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- Ad Hoc Group on biological convention established. // United Nations Chronicle;Dec94, Vol. 31 Issue 4, p61
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- Dynamic treaty interpretation. Van Alstine, Michael P. // University of Pennsylvania Law Review;Mar98, Vol. 146 Issue 3, p687
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- Historical Impressions, 1930. // Presidents & Prime Ministers;Jul/Aug98, Vol. 7 Issue 4, p16
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