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UN second generation experts' meeting : [programme]

MS-2-744, Box 321, Folder 14
File
October 3-5, 1994

File contains a programme and list of participants for the meeting, which was hosted by the International Ocean Institute (IOI) in Malta.

Note on Koroma's nonpaper by Elisabeth Mann Borgese

MS-2-744, Box 324, Folder 2
File
1994

Part of Elisabeth Mann Borgese fonds

File contains a note by Elisabeth Mann Borgese concerning the Boat Paper and Nonpaper. It is possible this note was distributed to those involved with the Secretary-General's informal consultations on the topic.

Meeting on spirulina project - United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA)

MS-2-744, Box 259, Folder 4
File
September 2-3, 1994

Part of Elisabeth Mann Borgese fonds

File contains documents concerning the International Ocean Institute (IOI)'s proposed project to produce spirulina, an edible algae that grows in salt water and can be used as a source of food in case of famine or other emergencies. File includes Memorandum of Understanding between the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA), International Ocean Institute, and Ethiopian Science and Technology Commission, project proposals, agendas, and a statement by IOI President Layashi Yaker. For related documents, see MS-2-744, Box 260, File 1 and MS-2-744, Box 260, File 2.

'K - P' miscellaneous correspondence

MS-2-744, Box 324, Folder 5
File
1994

Part of Elisabeth Mann Borgese fonds

File contains correspondence with the following: Judge Abdul Koroma (on the boat paper, and attachments: A speech on that paper, the "Anderson Paper," a "Draft Resolution for Adoption by the General Assembly," an "Agreement Relating to the Implementation of Part XI of the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea"); Ambassador Ramtane Lamamara (outgoing only, on the need to rally Group 77 countries on ratifying the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea); Patricia Lewis; and Dr. Luis Preval (on Part XI of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea).

The forthcoming United Nations (UN) conference on straddlings and highly migratory stocks on the high seas : [report]

MS-2-744, Box 323, Folder 4
File
1993

Part of Elisabeth Mann Borgese fonds

File contains a report on the International Ocean Institute's stationary, discussing the upcoming conference, by providing descriptions of the participants, and the impact the conference could have on the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLoS III).

Letter to my colleagues in these consultations on Part XI of the Convention

MS-2-744, Box 326, Folder 14
File
August 6, 1993

Part of Elisabeth Mann Borgese fonds

File contains a letter by Elisabeth Mann Borgese, sent to those attempting to rewrite Part XI of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, encouraging adoption of the PrepCom regime agreed on in the mid 1980s.

'M - P' miscellaneous correspondence

MS-2-744, Box 326, Folder 11
File
1992-1993

Part of Elisabeth Mann Borgese fonds

File contains correspondence. Correspondents include the Permanent Ambassador of Jamaica to the United Nations Lucille Mair (attached is a copy of the G-77 Draft Paper); Ambassador Don Mills; Claude Morel (Ministry of the Environment, Economic Planning and External Relations for Seychelles) ; Satya Nandan (attached is a statement by Elisabeth Mann Borgese to the United Nation's Commission for Sustainable Development), Professor Kaldone Nweihed (sent with a list of countries that have ratified the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea); Chinese Premier Li Peng; M.C.W. (Chris) Pinto; Steve Polansky; Senator Claiborne Pell (sent with the non-paper: "Agreement on the Implementation of Part XI and Annexes III and IV of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea"); and Jan Pronk.

Correspondence with Mill Press Limited (Part 3 of 3)

MS-2-744, Box 95, Folder 7
File
1992-1993

Part of Elisabeth Mann Borgese fonds

File is regarding the publication "Chairworm and Supershark" by Elisabeth Mann Borgese and inlcudes correspondence with Vera Hyatt, Guiseppe Castoldi, Francesca Ferrari, Jane Oliver, Adalberto Vallega, Wendy Barish, Gina Shaw, Bernette Ford, Michael McGwire, Brigetta Weeks, Paola Mucci, Adalberto Vallega, Linda Cameron, Joseph and Judith Den-Dal, Tracy Fortini, and Baker and Taylor. Also includes a memorandum of agreement and a copy of a paper by Elisabeth Mann Borgese: "Common and Comprehensive Security in the World's Oceans," presenting at the Centre for Foreign Policy Studies' 1992 "Maritime Interests, Conflict, and the Law of the Sea" conference.

