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MKC031/9
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MDHIAN 1790
3 MAY
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FM HONG KONG
TO IMMEDIATE FCO
TELNO 1071
OF 11104OZ APRIL 91
INFO PRIORITY PEKING, UKREP JLG HONG KONG
MIPT: MULTILATERAL TREATIES: CONSERVATION.
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1. THE DRAFT PAPER REFERRED TO IN PARA 1(A) OF TUR IS AS FOLLOWS
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''THE AGREEMENT FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE INDO-PACIFIC FISHERIES COUNCIL WAS CONCLUDED ON 26 FEBRUARY 1948 IN BAGUIO, PHILIPPINES AND CAME INTO FORCE ON 9 NOVEMBER 1948. IT WAS RE- TITLED THE INDO-PACIFIC FISHERY COMMISSION (IPFC) AT ITS 17TH SESSION IN 1977 (TEXTS OF THE AGREEMENT AND RULES OF PROCEDURE ARE AT ANNEX A.)
2. IPFC WAS ESTABLISHED WITHIN THE FRAMEWORK OF THE FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANISATION (FAO) OF THE UNITED NATIONS (PARA 1 OF ARTICLE I). ITS PURPOSE IS TO PROMOTE THE FULL AND PROPER UTILIZATION OF LIVING AQUATIC RESOURCES BY THE DEVELOPMENT AND MANAGEMENT OF FISHING AND CULTURE OPERATIONS AND BY THE DEVELOPMENT OF RELATED PROCESSING AND MARKETING ACTIVITIES (ARTICLE IV).
3. THE IPFC HAS ESTABLISHED A NUMBER OF COMMITTEES TO STUDY AND REPORT ON MATTERS PERTAINING TO ITS PURPOSES (ARTICLE III(2)). HONG KONG CURRENTLY PARTICIPATES IN THE ACTIVITIES OF TWO OF THEM, NAMELY THE STANDING COMMITTEE ON RESOURCES RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT (SCORRAD) AND THE COMMITTEE FOR THE DEVELOPMENT AND MANAGEMENT OF FISHERIES IN THE SOUTH CHINA SEA (CDMSCS).
4. MEMBERS OF THE FAO MAY BECOME MEMBERS OF THE IPFC (PARA 2 OF ARTICLE I). THE UNITED KINGDOM BECAME AN IPFC MEMBER ON 28 FEBRUARY 1949 AND WHEN ACCEPTING THE AGREEMENT DID NOT STATE EXPLICITLY TO WHICH TERRITORIES ITS PARTICIPATION SHALL EXTEND. (SEE ANNEX B FOR REFERENCE). THE UNITED KINGDOM'S PARTICIPATION IS THEREFORE DEEMED TO APPLY TO ALL THE TERRITORIES FOR THE INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS OF WHICH IT IS RESPONSIBLE, INCLUDING
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