File contains a piece of correspondence with Gordienko of the Arctic and Antarctic Research Institute of the USSR, regarding a study of the Arctic Basin.
File contains correspondence concerning oceans, environmental issues, and the International Centre for Ocean Development (ICOD) with various MPs, ministers, senators, and other government officials, including Jean Chrétien (outgoing only); Romeo LeBlanc (concerning Pacem in Maribus); Lucien Bouchard; Jim Fulton; Bill Graham; Charles Caccia (attached is a speech on the Earth Summit in Rio); Rideau Hall; Monique Vezina; Gilles Loiselle; Diane Marleau; Don Campbell; Customs Border Services; Sergio Marchi; Pierre Pettigrew; and Douglas Roche (includes a speech). Includes material regarding the Canadian Exhibit Program, a Team Canada trade mission in 1999, the ratification of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLoS), Oceans Day (includes a poster), the Tobin Tax, a discussion paper and presentation material relating to "A Canadian Perspective on the Precautionary Approach/Principle," a copy of Bill C-10 "An Act respecting the national marine conservation areas of Canada," a report by the Centre for Collaborative Government, and other topics. File also includes newsletters, invitations, government reports, and a CD ROM. Note that various other files contain correspondence with Canadian or Nova Scotian government officials.
File contains correspondence between Elisabeth Mann Borgese and with various government departments and Nova Scotia politicians (both federal and provincial), including Alexa McDonough, Robert Chisholm, George Moody, and Peter Stoffer. Topics of discussion include the ratification of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLoS), Bill C-27 on highly migratory fish stocks, and invitations to various events. File also includes a discussion paper prepared by Stoffer on fisheries.
File contains correspondence documents received from the International Ocean Institute (IOI)'s headquarters in Malta. Includes meeting minutes and agendas (from meetings of the Executive Committee and the Governing Board); financial documents (including audited financial statements for the year ending December 31, 1999); work plan; reports ("Possible Structure of IOI Annual (or Biannual) Report," "Strategy for IOI System-Wide Projects: A Proposal for Discussion," and "Financing of PIM [Pacem in Maribus]"); documents relating to the organization of Pacem in Maribus convocations; activities and project reports; and a card from Pacem in Maribus XXVIII advertising the Second Arvid Pardo Memorial Lecture.
File contains a letter from Elisabeth Mann Borgese to Holt, providing an update on International Ocean Institute (IOI) projects. Also includes a copy of a piece correspondence from Peter (Pietro) Dohrn, of the Mediterranean Association for Marine Biology and Oceanology (MAMBO) to Frank La Que.
File contains correspondence with Brian Flemming, the first chair of the International Centre for Ocean Development (ICOD), includes a letter from Elisabeth Mann Borgese, updating her Curriculum Vitae (CV) for 1983, a report she authored (“Proposal on Training for ICOD”), concerning potential areas of co-operation between the ICOD and the International Ocean Institute (IOI), with correspondence regarding this proposal. For more documents on the ICOD, please see the “International Centre for Ocean Development” series in the Elisabeth Mann Borgese fonds.
File contains correspondence with Pinto, the Secretary-General on the Iran-United States Claims Tribunal, concerning the location of the International Ocean Institute (IOI)’s headquarters, a Planning Council meeting, and Pacem in Maribus (PIM) conferences.
File contains correspondence with Keckes, the Director of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)'s Regional Seas Programme. Some correspondence concerns Pacem in Maribus (PIM), UNEP publications, and the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLoS).
File contains a piece of correspondence between Elisabeth Mann Borgese and Alexander King, providing an update on the International Ocean Institute (IOI) activities.
File contains correspondence with Pierre Levy (Associate Director of the Ocean Economics and Technology Office, United Nations). Includes a paper (“The Management and Exploitation of the Resources of the Sea Bed”), with handwritten annotations by Elisabeth Mann Borgese.
File contains correspondence to/from: J. Makarczyk, Nicholas M. Matte, Jules Mayer (which mentions the establishment of the International Centre for Ocean Development), Wendell Mordy, and John Musser (the latter concerning the Friends of the International Ocean Institute). All correspondence concerns funding.
File contains correspondence with Maltese government officials (including Members of Parliament, and the Prime Minister’s Office). Much of the correspondence is regarding the International Ocean Institute (IOI)’s headquarters and rent. Also contains several drafts of a new agreement between the IOI and the Maltese government.
File contains a piece of correspondence to Elisabeth Mann Borgese from the Malta Oceanographic Commission. Includes a copy of a newspaper article about Pacem in Maribus (PIM) XV.