Statements by permanent delegates to the United Nations concerning deep seabed mining

MS-2-744, Box 327, Folder 2
File
1992-1993

Part of Elisabeth Mann Borgese fonds

File contains statements and press releases from the permanent representatives to the United Nations from the United Kingdom, Ukraine, the United States, Fiji, Cyprus, the People's Republic of China, the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, Sweden, Indonesia, Japan, Peru,the Group of 77 (Colombia), Australia, and Denmark. Some statements were from the forty-seventh (47th) session of the United Statements General Assembly, and others from the First Commission on Science and Technology.

A letter from Elisabeth Mann Borgese to Boutros Boutros-Ghali

MS-2-744, Box 370, Folder 7
File
September 11, 1993

Part of Elisabeth Mann Borgese fonds

File contains a fax from Elisabeth Mann Borgese to Boutros Boutros-Ghali regarding the United Nations mission in Somalia.

Information notes concerning the Secretary-General's informal consultations on outstanding issues relating to the deep seabed mining provisions of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea

MS-2-744, Box 327, Folder 1
File
1993

Part of Elisabeth Mann Borgese fonds

File contains two information notes, which were submitted as informal background documents for the Secretary-General's informal consultations on deepsead mining and the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea held in April and August of 1993.

Making the convention 'universally acceptable' by Elisabeth Mann Borgese

MS-2-744, Box 323, Folder 5
File
1993

Part of Elisabeth Mann Borgese fonds

File contains a paper on Part XI of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLoS), sea-bed mining, and the Preparatory Commission (PrepCom). File also includes a duplicate copy which has not been digitized.

Correspondence regarding the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED)

MS-2-744, Box 298, Folder 12
File
1990-1993

Part of Elisabeth Mann Borgese fonds

File contains correspondence, notes, and associated reports regarding the United Nations Coference on Environment and Development (UNCED) and the Preparatory Committee of UNCED (PrepCom), Pacem in Maribus XIX (19), and the 1992 Rio Conference.

'K' miscellaneous correspondence

MS-2-744, Box 326, Folder 10
File
1992-1993

Part of Elisabeth Mann Borgese fonds

File contains correspondence. Correspondents include Lithuanian Deputy Minister A. Kisonas, and Presidential Adviser Saulius Kolyta, on a possible visit of Elisabeth Mann Borgese to Lithuania to disucss ratification of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea; University of Zagreb law professor Budislav Vukas; and Judge Abdul Koroma (attached is a copy of the G-77 Draft Paper, on an interim regime for seabed mining). File contains a duplicate copy of a letter, which has not been digitized.

Second meeting of the courses development committee of the International Ocean Institute (IOI)

MS-2-744, Box 339, Folder 9
File
September 5, 1993

Part of Elisabeth Mann Borgese fonds

File contains documents relating to a meeting held at the University Nations University, Tokyo.

Non-Governmental Organizations (NGO) roundtable on straddling and highly migratory fish stocks : [conference materials]

MS-2-744, Box 298, Folder 13
File
1993

Part of Elisabeth Mann Borgese fonds

File contains correspondence, agenda, list of participants, and a report relating to the NGO (Non-Governmental Organizations) Roundtable on Straddling and Highly Migratory Fish Stocks, organized by the United Nations Association in Canada. The International Ocean Institute (IOI) attended the conference.

UNCLoS (United Nations Conference on the Law of the Sea), UNCED (United Nations Conference on Environment and Development), and the restructuring of the UN system by EMB

MS-2-744, Box 155, Folder 28
File
1993

Part of Elisabeth Mann Borgese fonds

File contains two versions (a draft outline and a pre-print) of a paper detailing the achievements of UNCLOS (the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea).

