(Sanitized) THE THIRD LAW OF THE SEA CONFERENCE IN GENEVA

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• Publication Date: March 28, 1975
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SUBJECT: ARAB-ISRAELI STRAITS EXCHANGE IN COMMITTEE II
1, AT INFORMAL MEETING OF CMTE II. 25 MAR 75 AM, ISR
STATED ITS SUPPORT OF FREE TRANSIT FOR ALL STRAITS IN-
CLUDING BOTH THOSE CONNECTING HIGH SEAS TO HIGH SEAS
AND THOSE CONNECTING HIGH SEAS TO TERRITORIAL SEA OF
FOREIGN STATES. (COMMENT: WITH A 12-MILE TERRITORIAL
SEA, TIRAN AND ABABA FALL INTO THE LATTER CATEGORY.)
ISREAL ARGUED THAT ART 16(4) OF 1958 TERRITORIAL SEA
CONVENTION ESTABLISHED PRINCIPLE OF EQUALITY OF TREAT-
MENT FOR ALL TYPES OF STRAITS AND REMINDED DELEGATES
TO BE MINDFUL OF SPECIAL PROBLEMS CREATED BY GULFS
WHICH HAVE SEVERAL BORDERING STATES AND WHOSE EN-
TRANCE IS CONTROLLED BY A STRAIT.
2. PREDICTABLE ARAB REACTION OCCURRED, WITH -QAE...
POINTING OUT THAT ARAB STATES HAD NOT RATIFIED TER-
RITORIAL SEA CONVENTION AND THAT CONFERENCE SHOULD
DEAL ONLY WITH ISSUES WHICH AFFECT INTERNATIONAL
COMMUNITY SUCH AS STRAITS CONNECTING HIGH SEAS
TO HIGH SEAS, STRAITS CONNECTING HIGH SEAS TO
TERRITORIAL SEAS ARE A SPECIAL CASE THE CONFERENCE
SHOULD NOT DEAL WITH.
3. _I-K-OL SUPPORTED UAE AND MADE ADDITIONAL PLEA FOR
RECOGNITION OF SPECIAL NEEDS OF STATES BORDERING SEMI-
ENCLOSED SEAS, WITH THE FLAG VESSELS OF SUCH STATES
ENJOYING FREE TRANSIT WHILE FLAG VESSELS OF STATES
NOT BORDERING SUCH SEAS WOULD HAVE RIGHT OF INNOCENT
PASSAGE.
4, EG ,, REAFFIRMED ITS POSITION ANNOUNCED AT
CARACAS THAT INNOCENT PASSAGE SHOULD APPLY IN ALL
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STRAITS, WITH PASSAGE OF COMMERCIAL VESSELS PRE-
SUMED INNOCENT. AS REGARDS MILITARY VESSELS, EGYPT
OPPOSED ANY PRESUMPTION OF INNOCENCE ON GROUNDS
LDCS HAVE LIMITED MILITARY CAPABILITY AND SECURITY
MUST BE THEIR PRIMARY CONCERN.
5, COMMENT: IT IS UNCLEAR WHETHER EXCHANGE HAS
SIGNIFICANCE BEYOND REITERATING ESTABLISHED POSI-
TIONS FOR THE RECORD SINCE ALL INTERVENTIONS WERE
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Meanwhile, a well-known Soviet oil expert, Professor Kalinin, has said that it has now
been proved beyond a doubt that the Bombay High area has big oil deposits. He had
expressed the opinion that more regions in the Bombay shelf will yield substantial
quantities of oil in the near future. India, he added, has never been so near to its goal
T.A W AF SEA HERTTNG ' T.TM..T.V TINPRODUTCTTVE' .00
(Editorial: "No Accord in Sight")
[Text] on present showing, the current round of the International Conference on the
Law of the Sea in Geneva is likely to prove as unproductive as the one held in Caracas
last August. This is because the tas of framing a new maritime law is a matter not so
much of legal niceties as of Despite the rhetoric about exploiting
the immense food an m neral wealth of the oceans for the welfare of all the peoples
of the world, most countries are pressing the demands which they consider most advantageous
in their national interests. The interests of the developed nations and those of Third
World countries in particular differ sharply. The main controversial issue is the kind
o jurisdiction a co d'S't'a' 'Ca'E'r'3r'Eo`7 ve over the 200 mile economic zone next to its
shore. The Third World countries want extEnsive control while the developed nations feel
that this will in effect mean the creation of a 200 mile territorial sea. This is not
all. Even where there is a 12-mile territorial sea, countries with big shipping interests
and large navies will prefer the coastal states concerned to give them total freedom of
navigation. The coastal states in turn want to exercise control over their narrow sea-
lanes, especially in regard to the passage of warships. Again, the less developed countries
are keen on effective anti-pollution safeguards while the more developed nations are at
best halfhearted about these. Serious differences also divide the landlocked countries
from those which have direct access to the seas.
The consultations that have taken place between the participating countries since the
Caracas meeting have failed to produce an agreement on any of the major issues. This
is evident from the hint given by a British minister that in the absence of an accord
certain countries may choose to go ahead unilaterally to exploit the riches of the oceans.
This is not altogether surprising. The technologically advanced countries have already
invested vast sums of money in the exploration of off-shore oil resources and have also
drawn up ambitious plans to mine for cobalt, copper, nickel and manganese in the deep
ocean floor much of which lies in the proximity of the 200-mile economic zones belonging
to other nations. The strategic and commercial interests of many small nations are
likely to be threatened even more seriously if the big powers insist on exercising some
control over straits waters. In view of all this the deliberations at Geneva cannot
possibly make much headway unless the advanced countries adopt a more reasonable attitude.
The prospects seem none too bright at the moment.
TEA DELEGATION--New Delhi, Mar 27 (PTI)__A trade delegation led by Mr Vishwanath Pratap
Singh, deputy minister of commerce, left for Indonesia yesterday to discuss a common
approach to all matters relating to trade of tea. The delegation will also visit
Singapore, Malaysia and Thailand. Being the founder chairman of the pepper community,
the deputy commerce minister will hold discussions both in Indonesia and Malaysia to
sort out various problems about the future of the community. The discussions will
include the question of allocation of headquarters of the community and various other
matters. {73mbay PTI in English 0133 GMT 27 Mar 75 BK)
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MUJIBUR RAHMAN ADDRESSES INDEPENDENCE DAY RALLY
Dacca Domestic Service in Bengali 0958 GMT 26 Mar 75 BK
[Speech by President Sheikh Mujibur Rahman at a public meeting in Suhrawardy Uddan on
occasion of the independence day anniversary of Bangladesh--live]
eo le of Bangladesh. They killed millions of people. I prepared the people of the
c3untr forehand and when the actual attack began I asked them to meet the challenge
with w tevc`r they had in their possession. The people of Bangladesh fought with their
blood ano_,won their freedom. "No country in the world has shed much blood for their
freedom as the people of Bangladesh have done. Not only that, but the Pakistanis
destroyed everything in order to cripple us. Ten million of my people took shelter in
India and we must express our gratitude to them." I pay homage to all my countrymen
who sacrificed their lives for the sake of the country in those days.
Before the Pakistani soldiers left Bangladesh, they murdered the Bengali intelligentsia
in Dacca and other places. Their belief was that without the intelligentsia and
resources Bangladesh would not be able to keep its independence but "Bangladesh's
independence has been preserved. Bangladesh has maintained its sovereignty. Its flags
are flying all over the world. It is a member of the United Nations, the (?nonalined
group), the Commonwealth, and the Islamic countries. Bangladesh exists in the world,
and it will remain so, and no one will be able to destroy it." [applause]
Brother and sisters, I have always tried to keep my promises. "We want friendship with
all nations of the world. We believe in the policy of nonali.nement, coexistence and
world peace. We thought that Pakistan would also (?regret the whole incident) and
return our assets." I promised that I would try the war criminals. I did not keep
that promise. I released them only because I wanted friendship in the world. But I
regret to say that Pakistan did not return a single penny of the assets or the foreign
exchange reserves, or a ship or plane and "before leaving it tried to destroy the
Bengali community by wrecking ports, highways, railways, and by sinking ships and
burning currency notes. The Pakistanis thought that if they could cripple Bangladesh
economically, they would be able to show the people of Bangladesh what their independence
had brought them."
I reciprocated Bhutto's friendly gestures in Lahore, but now he questions the conditions
in Bangladesh. "But today I ask Mr Bhutto: What are the conditions of Pathans in the
Northwest Frontier Province? I ask him: What are the conditions of the people in
Baluchistan whom he is shooting from the planes? What are the conditions of the people
in Sind? Friend, take care of your own house. Think about yourself. You duntt have to
think about others. You can say big things after looting the wealth of other countries.
There cannot be any friendship with you until you return our assets. What have you
done for us? I seek friendship with you. I have nothing to say against the people of
Pakistan, but they have to return our assets. I want to have friendship witli all the
nations of the world and enmity with none. I want peace because my people are suffering
and starving.
"The day I was released from jail and returned to Bangladesh I found only 75 million
people. We did not have any foreign exchange in the bank, or resources in the country.
We started the government of 70 million people with only paper. We had no food in our
stocks, but with the grace of Allah we have imported within these 3 to 4 years more
than 220 maunds of foodgrains into Bangladesh."
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1. USDEL LOS HAS PROPOSED DRAFT ARTICLE CONCERNING ENVIRON-
MENTAL ASSESSMENTS, PROPOSAL HAS BEEN RECEIVED FAVORABLY BY
MIX OF DC AND LAC DELEGATIONS WHICH HAVE BEEN INFORMALLY
CONTACTED, SOVIETS, HOWEVER, HAVE EXPRESSED RELUCTANCE
TO ACCEPT A CONCEPT WHICH THEY CHARACTERIZE AS ALIEN TO
SOVIET WAY OF DOING BUSINESS.
