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(v) as an interim measure, and to the extent possible under na- 

 tional legislation and binding international conventions, they 

 issue general rules of conduct on the lines of the attached state- 

 ment extracted from the recommendations of SCAR as contained 

 in the report of the Meeting held at Cambridge in August 1960 ; 



(vi) they exchange information on any major steps taken in 

 accordance with this recommendation with respect to the next 

 Antarctic season ; 



(vii) this question be included in the Agenda of the next Con- 

 sultative Meeting. 



GENERAL ROLES OF CONDUCT FOR PRESERVATION AND CONSERVATION OF 

 LIVING RESOURCES IN ANTARCTICA 



1. Animals and plants indigenous to Antarctica shall not be 

 unnecessarily disturbed and shall not be destroyed or injured. 

 Exceptions shall be permitted on a strictly controlled scale which 

 will not deplete the local stock and only for the following 

 purposes : 



Ta) collections and studies for scientific purposes ; 



(b) food (e.g. meat, eggs) for men and dogs ; 



(c) living specimens for zoological gardens; 



(d)_ taking a strictly limited number of specimens, 

 especially natural casualties, for private purposes. 

 Exceptions (c) and (d) shall not apply for the time being to 

 fur seals. 



2. Alien forms of flora and fauna should not be deliberately 

 introduced except when rigidly controlled having regard to their 

 chances of survival, capacity of reproduction and utilization by 

 man. 



3. The following activities should be regulated with a view to 

 preventing serious harm to wildlife : 



(aV allowing dogs to run free, 



(b) flying helicopters or other aircraft in a manner which 

 would unnecessarily disturb bird and seal colonies, or land- 

 ing near (e.g. within 200 yards) such colonies, 



(c) driving vehicles unnecessarily close to breeding colo- 

 nies of birds and seals, 



(d) use of explosive or discharge of firearms close to 

 breeding colonies of birds and seals, 



(e) disturbance of bird and seal colonies by persistent 

 attention from people on foot, 



(f ) the discharge of oil from ships in a manner harmful 

 to animals and plants indigenous to Antarctica. 



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With due regard to Article IV of the Treaty, the Representatives 

 recommend that — 



(1) Governments interested in any tombs, buildings or objects 

 of historic interest should consult together whenever appropriate 

 on their restoration or preservation ; 



(2) appropriate reports on the conditions of such tombs, build- 

 ings or objects of historic interest as well as any restoration which 



