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International Whaling Commission: Schedule to the International Convention for the...
Catalogue reference: DG 8
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DG 8
The Schedule to the International Convention for the Regulation of Whaling, as amended by the International Whaling Commission at its first meeting in 1949, and subsequent amendments made at annual and special meetings. For the first four years...
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DG 8
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Title (The name of the record)
- International Whaling Commission: Schedule to the International Convention for the Regulation of Whaling, 1946, and Subsequent Amended Schedules
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Date (When the record was created)
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1949-1998
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Description (What the record is about)
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The Schedule to the International Convention for the Regulation of Whaling, as amended by the International Whaling Commission at its first meeting in 1949, and subsequent amendments made at annual and special meetings. For the first four years the Schedule was accompanied by a reprinting of the full text of the 1946 convention.
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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Not Public Record(s)
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Language (The language of the record)
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English
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
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3 volume(s)
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Access conditions (Information on conditions that restrict or affect access to the record)
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Open
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Immediate source of acquisition (When and where the record was acquired from)
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From 1998 International Whaling Commission
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Subjects (Categories and themes found in our collection (our subject list is under development, and some records may have no subjects or fewer than expected))
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- Topics
- Treaties and alliances
- Fishing
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Series is accruing
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Administrative / biographical background (Historical or biographical information about the creator of the record and the context of its creation)
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Amendments to the Schedule are governed by Article V of the 1946 International Convention. Amendments must provide for the conservation, development and optimum utilisation of whale resources, must be based on scientific findings, must not involve restrictions on the number or nationality of factory ships or land stations, or allocate specific quotas to factory ships or land stations, and must consider the interests of the consumers of whale products and the whaling industry.
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C5886/
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International Whaling Commission: Schedule to the International Convention for the Regulation of Whaling, 1946, and Subsequent Amended Schedules
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