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7. The Meeting considered in Plenary Session all the itens 



on the Agenda and appointed four rcain V.orking Groups, as well as 



Working Committees, comprising members of all those Celegatiocs 



wishing to participate, to assist it in reaching conclusions 



on certain items. A Working Group of Experts on Exploration and 



Exploitation of Antarctic Minerals was chaired by Dr Martin Holdcat-a, 



Alternate Representative of the United Kingdom; a V/orking 



Group on Antarctic Karine Living Resources was chaired by 



HE Mr John McArthur, Representative of New Zealand; a WorkinjT 



Group on Antarctic Telecommunications was chaired by 



HE Mr Stephane Kessel, Representative of France; a Working Group 



on the Legal end Political Aspects of Mineral Resources, was 



chaired by HE Mr Juan Carlos Beltramino, Representative of 



Argentina. HE Mr Keith Brennan, Representative of Australia, 



chaired a Working Committee on Marine Living Resources; 



Mr Jorge Berguno, Deputy Representative of Chile, chaired a 



V/orking Committee on Tourism; and HE Mr Stephane Hessel, 



Representative of France, chaired a Working Committee on the 



Legal and Political Aspects of Mineral Resources. 



8. The Meeting adopted unanimously the following Recommendations, 

 which are set forth in this Report: 



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 IX- 2 



EC-? 

 IX-4 



IX- 5 

 IX- 6 



Antarctic mineral resources 



Antarctic marine living resources 



Improvement of telecommunications in the Antarctic 



Co-operation in transport 



Man's impact on the Antarctic environment 



Oil contamination of the Antarctic marine environment 



9. Mineral resources 



The Working Group of Experts on Exploration and Exploitation of 

 Antarctic Minerals met from 20 September until 29 September and 

 had before it the report of the Scientific Committee on Antarctic 

 Research (SCAR) Group of Specialists entitled A preliminary 

 Assessment of the Environmental Impact of Mineral Exploration/ 

 Exploitation in Antarctica (EAMRZA). Its Report was submitted 

 to Plenary by Dr Holdgate on 29 September. The Report was 

 welcomed by Representatives who decided that it should be annexed 

 tc the Final Report of this meeting, together with a list of the 



