From Chairman Sir Edgerton Richardson:
Before proceeding, it can bear repetition to say that our meeting is not an inter-Governmental Conference; neither is it sponsored by the Government of Jamaica. Each of the participants speaks in an individual, not a representative capacity. Our discussions will be technical as far as that is possible. In my personal opinion our study project is being launched at a very auspicious time in the political life of the western hemisphere. When political leaders have got together and produced the kind of declaration which Santo Domingo represents, calling for a close and continuous cooperation on the part of all coastal islands of the Caribbean, then it seems to me that the stage is already set to take one step beyond. Although a scientific and technical project, such as this one, tries to preserve the maximum degree of objectivity, it cannot be denied that the thrust of the presentations is toward a serious attempt to discover whether or not joint management, exploitation and control of the resources of this part of the ocean is possible.
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