This committee is meeting on February 3-6 in The Hague. 
As the United States representative I shall be flying over 
there to participate in what to me is an important historic 
activity. Iam sure that the result will be the recommenda- 
tion of a program that will not only continue IGY scientific 
activities, but will also embrace other important scientific 
aspects of Antarctic research as well. For instance, as a 
geologist I must insist that geology shall be a part of all 
programs at all stations where geological phenomena are 
accessible. Furthermore, it is of fundamental importance 
that a coordinated, comprehensive mapping program be 
carried out. Maps and charts are indispensable tools to 
almost all of the other scientific activities in Antarctica. 
THE UNITED STATES AND ANTARCTICA IN THE FUTURE 
Of course, no account of Antarctica would be complete 
without some further comment about the future political 
attitude of the United States. 
You will have noted that Britain, Argentina, and Chile 
claim the most attractive part of Antarctica, Palmer Penin- 
sula. ‘This is the part of Antarctica which we believe was 
discovered by an American. The United States could re- 
view Secretary Hull’s proposal to invoke the Monroe Doc- 
trine to include all lands to the South Pole, but I doubt if 
such a proposal would be acceptable to any of the present 
claimant nations. 
Shall the United States officially declare its sovereignty 
over the unclaimed section between longitudes 90° W. and 
150° W.? ‘To limit our authority by the 90th meridian, the 
boundary of Chilean claims, might be interpreted by the 
British as an endorsement of the Chilean position, but to 
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