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Preparatory meetings for the Antarctic Treaty, 1958–59

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 October 2009

Peter J. Beck
Peter J. Beck
Affiliation:
School of Arts and Languages, Kingston Polytechnic Kingston upon Thames KT1 2EE
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Abstract

The personal papers of Admiral Dufek, former Antarctic Projects Officer of the United States Department of Defense, provide insights into the political negotiations (May 1958 to October 1959) that immediately preceded the international Antarctic Conference and prepared the way for the Antarctic Treaty of 1959. The papers, lodged with the University of Syracuse, disclose information hitherto unpublished on the first 26 preparatory meetings, with interesting sidelights recording the attitudes of the 12 governments taking part in the discussions, and showing the origins of the draft treaty from which the Antarctic Treaty evolved.

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Polar Record , Volume 22 , Issue 141 , September 1985 , pp. 653 - 664
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1985

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