The Antarctic Treaty, 1 December 1959: Recommendations of the 1st Antarctic Consultative Meeting

Details

Treaty type

Multilateral

Subject

ANTARCTICA

Signed at

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Signed on

—

In force on

30 April 1962

Treaty document

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Parties

1. ARGENTINA
2. AUSTRALIA
3. BELGIUM
4. BRAZIL
5. Caribbean part of the Netherlands
6. CHILE
7. CHINA
8. FRANCE
9. GERMAN DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC
10. GERMANY FEDERAL REPUBLIC
11. JAPAN
12. NEW ZEALAND
13. NORWAY
14. POLAND
15. SOUTH AFRICA
16. SOVIET UNION
17. UNITED KINGDOM
18. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Actions

Party	Action	Taken on	Effective on
ARGENTINA	Approval	20 September 1961
AUSTRALIA	Approval	6 October 1961
BELGIUM	Approval	16 February 1962
BRAZIL	Approval	27 October 1986
Caribbean part of the Netherlands
CHILE	Approval	19 April 1962
CHINA	Approval	11 December 1985
FRANCE	Approval	6 March 1962
GERMAN DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC	Approval	23 August 1988
GERMANY FEDERAL REPUBLIC	Approval	17 February 1981
JAPAN	Approval	21 February 1962
NEW ZEALAND	Approval	4 October 1961
NORWAY	Approval	2 March 1962
POLAND	Approval	11 July 1977
SOUTH AFRICA	Approval	30 April 1962
SOVIET UNION	Approval	15 December 1961
UNITED KINGDOM	Approval	1 December 1961
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA	Approval	12 December 1961

Citations

1. PRO (now TNA) FO 949/0: 0
2. Miscellaneous Series 023/1965: Cmnd 2822