2, U.S. TEAM OF MOORE, COOK, AND YOUNG MET MARCH 27 WITH
FELIKS KOVALEV OF SOVIET DEL TO DISCUSS PROPOSAL. AFTER
MAKING SOME CHANGES TO ACCOMODATE HIS CONCERNS, U.S. DRAFT
NOW READS AS FOLLOWS. QUOTE: WITH RESPECT TO PROPOSED AC-
TIVITIES UNDER THEIR JURISDICTION OR CONTROL WHICH MAY REAS-
ONABLY BE EXPECTED TO CREATE A RISK OF SIGNIFICANT POLLUTION
OF THE MARINE ENVIRONMENT, STATES SHALL: (A) ENDEAVOR
TO PREPARE ASSESSMENTS OF THE POTENTIAL EFFECTS ON THE
MARINE ENVIRONMENT OF SUCH ACTIVITIES; (B) COMMUNICATE
ENVIRONEMENTAL ASSESSMENTS TO THE COMPETENT INTERNATIONAL
ORGANIZATIONS AND TO OTHER STATES WHOSE INTERESTS MAY
BE AFFECTED BY SUCH ACTIVITIES; (C) UPON REQUEST, CONSULT
WITH OTHER STATES CONCERNING THE CONTENTS OF ENVIRONMENTAL
ASSESSMENTS; (0) PROVIDE DIRECTLY OR THROUGH COMPETENT
INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS, APPROPRIATE ASSISTANCE IN
PARTICULAR TO DEVELOPING COUNTRIES CONCERNING THE PREP-
ARATION OF ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENTS. UNQUOTE,
3, KOVALEV STATED THAT HE PERSONALLY VIEWS PROPOSAL
FAVORABLY, BUT THAT HE HAS NO INSTRUCTIONS ON ISSUE AND
MUST CONSULT MOSCOW. HE INDICATED THAT PRIMARY OBSTACLE
MAY BE FACT THAT ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT IS UNKNOWN
IN SOVIET SYSTEM, U.S. TEAM STRESSED THAT PROPOSED
OBLIGATION IS TO QUOTE ENDEAVOR UNQOUTE TO PREPARE
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5. IN APPROACHING SOVIETS, EMBASSY SHOULD CONSIDER
EMPHASIffING PROPOSAL'S LIMITATIONS AS NOTED PARA 3 ABOVE.
OTHER ARGUMENTS COULD INCLUDE FACT THAT ENVIRONMENTAL
ASSESSMENT IS IMPORTANT COMPONENT OF SOUND PLANNING
PROCESS AND A NECESSARY PREREQUISITE TO FULFILLING A
ASSESSMENTS AND THAT BURDENSOME PROCEDURAL OBLIGATIONS
ARE THEREFORE NOT ENTAILED. USDEL FURTHER NOTED THRESHOLD
OF QUOTE RISK OF SIGNIFICANT POLLUTION UNQUOTE AND LIMIT-
ATION TO EFFECTS ON MARINE ENVIRONMENT (THUS EXCLUDING
SENSITIVE TRANSFRONTIER PROBLEMS).
4, USDEL UNDERSTANDS THAT ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT HAS
BEEN SUBJECT O F DISCUSSIONS PURSUANT T O U.S. -U.S.S.R.
ENVIRONMENTAL AGREEMENT LEGAL PROJECT. SUBJECT TO
DEPARTMENT'S CONCURRENCE, DEL SUGGESTS EMBASSY MOSCOW
CONTACT PARTICIPANTS ON SOVIET SIDE, INCLUDING KOLBASOV
OF INSTITUTE OF STATE AND LAW. IF IT BELIEVES THAT AN
APPROACH WOULD BE APPROPRIATE AND MIGHT RESULT IN USEFUL
INFLUENCE ON SOVIET DECISION. DEL ASLO REQUESTS DEPART-
MENT TO CABLE IT AND MOSCOW PORTIONS OF TEXTS OF ANY
AGREEMENTS O R COMMUNIQUES OF U . S . USSR ENVIRONMENTAL
AGREEMENT MEETINGS WHICH ADDRESS ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT
ISSUE, USDEL WILL INFORM KOVALEV THAT IT HAS ASKED STATE
DEPT TO FURNISH SUCH IINFORMATION TO APPROPRIATE-OFFICIALS
STATE'S GENERAL OBLIGATION UNDER LOS TREATY TO ENSURE THAT
ACTIVITIES UNDER ITS JURISDICTION AND CONTROL DO NOT
POLLUTE MARINE ENVIRONMENT. EMBASSY COULD ALSO POINT OUT
INTERNATIONAL COOPERATIVE ASPECTS OF CONSULTATION OBLIGATION
IN SUBPARAGRAPH (C) OF PROPOSAL.
6. SUGGEST DEPARTMENT CONSULT JOHN BUSTERUD, MEMBER CEO
AND CHAIRMAN U.S. SIDE OF LEGAL PROJECT OF U.S. U.S.S.R.
ENVIRONMENTAL AGREEMENT.
7. FOR OTHO ESKIN, D/LOS c PLEASE CLEAR OUTGOING WITH DOD,
DEL BELIEVES SUBPARAGRAPHS (B) OF PROPOSAL HAS SUFFICIENT
FLEX I8IL ITY 50 AS NOT TO REQUIRE DISCLOSURE OF
CLASSIFIED IMPACT STATEMENTS.
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NTERNATIONAL Aft
Commissioner Moore made this statement at a press conference here marking the 15th
anniversary of the Sharpeville massacre.
He noted that Ghana has rejected the campaign for a so-called dialogue with South Africa.
Commemorating the brutal shooting in Sharpeville, the GHANAIAN TIMES published an editori-
al today condemning the South :drican authorities for enhancing its military buildup.
The editorial said there is only one solution to the problem of South Africa and that is
an armed struggle of the black people of South . Africa to overthrow the Vorster regime
at all costs. Mozambique and Angola in the southern part of Africa have shown the way,
it added.
It called on countries the world over to give support in all. forms
[Text] Geneva, March 23, 1975 (HSINHUA) --During the first week of the third session of
the Third United Nations Conference on the Law of the Sea, intensive consultations got
under way at various informal meetings. The representatives were engaged in busy con-
tacts and consultations with each other inside and outside the meeting hall. Defying
superpower threats and pressures, the representatives of the Third World countries met
the two superpowers head-on over a series of important issues.
The three main committees went into informal meetings on the day following the opening
of the session on March 17. They met separately in the mornings to discuss the articles
drafted at the second session in Caracas. The afternoons were spent in free consultations.
Active discussions took place among all groupings--the 77-Nation Group, the regional
groups and the land-looked group. Their representatives were often seen comparing notes
in the meeting hall, in the lobby, in the corridor and in the coffee-room.
The 77,-Nation Group was reportedly engaged in discussions on drafting articles for a
new law of the sea. They pledged to embody the viewpoints of the 77 nations with one
voice.
in South Africa to wipe out racism completely.
NCNA REPORTS ISSUES RAISED AT LAW OF SEA CONFERENCE
Peking NCNA in English 1727 GMT 24 Mar 75 OW
Conference sources disclosed that the representatives of the two superpowers, the Soviet
Union and the United States, though not eager to speak at meetings, were most active in
behind-the-scone manoeuvres, applying pressure to rig up their own proposals.
At an informal meeting of the second committee for general aspects of sea law, the repre-
sentative of Spain noted that a strait within a territorial sea, though used for inter-
national navigation, remains a part of the territorial sea of the coastal state. It
therefore should retain its legal status as territorial sea and foreign vessels can
only enjoy "innocent passage?. He urged the inclusion of this principle in the commit-
tee's doouments for consideration by the representatives.
Cove ?CJ
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INTERNATIONAL AF!j,
Ministers of the 17 member states of the Coordination Bureau attended the meeting which
was presided over by Algerian Minister of Foreign Affairs Abdelaziz Bouteflika.
Represented were: Algeria, Cuba, Guyana, India, Kuwait, Liberia, Malaysia, Mali, Nepal,
Peru, Senegal, Syria, Somali, Sri Lanka, Tanzania, Yugoslavia, and Zaire. More than 20
delegations including the Royal Government of National Union of Cambodia, the Provisional
Revolutionary Government of the Republic of South Vietnam, the Palestine Liberation
Organization, and the Puerto Rican Socialist Party attended the meeting as observers.
The meeting after discussion adopted a "final declaration" which stresses the unity
of non-aligned and Third World countries in the struggle against imperialism and colonialism,
and supports the struggle of the Asian, African and Latin American people to obtain and
safeguard national independence, state sovereignty and national economic interests.
Cuban Premier Fidel Castro spoke at the closing session.
The meeting decided that the foreign ministers conference of non-aligned countries will
be held in Lima next 25-29 August when preparations will be made for the 5th summit
conference of non-aligned countries scheduled for next year in Sri Lanka.
Peking NCNA in English 2018 GMT 21 Mar 75 OW
(Text] Addis Ababa, March 1975 (HSINHUA)--A public meeting to mark the fifteenth
anniversary of the Sharpeville tragedy was held by the Organizat{.on of African Unity and
another organization at the Africa Hall here today. Speaking at the meeting, OAU acting
administrative Secretary-General Kamanda said, the heroic example of the Sharpeville
martyrs is there to remind our children and grandchildren forever that Africa is a
continent of free men. Glory to the Sharpeville martyrs who had carpeted the road to
freedom with their blood, he added.
'the Organization of African Unity," he went on, 'reaffirms its total support for the
legitimate struggle of the oppressed people of South Africa for freedom and for the
eradication of apartheid." Addressing the meeting, Robert Gardiner, executive secretary
of the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa, condemned apartheid ar' racial
discrimination and called for intensifying the struggle to eliminate o:?ciai liscrimination.
Diplomatic envoys of a number of countries to Ethiopia :. `-,nded the meetink..
The Sharpeville tragedy in which Africans were slaughtered in cold blood by the white
racist regime in South Africa took place in 1960.
GHANAIAN OFFICIAL, PAPER ASSAIL VORSTER REGIME
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[Text] Accra, March 21, 1975 (HSINHUA)....Ghana is committed to the fight against
apartheid by every means within her power, E.N. More, commissioner for justice and
acting commissioner for foreign affairs, declared yesterday, the GHANAIAN TIMES reported
today. He also appealed to the African countries to give every moral and material
assistance to the freedom fighters of South Africa.
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His reasonable demand won the support of the representatives of the People's Democratic
Republic of Yemen and other countries, but was rejected by the two superpowers. The
Soviet representative described it as "very dangerous".
In his speech, the Chinese representative supported the Spanish representative's
reasonable demand and refuted the absurd arguments of the two superpowers. He pointed
out that all states, big and small, are independent sovereign states and should be
equal. Each state ek'ould be allowed to fully express its opinion at the conference,
otherwise there woul.' be no equal and full consultations. Those who are afraid of
dissenting opinions are trying to refuse to consider these opinions, thinking that
disagreement would thus be reduced and agreement would be reached in accordance with
their wishful thinking. This intention not only runs counter to the conference's
principle of equality and the spirit of consultation, but in fact can only create
difficulties for reaching agreement. The Chinese representative also pointed out that
gone forever are the days when the superpowers and a handful of countries could impose
their stand and propositions on others.
Following the Chinese representative, representatives of Nigeria, Fiji, Indonesia,
Peru, Jordan, Gambia, Madagascar, Malta, Tanzania and other countries spoke in
favour of the stand of the Spanish delegation.
During the first committee's discussion on the exploration and exploitation of inter-
national sea-bed resources, the United States held that the principle of "first come,
first served" should be applied to applications for exploring resources and that
acealled financial and technical conditions should be stressed. These demands were
opposed by the Third World countries. The representative of Singapore pointed out
that the principle of "first come, first served" is an "arbitrary" one. A Latin-
American representative emphasized that it is a just and undeniable regulation that
priority should be given to the developing countries and the interests of the administer-
ing authority should be taken into account.
