73 



Considering that in the future an international Convention for the 

 regulation of Antarctic pelagic sealing may be required ; 



The Eepresentatives recommend to their governments that, when im- 

 plementing Recommendation IV-21, and until a decision is taken on 

 the conclusion of an international Convention, they should volun- 

 tarily take account of the proposals of SCAR in its report to National 

 Antarctic Committees in 1968 on the modification of the "Interim 

 Guide Lines for the Voluntary Regulation of Antarctic Pelagic Seal- 

 ing", as appended in a revised form to the Report of the Fifth Antarc- 

 tic Treaty Consultative Meeting. [^] 



Recommendation V-8 



EXAMINATION OF A DRAFT CONVENTION FOR THE REGULATION OF ANTARCTIC 



PELAGIC SEALING 



The Representatives, 



Having had a preliminary exchange of views at the Fifth Consulta- 

 tive jNIeeting on the draft Convention for the Regulation of Antarctic 

 Pelagic Sealing annexed to the Final Report of the Meeting, [-] 



Recognising the need to study the preparation of such a Convention, 



Recommend to their governments that, before the next Consultative 

 Meeting, they study the draft Convention with a view to its considera- 

 tion at that ;^Ieeting. 



Recommendation V-9 



SIXTH ANTARCTIC TREATY CONSULTATIVE MEETING 



The Representatives recommend to their governments that they 

 accept the offer by the Delegation of Japan to hold the Sixth Con- 

 sultative Meeting under Article IX of the Antarctic Treaty in Tokyo, 

 on a date in 1970 to be mutually decided upon by the Consultative 

 Governments. 



^ See Annex 1, p. 74. 

 ' *The draft convention was considered at the Sixth Consultative Meeting at 

 Tokyo October 10-31, 1970. Subsequently the Conference on the Conservation of 

 Antarctic Seals, held at London February 3-11, 1972, formulated the Conven- 

 tion for the Conservation of Antarctic Seals which was opened for signature on 

 June 1, 1972. It has been signed by the 12 States signatory to the Antarctic Treaty 

 and will enter into force when ratified or accepted by seven of those States. 



