File contains a letter from Elisabeth Mann Borgese to Holt, providing an update on International Ocean Institute (IOI) projects. Also includes a copy of a piece correspondence from Peter (Pietro) Dohrn, of the Mediterranean Association for Marine Biology and Oceanology (MAMBO) to Frank La Que.
File contains documents relating to meetings of the Board of Trustees and/or the Planning Council. Includes agenda and (partial) meeting minutes from joint session the Fifth Session of the Board of Trustees and the Thirteenth Session of the Planning Council held in Algiers, Algeria on October 25, 1976. File also includes a provisional agenda from the Fourth Session of the Board of Trustees Meeting (held March 8, 1976 in Malta), a provisional agenda from the Eleventh Session of the Planning Council (held April 10, 1976 in New York City), along with meeting minutes (discussed at this meeting were the New York session of the United National Conference on the Law of the Sea (UNCLoS), Pacem in Maribus (PIM) VI and VII, projects, "The Ocean Yearbook," and membership and financial matters). The file also contains correspondence, and a membership list for the Board of Trustees.
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.
File contains a first draft of a proposal by the International Ocean Institute (IOI) submitted to the Coordinating Committee of the Non-Aligned States. The report was authored by Elisabeth Mann Borgese, in her role as Chairman of the Planning Council, and contains a covering letter to be sent to government officals.
File contains three issues of the International Ocean Institute (IOI)'s newsletter "Across the Oceans." Includes the following issues: volume 1, issue 1 (January 1982); volume 1, issue 2 (July 1982); and volume 2, issues 1, 2 (January, July 1983).
File contains two documents: "Proposal of a law for the Preliminary Regulation of Deep Sea Mining" and "Justification of the Law for the Preliminary Regulation of Deep Sea Mining."
File contains an "IOI Report," from Pacem in Maribus (PIM) V. The report discusses recent PIM conferences, and projects of interest to the International Ocean Institute (IOI).
File contains a bibliography prepared by Bill Tover, Fox Vanderbilt, Rose Zammit and Sidney Holt. The bibliography covers Pacem in Maribus (PIM) materials held at the International Ocean Institute and the Center for the Study of Democratic Institutions. The bibliography enteries are alphabetical by author.
File contains a proposal, authored by Elisabeth Mann Borgese, for a joint project between International Ocean Institute (IOI) and International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA).
File contains a report by Pardo and Mann Borgese, produced by the International Ocean Institute (IOI) in cooperation with the International Foundation for Development Alternatives (IFDA).
File contains a copy of a questionnaire from the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Reveals many administrative details about International Ocean Institute (IOI).
File contains copies of the meeting minutes (discussed were financial matters, administrative matters, and the Planning Council), and a financial statement from the First Session. The file also includes an "Opening Address" by Elisabeth Mann Borgese which dates from 1984, and discusses the main activities of the International Ocean Institute (IOI).
File contains budgets, Director's Reports, agendas, memos, rules of procedure, interim financial statements, form letters and other correspondence, a Board packet (including a letter, agenda, financial statement, Pacem in Maribus (PIM) material (including a registration form for PIM IV), Mediterranean research project report, conference summary, and other project outlines and drafts), and a list of Board of Trustees' members.
File contains three project proposals 1) "The Economic Zone and the Marine Fisheries of the Developing Countries" (a proposal for a seminar); 2) "Participation by Developing Countries in the Use of the Ocean and its Resources"; and 3) "Draft Proposal for an International Ocean Institute in Portugal as a 'Satellite' of International Ocean Institute (Malta)" by Sidney J. Holt.
File contains a list of the Board of Trustees (for the Second Session, held in New York on November 26, 1973), a list of the members of the Planning Council, a provisional agenda for a joint meeting of the Seventh Session of the Board of Trustees and the Sixteenth Session of the Planning Council, a copy of a press release on oil drilling in Italy, and the minutes of the Second Session of the Board of Trustees.
File contains draft minutes (which discuss the United Nations Conference on the Law of the Sea, Pacem in Maribus (PIM) V, and various other activities and projects of the International Ocean Institute (IOI)), a draft budget, a statement of source and application of funds, memos, and a statement by Elisabeth Mann Borgese (delivered at a seminar). Also includes correspondence and an invitation for PIM V.
File contains a provisional agenda, meeting minutes (discussed at the meeting were: Pacem in Maribus (PIM) VI, IOI seminars, administrative matters, study projects on the New International Economic Order and the Law of the Sea, and the Arctic/Antarctic projects, and other matters), memos, a draft Director's Report, and a list of Planning Council members.