At the third committee where the question of maritime scientific research installations
was discussed, representatives of Argentina, Kenya and others opposed the Soviet
principle of "who installs, who administers". They held that these installations
should be administered in principle by the sovereign state which governs the waters
where the installations are located, unless other arrangements are agreed upon through
consultation among countries concerned. People have noted that the Soviet Union has
been trying incessantly to use "freedom of scientific research" as a pretext to
infringe upon other country's sovereignty and practise hegemonism.
The course of the conference in the past week showed that in order to preserve their
maritime hegemony, the two superpowers are still playing tricks to impede the
formulation of a now law of the sea. Some Western papers are spreading rumours
that the conference might break down. All this has aroused the attention of most of
the participants and heightened their vigilance.
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!T' t ] Tirane, March 22, 1975 (R8t fl t A )..-ZFRI I POPULLIT voided auptiort for the
struggle of the peoples In defence of their sovereignty over seas and oteana in an
editorial yesterday on the current third session of the Third United Nations Conference
on the Law of tt e W 'a in Geneva.
The two superpowers, the United States and the Soviet Union, are trying their utmost
to belittle this session in an attempt to sidetrack the attention of sovereign
countries frAn problems having a vital bearing on their lofty national rights and
interests, the editorial says.
While contending and colluding with each other, the editorial goes on, the two Powers eonti+r-ft to step up the ar-sa race, make a show of force and carry out blackmail
ever rvhora in L4?A v~-31, he+h on land are on the oceans. At the Geneva sea law
conference, the eovereiga countries and people oppose the hegemonlsm and noo-colonialism
of tie two 5uaevpovers and Rated the adoption of a new law of the sea in accord
ttrith tl?c i.nterps?:s of the paoplss. Tn recent years, the struggle of the developing
ea-wintrieet fr'r oatehiiahing and d&fears.ireg their sovereignty over the sea and egain.st
the p7"rAn-r of tho9.r %ca riarps, control and bloc` til by U.S. Imperialism and 3nviet
er.eiar.. i +*+~7'9:aliroca has 4+aonmc an integral part of their struggle for national indepen-
dance ens c'cial progress.
The editorial says, "Experience has taught the peoples that, in order to ensure i;heir
n--O?:inncl sovereignty and un4Ani.able maritime rights, especially in the present can-
di tion5 when the United States and the Soviet Union pursue a ' gunboat s diplomacy and
disnateh their aggressive fleets to the Mediterranean, the Indian Ocean, the Atlantic,
the Paciftc PnA every career of the globs, they must wage a determined and unoom-
preomining struggle against the two imperialist superpowers and their hegemonio and
ea:.-re. sive int".?^ats, fight resolutely for the dismantling of tr. eign military bases
r-N the tA-rit,xfees of coastal countries, refuse the two superpowers any port facilities,
snrl t*,rn limns visits by U.S. and Soviet warships."
The editorial says in conclusion: Albania firmly supports the struggle of sovereign
countries in defence of their freedom and national independence, and against imperialism,
aneial-i+,a?rialitsm, colonialisn and nao-colonialism.
P'':''J RFPORTAAs ON UNIDO CONFERE! CE IN PERU
General Debate Ends
Peking N' i1 1n English 1.620 GMT 21 Mar 75 OW
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1, IN COMMITTEE WORKING GROUP MEETING CHAIRED BY PINTO
(SRI LANKA), DELEGATIONS CONSIDERED SUBJECT 11, GTE
SELECTION OF ENTITIES, UNOTE OF CP/WORKING PAPER NO. 2
OF 18 MARCH 1975, GTE PROPOSALS REGARDING CONDITIONS OF
EXPLORATION AND EXPLOITATION, UNQTE. DEBATE CENTERED ON
TWO APPROACHES, FIRST-COME FIRST-SERVED AND SELECTION BY
AUTHORITY ON COMPETETIVE BASIS, LATTER INCLUDING CRITERIA
TAKING INTO ACCOUNT NEED FOR DIRECT PARTICIPATION OF
LDC'S AND BENEFIT OF MANKIND.
2, U$ (RATINER) STATED NEED FOR BASIC CONDITIONS BOTH
TO PROVIDE GUIDANCE IN FORMULATION OF RULES AND REGULATIONS
AND TO CIRCUMSCRIBE AUTHORITY'S DISCRETION. MORE DETAILED
PROVISIONS WERE ALSO NEEDED IN ORDER TO PERMIT MINING
OPERATIONS TO BEGIN AS SOON AS AUTHORITY WAS ESTABLISHED,
ON SELECTION OF ENTITIES, HE STRESSED NEED FOR NONDIS-
CRIMINATION AMONG QUALIFIED SOVEREIGN STATES AND ARGUED
THAT RIGHT OF AUTHORITY TO SELECT AMONG QUALIFIED STATES
WOULD DENY THOSE STATES ACCESS TO RESOURCES. IN RESPONSE
TO P R_! REP'S STATEMENT THAT AUTHORITY SHOULD HAVE RIGHT
TO NEGOTIATE W I T H QUALIFIED APPLICANTS I N ORDER TO GET
BEST DEAL. HE PROPOSED THAT BASIC CONDITIONS AND TREATY
WOULD REQUIRE FAIR RETURN TO AUTHORITY SO THAT ALL
QUALIFIED APPLICANTS WOULD BE OFFERING BEST DEAL.
3, AL.,NGAPORE, AFTER AFFIRMING SUPPORT FOR GROUP OF 77
DRAFT. STATED SOLITARY APPLICANT SHOULD AUTOMATICALLY
BE ACCORDED RIGHT TO MINE, BUT WITH MORE THAN ONE APPLI-
CANT. COMPETITIVE SELECTION SYSTEM BASED ON OBJECTIVE
CRITERIA, WITH PARTICULAR REFERENCE TO LANDLOCKED STATES
AND LDC'S SHOULD BE USED, 9R,A?tiEMPHASIiED THAT SINGLE
APPLICANT SHOULD NOT AUTOMATICALLY BE ACCORDED RIGHT TO
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MANKIND. J.H_A_LL,.AND ANDZ M A. ALSO REJECTED FIRSTwCOME
FIRST-SERVED BASIS OF SELECTION AS UNACCEPTABLE AND
IMPRACTICABLE,
41 DISCUSSION OF KINDS OF OBJECTIVE CRITERIA THAT MIGHT
BE USED IN SELECTION INCLUDED JAM IS PROPOSING AMOUNT
OF TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER AND FINANCIAL PAYMENTS INTENDED
BY APPLICANT, ALSOe1K PROPOSED OBJECTIVE CRITERIA FOR
SELECTION IN CASE OF COMPETITION BASED ON PRESENTATION
OF DATA, PROGRAM OF WORK, FINANCIAL AND TECHNICAL COMPE-
TENCE AND WORK REQUIREMENTS OFFERED.
5 , EXCHANGE BETWEEN US (RAT I NER) AND _R.ERU O N WHETHER
AUTHORITY SHOULD HAVE RIGHT TO DECIDE AREAS TO BE OPENED
FOR EXPLOITATION INCLUDED US STATEMENT THAT, PARTICULARLY
IN EARLY YEARS, AUTHORITY WOULD NOT HAVE SIFFICI.ENT
KNOWLEDGE TO SELECT MOST ECONOMIC AREAS FOR EXPLOITATION
AND THAT MOST COUNTRIES USED SYSTEM WHEREBY EXPLORER
DESIGNATED AREA HE WISHED TO EXPLOIT. ,PERU COUNTERED BY
EXPLAINING THAT IN HIS VIEW AUTHORITY SHOULD BE EMPOWERED
TO DECIDE WHICH PART OF DEEP SEABED TO OPEN. BASED ON
INTEREST EXPRESSED BY OPERATORS (SIMILAR TO US OCS
PROCEDURE),
69 ,T 1,4,1L,ANP.EXPRESSED VIEW THAT LDC'S MIGHT FEEL MORE
WILLING TO COMPROMISE ON BASIC CONDITIONS, IF AMENDMENT
PROCEDURE FOR THEM WOULD BE MORE RELAXED THAN FOR TREATY,
7, IN CLOSING, PINTO STATED NEED TO HAVE BASIC CONDITIONS
IN TREATY TO ENABLE AUTHORITY TO FUNCTION STATISFACTORILY
IN ENETERING ARRANGEMENTS WITH PARTICULAR ENTITIES, AND
INDICATED DIVERGENCE OF VIEWS WITHOUT ATTEMPTING TO
SUMMARIZE THEM IN DETAIL, PINTO INDICATED NEED TO PROCEED
MORE QUICKLY AND TO REACH AGREEMENT IN SMALL OPEN-ENDED
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SUBJECT: LOS, C-I WORKING GROUP, MARCH 21
1, WORKING GROUP MET A. M, MARCH 21 AND DISCUSSED ITEMS 11,
14, AND 20 OF COMPARATIVE TABLE (SELECTION OF ENTITIES,
PARTICIPATION IN SUBSEQUENT STAGE OF OPERATIONS, AND
FINANCIAL ARRANGEMENTS). ON SELECTION OF ENTITIES, _FRG.
REP, SPEAKING ON BEHALF OF SPONSORS OF 8-POWER DRAFT CON-
DITIONS, PROPOSED THAT APPLICANT SHOULD BE GRANTED EX-
PLOITATION RIGHTS IF HE SUBMITTED FOLLOWING TO AUTHORITY:
EVIDENCE OF FINANCIAL AND TECHNICAL ABILITY, WORK PROGRAM,
PROSPECTING DATA, AND DESCRIPTION OF OPPORTUNITIES FOR
TRAINING OF LDC PERSONNEL,
2, ON QUESTION OF RIG/HT OF OPERATO, TO MOVE FROM ONE
PHASE TO ANOTHER, .P.E.RU AND OL J1 A STRESSED PARA ? 7
OF GROUP OF 77 DRAFT WHICH WOULD GRANT PRIORITY TO HOL-,i
DER OF CO()TRACT FOR ONE PHASE TO MOVE TO NEXT, JAMAIA-
AND JKE,NY.An REPS SUGGESTED THAT RELINQUISHMENT CONCEPT
MIGHT MAKE INTEGRATED OPERATIONS MORE ACCEPTABLE. US
INDICATED THAT RELINQUISHMENT ISSUE WAS OTE OPEN TO
DISCUSSION. UNQTE. ,
3, BOTH JA-P,AN AND UK REPS INDICATED CERTAIN FLEXI-
BILITY ON QUESTION OF FINANCIAL ARRANGEMENTS, THEIR
STATEMENTS IMPLYING WILLINGNESS TO ACCEPT JOINT VEN-
TURE FORM OF LEGAL ARRANGEMENTS. -.UK"?REP SPECIFICAL-
LY INDICATED DESIRABILITY OF PROFIT SHARING APPROACH AND POINTED
OUT SEVERAL DISADVANTAGES WITH PRODUCTION SHARING, NAMELY DIFFI-
CULTY OF ASCERTAINING MARKET VALUE FOR RAW MODULES,
4, IN RESPONSE TO PREVIOUS US STATEMENT THAT WE
WOULD BE CONCERNED ABOUT MORE RELAXED AMENDMENT PRO-
CEDURE FOR CONDITIONS OF EXPLOITATION THAN FOR TREATY
ITSELF,INDIAV REP INDICATED UNDERSTANDING OF US CON-
CERN AND SAID HIS DELEGATIONS MIND WAS OPEN ON AMEND-
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POSAL FROM?ECHOSLOVAKjAR SUPPORTED BY AUS19-1A'AND
..NETH,ERLA_NpS, THAT PREFERENCE BE GIVEN IN OBJECTIVE
CRITERIA TO BOTH DEVELOPED AND DEVELOPING LAND-LOCKED
AND GEOGRAPHICALLY DISADVANTAGED STATES. PROPOSAL
CAUSED ACRIMONIOUS DEBATE ON MEANING OF TERM GEO-
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, FOR PROCEDURAL REASONS WE DO NOT CONSIDER IT APPROPRIATE
FOR ICAO COUNCIL TO NOTE OR APPROVE SECGEN'S INSTRUCTIONS
TO ICAO OBSERVER TO LOS CONFERENCE. WE ARE ALSO CONCERNED
THAT COUNCIL CONSIDERATION OF THIS ISSUE COULD ULTIMATELY
RESULT IN INSTRUCTIONS LESS FAVORABLE TO US/LOS POSITION,
THEREFORE/ USREP SHOULD TAKE POSITION THAT IT IS INAPPRO-
PRIATE FOR COUNCIL TO TAKE ACTION ON SECGEN PAPER'.
