TO THE American Journal of International Law Volume II Special Number OCTOBER, 1917 DIPLOMATIC CORRESPONDENCE BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES AND BELLIGERENT GOVERNMENTS RELATING TO NEUTRAL RIGHTS AND COMMERCE NOTE-This Supplement is separately paged and sewed, in order that these original texts may be bound by themselves. The index to this volume includes also the Special Supplements for July, 1915, and October, 1916. PUBLISHED FOR THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF INTERNATIONAL LAW BY OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS AMERICAN BRANCH 35 WEST 32D STREET, NEW YORK, U.S.A. Agent for Great Britain: OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS, Amen Corner, London. NOTICE The documents published in this volume have been printed from official texts furnished by the Department of State of the United States. 4191 The Secretary of State to Sept. 18 Chargé Laughlin. 4988 Ambassador W. H. Page to Oct. 11 the Secretary of State. 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 nations in several respects. Encloses copy of a note from British Foreign Office dated Oct. 10, stating if the rules cited in Order in Council are not deemed by the United States Government to be in accordance with international law, they should be challenged 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 individual rights when clearly violated by Orders in Council must be maintained by resort to local tribunals, this Govern 1 2 2 Ambassador Gerard to the Aug. 7 Reports he is informed by Memorandum to the Brit- Aug. 13 The Department, replying to ish Embassy. the British memorandum, Memorandum from the Aug. 14 Communicates telegram from British Embassy. 4 4 5 6 the British Government in Memorandum from which they state they will the Aug. 19 Points out that if Great Brit- Memorandum from the Aug. 23 Quotes telegram from Brit 6 7 8 9 |