Lunar pact sought
(N.Z FA.-Reuter—Copyright) MOSCOW, June 9. The Soviet Union has called for a treaty to keep international conflicts and pollution off the moon, and to outlaw the staking of claims to lunar real estate. A draft of such a treaty, handed to the United Nations Secretary-General (U Thant), also calls for efforts towards co-operation between States exploring the moon. The draft was accompanied by a letter from the Soviet Union Foreign Minister (Mr Andrei Gromyko), asking that the subject of an international treaty on the moon be included in the agenda for the next General Assembly session. The letter, published m full by the Russian news agency, Tass, said, in part: “The moon, as the only natural satellite of the earth, plays an important role in the exploration of space, and should be used exclusively in the interests of peace and for the benefit of all mankind.”
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Press, Volume CXI, Issue 32629, 10 June 1971, Page 11
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