274. Editorial Note
On April 28, Deputy Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs Murphy sent a memorandum to Secretary Dulles enclosing the text of a Presidential announcement on Antarctica. (Department of State, Central Files, 702.022/4–2858) Following revisions at the White House, Press Secretary Hagerty on May 3 issued the announcement calling for a conference on Antarctica. At the same time the White House released the text of the note inviting Argentina, Australia, Belgium, Chile, France, Japan, New Zealand, Norway, the Soviet Union, the Union of South Africa, and the United Kingdom to the [Page 503] conference. For texts of the announcement and the note, see American Foreign Policy: Current Documents, 1958, page 473. A draft of the note, prepared by Daniels on April 14, is in Department of State, Central Files, 702.022/4–1558.