18 ARGUMENT OF GREAT BRITAIN. 



Russian UJcase of 1821. 



CHARACTER OF THE SECOND UKASE. 



fV™^! itprrtT I^iissia did not shut Bebriiig Sea, nor claim it, or any part 

 p. 1. ibi(i., Tart of it, as territory; she only claimed by this Ukase exclu- 

 II, No. 1. giyg sovereignty on territory in America from Behring 



Straits as far south as 51° IST., together with exclusive juris- 

 diction 100 miles from the coast, 

 unitwi states The claim was of territory on land, and jurisdiction to 

 vof.*i, pAe!" "'restrain trade along all the coasts of tlmt territory. 



The United States claim to territory and dominion in 

 the Behring Sea east of the line of demarcation depends 

 entirely on the cession of 1867 by Russia. 



If Russia had not territory and dominion in Behring Sea, 

 she could not cede it to the United States. 



1821 to 1825. 



NOTIFICATION OF UKASE. 



This Ukase of 1821 was notified to Great Britain and the 

 United States. 

 TJnitert States The Rulcs annexed to it, and the Charter issued at the 

 vou.^^ie"^!^' same time, applied to Russian subjects and to foreigners. 



PROTESTS OF GREAT BRITAIN AND UNITED STATES. 



British Case A protcst was at once entered by both Governments, the 

 ^ppen ix.vo.ii gj.j^jgi^ protest bciiig directed both to the claim of exclu- 

 Appendhc voi^ii' ^^^^ sovcreiguty over the territories, and of exclusive rights 

 Part II, No. 2.' ' withiu the maritime limits specified. The United States 

 protest was directed in the same way to every i:>art of the 

 claim: to the claim to the territories south and east of 

 Behring Straits; to the extension of the southern limit 

 from 55° north to 51° north; and to the extension of mari- 

 time jurisdiction. 

 British^ as e, Both j)rotests wcrc at first met by explanations of 



Six, 'vol', ii, ^Partis the reasons for the Ukase: by statements that the 

 I, pp. 3 and 24. Powcrs Were expressly to understand that the en- 



trance to and navigation of Behring Sea had not been 

 affected except within the 100 miles limit, but that this 

 limit was insisted on for the protection of Russian com- 

 merce. 

 ^itish Case. After these protests, Russia issued instructions to her 

 cruizers practically suspending the efi'ect of the Ukase in 

 so far as the claim to maritime jurisdiction was concerned. 



WITHDRAWAL BY RUSSIA OF HER CLAIM TO MARITIME 

 JURISDICTION. 



This withdrawal was notified to Great Britain, and a sug- 

 gestion made that the delimitation of boundaries should be 

 matter of negotiation. 



It was notified also to the United States, and coramuni' 

 cated by botU Powers to tlieU' respective Represeutativea. 



p. 44. 



