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Minutes

These minutes from the May 9, 1814 from the general monthly meeting of the Royal Institution were sent to James Dinwiddie. The minutes contain a number of resolutions regarding an anniversary dinner for the members. This file consists of three printed pages.

By-law Regarding Associate Members

This document sent to James Dinwiddie from the Royal Institution outlines a by-law passed June 18, 1814 allowing associate members to use A.R.I. as a postnomial. This file consists of two printed pages.

Correspondence relating to the Geneva session of the United Nations Conference on the Law of the Sea (UNCLoS)

Primarily form letters to various UN delegates concerning the proposed composition of an International Ocean Institute Occasional Paper on UNCLoS III. Please refer also to MS-2-744, Box 136, Folder 5 and MS-2-744, Box 121, Folder 10. Also includes "Preguntas y respuestas al cuestionario del Instituto Oceanico Internacional (Pacem in Maribus)" and a provisional agenda of the third session of UNCLoS III.

Correspondence between Elisabeth Mann Borgese and John King Gordon and Pierre Elliott Trudeau

File contains correspondence with/concerning and reports by John King Gordon. Includes copies of letters to/and from Canadian Prime Minister Pierre Elliott Trudeau, mainly concerning “Canadian Foreign Policy in the 1980s,” a proposal for Canada’s Foreign Policy, of which Elisabeth Mann Borgese was a signatory. Also includes: "Priorities and Problems in Education for Development" by J. King Gordon, "Canada, the Middle East, and the United Nations" by J. King Gordon, "The University and the Global Community" by J.King Gordon, correspondence and resume to/from Xing Guo An, a description of the International Ocean Institute (IOI), "How Relevant is Coady?" by J. King Gordon and "The Enterprise" by J. King Gordon.

Correspondence between Elisabeth Mann Borgese and International Ocean Institute (IOI) headquarters, vol. IV

File contains correspondence with and documents from the International Ocean Institute (IOI) in Malta, includes discussion of projects (including the Women and the Sea Programme), Pacem in Maribs (PIM) convocations, proposed operational centres, funding, the search for a new Executive Director for the IOI, and other topics. Includes reports (the 1999-2000 report of the Executive Director, which includes attachments from PIM XXVII, including "The Fiji Declaration on Islands in the New Millennium," and a statement by Elisabeth Mann Borgese at the first session of UNICPOLOS; a Report to CIDA; and "The Mediterranean Initiative: A Pilot Project on Integration of Sustainable Development and Regional Security"); proposals (includes one relating to the IOI-Virtual University); meeting agendas and minutes (includes an annotated agenda for the Leadership Seminar on Mediterranean Basin-wide Co-development and Security, and agendas for meetings of the Planning Council, the Governing Board); and a memorandum of agreement relating to the establishment of an IOI operating centre in Australia.

Correspondence between Elisabeth Mann Borgese and Indian Officials

File contains correspondence between Elisabeth Mann Borgese and various Indian individuals, organizations, government officials, and universities, including (among others): Indian Institute of Management (R.S. Ganapathy); Government of India (including Rajiv Gandhi, Department of Ocean Development, Ministry of Finance, Ministry of External Affairs, Fish Survey of India, Ministry of Human Resource Development, National Institute of Oceanography); Centre for Science and Technology; Society for Indian Ocean Studies; Metallurgical & Engineering Consultants (India) Limited; Asian-African Legal Consultative Committee; South Pacific Applied Geoscience Commission; the Indian Society of International Law; Confederation of Indian Industry; Dr. K.T. Damodaran; V.V.R. Varadachari; S.P. Jagota; Asim Kumar Mazumdar; Dr. V.S. Raju; Dr. V.K. Gaur; T.P. Sreenivasan; P.K. Jha; Prime Minister Narasima Rao; C.S. George; Azhar Shamim Zaidi; R.K. Sharma; Prasada Rao; Ambassador Wynn Lwin; Dr. Nehchal Sandhu; Professor Stish Chandra; and Krishan Saigal. Also includes correspondence and a speech from future Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh. Some correspondence concerns Training Programme, India's ratification of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLoS), conferences, publications, and other matters. File also Includes a copy of a paper Mann Borgese wrote for a seminar on Indian Rim countries; Mann Borgese's comments on the paper "Law of the Sea" by Hedda Moeller; brochures; conference materials; an abstract ("Ocean Energy"); newsletters; announcements; a syllabus for an IOI course; and promotional material.