File contains agendas, draft minutes of the Session, a list of Planning Council members, a copy of a declaration of principles governing ocean space given at Pacem in Maribus (PIM) IV, a statement of International Ocean Institute's accounts, a copy of "Recommendations from Pacem in Maribus IV to the United Nations Committee on the Peaceful Uses of the Sea-Bed," and an interim financial statement.
File contains meeting minutes, a list of Planning Council members, memos, project outlines, "Proposal for the Establishment of an International Energy Institute" by Elisabeth Mann Borgese, photocopied correspondence, a copy of the proceedings and debates of the 93rd Congress, Second Session (Senate), which contains a speech by Senator Pell reading "Statement of the Law of the Sea Conference" by Elisabeth Mann Borgese into the offical record, and a copy of an International Ocean Institute report.
File contains memoranda and correspondence sent/received by the governing bodies of the International Ocean Institute (IOI), mainly the Planning Council. Topics of discussion include memebership, upcoming meetings (includes agendas), Pacem in Maribus (PIM) X, and IOI projects.
File contains correspondence with Edizioni Scientifiche e Techniche Mondadori's Edgardo Macorini concerning Elisabeth Mann Borgese writing an introduction for Ferruccio Mosetti's "Il Volto Degli Oceani." Includes a partial version of Mann Borgese's English introduction, and a draft Italian copy "Il nuovo ordini digli oceani." File also contains a piece of correspondence to Mann Borgese and her daughters concerning Giuseppe Antonio Borgese's "Rubè." See MS-2-744, Box 365, Folder 13 and MS-2-744, Box 281, Folder 10 for related correspondence.
File contains two copies of the “IOI Planning Council Rules of Procedure,” which discussion decision making practices, membership and meeting issues. Includes the adopted version (from the Planning Council’s Second Session), and a draft version prepared by Sidney J. Holt.
File contains a memorandum by Elisabeth Mann Borgese, circulated to members of the Planning Council and the Board of Trustees, outlining three new agenda items. Includes two attached documents: “IOI Statutes: Draft Amendments,” and “Agreement Between the IOI and the Government of Malta.”
File contains meeting minutes from the informal meeting of January 3, 1976. Includes discussion of Pacem in Maribus (PIM) VI, the idea of an “Ocean Yearbook,” Borgese and Pardo’s study on the New International Economic Order and the Law of the Sea (and PIM VII), and other administrative matters.
File contains a copy of a report prepared by Diamantino, Manfrè & Company, detailing the International Ocean Institute (IOI)’s accounts for the year ending September 30, 1977.
File contains two plans of action for the International Ocean Institute (IOI). Includes a partial copy of the 1984-1987 plan of action, and a complete copy of the 1988-1992 5-year plan of action. Each plan is divided into discussion of the IOI’s main components (training, conferences and seminars, research, and publications).
File contains correspondence to the International Ocean Institute (IOI)’s Board of Trustees and/or Planning Council. The file also contains a project proposal on “The Third World and the New Law of Sea Within the Framework of the New International Economic Order.”
File contains a revised version of the statement given at the conclusion of Pacem in Maribus (PIM) VI on the United Nations Conference on the Law of the Sea (UNCLoS). Includes a covering letter from Elisabeth Mann Borgese to members of the Planning Council. The file also contains material relating to a course (“Malta ’76: An Introduction to the Sea”) offered by the International Ocean Institute (IOI), an outline for the “Ocean Yearbook,” material on a seminar on “The New International Economic Order and the Law of the Sea,” and the announcement of Jan Pronk’s appointment as an IOI Board member.
File contains revised draft minutes of the Joint Meeting of the 5th Session of the Board of Trustees, and the 12th Session of the Planning Council, held in Algeris, Algeria on October 25, 1976. Discussed at the meeting were: Pacem in Maribus (PIM) VI and VII, “The Ocean Yearbook,” The Pacific Project, activities of the Friends of the International Ocean Institute (IOI), and other administrative matters. The file also contains draft minutes of the Joint Meeting of the 4th Session of the Board of Trustees, and the 12th Session of the Planning Council, held in New York City, on April 10, 1976. Discussed at this meeting were various Pacem in Maribus (PIM) conferences, Borgese’s project on the “New International Economic Order and the Law of the Sea,” “The Ocean Yearbook,” and other administrative matters.
File contains a list of reviews and a mailing list, a draft director's report, a note on Associates of International Ocean Institute (IOI), a report to the Government of Malta, a report on the IOI’s activities in Malta, and an annotated list of members of the Board of Trustees and the Planning Council.
File contains agendas, draft minutes, final minutes, memos, a note regarding the post of International Ocean Institute Director, budgets, lists of members, some telegrams regarding quorum, other correspondence (including invitations for Pacem in Maribus (PIM) V), and a newspaper clipping.
