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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.

Second review conference of the parties to the treaty on the prohibition of the emplacement of nuclear weapons and other weapons of mass destruction on the sea-bed and the ocean floor and the subsoil thereof : [summary record]

File contains summary records of the first to tenth meetings (with the exception of the second meeting) of the conference, held in Geneva, Switzerland. This file also includes administrative documents relating to the meetings (i.e., agendas and addendums), along with various proposals made by numerous countries.

Correspondence between Maurice Strong of the International Development Research Centre and Elisabeth Mann Borgese

File contains correspondence with Maurice Strong, Chairman of the Board of Governors of the International Development Research Centre (IDRC) and Chairman and Director of Petro-Canada. File also contains a postcard announcing Strong's candidacy for a seat in the Canadian Parliament in the 1979 election.

Drafting committee : resolutions of the Third UN Conference on the Law of the Sea

File contains a copy of working paper two, which comprises four resolutions: Resolution I on the "Establishment of the Preparatory Commission for the International Sea-Bed Authority and for the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea;" Resolution II on "Governing Preparatory Investment in Pioneer Activities Relating to Polymetallic Nodules;" Resolution III and Resolution IV both titled "The Third United Nations Conference on the Law of the Sea." Also includes a loose page from another document.

The right of landlocked states to participate in the development of mariculture : [report and various documents relating to dispute settlement]

File contains "The right of landlocked states to participate in the development of mariculture," informal meeting notes regarding dispute settlement, notes from the Third Informal Plenary Meeting on Dispute Settlement, notes from a workshop of the First Committee, and notes from the Fourth Informal Plenary Meeting on Dispute Settlement.

Lists of participants

File contains two lists of participants. One is unlabelled with handwritten notes by Elisabeth Mann Borgese, the other list is from the Intersessional Consultations on the Law of the Sea in Geneva on March 1, 1977.

Miscellaneous meeting minutes and notes related to the Conference on the Law of the Sea

File contains materials from the Second and Third Committees including Articles (with applicable revisions and corrections), a report to the First Committee on the work of Negotiating Group 3 (Three), compromise suggestions by the Chairman of Negotiating Group 4 (Four) and other reports, in particular "Reports of the Committees and Negotiating Groups" submitted at the seventh session.

Correspondence with United Nations Associations (UNAs)

File contains a draft of "The Law of the Sea," an analysis of the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLoS), by Elisabeth Mann Borgese sent, along with a biographical blurb, to "Bulletin" (published by the UNA in Canada). The file also includes correspondence with the UNA in Canada and UNA-USA (includes a "Law Day" flyer picturing Mann Borgese).

Correspondence regarding United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)

File contains project descriptions, documents related to Pacem in Maribus X and XIV (ten / 10 and fourteen / 14), correspondence to Pierre Elliott Trudeau, "Convention for the protection of the Mediterranean Sea against pollution," "Report of the ad hoc Expert Group meeting on the Draft World Charter for Nature," and other miscellaneous reports. Reports written in English, French, Spanish, and Arabic.

Correspondence with David L.D. Hall

File contains correspondence with David L.D. Hall, the Executive Secretary for the Third United Nations Conference on the Law of the Sea (UNCLoS). Mainly includes invitations to the International Ocean Institute to send observors to the UNCLoS sessions. File also includes sessional agendas.

Correspondence with Peter Jankowitsch

File contains correspondence with Peter Jankowitsch, ambassaror with the permanent mission of Austria to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Developmen (OECD), discussing Pacem in Maribus VII (seven) and the Reshaping the International Order (RIO) project. File contains duplicate copies, which have not been digitized.

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.

'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 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).

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.

