 | United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs. Subcommittee on Minerals, Materials, and Fuels - 1973 - 192 pages
...sea mining, of which the following are examples: "The General Assembly. . . /T7olemnly declares that: "1. The sea-bed and ocean floor, and the subsoil thereof,...resources of the area, are the common heritage of mankind. ,25/ GA Res. 2574 D (XXIV), 24 UN GAOR, Supp. 30 at 11, UN Doc. A/7630 (1969). - 34 - 35 "2. The area... | |
 | United States. Congress. House. Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries - 1978 - 240 pages
...moratorium. In 1970, the UN General Assembly adopted the "Declaration of Principles" which stated: The seabed and ocean floor, and the subsoil thereof, beyond the...resources of the area, are the common heritage of mankind. The United States voted in favor of this resolution. It should be emphasized that the Declaration did... | |
 | United States. Congress. House. Committee on Ways and Means - 1978 - 24 pages
...that "the seabed and ocean floor and the subsoil thereof beyond the limits of national jurisdiction, as well as the resources of the area, are the common heritage of mankind," and that "no state or person, natural or juridical shall claim, exercise, or acquire rights with respect... | |
 | United States. Congress. House. Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs - 1973 - 1390 pages
...alia, declared that the exploration of the area of the sea bed and the ocean floor, and the subsoil thereof, beyond the limits of national jurisdiction (hereinafter referred to as the area) and the exploitation of its resources should be carried out for the benefit of mankind as a whole,... | |
 | George Elian - 1979 - 254 pages
...adopted a resolution which may be said to be of historic importance.55 It laid down that "The sea-bed and ocean floor, and the subsoil thereof, beyond the...to as the area) , as well as the resources of the sea, are the common heritage of mankind." The proclamation of this area as the common property of all... | |
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The seabed and ocean floor, and the subsoil thereof, beyond the limits of national jurisdiction, as well as the resources of the area, are the common heritage of mankind. 
