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of meteorological data and other scientific information and for further 

 improving Antarctic telecommunications ; 



Considering the views of the World Meteorological Organization, as 

 expressed at the 18th and 20th Sessions of the WMO Executive Com- 

 mittee, on the desirability of setting up Antarctic Meteorological Cen- 

 tres and of determining provisionally their functions ; 



Supporting the principle of the World Weather Watch ; 



Considering the intention of some governments voluntarily to create, 

 within a few years, such Antarctic Meteorological Centres at their 

 Stations; 



The Representatives recommend to their governments that : 



1. In view of the valuable information provided by WMO and SCAR 

 to Consultative Parties, they continue to cooperate witli the W^NIO 

 through their Representatives thereto and with SCAR through tlieir 

 National Committees in defining future scientific requirements. 



2. They consider the usefulness of creating Antarctic Meteorological 

 Centres in the Antarctic. 



3. They hold a meeting of telecommunications experts at Buenos Aires, 

 Argentina, between 15 August and 15 September 1969, in accord- 

 ance with Recommendation IV-24. The date of this meeting should 

 be arranged through diplomatic channels, taking into account rele- 

 vant meetings of other international organizations which will be 

 held in 1969 and the time required to translate and distribute the 

 documents from such meetings. 



4. Although it is expected that all Consultative Parties will partici- 

 pate, the meeting in Buenos Aires may proceed without the partici- 

 pation of them all provided all the Consultative Parties agree to 

 that procedure and to the provisional agenda. All Consultative 

 Parties will communicate before 1 June 1969 to the host govern- 

 ment their intentions as to sending experts. Proposals emanating 

 from the meeting will be sent to all Consultative Parties for their 

 consideration. 



6. One expert each from WMO, ITU, IOC and SCAR should be in- 

 vited to attend as observers. Invited observers may submit docu- 

 ments and make statements with the permission of the Chairman 

 but they may not vote. All experts from Consultative Parties at- 

 tending will be members of their delegations. 



6. The agenda for the meeting should bo determined by the Consulta- 

 tive Parties through diplomatic channels and the agreed provisional 

 agenda will be circulated by the host government through diplo- 

 matic channels one month prior to the opening of the meeting. 



7. The results of the meeting should take the form of proposals on 

 telecommunications unanimously agreed by the delegations of the 

 Consultative Parties participating in the meeting. These will be 

 circulated by the host government to all Consultative Parties for 



