. Commercial fisheries review. Fisheries; Fish trade. FOREIGN. International UNITED NAIIONS CONFERENCE ON THE LAW OF THE SEA: The United Nations Conference on the Law of the Sea opened in Geneva February 24 with 89 nations represented. The conference is considering problems related to the limits of the terri- torial sea, regime of the high seas, contiguous zones, inter- national fisheries, the continental shelf, and free access to the sea by landlocked countries. The first week was spent in electing officers and com- pleting organizational work for the conference. Prince Wan Wathaiyakon, Thail
. Commercial fisheries review. Fisheries; Fish trade. FOREIGN. International UNITED NAIIONS CONFERENCE ON THE LAW OF THE SEA: The United Nations Conference on the Law of the Sea opened in Geneva February 24 with 89 nations represented. The conference is considering problems related to the limits of the terri- torial sea, regime of the high seas, contiguous zones, inter- national fisheries, the continental shelf, and free access to the sea by landlocked countries. The first week was spent in electing officers and com- pleting organizational work for the conference. Prince Wan Wathaiyakon, Thailand, was elected conference presi- dent. The work of the conference is divided into five commit- tees. Committee One, on the territorial sea and contig- uous zones, is concerned with matters such as breadth of the territorial sea, base lines, and contiguous zones. Committee Two, on general regime of the high seas, is concerned with freedom of the high seas, rights of navi- gation, piracy, etc. Committee Three, on fishing, is concerned with the right to fish, conservation, etc. Committee Four is concerned with the continental shelf. Committee Five is concerned with free access to the sea by landlocked countries. The Department of State announced on February 22 the composition of the United States Delegation at the Conference. In addition to Arthur H. Dean, who was named by the President to serve as Chairman of the United States Dele- gation, the other members of the Delegation are: United States Representative and Vice Chairman, William Sanders, fecial Assistant to the Under Secretary of State. United States Representatives: Oswald S. Colclough, Vice Ad- miral, (Ret.), Department of the Navy; WUliam C. Herrington, Special Assistant to the Under Secretary of State; Marjorie Whiteman, Assistant Legal Adviser, De- partment of State; Arnie J. Suomela, Commissioner of Fish and Wildlife, Department of the Interior; Raymund T. Yingling, Assistant Legal Adviser, Department of Sta
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