Canada's Alaskan Dismemberment: An Analytical Examination of the Fallacies Underlying the Tribunal AwardC. Thonger, 1904 - 76 páginas An analysis of the Anglo-Russian treaty of 1835 and the formation and proceedings of the Alaska Boundary Commission which handed down its award in 1903. |
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... indicated by the precise and explicit terms of the treaty , was intended to define a strip of the coast in no part exceeding ten marine leagues in breadth . From the peculiar nature of the coast , consisting of a fringe of islands ...
... indicated by the precise and explicit terms of the treaty , was intended to define a strip of the coast in no part exceeding ten marine leagues in breadth . From the peculiar nature of the coast , consisting of a fringe of islands ...
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... indicate ; it simply appeals to their imagination as a word written or printed in a document . That the distinction between such words as " coast " or " ocean " appears to be main- ly alphabetical , may be an amiable weakness on their ...
... indicate ; it simply appeals to their imagination as a word written or printed in a document . That the distinction between such words as " coast " or " ocean " appears to be main- ly alphabetical , may be an amiable weakness on their ...
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... indicate the nature of the concessions that were made to her ; so that it is safe to conclude that nothing was given that is not explicitly defined in the Treaty . The narative continues : The " affair of the Dryad " in 1834 attracted ...
... indicate the nature of the concessions that were made to her ; so that it is safe to conclude that nothing was given that is not explicitly defined in the Treaty . The narative continues : The " affair of the Dryad " in 1834 attracted ...
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... indicated a willingness ( 1845 to 1849 ) to give us its American possessions , if we would adhere to the claim of 54 ° 40 ′ on the Pacific , and exclude Great Britain from the continent . ' It will be observed , that the dates here ...
... indicated a willingness ( 1845 to 1849 ) to give us its American possessions , if we would adhere to the claim of 54 ° 40 ′ on the Pacific , and exclude Great Britain from the continent . ' It will be observed , that the dates here ...
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... indicated in the text of the Treaty . To an un - professional student , nothing appears more astonishing , than that such claims should have been given the slightest consideration by Great Britain ; while , in view of historic ...
... indicated in the text of the Treaty . To an un - professional student , nothing appears more astonishing , than that such claims should have been given the slightest consideration by Great Britain ; while , in view of historic ...
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141st degree 56th degree Alaskan territory Anglo-Russian Treaty answer appears Archangelsk argument arrogation of exclusive Article III Article VII assigned to Russia Award Aylesworth boundary line Britain British Minister British rights British subjects Canada Canadian Canning's Chatham Strait coast mentioned coast of America concession consideration continent Convention conviction côte Count Nesselrode defined degree of north delimitation dispute establishments evidence existed extend Hannis Taylor Hudson Bay Company inland sea interests islands of North latitude limits line of demarcation lisière Lord Alverstone Lynn Canal mainland coast marine leagues meridian motive mountains navigation negotiations north latitude north-west coast object Observatory Inlet observed occupation Pacific parties Portland Channel pretensions Prince of Wales reason referred respect result Russian American Company Sir Charles Bagot Strait strip of coast strip of land suggested summit suppose terre ferme territorial rights tion trading treaty of 1825 Tribunal Ukase Vancouver's Wales Island west longitude word coast
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Página 43 - ... (meridian of Greenwich), the said line shall ascend to the north along the channel called Portland Channel, as far as the point of the continent where it strikes the 56th degree of north latitude; from this last-mentioned point, the line of demarcation shall follow the summit of the mountains situated parallel to the coast, as far as the point of intersection of the 141st degree of west longitude (of the same meridian) ; and finally, from the said point of intersection, the said meridian line...
Página 23 - ... shall prove to be at the distance of more than ten marine leagues from the ocean, the limit between the British possessions and the line of coast which is to belong to Russia as above mentioned shall be formed by a line parallel to the windings of the coast, and which shall never exceed the distance of ten marine leagues therefrom.
Página 23 - ... degree of west longitude, shall prove to be at the distance of more than ten marine leagues from the ocean, the limit between the British possessions and the line of coast which is to belong to Russia as...
Página 28 - ... was it the intention and meaning of said Convention of 1825 that there should remain in the exclusive possession of Russia a continuous fringe, or strip, of coast on the mainland, not exceeding...
Página 24 - It is understood that the subjects of His Britannic Majesty, from whatever quarter they may arrive, whether from the ocean, or from the interior of the continent, shall forever enjoy the right of navigating freely, and without any hindrance whatever, all the rivers and streams which, in their course towards the Pacific Ocean, may cross the line of demarcation upon the line of coast described in Article III of the present Convention.
Página 1 - It remains only, in recapitulation, to remind you of the origin and principles of this whole negotiation. It is not, on our part, essentially a negotiation about limits. It is a demand of the repeal of an offensive and unjustifiable arrogation of exclusive jurisdiction over an ocean of unmeasured extent...
Página 28 - ... was it the intention and meaning of the said convention that where the mainland coast is indented by deep inlets, forming part of the territorial waters of Russia, the width of the lisiere was to be measured (a) from the line of the general direction of the mainland coast, or (b) from the line separating the waters of the ocean from the territorial waters of Russia, or (c) from the heads of the aforesaid inlets?
Página 28 - Russia a continuous fringe or strip of coast on the mainland, not exceeding ten marine leagues in width, separating the British possessions from the bays, ports, inlets, havens, and waters of the ocean, and extending from the said point on the 56th degree of latitude north to a point where such line of demarcation should intersect the 141st degree of longitude west of the meridian of Greenwich ? 6.
Página 23 - The line of demarcation between the possessions of the high contracting parties, upon the coast of the continent, and the islands of America to the northwest, shall be drawn in the manner following : Commencing from the southernmost point of the island called Prince of Wales Island, which point lies in the parallel of 54 degrees 40 minutes...
Página 28 - What is intended as the point of commencement of the line? 2. What channel is the Portland Channel? 3. What course should the line take from the point of commencement to the entrance to Portland Channel? 4. To what point on the 56th parallel is the line to be drawn from the head of the Portland Channel, and what course should it follow between these points?