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Handwritten meeting notes by Elisabeth Mann Borgese

File contains documents originally housed in a large binder with other United Nations (UN) materials and the contents of MS-2-744, Box 117, File 4, MS-2-744, Box 117, File 5, MS-2-744, Box 117, File 7 and MS-2-744 Box 117, File 8. File contains summarizes of meetings held in August 1976.

Memos and notes regarding the First Committee workshop

File contains documents originally housed in a large binder with other United Nations (UN) materials and the contents of MS-2-744, Box 117, File 4, MS-2-744, Box 117, File 5, MS-2-744, Box 117, File 6, and MS-2-744, Box 117, File 8. Includes handwritten notes by Elisabeth Mann Borgese (summarizing meetings), First Committee workshop notes, and a memo to Austrian Ambassador Karl Wolf on negotiations with coastal states.

Dispute settlement meeting notes

This file contains meeting notes originally housed in a large binder with other United Nations (UN) materials and the contents of MS-2-744, Box 117, File 4 and MS-2-744, Box 117, File 5, MS-2-744, Box 117, File 6, and MS-2-744, Box 117, File 7. The meetings were chaired by President Amerasinghe or Jens Evensen.

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.

Fourth session of the third United Nations Conference on the Law of the Sea revision and prevision by Elisabeth Mann Borgese

File contains two copies (a draft and the published version) of an article (subtitled) "Revision and Prevision" by Elisabeth Mann Borgese, which was published in the CSDI (Center for the Study of Democratic Institutions) magazine. The article summarizes the fourth session of the Third United Nations Conference on the Law of the Sea (UNCLoS III).

'W' miscellaneous correspondence

File contains correspondence with Frances Weismiller, Anthony Wayne Smith, Thomas E. Lovejoy,and Karl Wolf (Austrian Ambassador). Also includes "Suffering a Sea Change" from the "Economist" by Barbara Ward.

Appendix 5 : the law of the sea

File contains an extract from a report of Arlie, Virginia Workshop on "The Conservation of Wild Living Resources," relating to resource management and the United Nations Conference on the Law of the Sea (UNCLoS).

Atlantis II project : Caribbean cooperation - preparatory phase : [project proposal]

File contains a project proposal by the International Ocean Institute (IOI), on using the ship Atlantis II to provide mapping of the sea-bed in the Caribbean region. Includes correspondence from K.O. Emery of the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, and the University of Puerto Rico, and a press release on the Naval Research Laboratory (NRL).

Correspondence with Robert B. Kreuger

File contains a cover letter by Robert Krueger, sent along with a United Nations (UN) press release detailing four resolutions adopted by the UN on seabeds. Also included is a statement given by American Ambassador C.H. Phillips on that topic.

Miscellaneous loose documents [part 1 of 3]

File contains draft ammendments, various articles, suggested compromise formulae, a note by Tommy Koh, "Financial arrangements of the Enterprise", informal conference room documents, Chairman's reports, a report by an ad hoc group on the relationship between disarmament and development, a memo by the group of landlocked states, informal meeting notes, a memo by Peru, committee records and various informal suggestions. Parts 2 and 3 of this file are in MS-2-744, Box 120, File 8 and MS-2-744, Box 120, File 9, respectively.

Miscellaneous loose documents [part 2 of 3]

File contains informal suggestions by various countries, informal meeting notes, a provisional list of delegations, "Financing the Enterprise," a presentation by various non-governmental organizations (NGOs) on the issue of seabed mining, a speech by a United Kingdom (UK) delegate on the transfer of technology, notes for Minister Jens Evensen's summation, some handwritten notes (including some by Elisabeth Mann Borgese), and a list of participants. Parts 1 and 3 of this file are in MS-2-744, Box 120, File 7 and MS-2-744, Box 120, FIle 9, respectively.

Miscellaneous loose documents [part 3 of 3]

File contains informal suggestions by various countries, "Financial Arrangements of the Authority" (redrafted versions of the relevant articles of the convention), "Financing the Enterprise," meeting minutes (mainly on the protection and preservation of the marine environment), a memorandum of the group of land-locked and geographically disavantaged states "On the Rights of the Land-Locked and Geographically Disadvantaged States in the Economic Zone," and a memorandum by Peru (as co-ordinator of the group of coastal states). Parts 1 and 2 of this file are in MS-2-744, Box 120, File 7 and MS-2-744, Box 120, File 8, respectively.

