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impact of adopting ocean pollution standards, and development of pollution control
technologies. Other priorities were sustaining yields of marine living resources,
long-range weather forecasting, and man-made ecological upset of the sea. See
Committee on International Environmental Affairs, Task Force III, US Priority
Interests in the Environmental Activities of International Organizations (1970), pp.
54–65.
48. Quoted in U.S. Senate, Committee on Foreign Relations, U.N. Conference on
Human Environment—Preparations and Prospects: May 3, 4, and 5, 1972 (92nd
Congress, 2nd Session), p. 68.
49. Christian A. Herter Jr., “Statement,” in U.S. House of Representatives,
Subcommittee on International Organizations and Movements of the Committee
on Foreign Affairs, International Cooperation in the Human Environment through
the United Nations: March 15 and 16, 1972 (92nd Congress, 2nd session), pp.
37–38.
50. Senate Concurrent Resolution 53 (92nd Congress, 1st session) reprinted in U.S.
Senate, Committee on Foreign Relations, U.N. Conference on Human
Environment—Preparations and Prospects: May 3, 4, and 5, 1972 (92nd Congress,
2nd Session), 1972, p. 54. It was furthermore agreed that such accords should provide
ways of assisting the efforts of the developing nations in meeting environmental
standards and regulations. See also Springer 1988, pp. 46–52.
51. One senator had pointed out how an international agreement on ocean dumping
could pave the way for domestic regulation: “Agreements reached at a 1971
international conference [i.e., the International Conference on Ocean Pollution]
would be important to the 92nd Congress in its deliberations on a national policy
on ocean dumping. It seems quite possible to me that such agreements as could be
reached in the international arena this year would have an important bearing on
actions which the Congress might need to take to bring about a desired national
policy on ocean dumping.” (Sen. William V. Roth Jr., Congressional Record: Senate,
April 1, 1971, p. 9209)
52. Rep. Alton Lennon, in U.S. House of Representatives, Subcommittee on
Fisheries and Wildlife Conservation and the Subcommittee on Oceanography of the
Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries, Ocean Dumping of Waste
Materials: April 5, 6, 7, 1971 (92nd Congress, 1st session), p. 1.
Chapter 6
1. The UN’s General Assembly confirmed Maurice Strong’s appointment as
Secretary-General of the Stockholm conference on December 7, 1970. But Strong
was already in charge of the preparations at that point and had met with the
Preparatory Committee.
2. From the beginning, Strong emphasized that concrete action should be taken in
Stockholm. See “Opening Remarks by Maurice F. Strong, Secretary-General
Designate, United Nations Conference on Human Environment, at Informal
Meeting of Preparatory Committee for the Conference,” United Nations Centre for
Economic and Social Information CESI Note/13 (November 10, 1970).