'belongs to the world,'" "Dividing the Spoils of the Sea into National Parcels"), a memorandum presented to United Kingdom Foreign Office officials ("Ocean Space Beyond the Limits of National Jurisdiction"), and a report ("Sea-Bed and Ocean Floor Developments," from October 1970). File also includes a piece of correspondence from Elisabeth Mann Borgese on the notion of an ocean development tax. Duplicate copies in the file have not been digitized.

Correspondence with Dodd, Mead and Company Inc.

File contains correspondence with Peter Tager, Bernard Norris, and Thomas Lipscomb. Also includes information regarding the publciation of the proceedings of the first "Pacem in Maribus" conference, and "The Tides of Change: Peace, Pollution, and Potential of the Oceans" edited by Elisabeth Mann Borgese and David Krieger, royalty statements, and a memorandum of agreement.

'T' miscellaneous correspondence

File contains correspondence with Bogdan Trifunovic, Louis Turner, Lawrence Thorpe, W.T. Thorneycroft, Ernest Thorn, Texas AandM Univeristy, and Rodney Tarboosh. Contains copies of pictures of Elisabeth Mann Borgese's dog and chimpanzee. Also includes an article, "How to Share Sebed's Riches" by Ernest W. Thorn.

Correspondence with Victor M. Lessiovski

File contains correspondence with Victor M. Lessiovski, Special Assistant to the Secretary General of the United Nations (UN). Topics of discussion include the Arctic Basin Project, Planning Council meetings of the International Ocean Institute (IOI), and sea shells.

General Assembly Notes

File contains photocopied notes from the Twenty-fourth (24th) and the Twenty-first (21st) Session of the United Nations' General Assembly, and photocopied notes from resolutions adopted on the reports of the First (1st) and Second (2nd) Committee.

Correspondence with Harry S. Ashmore

File contains correspondence with Thomas Lipscomb, Peter Tagger, Bob Gibbins, Norman Cousins, Crane Haussanen, and Miriam Farley. Main topic of discussion is the Center for the Study of Democratic Institution publshing the first volume of the Pacem in Marbius (PIM) proceedings.

Correspondence with Ritchie Calder

Includes correspondence with Norton Ginsburg and Brenda Rouse. Also includes review articles of "The Drama of the Oceans," newspaper clippings and a copy of "The future of the oceans" (EMB).

'H' miscellaneous correspondence

File contains correspondence with Lynnelle Herrick, John Humphrey, Robert Hutchins, Peter Howorth, Gordon Hewes, Eve Herrmann, and John Haag. Also includes newspaper clippinsg concerning Gerald Hickey and a biography of Eve Herrmann.

Correspondence with John Schaffner

File contains corresponence with Mann Borgese's literary agent. Correspondence with Edwin J. Borg Costanzi, Fritz Lanshoff, Thomas C. Wallace, and Holt Rinehart and Winston Inc. Also includes royalty statements, agreements and contracts.
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