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FOREIGN SERVICE DESPATCH

FROM American Embassy, Xatbmarnu

TO TilE DEPARTMENT OF STATE . WASHIN GTO N . November 30, 1959
DATE

REF : Embassy, Hew Delhi, Despatches 1475, June 22, 1959 and 374, September 30,

suBJECT: REG TIONS OOVERNI:OO MOUNTAIN CLIMBING EXPEDITIONS IN NEPAL - 0 '? 1 Go to /

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There are, at present, three regulations applicable onli to /~ 0
expeditions searching for the YETI in Nepal; These regulations are
to be -observed in -addition to the 15 clauses as listed in Mguntaigeering
e,nd Scientific Exoeditigns in Nepal.
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The three regulations ar~ as follows: 0

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lo Royaltj' of Rs. SfXX:J/- Iniian Currency will have to be -paid
to His Majesty's Government of Nepal for a permit to carry
out .an expedition in search of Yeti 1 o 0
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2o In case 1 Yeti 1 is traced it can be photographed or caugbt
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alive bUt it must not be killed or shot at except in an
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emergency arising out or self defence. All photographs taken
of the animal, the creature itself i f captured alive or
dead, JIU.St be surrendered to the Government of Nepal at the
earliest time.

3. New -and reports throwing light on the actual existence of

the creature must be submitted to the Government of Nepal as 0
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soon as they are available and must not in an;y way be given (
out to the Press or Reporters for publicity without the
permission of the Government of Nepal.

FOR THE AMB.ASSADORa

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Ernest Fisk
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Counselor or EmbaSB,Y

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REPORTER

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