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Statement by J.A. Beesley, Representative of Canada to the enlarged United Nations Committee on the Peaceful Uses of the Seabed and the Ocean Floor Beyond the Limits of National Jurisdictions

File contains a copy of a statement by John Alan Beesley, presented at a Plenary debate to the enlarged United Nations (UN) Committee on the Peaceful Uses of the Sea-bed and the Ocean Floor Beyond the Limits of National Jurisdiction.

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.

Statement on fisheries by Donald L. McKernan

File includes a press release containing McKernan's statment to the Committee on the Peaceful Uses of the Seabed and the Ocean Floor Beyond the Limits of National Jurisdiction. Also includes a background paper on fisheries prepared by the United States' delegation.

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.

Mediterranean conference : [background papers]

File contains material relating to a confernce on marine pollution. Includes background documents from the United Nations (UN) Conference on Human Environment, lists of participants, correspondence (regarding a paper from a Stockholm conference on marine pollution), a paper on subjects proposed for completition at the conference, and reports from the Preparatory Committee. The file also includes a copy of "The National Oceanic and Environmental Research Act, 1971," a newspaper article on demilitarization in the Mediterranean, an addendum to a paper by Aldo Serge, and handwritten notes.

Caribbean conference reel 3

Includes reel-to-reel of proceedings including discussions, reel 3. Side 5: Day 2 first paper discussion, second paper, third paper discussion. Side 7: third paper discussion continued after lunch, fourth paper.

Who owns the earth's resources? By Elisabeth Mann Borgese

File contains a copy of an article by Elisabeth Mann Borgese for "Vista" magazine (August 1972). The article discusses Intergovernmental strategies for managing ocean resources. Also included is the "Proposed Declaration of Principles" a United Nations resolution on the management of resources in outer space.

Draft statements by Arvid Pardo

File contains memoranda and speeches by Arvid Pardo, some delievered in his role as Ambassador to the United Nations. Specific documents include a memorandum from 1971 on the explotation of the resources of ocean space, "A New Order in Ocean Space" (delievered to the Council of Europe), a statement given on 5 August 1971 to the Main Committee of the Sea-bed Committee, a statement given on 17 August 1971 to the United Nations Preparatory Committee for the Third Law of the Sea Conference, a statement given on 24 November 1971 on the subject of the creation of an intergovernmental sea service, a statement given on 28 March 1972 in Sub-Committee II, and a statement given on 23 March 1972 (to the Committee on the Peaceful Uses of the Sea-Bed and the Ocean Floor Beyond the Limits of National Jurisdiction). Most materials have been edited and annotated by Elisabeth Mann Borgese. Some may concern UN matters aside from UNCLoS III.

United Nations Seabed Committee report

File includes a report arising from the July, 1972 meeting of the Mediterranean States Members of the United Nations Seabed Committee, newsclippings ("UN Seabed Committee Report," "Seabed 'belongs to the world,'" "Dividing the Spoils of the Sea into National Parcels"), a memorandum presented to United Kingdom Foreign Office officials ("Ocean Space Beyond the Limits of National Jurisdiction"), and a report ("Sea-Bed and Ocean Floor Developments," from October 1970). File also includes a piece of correspondence from Elisabeth Mann Borgese on the notion of an ocean development tax. Duplicate copies in the file have not been digitized.

Correspondence with Ann L. Hollick

File contains correspondence with Professor Ann L. Hollick of John Hopkins University. Correspondence involves Peace in Maribus (PIM) III, and a bibliography for the Law of the Sea Institute.

Correspondence with William Renton

File contains correspondence with William Benton, Publisher and Chairman of Encyclopedia Britannica. Topics of discussion include Yugoslavia, and an article Mann Borgese wrote for the Center for the Study of Democratic Institution's magazine. Includes a newspaper clipping about Mann Borgese.

Correspondence with Victor M. Lessiovski

File contains correspondence with Victor M. Lessiovski, Special Assistant to the Secretary General of the United Nations (UN). Topics of discussion include the Arctic Basin Project, Planning Council meetings of the International Ocean Institute (IOI), and sea shells.

