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think that ster Majesty'

Eovernment would be Érverument

under the

circumstances justified in sine =rsisting that the medium filum of such waters should be claimed

territorial

as the boundary of

jurisdiction. In straits such

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the Leymord pass.

we

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think that the clarin.

exclusive jurisdiction

be maintained, although in

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the line

(with of

We advice, it must

be dearly understood upon

assumption

the

that

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usage

exits.

by

limits

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which the territorial

the British and Chinese

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be sure

clearly

possessions defined.

rule

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The Marine league.

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which the application

cases be controlled

by the Geographical conformation

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The right pom

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to medium filum.

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the unlimited

privilege of paceing and sepassing

over

The Strank) may

the whole of reasonably be claimed.

the canx by usage and perhaps by other circumstances.

leh m

It is founded

the principle that the State to

which

The land belongs shall

be secured from mijury by exercising.

We

for

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