'C - E' miscellaneous correspondence

MS-2-744, Box 326, Folder 8
File
1987-1993

Part of Elisabeth Mann Borgese fonds

File contains correspondence. Correspondents include Dr. T. Eitel, Member of Parliament Charles Caccia (includes a press release from his office), Richard C. Caruana (on ratification of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea), The Right Honourable Joe Clark (Secretary of State for External Affairs), Harlan Cleveland (on the boat paper, and the reasons it must be resisted), law professor Thomas A. Clingan, Professor Umberto Columbo, Guido De Marco (Maltese Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs), Indonesian Ambassador Hasjim Djalal (on the non-paper, and the need to establish a sea-bed mining authority immediately), and Akiko Domoto. Also includes a draft paper by the Group of 77 ("Agreement on the Establishment of an Interim Regime from the Coming into Force of the Convention to the Time when Commerical Seabed Mining Becomes Economically and Ecologically Feasible").

'F - H' miscellaneous correspondence

MS-2-744, Box 326, Folder 9
File
1992-1993

Part of Elisabeth Mann Borgese fonds

File contains correspondence. Correspondents include Valerie Facey; Carl-August Fleischhauer, Legal Counsel to the United Nations Secretariat (and address Part XI of the Convention,); Patrik Garnier (attached is an editorial Elisabeth Mann Borgese wrote for the "New York Times" on the Convention); Mate Granić (Croatian Minister of Foreign Affairs), which deal with the reasons for Croatia to ratify the Convention; Tom Harris; Bohdan Hawrylyshyn; Louis Henkin; and Charles Higginson of the Council on Ocean Law. See MS-2-744, Box 274, Folder 3 and MS-2-744, Box 279, Folder 8 for additional correspondence with the Council on Ocean Law.

Meeting of the representatives of the operational centres of the International Ocean Institute : [agenda, meeting minutes, and background documents]

MS-2-744, Box 339, Folder 11
File
September 5, 1993

Part of Elisabeth Mann Borgese fonds

File contains documents for the meeting held at the United Nations University, in Tokyo. Includes an agenda, “Minutes of the Discussions: One Day Seminar on the Oceans –Areas of Future Opportunities for Industrialists, at Ahmedabad, Gurjarat, India,” documents relating to a project funded by the United Nations Development Programme, correspondence, syllabi for a course, correspondence, and other notes for the meeting.

United Nations resolutions

MS-2-744, Box 326, Folder 15
File
1993

Part of Elisabeth Mann Borgese fonds

File contains copies of the draft resoultion of the "Law of the Sea" and a resolution concerning sea-bed mining. The file also includes a non-paper entitled "Agreement on the Implementation of Part XI and Annexes III and IV of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea."

Meeting of centre directors : [proposal from the International Ocean Institute's operational centre at the University of the South Pacific]

MS-2-744, Box 292, Folder 4
File
September 5, 1993

Part of Elisabeth Mann Borgese fonds

File includes "Proposals for Consideration by the Courses Development Committee" from the International Ocean Institute Operational Centre at the University of the South Pacific presented at the United Nations University Tokyo, Japan.

Miscellaneous brochures from the International Ocean Institute : [drafts and published versions]

MS-2-744, Box 369, Folder 3
File
1986-1993

Part of Elisabeth Mann Borgese fonds

File contains published and draft versions of various International Ocean Institute (IOI) brochures. Most provide general overviews of the IOI's work (including Pacem in Maribus (PIM) conferences, "Ocean Yearbook" publications, members of the Governing Board, and brief histories of the institution). Also contains some correspondence relating to the brochures.

