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(b) all stations in Antarctica occupied by its nationals; and 



(c) any military personnel or equipment intended to be intro- 

 duced by it into Antarctica subject to the conditions prescribed in 

 paragraph 2 of Article I of the present Treaty. 



Article VIII 



1. In order to facilitate the exercise of their functions under the 

 present Treaty, and without prejudice to the respective positions of 

 the Contracting Parties relating to jurisdiction over all other persons 

 in Antarctica, observers designated under paragraph 1 of Article VII 

 and_ scientific personnel exchanged under subparagraph 1(b) of 

 Article III of the Treaty, and members of the staffs accompanying 

 any such persons, shall be subject only to the jurisdiction of the Con- 

 tracting Party of which they are nationals in respect of all acts or 

 omissions occurring while they are in Antarctica for the purpose of 

 exercising their functions. 



2. Without prejudice to the provisions of jDaragraph 1 of this 

 Article, and pending the adoption of measures in pursuance of sub- 

 paragraph 1(e) of Article IX, the Contracting Parties concerned in 

 any case of dispute with regard to the exercise of jurisdiction in 

 Antartica shall immediately consult together with a view to reach- 

 ing a mutually acceptable solution. 



Article IX 



1. Representatives of the Contracting Parties named in the pre- 

 amble to the present Treaty shall meet at the City of Canberra within 

 two months after the date of entry into force of the Treaty, and 

 thereafter at suitable intervals and places, for the purpose of ex- 

 changing information, consulting together on matters of common 

 interest pertaining to Antarctica, and formulating and considering, 

 and recommending to their Governments, measures in furtherance 

 of the principles and objectives of the Treaty, including measures 

 regarding : 



(a) use of Antarctica for peaceful purposes only ; 



(b) facilitation of scientific research in Antarctica ; 



(c) facilitation of international scientific cooperation in 

 Antarctica; 



(d) facilitation of the exercise of the rights of inspection pro- 

 vided for in Article VII of the Treaty ; 



(e) questions relating to the exercise of jurisdiction in 

 Antarctica ; 



(f) preservation and conservation of living resources in 

 Antarctica. 



2. Each Contracting Party which has become a party to the present 

 Treaty by accession under Article XIII shall be entitled to appoint 

 representatives to participate in the meetings referred to in para- 

 graph 1 of the present Article, during such time as that Contracting 

 Party demonstrates its interest in Antarctica by conducting substan- 

 tia] scientific research activity there, such as the establishment of a 

 scientific station or the dispatch of a scientific expedition. 



3. Reports from the observers referred to in Article VII of the 

 present Treaty shall be transmitted to the representatives of the 