File contains correspondence with the Administration personnel, concerning participation in an International Ocean Institute (IOI) training course, and the Global Environment Facility (GEF) project. File also includes a brochure (for the International Year of the Oceans), background information, and a project proposal.
File contains two pieces of correspondence. Includes correspondence with the Director of the Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research, G.J.V. Nossal, and piece of correspondence from Elisabeth Mann Borgese to the Director of the Nuffield Foundation (John Maddox) on activities of the International Ocean Institute (IOI), and a request for funding.
File contains correspondence to/from: Onskebutiken (concerning an order of dishes and glassware by Elisabeth Mann Borgese), the OPEC Fund for International Development, Fianziaria Meridionale, and the Ocean Trust Foundation.
File contains correspondence with Ambassador Pearson, much of which concerns a paper the Canadian Institute for International Peace and Security (CIIPS) commissioned Elsiabeth Mann Borgese to write, “Towards a World Space Organization,” including “Some Preliminary Thoughts on the Establishment of a World Space Organization,” a draft outline, and comments from a reviewer, with Mann Borgese’s reaction. Also includes a copy of "Canadian Institute for International Peace and Security and its Mandate - Address to the Royal United Services Institute of Nova Scotia" by Pearson. See also MS-2-744, Box 187, Folder 12 for the published version of the Borgese paper.
Correspondence with various government officials. Includes correspondence with President Mário Soares, which includes an invitation to Elisabeth Mann Borgese as part of "The Experience of the World" lecture series, some correspondence concerns Pacem in Maribus (PIM) XIX, which was held in Lisbon. Also included is a sample chapter ("Portugal") from a reference book on political and economic conditions by country.
File contains correspondence with Dr. Pravdić, of the Rudjer Bošković Institute in Croatia. Topics of discussion include personal matters, Pacem in Maribus (PIM), the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLoS), training programmes and the International Centre for Ocean Development (ICOD).
File contains correspondence with Pronk, the Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTD), includes his acceptance of a position on the International Ocean Institute (IOI)’s Board of Trustees.
File contains correspondence between Elisabeth Mann Borgese and Ingrid K. Rankl; Dr. Real; Henning Scherf; Tomas Schmidt; W. Schmidt; Dagmar Schreiber; Frank Schweikert; Bernd Skudelny (proposal by Mann Borgese, on the International Sea-bed Authority, attached); J.H. Stel; and Clemens Stroetmann.
File contains correspondence with Jean Ripert (United Nations, and concerning activities of the International Ocean Institute (IOI)), Ravi Ravindra (Professor of Physics at Dalhousie, which discusses possible collaboration between the Threshold Foundation and the IOI), and H.E. Ambassador Shridath S. Ramphal (of the Commonwealth Secretariat, concerning Pacem in Maribus (PIM) X).
File contains correspondence with Ambassador Richardson, who was a member of Jamaica’s Permanent Mission to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). Topics of the correspondence include International Ocean Institute (IOI)’s Training Programme and Pacem in Maribus (PIM). Also includes a copy of the article "Prevention of Vessel-source Pollution" by E.L. Richardson.
File contains correspondence with Singh, who was the International Ocean Institute (IOI)'s representative to the United Nations. Correspondence concerns various UN topics, particularly the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLoS), the Independent World Commission on the Oceans (IWCO), the IOI-Virtual University (IOI-VU), and the IOI funding a project. File Includes UN press releases ("Senegal Ratifies Law of the Sea Convention," "States Parties to Law of Sea Convention to Meet at Headquarters 19-29 May") a copy of a working paper by Elisabeth Mann Borgese (on the Sustainable Development Commission); a draft letter Mann Borgese wrote to the Maltese Prime Minister (attached is Mann Borgese's "Policy Integration: The Ocean Assembly"); and a memorandum of understanding between the IOI, the Commission on Environmental Law (CEL), and the International Union for the Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (IUCN).
File contains correspondence with Portuguese President Màrio Soares. Topics of discussion include a plan to hold Pacem in Maribus (PIM) XIX in Libson, Soares' 1991 re-election as president, the Socialist Party's victory in the 1995 Portuguese parliamentary elections, and a conference in Ottawa held in Soares' honour.
File contains correspondence regarding the publication of a series of books (two are mentioned by name “Mediterranean Marine Environment and the Development of the Region,” and “Development of the Caribbean”) for the International Ocean Institute (IOI). Correspondents include Tom Stacey and Ossian Goulding.