'A - B' miscellaneous correspondence

MS-2-744, Box 326, Folder 7
File
1992-1993

Part of Elisabeth Mann Borgese fonds

File contains correspondence with various individuals. Correspondents include Najeeb Al Nuimi (Legal Advisor to the Crown Prince on Qatar), which discuss Pacem in Maribus XXI, and the Secretary-General's consultations on the Law of the Sea, and attached is a paper by Mann Borgese: "Making the Convention 'Universally Accepatble';" Lennox Ballah of the Institute of Marine Affairs (attached is a copy of the Nonpaper); W. Balzan (personal assistant to Guido De Marco); Paul Berenger, Minister of Foreign Affairs for Mauritius; Martin Blakeway (who wrote to the Prince of Tonga about raitification of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea); United Nations Secretary General Boutros Boutros-Ghali, which advocate turing the Preparatory Commission into an Interim Authority, in light of the "boat paper; and Salvino Busuttil on Malta's failure to announce ratification of the convention.

'R - S' miscellaneous correspondence

MS-2-744, Box 326, Folder 12
File
1992-1993

Part of Elisabeth Mann Borgese fonds

File includes correspondence with: Kenneth Rattray (Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Jamaica); Ivo Sanander (Deputy Foreign Minister, Croatia); Alfred Sereki (Minister of Foreign Affairs, Albania); Indian Ambassador Bhagwat Singh; Indian Minister Manmohan Singh; Ambassador to the United Nations Danielle de St. Jorre; John R. Stevenson; and Keith Suter. Mainly discussed is the "Boat Paper" and the responding Koroma non-paper (written in part by Judge Koroma and Mann Borgese).

'V - Z' miscellaneous correspondence

MS-2-744, Box 326, Folder 13
File
1992-1993

Part of Elisabeth Mann Borgese fonds

File contains correspondence with: Anton Vratusa of the ICPE (International Center for Public Enterprise in Developing Countries) on adovating for ratification of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLoS); Lojze Peterle (Slovenian Deputy Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, letter contains an appeal from Mann Borgese on why UNCLoS is important to Slovenia); Mark Wood (a journalist at "The Malta Independent"); Layachi Yaker (mainly on the Secreatary General Consultations, the boat paper, and the non-paper); and Günther Zade of the World Maritime University (the International Ocean Institute held a training programme with them in 1992).

Wind up plan : [proposals for the closing of the International Centre for Ocean Development]

MS-2-744, Box 353, Folder 13
File
1992

Part of Elisabeth Mann Borgese fonds

File contains a list of questions and concerns about the International Centre for Ocean Development (ICOD) closing and phase outs; includes lists of projects to be transferred to the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA) and projects to be completed by ICOD. Also contains a report from a staff meeting concerning severance packages.

Statement for ICOD hearings by Elisabeth Mann Borgese

MS-2-744, Box 354, Folder 9
File
June 3, 1992

Part of Elisabeth Mann Borgese fonds

File contains statement made by Elisabeth Mann Borgese concerning the abolition of ICOD.

Correspondence with and regarding Clyde Sanger

MS-2-744, Box 241, Folder 5
File
1987-1992

Part of Elisabeth Mann Borgese fonds

File contains correspondence with Sanger, from the North-South Institute. Includes a draft and published version of a review Elisabeth Mann Borgese wrote of his book, "Ordering the Oceans: The Making of the Law of the Sea," which was published in the “Canadian Journal of Political Science.” Also includes correspondence discussing the closure of the International Centre for Ocean Development (ICOD).

Correspondence with Al Gore

MS-2-744, Box 319, Folder 16
File
December 6,1992

Part of Elisabeth Mann Borgese fonds

File contains a letter from Elisabeth Mann Borgese to Vice President Elect Al Gore, asking him to reconsider American opposition to the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea.

International Centre for Ocean Development's board of directors and executive committee's meeting agendas and minutes

MS-2-744, Box 354, Folder 2
File
1991-1992

Part of Elisabeth Mann Borgese fonds

File contains meeting agendas and minutes for the International Centre for Ocean Development (ICOD) Board of Directors and Executive Committees, including a "Report on the Ocean Forum," background materials, and resolutions. Much of the material relates to the closing down of the ICOD in 1992.

Correspondence with the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF)

MS-2-744, Box 316, Folder 13
File
1992

Part of Elisabeth Mann Borgese fonds

File contains correspondence regarding Elisabeth Mann Borgese's children's book "Chairworm and Supershark" sales to UNICEF, the spirulina project, and a UNICEF seminar. File also includes a Christmas catalogue, which has not been digitized.

