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253

Mr Overbeck's argument

is in short simply this

that Anta

Prussian Man

斥

war in our waters is im

ver respect Prussian ground and consequently beyond the limits of British jurisdiction. That there was

therefore

no third party to the case as supposed by the local

Government, and consequently there could have been

no breach of

law or

international

Courtesy.

Upon this the acting

Law officer observed – Unless

the local Government

are going to concede the whole

question

without

a

reference home

to me

appears to

be

inevitable. If the Prussian

position is correct it goes

to this that an

Prussian Man-of-war is

in every respect Prussian

ground, and therefore that

a murder committed by

some

one

not a

Prussian

subject and not belonging to the crew of a

Prussian

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253 Mr Overbeck's argument is in short simply this that Anta Prussian Man 斥 war in our waters is im ver respect Prussian ground and consequently beyond the limits of British jurisdiction. That there was therefore no third party to the case as supposed by the local Government, and consequently there could have been no breach of law or international Courtesy. Upon this the acting Law officer observed – Unless the local Government are going to concede the whole question without a reference home to me appears to be inevitable. If the Prussian position is correct it goes to this that an Prussian Man-of-war is in every respect Prussian ground, and therefore that a murder committed by some one not a Prussian subject and not belonging to the crew of a Prussian
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253

Mr Overbeck's argument

is in short simply this

that Anta

Prussian Man

斥

war in our waters is im

ver respect Prussian ground and consequently beyond the limits of British puristiction. That there was

therefore

Find party to the case as supposed by the local

Government, and consequently there could have been

Branch of

law or

އއ

either international

Courtesy.

Upon this the acting

Ar

"

–

1. Bridge. Law officer observed – Unleer

arc

"the local Government

#

going to concede the whole

question

a

reference home

to me

appears to

to be

inevitable. If the Prucciam

"position is correct it goes

as

for

"

"

"

من

this that an

Prussian Man

war is

in every respect Prussian

ground, and therefore that

a murder committed by

#

some

one

not a

Prussian

subject and not belonging to the crew of a

Prussiam

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