Summary: | Correspondence about the proposal and planning of the Ronne Expedition to Palmer Land Peninsula in West Antarctica. Includes a letter to Council members about the outcome of a special meeting held to consider the expedition; letters from American Geographical Society Council members submitting their votes to support or not to support the expedition; expedition proposal and budget; documentation of the establishment of the American Antarctic Association and its board of directors to organize and raise funds for the expedition; funding and equipment requests from various foundations and government agencies; and discussion of Senate Bill S2291 requesting permission by the Secretary of the Navy to use a vessel.
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