Archives Catalogue

Correspondence and supporting documents regarding "Ocean Governance and the United Nations"

MS-2-744, Box 368, Folder 3
File
1995-1996

File contains correspondence with contributors to, and readers of, Elisabeth Mann Borgese's book, based on the Pacem in Maribus (PIM) XXI (21) conference. Also includes an advertisment for the book from Dalhousie's Centre for Foreign Policy Studies, and correspondence surrounding the Chinese translation of the book. File Includes copies of the preface and introduction to the book, the table of contents, and copies of two chapters from the book (Chapter 9: "Ocean Governance and the Secretary-General's Agenda for Peace," and the economics chapter).

Board of directors of the International Centre for Ocean Development : [meeting documents]

MS-2-744, Box 358, Folder 2
File
1986-1987

Part of Elisabeth Mann Borgese fonds

File contains meeting minutes and agenda for the ICOD Board of Directors meeting held January 9, 1987. File includes supporting documentation, such as: memos, financial documents, project proposals and summaries, corporate plan, reports, and briefing notes. Topics discussed include: international directors, status of recommendation concerning Canadian directors, staffing activities, International Ocean Institute (IOI) Indian Ocean training programme, increased funding for CIDA/ICOD cooperation, Report of Secretary-treasurer, report of President, Corporate plan, two project proposals, annual cost of living increase for staff, information on appraisal procedures and performance increases/information on classification exercise, and additional office accommodation requirements. File includes a copy of a report from the "Forum Fisheries Agency," funded by the ICOD as well. File contains a duplicate letter which has not been digitized.

Board of directors of the International Centre for Ocean Development : [meeting documents]

MS-2-744, Box 358, Folder 1
File
October 15-16, 1986

Part of Elisabeth Mann Borgese fonds

File contains meeting minutes and agenda for Board of Directors meeting held on October 15 - 16, 1986. File includes supporting documentation, such as: memos, financial documents, project proposals and summaries, reports, correspondence, briefing paper, Auditor's report and financial statements, and paper on the origins of ICOD. Topics discussed include: by-laws for the executive committee, signing authority, international directors, west coast representation, evaluation of WMU Training module, staffing, Indian ocean training programme, format for project summaries, Report of executive committee, Canadian directors, report of secretary-treasurer, president's report, corporate plan issues, eleven (11) project proposals, and The World of Ocean Management. File has had duplicate letters removed from digital copy.

Corporate plans for the International Centre for Ocean Development

MS-2-744, Box 352, Folder 3
File
1986-1991

Part of Elisabeth Mann Borgese fonds

File contains the report "International Centre for Ocean Development Corporate Plan 1986/87 - 1990/91." This plan touches on the Centre's mandate, corporate organization, operational environment, corporate assessment, strategies and objectives, performance indicators and programme effectiveness, and operational plans, including technical assistance, information services, training, and finance and administration.

'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.

'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.

'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).

'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.

Activities of the International Ocean Institute in implementing Agenda 21 Oceans and all kinds of seas (chapter 17)

MS-2-744, Box 323, Folder 11
File
1996

Part of Elisabeth Mann Borgese fonds

File contains several reports detailing the International Ocean Institute's work on Agenda 21 between 1995-1996.

Correspondence regarding Canadian ocean assessment hearings : ['L' - 'P' miscellaneous]

MS-2-744, Box 321, Folder 13
File
1995

Part of Elisabeth Mann Borgese fonds

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.

'C' miscellaneous correspondence

MS-2-744, Box 239, Folder 5
File
1987-1999

Part of Elisabeth Mann Borgese fonds

File contains correspondence between Elisabeth Mann Borgese and the following individuals: Sanjay Chaturvedi; Richard V. Carter; Dr. Hans Corell; Lucien Chabason (on the Regional Seas Programme); Krista Singleton-Cambage; Peter Cramer (concerning Thomas Mann); Pietro Carrigliol; Kevin Coady (concerning the death of one of Mann Borgese's dogs); Christopher Corkett (critiquing one of Mann Borgese's talks); Aldo Chircop; Dr. Edward Carr; Senator Alan Cranston; Christo and Jean Claude (outgoing only, includes prints of various art installations); Liara Covert; Winifred Caponigri; Rideau Hall; Pluto Press; Senator Alan Cranston; Ignacio Perez Caldentey; Fernando Henrique Cardoso (President of Brazil); Sergio D. Claure; Dr. Maria della Costa; Richard V. Carter; Erksine Childers; Professor Jonathan Charney; Judge Maurice Caruana Curran (Chancellor of University of Malta); Arthur H. Campeau; H. Reuben Cohen (Chancellor of Dalhousie); Elisabeth Cyran; Hon. David Coore; Ana Luisa Cortez; Frederick Clairmonte; Ingvar Carlsson (Prime Minister of Sweden); and others. Also includes copies of the following papers: "The Training Programme of the International Ocean Institute" by Elisabeth Mann Borgese; "Professionalization of the Field of Marine Affairs" by Aldo Chircop; "NATO's War of Aggression Against Yugoslavia: An Overview by Michel Chessudovsky. Some correspondence may be personal.

A possible role for the United Nations by Elisabeth Mann Borgese

MS-2-744, Box 179, Folder 28
File
[197-?]

Part of Elisabeth Mann Borgese fonds

File contains a paper by Elisabeth Mann Borgese, which seeks to provide a new role for the United Nations in light of upheavals in East Asia.

'W' miscellaneous correspondence

MS-2-744, Box 104, Folder 25
File
1980-1981

Part of Elisabeth Mann Borgese fonds

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.

China, 24 March 1794

MS-2-726, Box 5, Folder B14
Item
1794

Part of James Dinwiddie fonds

Item is a journal kept by James Dinwiddie from March 24 - June 30, 1794, with entries written aboard ship on the return journey and in or near Batavia (now Jakarta).

Canton, 4th Feb'y 1794

MS-2-726, Box 5, Folder B13
Item
1794

Part of James Dinwiddie fonds

Item is a journal kept by James Dinwiddie from February 4 - March 23, 1794 while in China, staying in Canton and Macao.

Credo Chinesa

MS-2-726, Box 17, Folder E17
Item
[after 1792]

Part of James Dinwiddie fonds

Item is a notebook in which James Dinwiddie recorded his observations (in 75 numbered paragraphs) about China, including its geography, animal life, and customs.