a. Measures Approved Under Article IX, Relating to the Fur- 

 therance of the Principles and Objectives of the Antarctic 

 Treaty, adopted July 24, 1961* 



Recommendations adopted at the First Consultative Meeting under 

 Article IX of the Antarctic Treaty^ at Canberra^ July 24, 1961; 

 Effective April 30, 1962. 



[RECOMMENDATIONSC^] OF THE FIRST ANTARCTIC 

 TREATY CONSULTATIVE MEETING], 



The Meeting agreed unanimously to the adoption of the following 

 recommendations; [^] 



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The Representatives recommend to their Governments that they 

 should facilitate the continuation of the exchange of information 

 regarding plans for scientific programmes as now carried on through 

 the Special Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR) and through 

 other member unions and committees of the International Council 

 of Scientific Unions (ICSU) and by such other means as may ensure 

 the availability of this information. 



I-II 



The Representatives recommend to their Governments that they 

 should promote the continuation of the exchange, on a basis of bi- 

 lateral arrangements, of scientific personnel amongst their expeditions, 

 and should make available such of their facilities as may be helpful 

 to this purpose. 



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The Representatives recommend to their Governments that they 

 should promote the exchange and making available of observations 

 and results from Antarctica through the recognized international data 

 gathering centres and by such other means as may be appropriate to 

 ensure the exchange and free availability of this information. 



*CitaHon: 13 UST 1349; TIAS 5094. 



^ The English language text printed herein is a verbatim extract of the Recommendations 

 from the Report of the' First Antarctic Treaty Consultative Meeting, as certified by the 

 Chairman of that Meeting at Canberra. 



The original documents relating to the said Meeting are held In the archives of the Aus- 

 tralian Department of External Affairs. Canberra. 



2 Adopted July 24. 1961. The Recommendations became effective Apr. '30, 1962, in accord- 

 ance with article IX (4) of the Antarctic Treaty, having been approved by the following 

 Contracting Parties : Argentina, Australia, Belgium, Chile, the French Republic, Japan, New 

 Zealand, Norway, South Africa, the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, the United King- 

 dom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, and the United States of America. 



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