File contains correspondence between Elisabeth Mann Borgese and various government officials. Topics of discussion include the ratification of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLoS), the Swedish Animal Protection Ordinance, and a request information for students. Also includes a letter from Prime Minister Ingvar Carlsson on the Stockholm Initiative.
File contains correspondence with Trigona, who worked at International Ocean Institute (IOI) Headquarters in Malta. Much of the correspondence concerns administrative matters (especially travel) as they relate to IOI programmes and conferences (e.g., Pacem in Maribus (PIM) XXV).
File contains correspondence with include Christian Ude (mayor of Munich, concerning an exhibit on Klaus Mann); George B. Udvarhelyi (concerning the legacy of Thomas Mann); Juha I. Uitto; B. Ulianich; Barbara Ungeheuer; M.A. Upare; Victor Urquidi; and Reizo Utagawa.
File contains faxed material sent by the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), includes an agreement between UNIDO and the International Centre for Science and High Technology (ICS), and the statutes for the International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology.
File contains correspondence between Elisabeth Mann Borgese and Wolfgang Graf Vitzthum; Petra Westhaus-Ekau (with a forwarded email from Gotthilf Hempel); Rüdiger Wolfrum (of the Max-Planck-Institut); and Juergen Zech. Topics of discussion include Pacem in Maribus (PIM), International Ocean Institute (IOI) activities, and United Nations Informal Consultative Process for Oceans and the Law of the Sea (UNICPLOS) II. The file also contains a pre-print of an article by Wolfgang Graf from "Neue Juristische Wochenschrift" (NJW).
File contains correspondence concerning International Ocean Institute (IOI) programs. Includes discussions of a research project on “Marine Resources, Ocean Management, and International Development Strategy for the 80s and Beyond,” a training program on sea-bed mining, the “Ocean Yearbook,” and a list of expected expenditures for operations in Malta for 1979. File also contains telegrams relating to meetings. Correspondents include: Francois van Hoek, Maxwell Bruce, Roger Vella Bonavita, S. Nanjundan, Jesus Moneo, and Francisco Orrego Vicuña.
File contains correspondence with government and university representatives regarding the Training Programme and the establishment of marine technology centres.
File contains correspondence with Slovenian politician Anton Vratuša. Includes discussion of the International Centre for Ocean Development (ICOD), Pacem in Maribus (PIM) conferences, and other topics.
File contains correspondence with various university officials. Includes an Memorandum of Understanding between Yokohama City University and Dalhousie, on the establishment of an exchange program between the two institutions.
File contains two documents: "Proposal of a law for the Preliminary Regulation of Deep Sea Mining" and "Justification of the Law for the Preliminary Regulation of Deep Sea Mining."
File contains several drafts of the paper, along with a speech introducing the discussion paper. Much of the paper deals with the International Seabed Authority (ISA) and Part XI of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLoS).
File contains an interdisciplinary manual edited by Elisabeth Mann Borgese and Paul MT White. Contains the following papers: "Ocean Mineral Resources with Emphasis on Areas Beyond the EEZ" by Roger Charlier, "Exploration for Manganese Nodules" by P.M.T. White and D.A. Harvard, "Ocean Mining Technology" by Manfred Krutein, "Manganese Nodule Extractice Metallurgical Review: 1973-1978 by Gale Hubred, "Special Aspects of Site Selection for Maganese Nodules Processing Plants" by Franz Diederich, "The Possible Impact on the Environment from Deep Sea Mining" by Ludwig Karbe, "Fiscal Considerations" by Mati Pal, "Meta Markets: Trade and Economics" by Mati Pal, "Seabed Mining: Financial Considerations" by Anil Gayan, "Workers in Deep-Sea Mining and the International Labour Organization (ILO)" by Enrico Argiroffo, "A Mini-Case in Economic Feasbility" by Paul M.T. White, "The System of Production: A Historical Analysis" by Jean René Dupuy, "Scope of Operations in the Area" by Christopher Pinto, "Structure and Functions of the International Seabed Authority" by Christopher Pinto, "Potential Benefits Derived by Developing Countries from the Exploitation of the Seabed" by Alfredo Boucher, "Professional Experience and Training Required for Participation in the Management and Exploitation of the Mineral Resources of the Seabed: Options in this Field" by Francisco Orrego Vicuña, "The Common Heritage of Mankind and the Transfer of Technology" by Arvid Pardo and Elisabeth Mann Borgese. It also contains a register of selected facilities for continued specialized training in seabed mining.
