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in Antarctica will further the purposes and principles embodied in 

 the Charter of the United Nations; [^] 

 Have agreed as follows : 



Article I 



1. Antarctica shall be used for peaceful purposes only. There shall 

 be prohibited, inter alia^ any measures of a military nature, such as 

 the establishment of military bases and fortifications, the carrying out 

 of military maneuvers, as well as the testing of any type of weapons. 



2. The present Treaty shall not prevent the use of military per- 

 sonnel or equipment for scientific research or for any other peaceful 

 purpose. 



Article II 



Freedom of scientific investigation in Antarctica and cooperation 

 toward that end, as applied during the International Geophysical 

 Year, shall continue, subject to the provisions of the present Treaty. 



Article III 



1. In order to promote international cooperation in scientific in- 

 vestigation in Antarctica, as provided for in Article II of the present 

 Treaty, the Contracting Parties agree that, to the greatest extent 

 feasible and practicable : 



(a) information regarding plans for scientific programs in 

 Antarctica shall be exchanged to permit maximum economy and 

 efficiency of operations ; 



(b) scientific personnel shall be exchanged in Antarctica be- 

 tween expeditions and stations ; 



(c) scientific observations and results from Antarctica shall be 

 exchanged and made freely available. 



2. In implementing this Article, every encouragement shall be given 

 to the establishment of cooperative working relations with those Spe- 

 cialized Agencies of the United Nations and other international orga- 

 nizations having a scientific or technical interest in Antarctica. 



Article IV 



1. Nothing contained in the present Treaty shall be interpreted as : 



(a) a renunciation bv any Contracting Party of previously 

 asserted rights of or claims to territorial sovereignty in Ant- 

 arctica ; 



(b) a renunciation or diminution by any Contracting Party of 

 any basis of claim to territorial sovereignty in Antarctica which 

 it may have whether as a result of its activities or those of its 

 nationals in Antarctica, or otherwise ; 



(c) prejudicing the position of any Contracting Party as re- 

 gards its recognition or non- recognition of any other State's right 

 of or claim or basis of claim to territorial sovereignty in Ant- 

 arctica. 



2. No acts or activities taking place while the present Treaty is in 

 force shall constitute a basis for asserting, supporting or denying a 



1 TS 993 ; 59 Stat. 1031. 



