File contains correspondence and agreements between International Ocean Institute (IOI) and the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA), relating to CIDA's funding of the Independent World Commission on the Oceans (IWCO).
File contains correspondence from Krishan Saigal to Malcolm Booker of Deloitte and Touche Ltd, concerning the trust for the Independent World Commission on the Oceans (IWCO). Also included is a copy of the meeting minutes of the First Meeting of the Executive Committee of the IWCO. Discussed at the meeting were membership issues, the IWCO's procedures, an action calendar, a budget for 1994-1998, discussion of regional IWCO centres, and staff issues.
File contains two agendas for the Meeting of the Preparatory Committee of the Independent World Commission for the Oceans (IWCO), held in Lisbon, Portugal, June 1995. Discussed at the meeting were the terms of reference for the IWCO, the IWCO procedures, an action calendar, discussion of the final report, membership, IWCO administrative structures, budget matters, a proposed agenda for the first meeting of the Executive Committee of the IWCO, and the proposed agenda for the first Plenary Session of the IWCO. Also included are several background papers prepared by the International Ocean Institute.
File contains correspondence from Al-Nauimi, who was the Minister of Justice for the State of Qatar and a member of the Independent World Commission on the Oceans (IWCO). Correspondence includes Al-Nauimi's selection as a member of the IWCO.
File includes a letter sent to Prime Minsiter Chrétien from Elisabeth Mann Borgese. Includes a copy of an editorial by Elisabeth Mann Borgese, "Open letter to the G7," that she sent to the Globe and Mail. The editorial discusses the importance of adding sustainable ocean development to the G7 agenda.
File contains correspondence to Mario Baptista Coelho, who was the personal assistant to Portugese president Mario Soares. Included is discussion of administrative matters relating to organization of the Independent World Commission on the Oceans (IWCO), especially the the First Plenary session of the IWCO held at the United Nations University in Tokyo in September 1995 (including provisional agendas). Also included is a tentative programme of work for the IWCO. File contains duplicate copies of letters, which have not been digitized.
File contains correspondence to Dr. Tono Eitel, a German ambassador and expert in international law. Correspondence discusses background material for the Independent World Commission on the Oceans (IWCO), and an upcoming meeting of the IWCO's Vice Chairmen and President Soares in Lisbon.
File contains correspondence to and from Judge Fleischhauer, who served on the International Court of Justice. Included is an invitation to join the Independent World Commission on the Oceans (IWCO).
File contains correspondence with Lennox Hinds, who was the Senior Advisor for the Marine Affairs and Fisheries division of Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA). File contains a request for funds from CIDA.
File contains correspondence with Ambassador Tommy Koh, who was the Executive Director of the Asia-Europe Foundation, a member of Independent World Commission on the Oceans (IWCO). Topics of discussion include setting up the IWCO, including discussions of potential members. File contains duplicate copies of letters, which have not been digitized.
File consists of correspondence with Bin Mao, who was the Deputy Directory of the Department of International Cooperation, State Oceanic Administration (SOA), Beijing. Topics of discussion include appointments to the Independent World Commission on the Oceans.
File contains correspondence to Don Mills, Jamaican Ambassador to the United Nations. File includes outgoing correspondence only, mainly about the 1995 Tokyo meeting of the Independent World Commission on the Oceans (IWCO).
File contains correspondence with Prof. Rajagopalan, a member of International Ocean Institute (IOI) India. File also includes a survey created by the IOI (India) on behalf of the Independent World Commission Oceans (IWCO) and sent to institutions concerned with ocean affairs.
File contains correspondence regarding conference attendance. Correspondents include Leona S. Forman; P. Paolo Fulci; International Sea-bed Authority; Stjepan Keckes.
File contains correspondence with the Non-Governmental Organization Section of the Department of Economic and Social Affairs. File also includes invitations for International Ocean Institute participants to UN-sponsored conferences for NGOs.
Item consists of the transcript of an interview between Ronald St. John Macdonald and Myres S. McDougal, conducted on August 7, 1995 in New Haven, Connecticut.
Item is a copy of Dalhousie: The Alumni Magazine (Volume 12, Number 1), which features articles about President Howard Clark, Clary Croft (CCS '85), and Peter Pronych (DDS '68).
File contains correspondence between Elisabeth Mann Borgese and Nicole Hegedus, the Acting Coordinator of International Ocean Institute (IOI) Halifax. The correspondence includes a list of members for the Independent World Commission on the Oceans (IWCO).
File contains correspondence with Canadian government officials, including Huguette Labelle (president of the Canadian International Development Fund, or CIDA); and L.S. Parsons of the Ministry of Fisheries and Oceans (outgoing only), and Professor Dale Poel (outgoing only). Correspondence mainly about the funding of the Independent World Commission on the Oceans and its public hearings in Canada. File contains duplicate copies which have not been digitized.
File contains correspondence with René Jean Dupuy, a professor of International Law at the College de France. Includes an invitation to join the Independent World Commission on the Oceans (IWCO). File contains a duplicate copies of some letters that have not been digitized.
File contains correspondence with Sidney Holt, a member of Independent World Commission on the Oceans (IWCO). Correspondence includes a discussion with Elisabeth Mann Borgese over concerns she attempted to block his participation in the Commission, and a copy of his letter of resignation. File contains duplicate copies which have not been digitized.
File contains correspondence to Hou Wenfeng, who was the Director of the International Ocean Institute (IOI) China Operational Centre. Correspondence includes an invitation to join the Independent World Commission on the Oceans (IWCO), and Professor Hou's seminar on deep ocean management.
File contains correspondence with Sir John Kendrew, a professor at Cambridge, some of which also concerns the Center for the Study of Democratic Institutions (CSDI) and Robert "Bob" Hutchins. File also includes an invitation to join the Independent World Commission on the Oceans (IWCO).
File contains correspondence (outgoing only). Discussed was Pacem in Maribus (PIM) XXIII and the Independent World Commission on the Oceans (IWCO)'s hearings.
File contains correspondence with Esekia Solofa, the Vice-Chancellor of the University of the South Pacific and a member of Indepndent World Commission on the Oceans (IWCO). File includes an invitation to join the IWCO.
File contains a piece of correspondence from Elisabeth Mann Borgese to Dr. Carl-Dieter Spranger, then German Minister for Economic Cooperation and Development. Correspondence discusses the Turbot War, among other topics.
File contains correspondence from Maurice Strong, who was the first Executive Director of UNEP (United Nations Environment Programme). The file includes an invitation from Mann Borgese to be involved with the Independent World Commission on the Oceans (IWCO).
File includes correspondence with Jose Israel Vargas, who was the Brazilian Minister of Science and Technology and a Vice-Chairman of the Independent World Commission on the Oceans (IWCO). Topics of discussion include Japan's adoption of the Law of the Sea Convention (and how Brazil's experience could help them), and Minister Vargas asking Elisabeth to reconsider her resignation from the IWCO.
File includes an executive summary from "Establishment of an Independent World Commission for the Seas and the Oceans," (later the IWCO), a list of commissionaries, and a project proposal.
Item is a sheaf of handwritten notes and a song that were included in the file with Mary Vingoe's film treatment of her play Living Curiosities : The Life of Anna Swan.
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