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(84) Bu Tiao Zi No.241
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People's Republic of China presents its compliments to the
Embassy of United Kingdomin China and, in accordance
with Paragraph 5,. Article 7 of the Antarctic Treaty,
has the honour to inform the latter as follows in
connection with an
a Chinese Antarctic
expedition
expedition team.
in Antarctica by
With a view to getting more knowledge about
the Antarctic Pole and making contributions to mankind's peaceful use of Antarctica, the National Committee
for Antarctic Research of the People's Republic of China has decided to send a Chinese Antarctic expedition
team to Antarctica during the Antarctic summer of 1984/ 1985. The oceangoing scientific. survey
ship
"Xiangyanghong No.10" and the salvage boat "J121" are scheduled to go to the waters of the Antarctic Peninsula on 20 November 1984 for scientific survey in the Southern Ocean and the team intends to set up a summer station for scientific research at a place it chooses in the
Antarctic Peninsula. Your Government is kindly requested
to render them assistance and cooperation.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs avails itself of this opportunity to renew to the Embassy of the assurances of its highest consideration.
Beijing, 26 September 1984
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