469. Editorial Note
The second preparatory meeting for the Third Antarctic Treaty Consultative Meeting took place in Brussels on April 4, 1963. The Consultative Meeting was scheduled for the first 2 weeks of June 1964 in Brussels. The delegates discussed a British draft convention for the protection of Antarctic wildlife; representatives of Chile and the Soviet Union said that their governments were preparing drafts of their own. Chairman A. van der Essen said that a convention was preferable to a code since a code would apply only to signatories of the Antarctic Treaty, while a convention could be ratified by other countries. Before adjourning, the delegates discussed representation at the telecommunications conference scheduled for Washington in June, and agreed to ask their governments to submit a list of topics for the agenda of the Third Consultative Meeting. (Airgram A–1262 from Brussels, April 26, 1963; National Archives and Records Administration, RG 59, Central Files 1960–63, SCI 11–1 ANT)