Reservation of rights of the United States with respect to claims of other nations to sovereignty in the Antarctic1

1. For previous correspondence regarding the Antarctic, see Foreign Relations, 1938, vol. i, pp. 972 ff. See also Green H. Hackworth, Digest of International Law (Washington, Government Printing Office, 1940), vol. i, pp. 449–465.


[1] The Acting Secretary of State to the Chargé in the United Kingdom (Johnson)

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[2] The Acting Secretary of State to the Chargé in the United Kingdom (Johnson)

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[3] The Norwegian Minister (Morgenstierne) to the Secretary of State

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[4] The Secretary of State to the Norwegian Minister (Morgenstierne)

800.014 Antarctic/132


[5] The Ambassador in France (Bullitt) to the Secretary of State

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