File contains correspondence with René Jean Dupuy of the Hague Academy of International Law. Much of it concerns International Ocean Institute (IOI) Planning Council meetings.
File contains a piece of correspondence from Frank La Que to the International Ocean Institute (IOI)’s Planning Council on IOI budgetary practices. Also includes an itemized list of IOI expenses to be covered by the Centre for the Study of Democratic Institutions.
File contains a copy of the proposal, made by the International Ocean Institute (IOI) to the Coordinating Committee of the Non-Aligned States. The file also contains copies of covering letters of people to whom the proposal was sent.
File contains a proposal from the International Ocean Institute co-authored by Elisabeth Mann Borgese and Sidney J. Holt. The proposal is subtitled: "A Multidisciplinary Project for Improvement of the Living Resources of the Mediterranean Sea," and examines development in the Mediterranean and its impact on the marine environment. The proposal grew out of the reports and work presented at the fourth Pacem in Maribus (PIM) conference.
File contains a report authored by Elisabeth Mann Borgese. Which is subtitled "A Proposal to Reconceptualize the Operational Arm of the International Seabed Authority to Manage the Common Heritage of Mankind."
File contains three draft outlines for a study on costal settlements in Ghana. One is handwritten, two are typed. Also contains a selected bibliography.
File contains an interdisciplinary manual edited by Elisabeth Mann Borgese and Paul MT White. Contains the following papers: "Ocean Mineral Resources with Emphasis on Areas Beyond the EEZ" by Roger Charlier, "Exploration for Manganese Nodules" by P.M.T. White and D.A. Harvard, "Ocean Mining Technology" by Manfred Krutein, "Manganese Nodule Extractice Metallurgical Review: 1973-1978 by Gale Hubred, "Special Aspects of Site Selection for Maganese Nodules Processing Plants" by Franz Diederich, "The Possible Impact on the Environment from Deep Sea Mining" by Ludwig Karbe, "Fiscal Considerations" by Mati Pal, "Meta Markets: Trade and Economics" by Mati Pal, "Seabed Mining: Financial Considerations" by Anil Gayan, "Workers in Deep-Sea Mining and the International Labour Organization (ILO)" by Enrico Argiroffo, "A Mini-Case in Economic Feasbility" by Paul M.T. White, "The System of Production: A Historical Analysis" by Jean René Dupuy, "Scope of Operations in the Area" by Christopher Pinto, "Structure and Functions of the International Seabed Authority" by Christopher Pinto, "Potential Benefits Derived by Developing Countries from the Exploitation of the Seabed" by Alfredo Boucher, "Professional Experience and Training Required for Participation in the Management and Exploitation of the Mineral Resources of the Seabed: Options in this Field" by Francisco Orrego Vicuña, "The Common Heritage of Mankind and the Transfer of Technology" by Arvid Pardo and Elisabeth Mann Borgese. It also contains a register of selected facilities for continued specialized training in seabed mining.
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.
File contains correspondence with Pierre Levy (Associate Director of the Ocean Economics and Technology Office, United Nations). Includes a paper (“The Management and Exploitation of the Resources of the Sea Bed”), with handwritten annotations by Elisabeth Mann Borgese.
File contains correspondence with the Saudi-Sudanese Red Sea Joint Commission, concerning the International Ocean Institute (IOI)’s nomination for the Tyler Prize, and a special IOI programme for Arab nations.
File contains correspondence with P.N. Mukherjee (Department of Ocean Development, Government of India), Salvino Busuttil, Joseph Warioba, and Hugues de Jouvenal.
File contains background materials used at mettings of the International Ocean Institute (IOI) with the Department of Political Science at Dalhousie University, and with the UN (United Nations) University for Peace on the development of a Virtual University for the Ocean. The package includes a "Proposal for the Establishment of the IOI Virtual University" by Elisabeth Mann Borgese, along with letters of support for the venture, syllabi, and other reports and summaries.
File contains a report produced for a contact meeting between the International Ocean Institute (IOI) and the Nippon Foundation in Tokyo, Japan. The report contains information regarding the IOI Virtual University's vision, structure, curriculum, degree programs, partners and support for the project.
File contains a proposal (including budgetary information) for the “Workshop on the Third World and the New Law of the Sea Within the Framework of the New International Economic Order,” that was held jointly by International Ocean Institute ( as part of Pacem in Maribus (PIM) VIII) and the Centre of Economic and Social Studies.
File contains a proposal by the International Ocean Institute (IOI), aimed at governments (especially in developing countries) to prepare for participation in the International Seabed Authority.
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