Memos from Allan M. Farmer

MS-2-744, Box 355, Folder 5
File
1992

Part of Elisabeth Mann Borgese fonds

File contains copies of orders in council, by-laws, and a copy of Bill C-63 concerning the last months of the International Centre for Ocean Development (ICOD)'s operation. See MS-2-744, Box 354, Folder 2 for a digitized version of Bill C-63.

Twenty-ninth meeting of the board of the International Ocean Institute : [meeting documents]

MS-2-744, Box 340, Folder 8
File
October 31, 1992

Part of Elisabeth Mann Borgese fonds

File contains documents for the Board Meeting held in Malta. Includes an agenda, meetings of the previous Board Meeting, an agreement between the International Ocean Institute (IOI) and Malta, revised IOI statutes, documents relating to staff appointments, Report of the Interim Executive Director, a Five-Year Plan of Activities for 1993-1998, and an agenda for the next session of the Planning Council.

Lists of ratifications, accessions and successions to the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLoS)

MS-2-744, Box 326, Folder 17
File
1992

Part of Elisabeth Mann Borgese fonds

International Centre for Ocean Development's corporate plan : [draft]

MS-2-744, Box 353, Folder 10
File
1992

Part of Elisabeth Mann Borgese fonds

File contains draft report entitled "International Centre for Ocean Development Corporate Plan 1992/93-1996/7, Operating Budget 1992/93, Capital Budget 1992/93" and a memorandum regarding the report.

Internal audit reports on the International Centre for Ocean Development's finances

MS-2-744, Box 354, Folder 3
File
1991-1992

Part of Elisabeth Mann Borgese fonds

File contains two reports, on on the joint activities and programmes of the International Centre for Ocean Development and the International Ocean Institute (IOI). The second relates to an audit concerning ICOD activities in the South Pacific/Caribbean Basin. It also includes memoranda and correspondence regarding these audits. The reports were circulated to the Audit and Evalutation Committee, of which Elisabeth Mann Borgese was an ex-officio member.

'A' - 'D' miscellaneous correspondence

MS-2-744, Box 355, Folder 6
File
1990-1992

Part of Elisabeth Mann Borgese fonds

File includes correspondence relating to ICOD audits, comments about course descriptions, and information about scholarships to the summer programme, as well as correspondence with the University of Newfoundland, Dalhousie, and the Office of the Minister of External Relations and the Canadian International Development Agency. Correspondents include Carol Amaratunga; Kim N.I. Bell; Linda Brown; Trevor Chandler; Aldo Chircop; Garry Comber; and Gilles Dery. File contains a CV that has not been digitized.

'L' - 'P' miscellaneous correspondence

MS-2-744, Box 355, Folder 8
File
1991-1992

Part of Elisabeth Mann Borgese fonds

File contains correspondence with Jacques Langlois; Michael Latrmouille; D.A. MacLean; Karen O'Brien; A.J. Otoo; and Douglas Patriquin.

'R' - 'T' miscellaneous correspondence

MS-2-744, Box 355, Folder 9
File
1991-1992

Part of Elisabeth Mann Borgese fonds

File contains correspondence with Zaleena Ramnoth; Danielle de St. Jorre; Paul Sutherland; and A.D. Tillett. Topics of discussion include United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLoS) ratifications, scholarships, and Allan Farmer's appointment at President of the International Centre for Ocean Development (ICOD).

Correspondence with John Vandermeulen

MS-2-744, Box 355, Folder 16
File
March 12, 1992

Part of Elisabeth Mann Borgese fonds

File contains correspondence from the Vice-Chair of the International Centre for Ocean Development (ICOD) regarding the dissolution of the ICOD. Includes a draft of a letter to be sent to all ICOD board members.