Correspondence between Elisabeth Mann Borgese and the International Ocean Institute Qatar

File contains correspondence about the establishment of an International Ocean Institute (IOI) operating centre in Qatar. File includes a memo titled "Question of the Establishment of an International Ocean Institute Operational Centre in Qatar." Some of the material refers to the Independent World Commission on the Oceans (IWCO).

Correspondence with Japanese Non-Governmental Organizations (NGO)

File contains correspondence with the Japan Shipbuilding Industry Foundation (later the Nippon Foundation); Japan Marine Machinery Development Association; and the Earth Environment Foundation. Much of the correspondence is regarding funding. Also includes "A Few Proposals on the Ship Technology for the 21st Century," and "Modern Sail-Assisted Commercial Vessels" both by Dr. Noboru Hamada of the Japan Marine Machinery Development Association.

‘K’ miscellaneous correspondence

File contains correspondence with V.S. Kaduskar, Barbara Kwiatkowska (with a copy of her article "States' Responsibility for Pollution Damage"), O. Knacke, [Robert ?], and K. Kurokochi. For more correspondence with Barbara Kwiatkowska regarding International Ocean Institute (IOI) activities, MS-2-744, Box 279, Folder 4.

Correspondence between Elisabeth Mann Borgese and Nikki Meith

File contains correspondence with Meith, who was involved in publishing the brochures created by International Ocean Institute and UNEP (United Nations Environment Programme). File Includes drafts of Elisabeth Mann Borgese's brochures "The Law of the Sea and the Caribbean" and "The Oceans, the Convention and You," as well as comments from the brochures' editor.

'N' miscellaneous correspondence

File contains correspondence with: Dr. R. Natarajan; Constantin Nielson; Joachim Neubauer; Dr. Roland Nagel; Dolliver Nelson; Michael M. Novac; Hiroyuki Nakahara; Dr. David A. Munro (of the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), contains comments by Elisabeth Mann Borgese on a draft work on sustainability); Papa Ndiaye (attached is an agenda for Pacem in Maribus (PIM) XVII); and Pete Nagel (concerning oil spills and PIM XVII). Some correspondence may be personal.

'P' miscellaneous correspondence

File contains correspondence with Aurelio Pecci (of the Club of Rome), William Pecha, Dr. Manciel Pirey-buerrero, Dr. Peter Pertersen, Dr. M.C. Peneda, Miss Erika Pozzo, the Programme of Policy Research in Engineering, Science and Technology (PREST), and Mr. Jan Pronk. Includes a memo by Jan Pronk regarding non-governmental organizations (NGO's).

Correspondence with the International Ocean Institute's planning council

File contains correspondence and documents from or relating to the International Ocean Institute’s Planning Council. Includes discussion of new members, Pacem in Maribus (PIM), the Train-Sea-Coast programme, the Eco-Villages project. File also includes reports and workplans from various IOI operational centres, and meeting agendas and minutes.

Correspondence between Elisabeth Mann Borgese and Dr. Victor Rabinowitch

File contains correspondence with Rabinowitch, who was the Executive Director of the National Research Council in the U.S. Topics of discussion include Pacem in Maribus (PIM) XIX and XX, and International Ocean Institute (IOI) programmes with the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA), and the International Centre for Ocean Development (ICOD).

Correspondence with members of the Swedish International Development Authority (SIDA)

File contains correspondence with Petter Narfström, John Homberg, Anders Forsse, and Ernst Michanek (in part regarding the “Ocean Yearbook”), all of the Swedish International Development Authority (SIDA). Also includes a SIDA factsheet, a booklet about the Swedish Commission for Technical Co-operation, another booklet in Swedish, "Guidelines for International Development Co-operation: An Activity Report," a statement by Minister Ola Ullsten, and "Role of Swedish Non-Governmental Organizations" by Ernst Michanek. Originally filed with the contents of MS-2-744, Box 155, Folder 26, and MS-2-744, Box 155, Folder 27.

