Antarctica: political sovereignty vol. 3

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BLO 285 PS 16/2(3) 1 folder, 500 pages. Pages are out of order. Manuscript notes and documents. Contains duplicates. Some documents are hard to read. Minutes of a meeting held in the Commonwealth Relations Office on 10.9.57. With correspondence regarding. Memorandum from Australia House entitled “Antarctica: Australian Comments”, 11.9.57. Minutes of Meetings held in the Commonwealth Relations Office on 12th and 13th September. Subject: Antarctica : Sovereignty, Administration and Neutralisation + Preamble + Note by the Commonwealth Relations Office + Supplementary Paper. Working paper prepared on the basis of discussions between representatives of the United kingdom, Australia, New Zealand and the Union of South Africa in London on the 12th and 13th September, 1957: A. Preamble. B. The Status Quo. C. An International Regime. D. The Rival Merits of Existing Proposals. Memorandum entitled “Die Unie se beleid ten opsigte van die Verenigde Koninkryk se plan insake ‘n internasionale owerheid vie die Suidpool –gebied”. Newspaper clippings: “Ice and Fire”, The Economist, 21.1.58 + “Argentine View on Antarctica: Control Inadmissible”, The Times, 13.2.58 + “Britain to Propose Antarctic Pact” Rule by International Body: No Arms Bases”, Daily Telegraph, 12.2.58 + “Rival Claims in Antarctica: Need for World Authority: British Initiative”, The Times, 12.2.58 + “Antarctica”, Manchester Guardian, 22.2.58 + “Staying on in Antarctic: N. Zealand decision to keep base”, 22.2.58 + “Gold found in Antarctica: May be enough to work”, Manchester Guardian, 24.2.58 + “Peaceful Utilisation of Antarctica: India’s 1956 Suggested Recalled”, India News, 10.5.58 + “Peace at the Poles”, The Times, 5.5.58 + “Union Welcomes ‘Freedom of Antarctica’ Proposal”, News of the Day, 5.5.58 + “America Offers Antarctic Peace Treaty: International Agency for Scientific work”, The Times, 5.5.58.

Letter from L.F.A. de Villiers (Minister) to the Secretary for External Affairs entitled “Antarctica: The South Sandwich Islands”, 30.1.58. Supplementary New Zealand News Bulletin entitled “Airfield in Antarctica”, 3.2.58. General Map Showing Territorial Claims in the Antarctic, 1953.

Report on the Antarctic: I. Background; II. Immediate Post War Period; III. First American Moves towards Internationalism; IV. The Soviet Union Enters the Lists; V. Evidence of Change in Emphasis in Requirements for Proof of Sovereignty; VI. Imminence of IGY Spurs Interest; VII. Russian IGY Activities in Antarctica Cause Concern; VIII. Indian Inscription of Antarctic Question on Provisional Agenda of 11th Session of United Nations General Assembly; IX. Further Efforts to Draw out Americans. X. British Proposal for an International Authority; XII. Question of Union’s Active Participation; XII. Summary of Working Paper Produced after London Talks; XIII. American Doubts as to Union’s Rights to Participation; XIV. Fresh American Proposals; XV. British View About Participation; XVI. Reactions of Countries Approached by United Kingdom re Internationalisation; XVIII. New Zealand Raises the Spectre of U.N. Control. XVIII. Soviet Non-IGY Activities in the Antarctic Area; XIX. American ‘Re-Thinking’ on Antarctic. Dated March 1958. With correspondence re.

Note from the Western Political Section entitled “Activities of the Union in and Around Antarctica”, 9.5.58. Press Statement from Canberra entitled “Antarctic – President Eisenhower’s Announcement”, 3.5.58. Translation from the Soviet Press entitled “Exchange of Letters between U.S. State Department and Soviet Embassy in the USA on the Antarctic”, 5.6.58. Copy of text of note delivered by the U.S.A. to the 11 nations participating in the international Geophysical Year activities in Antarctica”. Résumé of meetings of the group of Twelve held on: July 8th, 1958 + July 10th, 1958 + July 15th, 1958 + July 29th, 1958 + August 5th, 1958 + August 7th, 1958 + August 12th, 1958 + August 14th, 1958 + August 20th, 1958 + August 23rd, 1958 + 27th, 1958.

Series of drafts submitted to amend Antarctic Treaty. Document entitled “Antarctica: French Position Regarding Freezing of claims”, 31.7.58. Correspondence re. Antarctic Treaty.