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 Pacem in Maribus and the United Nations Conference of the Law of the Seas (Part 1 of 2)

File contains correspondence with Christane Groelin, Brooden, University of Chicago - Josh, Francis Childe, R.H. Charlier, R.E. Robertson, Christopher R. Willoughby, Maivan Clech Lam, Sally Le Messurier, R.B. Byers, G.L. Kisteven, Joan Fernandes, Antony Dolman, Jacqueline Junke, Energey Publications, R. Oldenbourg Verlag, William Epstein, Editorial alhanbra, s.a., Alva Myrdal, Elsevier Books International, Martinis Nyhoff Publications, Gary Smith, Mark Swanson, Martin Glassner, Brian Flemming, Azim Husain, R.B. Byers, T.S.S. Rao, Gerardo Budowski, Alfred Scherz Verlag, and "The Humanist." Also includes "World Order and the Law of the Sea" by Elisabeth Mann Borgese, "Recommendations by Pacem in Maribus V to the UN Conference on the Law of the Sea" by Mann Borgese, and newspaper clippings.

'S' miscellaneous correspondence

File contains outgoing correspondence to Dieter Thomas (San Marino), on the role of small or mini-States in the United Nations, and a letter to West German Chancellor Helmut Schmidt.

'P' miscellaneous correspondence

File contains correspondence with A. Papadopoulos, Renate Platzoder, and Ambassador Arpad Prandler of Hungary. Correspondence concerns the International Ocean Institute (IOI)'s training programme, Pacem in Maribus, and other topics.

Correspondence with Helmut Türk

File contains a piece of correspondence from Helmut Türk, who was at the Ministry for Foreign Affairs in Austria, discussing the upcoming meeting of the International Seabed Authority in Jamaica. Also includes a brief note from Elisabeth Mann Borgese to Türk, on an upcoming meeting in Vienna.

Correspondence with government of Malta officials

File includes correspondence from Elisabeth Mann Borgese to Maltese government officials, including Minister for External Affairs Joe Schembri and Prime Minister Dom Mintoff. Discussed was the creation of a United Nations University Campus for Ocean Studies in Malta.

'W' miscellaneous correspondence

File contains correspondence with G. Weiss, G. Wassenberg, and Ambassador Karl Wolf, including a copy of the report "Fish Used to Eradicate Paddy-field Mosquitoes" by Song Ming.

'G' miscellaneous correspondence

File contains "Synopsis of Objective" for talks on the Law of the Sea, as well as correspondence with H. Gajentaan, A. Gacia Robles, F. Galindo, G.H. Gottlieb, and M.E. Galey.

Correspondence with Layachi Yaker

File contains two pieces of correspondence from Elisabeth Mann Borgese to Layachi Yaker, Algerian Minsiter of Commerce, topics discussed include the new international economic order and the law of the sea, and a session of UNCLoS (United Nations Conference on the Law of the Sea).

Correspondence with Alva Myrdal

File contains correspondence with Alva Myrdal of the Myrdal Foundation, winner of the Nobel Peace Prize in 1982. Correspondence discusses Myrdal's nomination of Arvid Pardo for the Einstein Peace Prize.

'A' miscellaneous correspondence

File includes correspondence to/from: M.E. Arie (UNCTAD - United Nations Conference on Trade and Development), S. Andersen (UNDP - United Nations Development Programme), and M.O. Adio (Delegation of Nigeria, UNCLOS - United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea).

Correspondence with Sidney J. Holt

File contains a letter from Sidney Holt to Elisabeth Mann Borgese, sent with copies of correspondence between Holt and Dr. N. Laing, and Dr. Laing and Professor Borg Costanzi (the Treasurer for the International Ocean Institute (IOI)). Correspondence mainly discusses the solarmarine lagoon proposal.

Correspondence with Inga Thorssen

File contains correspondence with Inga Thorssen was a Swedish MP, and worked for the Swedish Ministry for Foreign Affairs. Correspondence includes discussion of the Law of the Sea Conference (UNCLoS III), and the report of the Brandt Commission.

'R - V' miscellaneous correspondence

File contains correspondence with Dimitri Rebekoff, John Schaffner, University of Chicago Press, Phie van Ettinger. Also includes a Rebekoff Institute notice, advertising courses at the Institute.

'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.
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