Preparatory meetings for the Antarctic Treaty, 1958–59

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 Antar...

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Published in:Polar Record
Main Author: Beck, Peter J.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Cambridge University Press (CUP) 1985
Subjects:
General Earth and Planetary Sciences
Ecology
Geography, Planning and Development
Antarctic
The Antarctic
Antarc*
Polar Record
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0032247400006343
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spelling crcambridgeupr:10.1017/s0032247400006343 2024-03-03T08:37:57+00:00 Preparatory meetings for the Antarctic Treaty, 1958–59 Beck, Peter J. 1985 http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0032247400006343 https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0032247400006343 en eng Cambridge University Press (CUP) https://www.cambridge.org/core/terms Polar Record volume 22, issue 141, page 653-664 ISSN 0032-2474 1475-3057 General Earth and Planetary Sciences Ecology Geography, Planning and Development journal-article 1985 crcambridgeupr https://doi.org/10.1017/s0032247400006343 2024-02-08T08:45:58Z 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 The papers, lodged with the University of Syracuse, disclose information hitherto unpublished on the first 26 preparatory meetings, with interesting sidelights recording the attitudes of the 12 governments taking part in the discussions, and showing the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. Article in Journal/Newspaper Antarc* Antarctic Polar Record Cambridge University Press Antarctic The Antarctic Polar Record 22 141 653 664
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