Thirty-Seven Degrees Frigid: US-Chilean Relations and the Spectre of Polar Arrivistes, 1950-59

After its 1948 proposal to internationalize Antarctica had been rejected, the United States accepted the Chilean Escudero Plan as a necessiry for avoiding further political disputes among the seven nations that had balked at the proposal's call to renounce their sovereign rights. US and Chilean...

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Published in:Diplomacy & Statecraft
Main Author: Moore, JK
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Frank Cass Publishers 2003
Subjects:
Studies in Human Society
Political Science
International Relations
Antarctic
Escudero
The Antarctic
The Spectre
Antarc*
Antarctica
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1080/09592290312331295684
http://ecite.utas.edu.au/29172
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spelling ftunivtasecite:oai:ecite.utas.edu.au:29172 2023-05-15T14:03:54+02:00 Thirty-Seven Degrees Frigid: US-Chilean Relations and the Spectre of Polar Arrivistes, 1950-59 Moore, JK 2003 https://doi.org/10.1080/09592290312331295684 http://ecite.utas.edu.au/29172 en eng Frank Cass Publishers http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09592290312331295684 Moore, JK, Thirty-Seven Degrees Frigid: US-Chilean Relations and the Spectre of Polar Arrivistes, 1950-59, Diplomacy & Statecraft, 14, (4) pp. 69-93. ISSN 0959-2296 (2003) [Refereed Article] http://ecite.utas.edu.au/29172 Studies in Human Society Political Science International Relations Refereed Article PeerReviewed 2003 ftunivtasecite https://doi.org/10.1080/09592290312331295684 2019-12-13T21:09:21Z After its 1948 proposal to internationalize Antarctica had been rejected, the United States accepted the Chilean Escudero Plan as a necessiry for avoiding further political disputes among the seven nations that had balked at the proposal's call to renounce their sovereign rights. US and Chilean officials proceeded to discuss revisions that might enhance the Escudero Plan's acceptabiliry to the other nations, all of which shared the goal of excluding the Soviet Union. Before there had been any substantial progress, the 195758 International Geophysical Year legitimated the USSRs presence in the far south, and already tense US-Chilean relations entered a phase of heightened apprehensiveness. This article explores the diplomatic and contextual nuances of this bilateral interaction that proved central in bringing the Antarctic Treary of 1959 to fruition. 2003, Taylor & Francis Group, LLC. Article in Journal/Newspaper Antarc* Antarctic Antarctica eCite UTAS (University of Tasmania) Antarctic Escudero ENVELOPE(-64.817,-64.817,-67.317,-67.317) The Antarctic The Spectre ENVELOPE(-150.167,-150.167,-86.050,-86.050) Diplomacy & Statecraft 14 4 69 93
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Political Science
International Relations
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Political Science
International Relations
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Political Science
International Relations
description After its 1948 proposal to internationalize Antarctica had been rejected, the United States accepted the Chilean Escudero Plan as a necessiry for avoiding further political disputes among the seven nations that had balked at the proposal's call to renounce their sovereign rights. US and Chilean officials proceeded to discuss revisions that might enhance the Escudero Plan's acceptabiliry to the other nations, all of which shared the goal of excluding the Soviet Union. Before there had been any substantial progress, the 195758 International Geophysical Year legitimated the USSRs presence in the far south, and already tense US-Chilean relations entered a phase of heightened apprehensiveness. This article explores the diplomatic and contextual nuances of this bilateral interaction that proved central in bringing the Antarctic Treary of 1959 to fruition. 2003, Taylor & Francis Group, LLC.
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