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38 General Assembly-Twenty-sixth Session (a) An introduction by the Secretary-General regarding events within the context of the implementa- tion of the Declaration; (b) Communications from Member States relating to the implementation of the Declaration; ( c) Relevant information on compliance with the provisions of the Declaration by United Nations organs and other international bodies; 12. Decides to include in the provisional agenda of its twenty-seventh session an item entitled "Implemen- tation of the Declaration on the Strengthening of Inter- national Security". 2029th plenary meeting, 21 December 1971. 2881 (XXVI). Reservation exclusively for peace- ful purposes of the sea-hed and the ocean floor, and the suhsoil thereof, underlying the high seas heyond the limits of present national jurisdiction and use of their re- sources in the interests of mankind, and con- vening of a conference on the law of the sea The General Assembly, Recalling its resolutions 2340 (XXII) of 18 De- cember 1967, 2467 (XXIII) of 21 December 1968, 2574 (XXIV) of 15 December 1969 and 2750 (XXV) of 17 December 1970, Having considered the report of the Committee on the Peaceful Uses of the Sea-Bed and the Ocean Floor beyond the Limits of National Jurisdiction,26 1. Notes with satisfaction the encouraging progress of the preparatory work of the Committee on the Peaceful Uses of the Sea-Bed and the Ocean Floor beyond the Limits of National Jurisdiction towards a comprehensive conference on the law of the sea, in conformity with its mandate contained in General Assembly resolution 2750 C (XXV), in particular with regard to the elaboration of the international régime and machinery for the sea-bed and the ocean floor, and the subsoil thereof, beyond the limits of national jurisdiction; 2. Notes also the consideration by the Committee of the reports submitted by the Secretary-General26 25 Official Records of the General Assembly, Twenty-sixth Session, Supplement No. 21 (A/8421). 26 A/AC.138/36 and A/AC.138/37 and Corr.1 and 2. pursuant to resolutions 2750 A and B (XXV) and of the study of possible methods and criteria for the sharing of benefits derived from the exploitation of the resources of the area, 27 undertaken in accordance with the Committee's request of March 1970; 3. Decides to add to the membership of the Com- mittee China and four other members to be appointed by the Chairman of the First Committee in consulta- tion with regional groups, with due regard to the interests of under-represented groups; 4. Requests the Committee, in the discharge of its mandate in accordance with resolution 2750 C (XXV), to hold two sessions, one in New York during March and April and one at Geneva during J uly and August 1972. 2029th plenary meeting, 21 December 1971. * * * At the 2031st plenary meeting of the General Assembly, on 22 December 1971, the Chairman of the First Committee announced that, in pursuance of paragraph 3 of the above resolution, he had appointed the following States members of the Committee on the Peaceful Uses of the Sea-Bed and the Ocean Floor beyond the Limits of National Jurisdiction: Fur, FINLAND, NICARAGUA and ZAMBIA. As a result, the Committee is composed of the following Member States: AFGHANISTAN, ALGERIA, .ARGENTINA, Aus- TRALIA, AUSTRIA, BELGIUM, BOLMA, BRAZIL, BULGARIA, BYELO• RUSSIAN SOVIET SocIALIST REPUBLIC, CAMEROON, CANADA, CEYLON, CHILE, CHINA, COLOMBIA, CONGO, CYPRUS, CZECHO· SLOVAKIA, DENMARK, ECUADOR, EGYPT, EL SALVADOR, ETHIOPIA, FIJI, FINLAND, FRANCE, GABON, GHANA, GREECE, GUATEMALA, GUINEA, GUYANA, HUNGARY, ICELAND, INDIA, INDONESIA, IRAN, IRAQ, ITALY, IVORY COAST, JAMAICA, JAPAN, KENYA, KUWAIT, LEBANON, LIBERIA, LIBYAN .ARAB REPUBLIC, MADA· GASCAR, MALAYSIA, MALI, MALTA, MAURITANIA, MAURITIUS, MEXICO, MOROCCO, NEPAL, NETHERLANDS, NEW ZEALAND, NICARAGUA, NIGERIA, NORWAY, PAKISTAN, PANAMA, PERU, PHILIPPINES, PoLAND, ROMANIA, SENEGAL, SIERRA LEONE, SINGAPORE, SOMALIA, SPAIN, SUDAN, SWEDEN, THAILAND, TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO, TuNISIA, TURKEY, UKRAINIAN SOVIET SOCIALIST REPUBLIC, UNION OF SoVIET SOCIALIST REPUBLICS, UNITED KINGDOM OF GREAT BRITAIN AND NORTHERN IRELAND, UNITED REPUBLIC OF TANZANIA, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, URUGUAY, VENEZUELA, YEMEN, YUGOSLAVIA, ZAIRE arid ZAMBIA. 21 A/AC.138/38 and Corr.1.

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