Correspondence between Elisabeth Mann Borgese and Charles Sills

File contains correspondence with Charles Sills, concerning a potential project between the International Ocean Institute (IOI)-Black Sea University and the Marine Environmental Research Institute (MERI). Includes a proposed course syllabus ("Coastal Management in the Black Sea and in the Mediterranean Sea").

Correspondence between Elisabeth Mann Borgese and Maurice Stong, International Development Research Centre (IDRC)

File contains correspondence concerning various International Ocean Institute (IOI) programmes, including the “Ocean Yearbook,” the workshop on the third world and the law of the sea, and Pacem in Maribus (PIM). Also includes a telegram from Strong resigning as a trustee of the IOI.

‘T’ miscellaneous correspondence

File contains a letter to Elisabeth Mann Borgese from Renate Rennie of the Tinker Foundation, and a letter to Alex Sceberas Trigona of the Maltese Prime Minister’s Officer, regarding an agreement between the Maltese Government and the International Ocean Institute (IOI).

'V' miscellaneous correspondence

File contains correspondence, some of which is regarding Pacem in Maribus (PIM) convocations, the Independent World Commission on the Oceans (IWCO), technological cooperation, the International Ocean Institute-Virtual University (IOI-VU), the Training Programme, genetic resources of the deep sea-bed, and the Declaration of Malta. Correspondents includes (among others): Professor C. Vago; Dr. Silvana Vallerga; Jean-Guy Villancourt; Stella Maris Vallejo; André Van Dam; Professor C.J. Vanderpuye; Veerle Vandeweerd; Jose Isreal Vargas; Ambassador Charles Vella; Dr. Arnoldo Ventura; George Vella; Robert von Bennigsen; Lev Voronkov; and Budislav Vukas. File includes Elisabeth Mann Borgese's project outline for a leadership seminar in Jamaica for International Sea-bed Authority (ISBA) delegates, and a proposal for a "Committee of the Whole" at the United Nations.

‘W’ miscellaneous correspondence

File contains a letter from the World Bank to the International Ocean Institute (IOI) on funding, and a letter from Elisabeth Mann Borgese to the Rector of the University of Malta, regarding new offices.

Correspondence between Elisabeth Mann Borgese and Alexander Yankov

File contains correspondence with the International Ocean Institute (IOI) member Alexander Yankov. Correspondence concerns administrative matters of the IOI, the Independent World Commission on the Oceans (IWCO), the "Ocean Yearbook", Pacem in Maribus (PIM), the need to push for ratification of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLoS), technology transfer, and other topics. File also contains a duplicate letter, which has not been digitized.

Correspondence between Elisabeth Mann Borgese and Yugoslavian government officials

File contains correspondence with various ambassadors, and students from Yugoslavia. Correspondence concerns the political situation Yugoslavia, Elisabeth Mann Borgese’s appointment as Honourary Consul for the Yugoslavian Consulate in Halifax, some personal correspondence, and related two articles on Yugoslavia. Also includes correspondence with between the Yugoslavian ambassadors and several Nova Scotian politicians (John Savage and John Buchanan).

'Z' miscellaneous correspondence

File contains correspondence with Durwood Zaelke (on Krishan Saigal's book, and the limits of Western economic theory); Azhar Shamim Zaidi (on landlocked states); Zafar H. Zaidi (attached is a CV); Juergen Zech; Hamdallah Zedan (includes an invitation to participate in an International Ocean Institute (IOI) seminar); Joerg Ziegenspeck; Corinna Zimber; Zou Keyuan (on a submission to "Ocean Yearbook," and being a visiting scholar at Dalhousie); and Sandra Zuberbuehler.

Caracas-Geneva-Caracas : [brochure]

File contains a copy of a brochure written after the Caracas meeting of the United Nations Conference on the Law of the Sea (UNCLoS), and discussing the upcoming Geneva meeting. Includes "A New Strategy" by Elisabeth Mann Borgese.

International Ocean Institute occasional papers no. 4 : the new international economic order and the law of the sea

File contains a copy of a report by Elisabeth Mann Borgese and Arvid Pardo, which was prepared in cooperation with the RIO (Reviewing the International Order) project and the Centre for the Study of Democratic Institutions. File also includes a copy of the mailing list for this publication.
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