First session of the planning council of the International Ocean Institute and paper on the Arvid Pardo award

MS-2-744, Box 38, Folder 24
File
1972-1992

Part of Elisabeth Mann Borgese fonds

File contains documents relating to the First Session of the Planning Council, held in Malta on June 26-30, 1972. Includes correspondence, meeting minutes (detailing the election of Elisabeth Mann Borgese as Chair, and other administrative business), a draft agenda, and a membership list. The file also contains material relating to the Second Session of the Planning Council, including correspondence regarding the peaceful uses of the Arctic Basin project. The file also contains the first provisional agenda for the Pacem in Maribus (PIM) Preparatory Conference on Caribbean and Gulf Development and its Impact on the Marine Environment (held October 26-28, 1972 in Kingston, Jamaica). As well, there is a copy of "The Arvid Pardo Award for Research on the Concept of the Common Heritage of Mankind," a paper likely by Elisabeth Mann Borgese.

'S - Y' miscellaneous correspondence

MS-2-744, Box 370, Folder 9
File
1988-1992

Part of Elisabeth Mann Borgese fonds

File contains correspondence with organizations and publications. Correspondents include Sea Technology magazine (and attached is a letter to the editor by Mann Borgese); University of Hawaii at Manoa (regarding the "Staus of Freedom for the Seas" manuscript); W.W. Norton and Company; World Scientific Publishing Company; and the Yolla Bolly Press (regarding "Chairworm and Supershark").

Organizational structure of the International Centre for Ocean Development : [charts and lists of staff members]

MS-2-744, Box 354, Folder 6
File
1989-1992

Part of Elisabeth Mann Borgese fonds

File contains two organizational charts, lists of staff and their positions, and a list of the Board of Directors.

Resolutions passed by the Privy Council and the board of directors

MS-2-744, Box 337, Folder 8
File
1988-1992

Part of Elisabeth Mann Borgese fonds

File contains appointments of International Centre for Ocean Development (ICOD) positions (namely of Elisabeth Mann Borgese as Chairperson) by the Canadian government. Also included are banking, salary and ICOD committee resolutions.

Correspondence with Allan Farmer

MS-2-744, Box 355, Folder 7
File
1992

Part of Elisabeth Mann Borgese fonds

File contains memorandum and correspondence with Allan Farmer, the second President of the International Centre for Ocean Development (ICOD). Correspondence discusses the Ocean Forum conference and the closing of the ICOD in 1992.

Ocean forum : [conference report and recommendations]

MS-2-744, Box 354, Folder 12
File
1991-1992

Part of Elisabeth Mann Borgese fonds

File contains documents published after the International Centre for Ocean Development (ICOD) Ocean Forum conference, including summary recommendations; feedback on the Ocean Forum; project summary; a copy of "The Future of the Blue Planet: Seeking Sustainable Development of Ocean Resources," the report of the proceedings of Ocean Forum; and correspondence.

Draft reports from the chairman and the president and financial statement : [drafts]

MS-2-744, Box 352, Folder 12
File
1990-1991

Part of Elisabeth Mann Borgese fonds

File contains draft version of "Report from the Chairman and the President" for the 1990 Annual Report, and financial statements for 1991. Also contains correspondence regarding this report.

'A' - 'B' miscellaneous correspondence

MS-2-744, Box 353, Folder 1
File
1986-1991

Part of Elisabeth Mann Borgese fonds

File contains correspondence from individuals and organizations with names beginning with "A" or "B." Correspondents include Don Aldous (attached is a report from the Forum Fisheries Agency), Carol Amaratunga (including attached documents, including a discussion paper), John Armstrong (attached are government documents), and Christopher Barr.

Issues of "ICOD Info: the newsletter of the International Centre for Ocean Development" : [draft and published versions]

MS-2-744, Box 350, Folder 15
File
1988-1991

Part of Elisabeth Mann Borgese fonds

File includes issues of the ICOD journal "ICOD Info: The Newsletter of the International Centre for Ocean Development." This includes a draft version of vol. 1 no. 1 (1988) (with handwritten corrections/annotations by Elisabeth Mann Borgese of an interview with her), and published versions of vol. 3 no. 1 (1990), vol. 3 no. 2 (1990), vol. 3 no. 3 (1990), and vol. 4 no. 1 (1991).

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