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the L. took place in Chinese territorial waters,
but the following considerations will demonstrate
that this fact gives the Nationalist Government of
China no grounds for protest.
12. His majesty's Government are cont ent
to assume for the purposes of this discussion
that as a general rule the right to take action
against pirates does not extend to the terri-
torial waters of another state, though they are
interested to note a passage (p.118) in the
Report of li. katsuda and ang Chung-Hui, to
which kr.
su attached so much importance, which
sooms to indicate that they held the contrary
view.
Bat such a limitation of the right to
suppress pirsey. if it exists, is based on the
assumption that modern states are in a position
to exercise, and do exercise, a measure of
control over their territory and territorial
waters suffieient to ensure that they do not
become the scene of, or still more a base for,
piratioal operations,
Where, as in recent
years