Prince Edward and Marion Islands; Heard Island; Kerguelen Islands vol. 1

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BLO 287 PS 16/4(1) 1 folder, 285 pages. Pages are out of order. Manuscript notes and documents. Contains duplicates. Some documents are hard to read. Minutes of a meeting of the Polar Committee, 17.6.47. From the Polar Committee: “Prince Edward Islands and Heard Island”, 11.347; “Prince Edward Group”, 8.1.48; “Russian Activities in the Antarctic”, 9.3.48; “Prince Edward and Marion Islands”, 11.6.49. With other correspondence re. Memorandum from the Prime Minister entitled “Establishment of South African Sovereignty over Prince Edward islands. Supplement (to supercede Supplement No. 10 1942) to Antarctic Pilot 1930. (First Edition): Prince Edward Islands. Report from the Research Department, Foreign Office to M. Hamilton entitled “Prince Edward Islands. Stores Lists; Hut Plans; Soundings”, 22.12.47. List of standard provisions for one man for one month, used by the Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey bases, 21.12.47. Note of a discussion between Dr. B.B. Roberts of the Polar Research Institute, Cambridge, and Mr Hamilton of South Africa House. Letter from John Chadwick, C.R.O., to Mr Heydon entitled “Heard Islands (i.e. Heard Island & the McDonald Islands)”, 21.11.47. With other correspondence re. Letter from Hugh Gilchrist, Australia House, to J. Chadwick, Polar Committee entitled “Heard Island”, 14.11.47. With other correspondence re. Draft of the press statement which the Union Government proposes to issue after the proclamation of South African Sovereignty over the Prince Edward Islands. Letter from G.E.B. Shannon to Hewitson entitled “Prince Edward Island and Marion Island”, 1.6.48. Letter from the Sec. for Ext. Affairs to the High Commissioner entitled “Exchange of Notes for the Transfer to the Union Government of Such Rights, Title and Interest as the United Kingdom Government formerly possessed in the Prince Edward Islands”, 14.7.48. Report on Expedition to the Prince Edward Islands by J.A. King, Senior Meteorologist, Dept. of Transport, 15.1.48. Bill to provide for the confirmation of the annexation to the Union of South Africa of the Prince Edward Islands, and for the administration, government and control of the said islands, 3.9.48. Letter from the Minister to the Sec. for Ext, Affairs entitled “Chilean Affairs: No. 4 Antarctica”, 27.8.48. Letter from the Sec. for Ext. Affairs to the Minister entitled “United States for an International Regime in the Antarctic”, 24.9.48. Relief party for Antarctic posts, Dept. of Ext. Affairs, 14.1.49. Heard and Macquarie Islands: Australian Programme for 1949/50 Season. Newspaper clippings: “Sealed Orders: Warship’s Antarctic mission”, Daily Mail, 22.12.47 + “Island Search”, Daily Mail, 23.12.47 + “Call to warship”, Daily Express, 23.2.47 + “Island Base annexed by South Africa”, Daily Graphic + “South Africa takes over Island where Nobody Lives”, Daily Mirror + “S. African flag in Antarctic: Island annexed”, Daily Telegraph + “S. Africa seizes and island”, News Chronicle + “Island Claimed: South Africa plants flag”, Daily Mail + “S. Africa seizes Antarctic isle’, Daily Herald, 3.1.48 + “Empire air links: South Africa occupies an island”, The Times, 3.1.48 + “Landing of stores on Heard Island: Battle with surf”, The Times, 5.1.48 + “S. Africa may occupy island: Establishment of weather station”, Daily Telegraph, 5.1.47 + “Polar Air-Bases?”, News Review, 15.1.48 + “South Africa Overseas”, South Africa, 10.1.48 + “Two islands seized”, Daily Express, 9.3.48 + “Relief Expeditions to Tristan and Marion Island”, State Information Office Weekly Newsletter, 8.1.49. Extracts from: Scottish Geographic Magazine: Vol 61, No. 1, 1945, pages 9-16, by Commander C.R.V. Gibbs, R.N. Retd, re. Marion Island; Geographical Journal, Vol 105, Nos. 5-6, May-June, 1945, p. 226: “Visit to Gough Island”; Notes by Naturalist on the Challenger, by H.N. Moseley (Macmillan 1879); Log Letters of the Challenger, by Lord George Campbell; (Macmillan 1876); Report of the Scientific Results of the Exploring Voyage of the H.M.S. Challenger, 1873-6. Narrative of the Cruise Vol 1, First Part, H.M. Stationery Office, 1885; Antarctic Pilot Comprising the Coasts of Antarctica and all the Islands Southward of the Usual Route of Vessels. Scott Polar Research Institute, 1947; Au Seuil de l’Antarctique Croisière du ‘Bougainville’ by Dr René Jeannel, Paris (Editions du Museum, 1941).