PRESIDENT AND COUNCIL MEMBERS WILL APPRECIATE RELUCTANCE
OF STATES TO DO SO IN VIEW FACT THAT LOS ISSUES HIGHLY
COMPLEX AND NEGOTIATIONS ARE ONGOING,
2, IF COUNCIL INSISTS ON TAKING AFFIRMATIVE ACTION ON
WORKING PAPER USREP SHOULD GO ON RECORD AS BEING UNDER
INSTRUCTIONS QUOTE NOT TO PARTICIPATE UNQUOTE IN SUCH A
DECISION FOR PROCEDURAL REASONS,
31 FYI FOR GENEVA, DEPARTMENT CONSIDERED SEEKING CHANGES
IN TEXT ALONG LINES REF B BUT CONCLUDED THAT US LOS OB-
JECTIVES COULD NOT BE OBTAINED BY STARTING A NEGOTIATION
IN ICAO COUNCIL. KISSINGER
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1. FYI, THERE IS A GENERAL TREND DEVELOPING IN THE
LOS CONFERENCE AGAINST ANY STANDARD SETTING COMPETENCE
BY THE COASTAL STATE WITHIN THE 200 MILE ECONOMIC
ZONE WITH RESPECT TO VESSEL-SOURCE POLLUTION. THIS
CONFORMS WITH THE US POSITION WHICH SUPPORTS INTER-
NATIONAL STANDARDS SET THROUGH IMCO, FLAG STATE
STANDARDS FOR A STATE'S OWN FLAG VESSLES- AND PORT
STATE STAND FOR SHIPS CALLING AT THE PORTS OF A /
STATE, STR OWEVERP CONTINUES TO PUSH COASTAL
STATE STANDARD SETTING AUTHORITY WITHIN THE ECONOMIC
,?ONE EVEN THOUGH HEDGED IN VARIOUS WAYS. THIS OPPOSITION
IS VOCAL AND COULD POTENTIALLY PREVENT AGREEMENT ON
THE PACKAGE IN THE "EVENSEN NEGOTIATING GROUP" OR IN
COMMITTEE III OF THE CONFERENCE,
2, IN VIEW ABOVE# IF DEPT, CONCURS, LOS DEL REQUESTS
THAT EMBASSY RAISE WITH GOA AT APPROPRIATELY HIGH
LEVEL THAT AVOIDANCE OF COASTAL STATE STANDARD
SETTING IN ECONOMIC ZONE IS VITAL INTEREST FOR US
AND THAT AUSTRALIAN SUPPORT FOR THIS CONCEPT COULD
PREVENT PACKAGE DEAL I N GENEVA. EMBASSY SHOULD ALSO
POINT OUT THAT RIGHT OF PORT STATE TO SET STANDARDS FOR
VESSLES ENTERING PORTS SHOULD LARGELY MEET AUSTRALIAN
NEEDS, THIS RIGHT ALREADY EXISTS UNDER INTERNATIONAL
LAW AND IS NOT BEING DEALT WITH IN LOS CONFERENCE.
EMBASSY SHOULD ALSO STATE THAT PROTECTING NAVIGATIONAL
FREEDOM IN THE ECONOMIC ZONE AND STRAITS IS FOR US AS
VITAL A CONCERN AS IS CONTINENTAL MARGIN ISSUE FOR GOA.
3, PLEASE REPORT RESPONSE TO US DEL GENEVA.
4, FOR ESKIN D/LOS? PLEASE SEEK DEPT. CONCURRENCE
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EVENINGS TO REFINE ARTICLES AND DETERMINE WHICH STATES
WILL CO-SPONSOR, ARTICLES ARE ESSENTIALLY IDENTICAL TO
THOSE RESULTING FROM FEBRUARY LONDON MEETING, AND
INCLUDE MAJOR RESTRICTIONS ON PORT STATE ENFORCEMENT AND
REQUIREMENT FUR COASTAL STATE AUTHORIZATION OF DUMPING
IN AREA OF UNSPECIFIED MILEAGE,
2, CO-SPONSORS WILL INCLUDE UK, BELGIUM, BULGARIA,
DENMARK, FRG, GDR, GREECE, NETHERLANDS, POLAND AND
PROBABLY ITALY AND FINLAND, FRANCE, SWEDEN, NORWAY, USSR,
AND US AND PROBABLY JAPAN WILL DECLINE, US GAVE PORT STATE
RESTRICTIONS AS REASON FOR NON-SPONSORSHIP, ARTICLES
WILL BE POUCHED WHEN INTRODUCED, DALE
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AGREEMENT ON BASIC DIFFERENCES AT GENEVA. MOST SUPPORT CON-
FERENCE PRESIDENT'S VIEW THAT MINIMUM REQUIRED ACCOMPLISHMENT
AT GENEVA IS AGREED ARTICLE TEXTS ON COMMITTEE-2 ESSENTIAL
ISSUES. SOME HARDLINERS WERE SHOWING SIGNS OF FLEXIBILITY
ON SOME C- I I ISSUES. MODERATES APPEAR TO BE GAINING GROUND
PHILOSOPHICALLY IN C-I BUT THERE IS AS YET NO INDICATION
OF SUBSTANTIAL BREAKTHROUGH ON SPECIFICS, EVENSEN GROUP
IS PROCEEDING WITH DRAFT ON ECONOMIC ZONE ARTICLES
WITH HOPE OF PRODUCING TEXT FOR GENERAL CIRCULATION WITHIN
TWO WEEKS. IT IS OBVIOUS TO ALL THAT KEY TO CONFERENCE
WILL BE NEGOTIATION DURING FIRST TWO WEEKS, INCLUDING .-
PROBE OF U.S, POSITIONS, TO DETERMINE WHETHER REQUISITE
POLITICAL ACCOMMODATION ON KEY ISSUES IS POSSIBLE. END
SUMMARY,
2, ORGANIZATION OF WORK: COMMITTEE I, IN ABSENCE OF
CHAIRMAN ENGO, PINTO, WHO WAS CHAIRMAN OF WORKING GROUP
IN CARACAS, INDICATED INTENTION TO PROCEED IN WORKING
GROUP WITH FOCUS ON DISCUSSION OF BASIC CONDITIONS OF
EXPLOITATION WHICH MIGHT ILLUMINATE LATER RECONSIDERA-
TION OF CONTENTS OF ARTICLE 9 (WHO SHALL EXPLOIT)',
FOR GROUP OF 77 DISCUSSION OF SEABED ITEMS SEE PARA (6).
3, LQ",j_j,TErE 21 IN ACCORDANCE WITH CHAIRMAN'S SUG-
GESTION C-2 ITa HOLDING FORMAL MEETINGS ONLY IN MORNING
TO PERMIT INFORMAL NEGOTIATIONS IN AFTERNOON ORGANIZED
BY CHAIRMAN AND EVENSEN GROUP, MORNING MEETINGS SERVE TO
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NEGOTIATIONS, POSSIBLE CONSTRUCTIVE DISCUSSION OF
ARTICLES ON LESS CONTROVERSIAL ISSUES HAS NOT COME
ABOUT DUE LARGELY TO LACK OF FORCEFUL LEADERSHIP BY
CHAIRMAN GALINDO POHL (EL SALVADOR). WHILE ONE IN-
FORMAL GROUP WAS MEETING WITH HIM WEDNESDAY AFTER-
NOON, CONCURRENT INFORMAL COMMITTEE MEETING AT
PROMPTING OF SOVS ELECTED AFGHAN REP AS CHAIRMAN OF
GROUP, HE SUBSEQUENTLY PRODUCED "COMPROMISE" TEXT ON
TERRITORIAL SEA REPLETE WITH FUNDAMENTAL MISCON-
CEPTIONS. AFGHAN AMB, AKRAN IS NEW HEAD OF DEL. UN-
FAMILIAR WITH LOS ISSUES, AND AT INFORMAL MEETING
WITH AMB. STEVENSON EXPRESSED SOME PUZZLEMENT AS TO ROLE
HE WAS TO PLAY, IN ANY EVENT, IT IS CLEAR THAT DESPITE
SOME GRUMBLING MAIN NEGOTIATIONS AND DRAFTING ON ECO-
NOMIC ZONE IS IN EVENSEN GROUP WHICH IS PROCEEDING
WITH DAILY AND AFTERNOON MEETINGS.
4,QMI~IT?T,I ORGANIZATION OF WORK OF C-3 IS ALSO
SUFFERING FROM PROBLEM OF INTERFACE WITH EVENSEN GROUP
SINCE CHAIRMAN YANKOV, U.S. AND SEVERAL OTHERS WANT
VESSEL POLLUTION ISSUES NEGOTIATED IN EVENSEN GROUP.
