Handbooks Prepared Under the Direction of the Historical Section of the Foreign Office: International affairs, no. 148H.M. Stationery Office, 1920 - Economic geography |
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... It is issued to the public as supplying an indispensable preliminary to the understanding of present conditions and international difficulties . EDITOR . the Seas TABLE OF CONTENTS PAGE I. Introductory ... ... PREFACE [ No. 148.
... It is issued to the public as supplying an indispensable preliminary to the understanding of present conditions and international difficulties . EDITOR . the Seas TABLE OF CONTENTS PAGE I. Introductory ... ... PREFACE [ No. 148.
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... present day . It must be obvious that it lies only with the neutrals to put forward this claim of free navigation . If the enemy has any right to claim it , it can only be ( in the absence of a treaty ) as a derivative from the ...
... present day . It must be obvious that it lies only with the neutrals to put forward this claim of free navigation . If the enemy has any right to claim it , it can only be ( in the absence of a treaty ) as a derivative from the ...
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... present prominence must be studied quite apart from the fact that it was included in the Declaration of Paris . Now , first , it is a treaty formula , and nothing else . In spite of all that has been alleged to the contrary , the ...
... present prominence must be studied quite apart from the fact that it was included in the Declaration of Paris . Now , first , it is a treaty formula , and nothing else . In spite of all that has been alleged to the contrary , the ...
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... present occasion . " This , they said , was too clear to admit of dispute . It was supported by every writer upon the Law of Nations , and by the constant practice ; but the general rule could not be more strongly proved than by the ...
... present occasion . " This , they said , was too clear to admit of dispute . It was supported by every writer upon the Law of Nations , and by the constant practice ; but the general rule could not be more strongly proved than by the ...
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... present disposed to change what had before been deemed the law of nations , to wit , that an enemy's property may be taken wherever found , and to establish the rule that free ships make free goods . This rule is itself so reasonable ...
... present disposed to change what had before been deemed the law of nations , to wit , that an enemy's property may be taken wherever found , and to establish the rule that free ships make free goods . This rule is itself so reasonable ...
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Page 51 - The canal shall be free and open to the vessels of commerce and of war of all nations observing these Rules on terms of entire equality, so that there shall be no discrimination against any such nation, or its citizens or subjects, in respect of the conditions or charges of traffic, or otherwise. Such conditions and charges of traffic shall be just and equitable.
Page 50 - It is agreed that the canal may be constructed under the auspices of the Government of the United States, either directly at its own cost or by gift or loan of money to individuals or corporations, or through subscription to or purchase of stock or shares, and that, subject to the provisions of the present...
Page 52 - ... 6. The plant, establishments, buildings, and all works necessary to the construction, maintenance, and operation of the canal shall be deemed to be part thereof, for the purpose of this Treaty, and in time of war, as in time of peace, shall enjoy complete immunity from attack or injury by belligerents, and from acts calculated to impair their usefulness as part of the canal.
Page 102 - Convention their views and intentions with reference to any means of communication by Ship Canal, which may be constructed between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans, by the way of the River San Juan de Nicaragua and either or both of the Lakes of Nicaragua or Managua, to any port or place on the Pacific Ocean, — the PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES, has conferred full powers on JOHN M.
Page 131 - The United States of America, To all to whom these Presents shall come, Greeting: Whereas Isaac Gullett of Butler County, Ohio has deposited in the General Land Office of the United States...
Page 45 - An interoceanic canal across the American Isthmus will essentially change the geographical relations between the Atlantic and Pacific Coasts of the United States, and between the United States and the rest of the world. It will be the great ocean thoroughfare between our Atlantic and our Pacific shores, and virtually a part of the coast-line of the United States.
Page 96 - The Suez Maritime Canal shall always be free and open, in time of war as in time of peace, to every vessel of commerce or of war, without distinction of flag.
Page 41 - Britain that the parties constructing or owning the same shall impose no other charges or conditions of traffic thereupon than the aforesaid governments shall approve of as just and equitable ; and that the same canals or railways, being open to the citizens and subjects of the United States and Great Britain on equal terms...
Page 58 - Le système qui sera établi, tant pour la perception des droits que pour le maintien de la police, sera, autant que faire se pourra, le même pour tout le cours de la rivière...
Page 56 - If it should become necessary at any time to employ armed forces for the safety or protection of the Canal, or of the ships that make use of the same, or the railways and auxiliary works, the United States shall have the right, at all times and in its discretion, to use its police and its land and naval forces or to establish fortifications for these purposes.