Caribbean conference reel 5

Includes reel-to-reel of minutes of discussions on papers, closing remarks by David Krieger, reel 5. Side 9: discussion on French paper, first and second paper. Side 11: David Kreinger & closing remarks by chairman

Arvid Pardo various draft speeches regarding the sea-bed and ocean floor

File contains drafts speeches by Arvid Pardo. Many have handwritten corrections and annotations (some by Elisabeth Mann Borgese). File includes drafts for a statement to the first committee, a statement to the Legal Sub-Committee in the Peaceful Uses of the Seabed and the Ocean Floor, a statement to the Second Committee of the XXIV (24th) General Assembly, a statement to the Economic and Technical Sub-Committee on Committee on the Peaceful Uses of the Sea-bed and Ocean Floor, a statement for the 285th meeting of the CPC concerning the "Coordination of Marine Activities," a statement to the First Committee of the General Assembly, a statement to the Coordination Committee of the Economic and Social Council, a statement at the Geneva session of the Seabed Committee Plenary Meeting, and a statement to the Main Committee of the Committee on the Peaceful Uses of the Sea-bed and the Ocean Floor Beyond the Limits of National Jurisdiction.

Correspondence with Holt, Rinehart, and Winston Incorporated

File contains correspondence with Alison Bond and Charlotte Mayerson. Topics of discussion include Elisabeth Mann Borgese's "The Language Barrier," and an upcoming publication on world communities. Also includes a statement of royalties. See MS-2-744, Box 49, Folder 20 for more correspondence with Holt, Rinehart, and Winston, Inc.

Correspondence with George Kent

File contains correspondence with Political Science Professor George Kent, of the University of Hawaii. Includes an announcement of a workshop on the design of World Order Models ("Designing the World of the Future"). See MS-2-744, Box 93, Folder 17 for more correspondence with Kent.

The Drama of the Oceans - bibliography and notes

File contains a bibliographic information from Elisabeth Mann Borgese's research for "The Drama of the Oceans." Includes lists of resources, excerpts, "random notes," and an annotated bibliography created (likely) by a research assistant. Contains summaries of: "Oceanography, Readings from 'Scientific American'," "The Forest and the Sea" by Marston Bates, "Adventures in Earth History" edited by P. Cloud, "Oceanography: A View of the Earth" by M. Grant Gross (includes copies of page 414-505), "The Oceans: The Physics, Chemistry, and General Biology" by Sverdrup, Johnson, and Fleming, "Ocean Life" by Norman B. Marshall, "Elements of Marine Ecology: An Introductory Course" by R. V. Tait, "The Biology of Marine Animals" by J. A. Colin Nicol, "The Sea Around Us" by Rachel Carson, "Research in Methods in Marine Biology" edited by Earl Schlieper, "The Sea," edited by M. N. Hill, "Treatise on Marine Ecology and Paleoecology, Volume 1: Ecology," edited by Joel Hedgpeth, "Plankton and Productivity in the Oceans" by John Raymont, "The Erotic Ocean: A Handbook for Beachcomber" by Jack Rudloe, "Between Pacific Tides" by J. W. Hedgpeth, "Biology of the Oceans," edited by Donald J. Reish, "A Biography of the Sea" by Richard Carrington, "This Great and Wide Sea" by R. E. Coker, "Cities in the Sea" by Nicholas C. Flemming, "The International Journal of Nautical Archaeology and Underwater Exploration," "The Ancient Mariners" and "Ships and Seamanship in the Ancient World" by Lionel Casson (also includes copies of the table of contents of both works), "Deep-Water Archeology" by W. Bascom, "Underwater Archaeology" by Mendel Peterson, "Archaeology Under Water: by George F. Bass, "Marine Archaeology," edited by Joan du Plat Taylor, "Shipwrecks and Archaeology" by Peter Throckmorton, "Sunken History" by Robert Silverberg, "History Under the Sea" by Alexander McKee (includes a copy of the table of contents), and "Under the Mediterranean" by Honor Frost (includes a copy of the table of contents).

Caribbean conference reel 2

Includes reel-to-reel of proceedings, end of first paper and discussuion of third and fourth papers. Side 2: End of papers 1, second paper. Side 4: third paper discussion, paper 4 and discussion, second day first paper.
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