MAIN EVENT OF OPENING DAYS WAS INTRODUCTION BY SOVS
AFTER WIDESPREAD CONSULTATION, BUT NOT WITH U.S., OF
ARTICLES ON SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH WHICH PROVIDE INTER-
ALIA FOR CONSENT ON SHELF RESEARCH, CONSENT ON EXPLORA-
TION IN ECONOMIC ZONE RELATED TO ECONOMIC RESOURCES AND
TOTALLY UNACCEPTABLE DISCLOSURE REQUIREMENTS O F RESEARCH
DATA. ON QUESTION OF INTRODUCTION OF GROUP OF 17 DRAFT
ARTICLES ON MARINE POLLUTION U.S. HAS DECIDED NOT TO
CO-SPONSOR SINCE DRAFT DOES NOT PROTECT ADEQUATELY
PORT STATE ENFORCEMENT AUTHORITY, AND SOVIETS WILL
APPARENTLY INTRODUCE THEIR OWN ARTICLES.
5, EVENSEN GROUPS GROUP IS MEETING EVERY AFTERNOON
ON ECONOMIC ZONE TEXT WHICH, IF IT CAN BE COMPLETED,
AS CONTEMPLATED WITHIN NEXT TWO WEEKS, WILL HAVE GREAT
ADVANTAGE OF PRE-EMPTING THE FLOOR IN C-2 DISCUSSIONS.
6, GROUP OF 771 GROUP MET FOR WEEK PRIOR TO OPENING
OF CONFERENCE AND SEVERAL TIMES SINCE PRINCIPALLY ON
C-1 ISSUES. THEY ARE WORKING INTENSIVELY ON MACHINERY
ARTICLES AND INTEND MEET DAILY IN ATTEMPT REACH AGREE-
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INTERESTS, IS PERCEIVED BY THEM AS MAJOR STEP TOWARDS
U,S., PRINCIPALLY ON COUNCIL COMPOSITION, GROUP DIS-
CUSSION HAS FOCUSED ON FORMULAS FOR CONSTRUCTION OF
COUNCIL THAT WOULD ENSURE OVERLAPPING BALANCE OF
DEVELOPED, CONSUMER AND PRODUCER DEVELOPING COUNTRY
INTERESTS. FONSECA (COLOMBIA) SAID 77 CURRENT DRAFTING
EFFORT ON INTERNATIONAL MACHINERY ARTICLES MIGHT
TAKE FROM THREE WEEKS TO MONTH, MANY DELS HAVE MADE
POINT OF' CONVEYING MESSAGE TO USDEL THAT MODERATES
HAVE MADE HARD AND SUCCESSFUL FIGHT IN 77
MEETINGS AND NOW FORTHCOMING RESPONSE FROM US IS
NEEDED IN EARLY WEEKS OR EXTREMISTS LIKELY TO REGAIN
CONTROL OF C-1 NEGOTIATIONS.
7, INFORMAL CONSULTATIONS AND LIAISON REPORTS: IN-
FORMAL CONSULTATIONS HAVE BEEN CONTINUING ON BILATERAL
ISSUES INCLUDING DISCUSSIONS ON FISHERIES QUESTIONS.
SEPARATELY REPORTED, AND BY AMBASSADOR MOORE AND RADM
MORRIS ON STRAITS ISSUES, AMBI STEVENSON HAS HELD SERIES
OF MEETINGS DESIGNED PRIMARILY MEET NEW HEADS OF DELEGATION,
AND HEADS OF DELEGATION OF COUNTRIES NOT PART OF CONFERENCE
LEADERSHIP, IN COURSE OF CONVERSATIONS NUMBER LANDLOCKED
COUNTRIES AGAIN STRESSING IMPORTANCE OF ACCESS TO
SEA ESPECIALLY I N VIEW OF WHAT THEY SEE AS SHRINKING OF
COMMON HERITAGE, AFRICAN AND ARAB GROUPS ARE BOTH MEETING
IN COURSE OF WEEK, ARAB GROUP CLEARLY STILL DIVIDED
ON STRAITS ISSUE ACCORDING TO SADI (JORDAN), A SPLIT
WHICH WAS INDICATED IN PARTICIPATION BY OMAN WITH SPANISH
AND MOROCCO IN EFFORT IN C-2 TO INCLUDE STRAITS IN
TERRITORIAL SEA DEFINITION,
8. COMMENT: USDEL CONCURS WITH GENERAL ASSESSMENT THAT
FIRST TWO OR THREE WEEKS OF CONFERENCE WILL BE CRITICAL.
UPCOMING GROUP OF 5 MEETING MAY PULL TOGETHER SOME
FRAYING EDGES INCLUDING SOMEWHAT PUUULING ACTIVITIES
OF SOVIET DEL WHICH MAY BE DUE TO PRESENCE OF NUMBER OF
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1. SUMMARY; SECOND SUBSTANTIV~OF LAW OF
SEA LUNFERENCE OPENED IN SOBER ATMOSPHERE WITH
APPARENT WIDE RtCOGNITION THAT FAILURE TO ACHIEVE
SUUSTANTIAL PROGRESS AT THIS SESSION WILL SUBSTAN-
TIALLY MINIMIZE CHANCES OF ANY WIDELY ACCEPTABLE
LOS AGREEMENT. THREE MAIN COMMITTEES MET TO DISCUSS
PRUGkAM UF" WORK WHCIH FOR FIRST TWO OR THREE WEEKS
WILL INCLUDE ALREADY ESTABLISHED IN MORNING ONLY AND
INF'URr1AL WORKING GROUPS OR SMALL GROUP NEGOTIATIONS
IN THt AFTERNOON. OTHER INFORMAL CONSULTATIONS WILL
CONTINUE IN TANDEM WITH WORKING GRpUPS. DELE-
GATIuN PLANS SHORT WEEKLY SUMMARIES WHICH
EXCEPT FOR THIS WEEK WILL COVER WEEK ENDING WED-
NESDAY NIGHT, CONSOLIDATED DAILY DELEGATION REPORT
WILL ,iUBST ITUTE FOR SEPARATE COMMI T i CE REPORT.,
EXCEPT WHEN EVENTS REQUIRE SEPARATE REPOH(. tND
SUMMAkV
2. PkIOR TO OPENING PLENARY SESSION GENERAL
COMMITTEE HELD BRIEF MEETING ON MINOR PRQ:aDURAL_
MATTERS INCLUQING ADDITION OF ARABIC AS WORKING
LA,NU;;AGE, REPLACEMENT OF BELGIUM BY IRELAND AS
VICE PRESIDENT OF CONFERENCE IN ACCORDANCE WITH
PRIO,, AGREEMENT, REPLACEMENT OF AGUILAR OF VENE-
ZUtLA BY GALINDu POHL OF EL SALVADOR AS CHAIRMAN
OF CLMMITTEE 2 WITH VENEZUELA REPLACING EL SALVADOR
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ADDRESS URGED COMMITTEES TO BEGIN IMMEDIATE NEGO-
INTENTION TO MEET WITH THE CHAIRMAN OF COMMITTEES
AND OTHER CONFtWENCE OFFICERS TO CONSIDER FUTURE
COURSE OF ACTION. HIS RECOMMENDATION TO SCHEDULE
FORMAL COMMITTEE SESSIONS ONLY IN MORNING TO
FACILITATE INFORMAL CONSULTATIONS HAS BEEN FOLLOWED
BY ALL THREE COMMITTEES. ADDRESS LISTED AS
ESSENTIAL ACHIEVEMENT ARTICLE TEXTS OF C-2 ISSUES
INCLUDING TERRITORIAL SEA, STRAITS, AND ECNOMIC
ZONE,
4. AT FORMAL MEETING OF COMM. 2 (TERRITORIAL SEA
STRAITS, ECNOMIC ZONE) CHAIRMAN'S WORK PROGRAM WAS
APPROVED WHICH WILL ENTAIL INFORMAL MORNING
MEETINGS TO CONSIDER ARTICLES IN MAIN TRENDS PAPER
BEGINNING WITH PROVISIONAL TERRITORIAL SEA WITH
VIEW TO REDUCING DIFFERENCES. CHAIRMAN INDICATED
THIS INTENTION TO UNDERTAKE ACTIVE ROLE IN INFORMAL
WORKING GROUPS AND CUNSULTAIONS IN AFTERNOON. IN
COMMITTEE 1 VICE CHAIRMAN THOMPSON FLORES OF BRAZIL
IN ABSENCE OF CHAIRMAN ENGO (CAMEROON) WHO HAS NOT
YET ARRIVED, ANNOUNCED THAT C-1 WORKING GROUP WL.UL D
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AND CUNSIUERATIUN OF REGIME ARTICLE IS SCHEDULED TO
ENU !iY APRIL 4. COMMITTEE 3 (SCIENCE, ENVIRON-
MENT) WILL TAKE UP QUESTIONS OF MARINE ENVIRONMENT,
SCILINTIFIC RESEARCH, AND TRANSFER OF TECHNOLOGY
FROM POINT LEFT AT CARACAS. INFORMAL SESSIONS
WILL ATTEMPT TO REDUCE ALTERNATIVES.
GROUP OF 77, WHICH MET DURING WEEK PRIOR TO
OPENING SESSION, HELD ADDITIONAL MEETINGS AS DID
LANDLOCKED GROUP, AND OTHER INFORMAL CONSULTATIVE
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1, WORKING GRCUP ON MARINE SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH UNDER
CHAIRMANSHIP CF FRGIS METTENNICH MET FOR FIRST TIME TODAY,
FOLLOWING METTERNICHI5 REVIEW OF WORK IN CARACAS, NIGERIA
ItGHNO LUGY
SCUSSED SIMULTANEOUSLY. AFTER DIA ON-
CURRED, WA , NKA DA.r- tin T['ATcn_.~ A I
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VIDE FOR ALTERNATING SCIENCE ANDTECHNOLOGYKSESSIONS, IND-
IA SUPPORTED NIGERIA: IRELAND SUGGESTED DEFERRING DISCUSSION
OF TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER UNTIL DEVELOPED COUNTRIES HAD TABLED
;!AKJjj4k!PROPOSED TO ENSURE THAT DEBATE WOULD NOT BE SON-SIDED;
DEADLINE FOR DEVELOPED COUNTRIES, PAPERS;
CHAIRMAN DEFERRED ISSUE BY RECOMMENDING DEVELOPED AND;
DEVELOPING COUNTRIES 6ET TOGETHER ON ISSUE. PRESSURE
WILL, HOWEVER, HE GREAT TO SPEND CONSIDERABLE TIM: ON
TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER.
