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CMAS History
History of the CMAS
On the 28th of September 1958, delegates from the
following Federations: Federal Republic of Germany, Belgium, Brazil, France,
Greece, Italy, Monaco, Portugal, Switzerland, the United States of America and
Yugoslavia met in Brussels on the occasion of the congress of the independent
International Confederation gathering all underwater disciplines.
With this aim, a meeting was held in Monaco on
January 9, 10 and 11, 1959 and a decision to establish the "World Confederation
of Underwater Activities" in brief C.M.A.S., was taken.
This Confederation succeeded, specifically in
regard to all functions and responsibilities, the "Comité des Sports
Sous-Marins" (Underwater Sports Committee) of the International Confederation of
Sport Fishing founded on the 22nd of February 1952.
The following Federations or Associations,
hereinafter mentioned with the Representatives of the respective Constituent
Assembly, have the right to be considered as the founding members of the
Confederation: 
FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY : Verband
Deutscher Sporttaucher
Delegate : Mr. Jens-Peter PAULSEN
BELGIUM : Fédération Belge des Recherches et
d’Activités Sous-Marines
Delegates : Mr. Paul BAILLY and Mr. William
XHIGNESSE
BRAZIL : Confederacao Brasileira de
Desportos
Delegate : Mr. Vittorio DE BERREDO
SPAIN : Federacion Espanola de Pesca
Sportiva
Delegate : Mr. J.J. LOZANO RODRIQUEZ et Mr. M.D. VERGONOS
BOIX
THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA : National
Competitive Skindivers Committee
Delegates : Mr. Serge A. BIRN and Mr. Gustav
DALLA VALLE
FRANCE : Fédération Française d’Etudes et de
Sports Sous-Marins
Delegates : Mr. Elie FERRAT and Mr. Jacques
DUMAS
GREAT BRITAIN : British Sub Aqua
Club
Delegate : Mr. Oscar GUGEN
GREECE : Fédération Hellénique de la Pêche
Sportive et des Activités Subaquatiques
Delegate : Mr. Luigi
FERRARO
ITALY : Federazione Italiana della Pesca
Sportiva
Delegates: Mr. Carlo MANSTRETTA and Mr. Luigi FERRARO
MALTA : Malta Sub Aqua Club
Delegate :
Mr. Eric PACE BONELLO
MONACO : Club de Chasse et d’Exploration
Sous-Marines
Delegates : Mr. Camille ONDA (Yacht Club) and Commandant J.Y.
COUSTEAU
HOLLAND : Onderwater Jagers
Club
Delegates : Mr. J.H. HORA ADEMA and Mr. J.P. TOENBREKER
PORTUGAL : Centro Portugues de Actividades
Submarinas
Delegates : Mr. Jorge ALBUQUERQUE and Mr. Antonio RAMADA
CURTO
SWITZERLAND : Fédération Suisse des Centres
de Sports Sous-Marins
Delegates : Mr. Charles KNIGGE and Mr. Robert
METRAUX
YOUGOSLAVIA : Savez Pormorskin
Ribolovaga
Delegate : Mr. J. MEDUR
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