World IN BRIEF : SPAIN : U.S. Blocks Treaty to Protect Antarctica
From Times Staff and Wire Reports
The United States blocked a far-reaching environmental protection provision to the Antarctica Treaty, forcing postponement of a signing ceremony scheduled in Madrid today, the 30th anniversary of the treaty’s enactment. Chief U.S. delegate Curtis Bohlen said “we simply needed more time” to study a proposed 55-year ban on mining in Antarctica. The treaty’s other 25 voting members were prepared to sign the provision at the special convention in Madrid.
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