2, GROUP THEN TURNED TO QUESTION OF LEGAL STATJS OF
SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH INSTALLATIONS, WHILE DEBASE FOCUSED
ON PROPOSED ARGENTINIAN, KENVAJ, FRENCH, AND SOVIET AR-
TICLES SET FORTH IN L,17, MUST SPEAKERS RECOGNIZED DIFFI-
CULTY OF DISCUSSING ARTICLE UNTIL NATURE OF
SCIENTIFIC REGIME DETERMINED. ON COURSE OF DEBATE, BRA2I L
PROPOSED COMBINING ARGENTINIA AND KENYA ARTICLES, OX-079-
THE EMPLACEMENT OF ANY TUPE OF SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH IN-
STALLATION IN AREAS OF NATIONAL JURISDICTION AND/OR
SOVEREIGNTY OF A STATE SHALL BE SUBJECT TO AUTHORIZATION BY THE
COASTAL STATE, AND SUCH INSTALLATIONS SHALL BE UNDER ITS
JURISDICTIONS END QUOTE. ?AKISTAN SUGGESTED ADDING,
QUOTE UNLESS OTHERWISE AGRE"BEfWEEN THE STATE CONDUCT-
ING THE RESEARCH AND THE COASTAL STATE END QUOTE TO END
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REF: STATE 061200
1, IT I S ESSENTIAL THAT .QV~-RFLI GHT ISSUE BE KEPT WITHIN
THE SCOPE OF LOS NEGOTIATIONS. A STATEMENT BY THE ICAO
REPRESENTATIVE WOULD 8E VERY HELPFUL IF IT INCLUDED THE
FOLLOWING POINTS: (1) THAT OVERFLIGHT OF INTER-
NATIONAL S'TRAIT.,$r 'QNOMIC ZONES AND ARCH PELAGQ~S WAS
WITHIN PURVIEW OF LOS CONE `RENCE; (2) SUPPORT FOR
THE US OVERFLIGHT POSITION. SUCH AN AFFIRMATIVE
STATEMENT IS ENCOURAGED.
2, POINT (1) ABOVE CAN BE ACHIEVED BY EITHER AN
EXPLICIT AMENDMENT OF THE ICAO OBSERVER'S REPORT ON
CARACAS UR IMPLICITLY BY FAILURE OF ICAO TO OBJECT TO
CONSIDERATION IN LOS CONFERENCE. POINT (2) CAN BE
ACHIEVED BY THE FOLLOWING AMENDMENTS TO THE TEXT OF
REFERENCED CABLE:
PARAGRAPH 2(A)(II) - DELETE THE WORD "CIVIL"
PARAGRAPH 2(B) (I ). 2ND SENTENCE - DELETE THE WORD
"CIVIL"; DELETE THE PHRASE "(APPARENTLY NOT)"
PARAGRAPH 2(C)(II) - DELETE THE WORD "CIVIL".
DELETION OF THE WORD "CIVIL" IS i.ECESS R'T TO AVOID THE
NE GA T i VE IMPLICATION THAT STATE AIRCRAFT ARE NOT
INCLUDED. DELETION OF THE PHRASE "(APPARENTLY NOT)" WILL
CORRECT A FACTUAL INACCURACY. THE CLEAR MAJORITY VIEW
AT THE LUS CONFERENCE IS THAT THE ECONOMIC ZONE WILL BE
HIGH SEAS. WITH THE RIGHTS OF THE COASTAL STATE WITHIN
THAT HIGH SEAS PONE BEING STILL AT ISSUE.
3. IF FAVORABLE STATEMENT IS NOT ACHIEVABLE. ALTERNATIVE
OF NO ICAU STATEMENT IS RECOMMENDED. ADVERSE STATEMENT
BY ICAO OBSERVER COULD BE DISASTROUS TO LOS NAVIGATION
OBJECTIVES.
4. LOS DELEGATION LACKS EXPERTISE IN ICAO COUNCIL POLITICS
C O N F I D E N T I A L
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RISKS INVOLVED IN PURSUING EITHER ALTERNATIVE. PLEASE
ADVISE ASAP OF ASSESSMENT OF SUCCESS FOR EITHER
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1. IN RESPONSE TO RE~UEST OF KHMER PERMREP AT GENEVA
AMBASSADOR SO SA1TA FOR OPPORTUNITY TO DISCUSS HANDLING
OF ANY ATTEMPT TO CHALLENGE KHMER REPUBLIC CREDENTIALS AT
LOS CONFERENCE, I INVITED HIM AND FOREIGN MINISTER KEUKY
LIM TU VISIBLE LUNCHEON AT PALAIS MARCH 20.
2, KEUKY LIM SAID HE PLANNED TO STAY AT LOS CONFERENCE
ONLY FOR WEEK uR TWO TO SEE WHAT HAPPENED ON CREDENTIALS
MATTER AND THEN RETURN TO CAMBODIA VIA PARIS. WE AGREED
THERE WAS NO INDICATIUN THUS FAR THAT KHMER CREDENTIALS
WOULL BE CHALLENGED. I SAID THAT IF THIS HAPPEND I WOULD
AS I DID AT CARACAS APPROACH PRESIDENT OF THE CONFERENCE
PRIVATELY AND URGE HIM TO TRY TO AVOID THIS USELESS
DIVERSION OF LIMITED WORKING TIME PROM IMPORTANT
SUBSTANTIVE BUSINESS. KHMER AND WE AGREED TO KEEP IN
CLuSL TOUCH ON CRC_DENT IALS, BUT ON BALANCE WE DO NOT
BELIEVE PROBLEM WILL ARISE. DALE
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PROGRAM OF WORK WOULD _COMMENCE4WITHuIN-DEPTHkDISCUSSIONSOFTEa
BASIC CONDITIONS OF EXPLORATION AND EXPLOITATION OF DEEP
SEABED AREA, BASED ON COMPARATIVE TABLE OF FOUR PROPOSALS
BEFORE C-1 (USA: A/CONF,62/C.1/L.6; GROUP OF 77: A/CONF .62/
C.1/L,7; 8-POWER' A/CONF,62/C.1/L.8; JAPAN: A/CONF.62/C.1/
L,9) ISSUED AT CARACAS 22 AUGUST 1974, AND REISSUED 18
MARCH 1975, AS CP/WORKING PAPER NO. 2.
2, PINTO REVIEWED 36 SUBJECTS CONTAINED IN COMPARATIVE
TABLE AND APPRAISED NEGOTIATING DIFFICULTIES AND IMPORTANCE
OF RESPECTIVE SUBJECTS, OF IMPORTANCE WERE HIS COMMENTS
THAT QUESTION OF WHO OWNS RESOURCES (I.E., TITLE TO
RESOURCES) SHOULD BE LEFT TO END OF NEGOTIATION; DISCUSSION
WAS NEEDED ON MEANING OF TERMS "SERVICE CONTRACTS"
AND "JOINT VENTURES"; CRITERIA FOR SELECTING AMONG
APPLICATIONS MUST BE ELABORATED; PROVISION ON SECURITY
OF TENURE COULD BE AGREED THROUGH MINOR DRAFTING;
FRANK DISCUSSION ON MERITS OF ALTERNATIVE REVENUE-
SHARING METHODS WAS NEEDED; DIFFERENCES AMONG DEVELOPED
COUNTRY DRAFTS ON DETAILS OF BLOCK SIEE, DURATION AND
CATEGORIES CALLED INTO QUESTION ADVISABILITY OF INCLUDING
THESE IN BASIC CONDITIONS; AND THAT CONCEPT OF MECHANISM
FOR DISPUTE SETTLEMENT WAS ALREADY AGREED IN PRINCIPLE.
3, FOR PURPOSE OF PROGRAM OF WORK, PINTO DIVIDED
SUBJECTS INTO TWO BROAD CATEGORIES, ONE OF FUNDAMENTAL
CONDITIONS FOR IMMEDIATE CONSIDERATION AND SECOND OF
SUBSIDIARY CHARACTER FOR SUBSEQUENT DISCUSSIONS, SUBJECTS
OF COMPARATIVE TABLE OF CRITICAL CONCERN DEMANDING
IMMEDIATE CONSIDERATION OF WORKING GROUP WERE: (A) ISSUES /~
OF SCOPE OF AUTHORITY'S POWER-SUBJECT 3 (AUTHORITY TO
OPEN AREAS" 4
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(ARRANGEMENTS RELATING TO ACTIVITIES;) 29 (PRODUCTION
CONTROL)) (B) METHOD OF ENTERING INTO ARRANGEMENTS-
SUBJECT 11 (SELECTION OF ENTITIES;) 14 (PARTICIPATION IN
SUBSEQUENT STAGE OF OPERATIONS;) 20 (FINANCIAL
ARRANGEMENTS); (C) SETTLEMENT OF DISPUTES-SUBJECT 35
(SETTLEMENT OF DISPUTES;) AND BY ASSOCIATION SUBJECTS
15 (SECURITY OF TENURE;) 16 (ENFORCEMENT,) 17 (FORCE
MAJEURE;) AND 33 (SUSPENSION OR TERMINATION OF
ARRANGEMENTS ENTERED INTO)) (D) SUBJECTS 12 (ASSIGNMENT
OR TRANSFER OF RIGHTS UNDER ARRANGEMENTS ENTERED INTO;)
13 (MAXIMUM Np. OF ARRANGEMENTS WITH A PARTICULAR
ENTITY;) 18 (APPLICABLE LAW). SUBJECTS OF SECONDARY
CONCERN WERE SUBJECTS 6 (CONFORMITY OF ARRANGEMENTS
WITH CONVENTION)) 7 (ENTITIES WITH WHOM ARRANGEMENTS
MAY BE ENTERED INTO;) 8 (QUALIFICATIONS OF ENTITIES;)
9 (PROCEDURES FOR APPLICATION; ) 10 (APPLICATION FEE; )
21 (RIGHT UNDER ARRANGEMENTS RESTRICTED TO SPECIFIED
CATEGORY OF RESOURCES;) 22 (MAXIMUM SIZE OF AREAS
ACCORDING TO CATEGORY OF RESOURCES, AND DELIMITATION;)
23 (MAXIMUM DURATION OF ARRANGEMENTS ENTERED INTO; )
24 (PERFORMANCE REQUIREMENTS;) 25 (RELINQUISHMENT OF
AREAS; ) 26 (RENUNCIATION OF AREAS;) 27 (FORFEITURE OF
RIGHTS;) 28 (APPLICATION OF OPERATIONAL RULES,
STANDARDS AND PRACTICES;) 31 (NON-INTERFERENCE WITH
OTHER ACTIVITIES)) 32 (LIABILITY;) 34 (OPERATIONAL
SAFETY;) 36 (INSURANCE.)
4, DELEGATES PRESENT AFFIRMED ABOVE LISTING OF BASIC
CONDITIONS FOR ORDERING OF WORK, PINTO'S STATED AIM TO
ACHIEVE A BASIC RECONCILIATION OF VIEWS ON ARTICLES
1-21 AND BASIC CONDITIONS BY APRIL 4 (LEAVING TIME FOR
COMPLETING DRAFTING AND C-1 CONSIDERATION OF MACHINERY
ARTICLES), AND HOLDING OF WORKING GROUP MEETINGS IN
MORNINGS AND INFORMAL SMALL MEETINGS IN AFTERNOONS.