Reduced single negotiating text : [with comments]

File contains a copy of the "Reduced Single Negotiating Text" based on a doucment used in the United Nations Conference on the Law of the Sea III (UNCLoS III), dealing with the sea-bed. Included is a list of comments on the draft of unknown authorship.

What next? : [report]

File contains a report on the developments that were triggered by the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLoS) III.

Group I : the new ocean regime and its implications for co-operation in marine science and technology, and group III : implementation of requirements for international co-operation

File contains quotations relating to disarmament on the ocean sea-bed. The Groups are: Group I: The new ocean regime and its implications for co-operation in marine science and technology, and Group 3: Implementation of requirements for international co-operation. See MS-2-744, Box 121, Folder 17 for more information on these Groups.

Group I : the new ocean regime and its implications for co-operation in marine science and technology, and group III : implementation of requirements for international co-operation

File contains the work of two Groups: Group I: "The new ocean regime and its impliczations for co-operation in marine science and technology," and Group III: "Implementation of requirements for international co-operation." Contains handwritten annotations by Elisabeth Mann Borgese. See MS-2-744, Box 121, Folder 16 for more information on these Groups.

A memorandum on the exclusive economic zone and handwritten conference notes

File contains a memo is from the Federal Republic of Germany, Singapore, Nepal, and Zambia to Reynaldo Galindo Pohl, the Chairman of the Second Committee of the Third United Nations Conference on the Law of the Sea (UNCLoS III) on the concept of an economic zone. The file also contains handwritten notes by Elisabeth Mann Borgese.

Four sections : [section 1 : the declaration of Oaxtepec, section 2 : present UN structures dealing with international ocean affairs and their possible evolution, section 3 : the ocean space institution, and section 4 : the international requirements of the conservation of the marine environment]

File contains sections from an unknown publication of unknown authorship, but produced by the International Ocean Institute (IOI). Contains the following four sections: Section 1: The declaration of Oaxtepec, Section 2: Present UN structures dealing with international ocean affairs and their possible evolution, Section 3: The ocean space institution, and Section 4: The international requirements of the conservation of the marine environment.

The law of the sea and the new international economic order : a projection from present work of the United Nations Conference on the Law of the Sea : [draft]

File contains a draft version of the table of contents and portions of preliminary sections; of unknown authorship (likely Elisabeth Mann Borgese). The paper addresses the Informal Single Negotiating Texts (ISNT), and uses of ocean space and ocean resources.

Memorandum to Independent Commission on International Development Issues (ICIDI)

File contains a memorandum to the Independent Commission on International Development Issues (ICIDI), also known as the Willy Brandt Commission. The memorandum was possibly written by Elisabeth Mann Borgese, and draws attention to the importance of marine issues (including the Law of the Sea) in international development.

International Ocean Institute brochure 'Caracas - Geneva' and untitled reports on the third session of UNCLoS

File contains a report, which was written after the fifth (5th) session of the United Nations Conference on the Law of the Sea (UNCLoS) III and is of unknown authorship. The file also contains a booklet from the International Ocean Institute (IOI), on the upcoming talks in Geneva (which includes an article by Borgese, "A New Strategy").

Virtual University for the Oceans report by the International Ocean Institute-Canada and the United Nations University for Peace

File contains a report for a contact meeting between the International Ocean Institute (IOI)-Canada and the United Nations University for Peace on a virtual university for the oceans. Includes proposals, correspondence, letters of support, a list of courses, and a draft syllabus.

Algiers recommendation : [background paper for discussion]

File contains a cover letter advertising a conference addressing the Algiers Recommendation (at the Center for the Study of Democratic Institutions), and a background paper entitled "The Law of the Sea" (CID. 1/ALG/C.B.1/Rev/1). File contains a duplicate copy of the paper which was not digitized.

Three papers on the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea

File includes three documents, which are likely by Elisabeth Mann Borgese. Includes 1) "Progress Report" (regarding the New International Technological Order emerging from the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, or UNCLoS); 2) "The United Nations Decade of International Law and the Law of the Sea," a document from the 1990s, outlining the new concepts that emerged from UNCLoS (including the common heritage of mankind); and 3) an untitled document relating the events of the tenth and eleventh sessions of the United Nations Conference on the Law of the Sea (UNCLoS).
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