DIPLOMATIC CORRESPONDENCE BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES
AND BELLIGERENT GOVERNMENTS RELATING TO
NEUTRAL RIGHTS AND COMMERCE

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JUL 7 1919

1916.

4191 The Secretary of State to Sept. 18 Chargé Laughlin.

Subject.

Instructs him to address a
formal note to Lord Grey
with reference to Order
in Council of July 7, 1916,
entitled "The Maritime
Rights Order in Council,
1916," and say the United
States Government deems
the rules therein set forth
as at variance with the
law and practice of na-
tions in several respects.

4988 Ambassador W. H. Page to Oct. 11 Encloses copy of a note
the Secretary of State.

from British Foreign Of-
fice dated Oct. 10, stating
if the rules cited in Order
in Council are not deemed
by the United States Gov-
ernment to be in accord-
ance with international
law, they should be chal-
lenged in the Prize Court.

4502 The Secretary of State to Nov. 24 Instructs him to address to

Ambassador W. H. Page.

British Foreign Office note
to the effect that without
admitting that even in-
dividual rights when clear-
ly violated by Orders in
Council must be main-
tained by resort to local
tribunals, this Govern-|

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