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SUBJECT; LOS; LOS-TUNA TALKS WITH
FROM USDEL LOS
FOR: DEPUTY SECRETARY INGERSOLL AND UNDER SECRETARY MAW FROM
AMB. MOORE AND THOMAS CLINGAN
1,; TEAM OF MOORE, CLINGAN AND MARTIN MET WITH ECUADORIAN
LOS TEAM OF AMB, GAHCIA, MR. AYALA, AND CMDR, JARAMILLO AT
ECUADORIAN INITIATIVE ON FIRST DAY OF CONFERENCE TO CONTINUE LOS
TUNA DISCUSSIONS BEGUN IN QUITO, ECUADOREANS PASSED U.S. TEAM
AN ECUADOREAN REVISION (SEPTEL) OF U.S. QUITO TUNA CONSERVATION
PROPOSAL ON INFORMAL BASIS FOR USE IN EVENSEN GROUP, ECUADOREAN'S
INDICATED THAT THEY HAD CONSULTED WITH PERU AND CHILE ON THEIR
PROPOSAL, PROPOSAL, WHICH ENVISAGES REGIONAL TUNA CONSERVATION
ORGANIiATION, PRESENTS PROBLEMS CONCERNING DEGREE TO WHICH ORGAN-
TRATION RECOMMENDATIONS COULD BE BINDING ON COASTAL STATES AND
DEGREE OF COASTAL STATE DISCRETION TO RESERVE FISHING AREAS BUT
NEVERTHELESS REPRESENTS SIGNIFICANT MOVEMENT,
2, ECUADOREANS ARE COMFORTABLE IN INFORMAL LOS CONSULTATIONS
SEEKING TO PRODUCE REGIONAL AGREEMENT ON TUNA CONSERVATION ARTICLE
FOR LOS TREATY, ALTHOUGH THERE IS A HINT OF POSSIBILITY FOR
SEPARATE INTERIM REGIONAL TUNA CONSERVATION AGREEMENT BASED ON
TUNA CONSERVATION ARTICLE, ECUADOREANS RESISTED EFFORTS TO PROBE
FLEXIBILITY IN THIS DIRECTION AT THIS TIME, CITING ABSENCE OF
WAIVER OF SANCTIONS AS MAJOR OBSTACLE, AGREEMENT REACHED TO CON-
SULT AGAIN AS OFTEN AS NECESSARY DURING LOS CONFERENCE.
3, ECUADOREANS STRESSED IMPORTANCE OF A REGIONAL FISHING ORGAN
-
12ATION INCLUDING U.S, AND POSSIBLY CANADA BUT NOT OTHER DISTANT
WATER FISHING STATES, THEY INDICATED SOME FLEXIBILITY HOWEVER
WITH RESPECT TO OBSERVER STATUS FOR DISTANT WATER FISHING NA 'IONS,
4, DETAILED MEMCON AND RECOMMENDATION RE WAIVER OF Sant NCTI ONS
FOLLOW.
5, COMMENT: WE HAVE FOUND A FORMAT FOR TALKS WITH ECUADOR WH
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COULD GREATLY AID RESOLTUION OF HIGHLY MIGRATORY SPECIES ISSUE
IN LOS CONFERENCE AND BE CONVERTED INTO A REGIONAL TUNA CONSERVATION
AGREEMENT WHEN AGREEMENT REACHED ON PRAGMATICS OF TUNA CONSERVATION
SYSTEM, SUCH AN AGREEMENT WOULD REINFORCE LOS EFFORT WITH RESPECT
TO HIGHLY MIGRATORY SPECIES AS WELL AS RESOLVE TUNA DISPUTE WITH
ECUADORI AND OTHERS. THOUGH ECUADOREAN COUNTER-PROPOSAL HAS
PROBLEM, IT IS ALSO A CLEAR SIGNAL OF INTEREST AND, ON MERITS,
REPRESENTS SIGNIFICANT PROGRESS. DALE
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GENEVA FOR LOS DELEGAT ION
FOREIGN MINISTRY LOS ADVISOR TOLD EMBOFF MARCH 19
THAT WHILE BRAZIL WAS NOT TAKING NEW POSITION TO GENEVA,
IT WOULD BE PURSUING NEW TACTICS WHICH WOULD BE CHA-
RACTERIZED BY FLEXIBILITY AND ACTIVE SEARCH FOR SOLUTIONS.
HE EXPLAINED THAT WITH 200-MILE-TERRITORIAL-SEA LEGIS-
LATION ON THE BOOKS BRAZIL HAD PREVIOUSLY FELT CON-
STRAINED FROM SPEAKING OUT IN FAVOR OF COMPROMISE,
ADDITING THAT PRIVATE MEETINGS WERE EXPECTED TO FIGURE
IMPORTANTLY DURING GENEVA CONFERENCE. HE ALSO REFERRED
TO DESIRABILITY OF BEING WITHIN THE MAINSTREAM, AND
REITERATED, IIKEEP AN EYE ON THE BRAZILIAN DELEGATION".
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SUBJR~,. DRAFT ARTICLES ON SC1ENTIE19 RESEARCH
1, SUMMARY. SOVIET DELOFF CONSTANTIN FEDOROV A3t D
COPIES OF ARTICLES WHICH CALL FOR CONSENT FOR SHELF
RESEARCH, AND RESOURCE-RELATED RESEARCH. ALL
OTHER RESEARCH REQUIRES NOTIFICATION, PARTICIPATION,
SHARING OF DATA'AND SAMPLES, AND ASSISTANCE IN INTERPRETA-
TION OF RESEARCH RESULTS, END SUMMARY.
2, FEDOROV REQUESTED MEETING TO SUPPLY US WITH A COPY
OF SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH ARTILCES THEY HAD PREPARED,
FEDOROV STATED THAT SOVIET MINISTRIES HAD EXAMINED ALL
ALTERNATIVES ANU FOUND THE TEXT DISCUSSED BELOW WAS THE
ONLY ONE ON WHICH AGREEMENT COULD BE REACHED. AFTER EXPLAIN-
ING VARIOUS MINOR PROVISIONS IN THE TEXT, HE ASKED THAT
WE ARRANGE A MEETING WITH THEM LATER IN THE WEEK TO DIS-
CUSS THEIR ARTICLES IN DETAIL, HE SAID THAT COPIES HAD
BEEN GIVEN TO FRANCE, UNITED KINGDOM, SWITZERLAND, ITALY
AND CANADA. WE HAVE INDICATIONS THAT SEVERAL DEVELOPING
COUNTRIES ARE ALSO AWARE OF THEIR ARTICLES.
3. MAJOR PROVISIONS OF THE SOVIET TEXT FOLLOW:
QUOTE: ARTICLE 4. A. MARINE SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH CONCERNING THE
CONTINENTAL SHELF, AS DEFINED IN THIS CONVENTION, AND
UNDERTAKEN THERE SHALL BE CONDUCTED WITH THE CONSENT OF
THE COASTAL STATE, REQUESTS FOR SUCH CONSENT SHALL BE
ANSWERED WITHOUT UNDUE DELAY, THE COASTAL STATE HAS
RIGHT TO DETERMINE CONDITIONS OF CARRYING OUT SUCH RE-
SEARCH, TO PARTICIPATE OR TO BE REPRESENTED IN IT.
Bo ARTICLE 5, WITHOUT PREJUDICE TO ARTICLE 6 BELOW, ALL STATES,
WHERTHER COASTAL OR LAND-LOCKED, ON AN EQUITABLE BASIS AND
WITHOUT ANY DISCRIMINATION, AS WELL AS COMPETENT INTER-
NATIONAL URGANIEATIONS, ENJOY FREEDOM OF CONDUCTING
MARINE SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH OF THE OPEN SEA INCLUDING THE
SEA-BED BEYOND THE LIMITS OF THE ECONOMIC ZONE AND OF
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THE CONTINENTAL SHELF, AS DEFINED IN THIS CONVENTION,
C , ARTICLE 6 . I N THE ECONOMIC ZONE EXTALBISHED I N ACCORDANCE WITH
THIS CONVENTION, MARINE SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH RELATED TO
THE EXPLORATION AND EXPLOITATION OFLIVING AND NON-
LIVING RESOURCES OF THE ZONE SHALL BE CONDUCTED WITH THE
CONSENT OF THE COASTAL STATE, REQUESTS FOR SUCH CONSENT
WHALL BE SUBMITTED WELL IN ADVANCE AND SHALL BE ANSWERED
WITHOUT UNDUE DELAY, THE COASTAL STATE HAS RIGHT TO DE-
TERMINE CONDITIONS OF CARRYING OUT SUCH RESEARCH, TO
PARTICIPATE OR TO BE REPRESENTED IN IT.
D, IN THE ECONOMIC ZONE EXTABLISHED IN ACCORDANCE WITH
THIS CONVENTION, MARINE SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH UNRELATED
TO THE EXPLORATION AND EXPLOITATION OF LIVING AND NON-
LIVING RESOURCES OF THE ZONE SHALL BE CONDUCTED AFTER
AN ADVANCE NOTIFICATION OF THE COASTAL STATE CONCERNING
THE PROPOSAL RESEARCH PROJECT,
E, THE NOTIFICATION MENTIONED IN PARA. D. AVOVE CON-
CERNING THE PROPOSED RESEARCH PROJECT SHALL BE TRANS-
MITTED TO THE COASTAL STATE AT LEAST 2 MONTHS IN ADVANCE,
(A) A DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE RE Af,=PROJECT, IN-
CLUDING OBJECTIVES, METHODS AND INST TAON TO BE
USED, LOCATIONS AND TIME SCHEDULE, MD INFORMA-
TION ON THE RESEARCH INSTITUTION CO ;
(B) INFORMATION ON ANY MAJOR CHANGES GARD TO GHE
PROPOSED RESEARCH PROJECT;
(C) AN OPPORTUNITY TO PARTICIPATE DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY
IN THE RESEARCH PROJECT ABOARD SHIPS AT THE EXPENSE
OF THE STATE CARRYING OUT THE RESEARCH PROJECT BUT WITH-
OUT ANY REMUNERATION BEING P A I D BY I T TO THE SCIENTISTS
OF THE COASTAL STATE;
(D) ACCESS TO ALL DATA AND SAMPLES OBTAINED IN THE
COURSE OF THE RESEARCH PROJECT WITH THE UNDERSTANDING
THAT THE DATA AND SAMPLES DUPLICABLE OR DIVISIBLE
WITHOUT ANY LOSS TO THEIR SCIENTIFIC VALUE WHALL BE
PROVIDED TO THE COASTAL STATE AT ITS REQUEST;
(E) ASSISTANCE, AT ITS REQUEST, IN THE INTERPRETATION
OF THE RESEULTS OF THE RESEARCH PROJECT.END QUOTE.
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SUBJI MARINES.CI,jNTIFIC RESEARCH AND TECHUQLOGY .TRANSFER
1, CORNEL METTERNICH, CHAIRMAN OF THE INFORMAL WORKING
GROUP ON SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH, CALLED A MEETING OF INTER-
ESTED STATES TO DISCUSS PROGRAM OF WORK, AFTER PRO-
TRACTED DISCUSSIONS IT WAS AGREED THAT INITIAL
MEETINGS SHOULD FOCUS ON ITEMS NOT DISCUSSED IN CARACAS.
PARTICULARLY QUOTE STATUS OF SCIENTIFIC EQUIPMENT IN THE
MARINE ENVIRONMENT END QUOTE AND QUOTE RESPONSIBILITY
AND LIABILITY END QUOTE. WHILE MEETINGS ARE CON-
SIDERING THESE ITEMS, PRIVATE CONSULTATIONS SHOULD CON-
TINUE AMONG SPONSORS OF THE FOUR MAIN TRENDS SET FORTH
IN L,17 TO FURTHER ELABORATE THEIR POSITION AND TO SEEK
TO REDUCE THE ALTERNATIVES. I,NDI A I S SUGGESTION I N THE
DISCUSSION THAT L.13, THE PROPOSAL OF THE GROUP OF 77,
BE USED AS THE BASIC NEGOTIATING TEXT WAS NOT ACCEPTED
BY THE INFORMAL GROUP,
2, METTERNICH SUGGESTED THAT IT MIGHT BE USEFUL TO SET
ASIDE SEVERAL MEETINGS TO DISCUSS TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER,
FEDOROV FROM E UjjR SIAD QUESTION OF TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER
IS SOMEWHAT D E DENT UPON PROGRESS MADE ON SCIENTIFIC
RESEARCH, HE THEN SUGGESTED THAT THE ISSUE OF TECHNOLOGY
TRANSFER BE DEALT WITH AFTER THE ISSUE OF SCIENTIFIC RE-
SEARCH WAS RESOLBED, INDIA QUICKLY AGREED,
POINTING TO L,.1,2 TABLED AT CARACAS. NO OBJECTIONS WERE
RAISED TO THE SOVIET SUGGESTION AND IT WAS INFORMALLY
AGREED.
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SUSJ: LOS CONFERENCE PLENARY SESSION
1, PLENARY APPROVED GENERAL COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS AT
OPENING PLENARY SESSION OF LOS CONFERENCE AFTERNOON 17
MARCH AS FOLLOWS;
(A) ADDITION TO RULES (SEPTEL)
(B) IRELAND REPLACES BELGIUM AS A VICE PRESIDENT
OF CONFERENCE IN ACCORDANCE WITH EARLIER AGREEMENT IN WEO
GROUP
(C) AMB GALINDO-POHL BECOMES CHAIRMAN OF COMMITTEE
II REPLACING AGUILAR OF VENEZUELA, AND VENEZUELA REPLACES
EL SALVADOR ON DRAFTING COMMITTEE IN ACCORDANCE WITH
RECOMMENDATIONS BY LA GROUP
(D) PROVISIONAL AGENDA WAS ADOPTED WITHOUT 'OBJECTION.
2, CONFERENCE PRES AMERASINGHE IN OPENING ADDRESS NOTED
CONFERENCE ENGAGED IN ITS MOST CRUCIAL SESSION. AS AGREED
AT CARACAS SESSION THERE WILL BE NO GENERAL DEBATE AND
MAIN COMMITTEES WERE URGED BY AMERASINGHE TO COMMENCE
IMMEDIATE NEGOTIATIONS. AFTER TWO WEEKS AMERASINGHE
INTENDS TO MEET WITH CHAIRMEN OF THREE MAIN COMMITTEES AND
DRAFTING COMMITTEE, RAPPORTEUR GENERAL, AND SPECIAL REP
OF SYG TO ASSESS PROGRESS AND CONSIDER FUTURE COURSE OF
ACTION.
3, AMERASINGHE ENCOURAGED COMMITTEE CHAIRMEN TO
SCHEDULE ONE FORMAL SESSION DAILY TO ALLOW INFORMAL
GROUP AND INTER-GROUP MEETINGS DURING AFTERNOONS. COM-
MITTEE I AND I I MEETINGS START A.M. 18 MARCH,
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SUBJECTS LOS CO NF ER EN CE D U LE S OF PROCEDURE 1, GENERAL COMMITTEE AND EN-A;~Y ADOPTED ODAY FOLLOWING
CHANGES TO RULES OF PROCEDURE FOR LOS CONFERENCE:
A, AMENDMENT TO RULE 56 QUOTE INSERT "ARABIC" AT
BEGINNING OF RULE UNQUOTE, COMMENT: ARABIC NOW I S
ADDITIONAL LANGUAGE OF CONFERENCE, END COMMENT.
B, NEW RULE CHAPTER 10 AS RULE 63 A QUOTE
OBSERVERS INVITED IN ACCORDANCE WITH PARAGRAPH 3
OF GENERAL ASSEMBLY RESOLUTION 3334 (XXIX)
1, REPRESENTATIVES DESIGNATED AS OBSERVERS PURSUANT
TO THE INVITATION EXTENDED BY THE SECRETARY-GENERAL UNDER
PARAGRAPH 3 OF GENERAL ASSEMBLY RESOLUTION 3334 (XXIX)
MAY PARTICIPATE, WITHOUT THE RIGHT TO VOTE, IN THE
DELIBERATIONS OF THE CONFERENCE, THE MAIN COMMITTEES
AND, A S APPROPRIATE, THE SUBSIDIARY ORGANS,
2 , WRITTEN STATEMENTS O F SUCH OBSERVERS SHALL B E
DISTRIBUTED BY THE SECRETARIAT TO THE DELEGATIONS AT
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on LOS, dated 1/30/75, on the above subject.
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FROM :USUN - New York DATE: 3/3/75
SUBJECT :Third United Nations Conference on Law of the Sea
Geneva-3/17/75 to 5/10/75 - Request for Names of
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REF: USUN 342 of 1/31/75
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Special Keentative o the Secretary-General
to the Third United Nations C nference on the Law of the Sea
LE 113(3-8) 30 January 1975
Sir,
I am directed by the Secretary-General to transmit a copy
of General Assembly resolution 3334 (XXIX) of 17 December 1974
relating to the Third United Nations Conference on the Law of the Sea.
In pursuance of paragraph 1 of the resolution, the third session
of the Conference will be convened at the Palais des Nations, Geneva,
on Monday, 17 March, at 3.00 p.m. The closing date of the session
has been set for Saturday, 10 May.
The Secretary-General would be grateful if your Government
could inform him as soon as possible of the composition of your
Government's delegation to this session. It would also be appreciated
if corresponding credentials as appropriate in the light of rule 4
of the rules of procedure of the Conference (A/CONF.62/30Aev.l)
could be provided to the Secretariat prior to the opening date of
the session.
I have the honour to enclose the provisional agenda of the
third session, which is being circulated as document A/CONF.62/36.
Accept, Sir, the assurances of my higrW5t consideration.
The Secretary of State
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KEPEKENCE. LE 113 (3-8)
30 January 1975
Sir,
I am directed by the Secretary-General to transmit a copy of General
Assembly resolution 3334 (MM) of 17 December 197+ relating to the Third
United Nations Conference on the Law of the Sea.
In pursuance of paragraph 1 of the resolution, the third session of
the Con"erence will be convened at the Palais des Nations, Geneva, on
21onday, 17 Narch, at 3.00 p.m. The closing date of the session has been
set for Saturday, 10 May 1975.
In accordance with paragraph 3 (c) of the resolution, the Secretea-y-
General has directed ne to transmit an invitation to the Trust Territory
of the pacific Islands to attend futuie sessions of the Conference, if
independent, as a participating State and, while nd:independent, as an
observer. I would be grateful if you would inform tie Executive Secretary
of the Conference as soon as possible whether the Trust Territory of the
Pacific Islands intends to be represented at the third session of the
Conference. It would be appreciated if the names of the designated represent-
atives could be provided to the Executive Secretary prior t- the opening date
of the session. If the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands should achieve
independence before or during the session, regular credentials would have to
be submitted for its representatives in accordance with rule 4 of the rules
of procedure (A/CONF.62/30/Rev.l).
Government of the Trust Territory
o: the Pacific Islands
Saipan
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I have the honour to enclose the provisional agenda of the third session,
which is being circulated as document A/CCfl .62/36.
Accept, Sir, the assurances of my highest consic'_eration.
B ardo 7/il eta
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Agenda item 26
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A/.RES/3334 (XXIX)
15 January 1975
/without reference to a Main Committee (A/L.747 and Add.1 and 2)7
3334 (XXIX). Third United Nations Conference on the Law of the Sea
The General Assembly,
Recalling its resolution 3067 (XXVIII) of 16 November 1973,
Noting the letter dated 29 August 1974 from the President of the Third United
Nations Conference on the Law of the Sea to the President of the General
Assembly 1/ regarding the decisions reached at the second session of the
Conference, held at Caracas, from 20 June to 29 August 1974,
Noting further the decision of the Conference to invite national liberation
movements recognized by the Organization of African Unity or by the League of Arab
States operating in their respective regions to participate in its proceedings
as observers without the right to vote,
Having considered the decision of the Conference, as contained in the letter
of its President to the President of the General Assembly, that its next session
should be held at Geneva from 17 March to 3 or 10 May 1975, the closing date to
depend upon arrangements to be made with the World Health Organization,
Noting with satisfaction the decipion of the World Health Organization, as
communicated to the Secretary-General by its Director-General, to postpone the
opening of the twenty-eighth World Health Assembly from 6 to 13 May 1975, 2/
1. Approves the convening of the next session of the Third United Nations
Conference on the Law of the Sea for the period from 17 March to 10 May 1975 at
Geneva;
1/ A/9721.
2/ See A/9721/Add.l.
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2. Decides to authorize the. Conference to include Arabic as an official and
working language;
3. Requests the Secretary-General to invite:
(a) Papua New Guinea to attend any future session of the Conference, if
independent, as a participating State and, while not independent, to attend as an
observer;
(b) The Cook Islands, Netherlands Antilles, Niue, Surinam and the West
Indies Associated States to attend any future session of the Conference as
observers or, if any of them becomes independent, as a participating State;
(c) The Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands to attend any future session
of the Conference as an observer;
4. Notes the decision of the Conference to accept the invitation of the
Government ofYenezuela to meet at Caracas at an appropriate date for the purpose
of signing the Final Act and related instruments adopted by the Conference and
authorizes the Secretary-General to make the necessary arrangements to that end.
2323rd plenary meeting
17 December 1974
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Provisional agenda of the third session of the Third United Nations
Conference on the Law of the Sea
1. Opening of the session by the President of the Conference
2. Minute of silence for prayer or meditation
3. Statement by the President
4. Organization of work
5. Consideration of the subject-matter referred to in
paragraph S of General Assembly resolution 3067 (XXVIII)
of 16 November 1973
6. Adoption (at Caracas) of a convention dealing with all
matters relating to the law of the sea, pursuant to
paragraph 3 of General Assembly resolution 3067 (XXVIII)
of 16 November 1973, and of the final act of the Conference
7. Signature of the convention and the final act
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