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within thirty davs after delivery of the case; and the original or copy so 

 requested shall be delivered as soon as may he and within a period not exceed- 

 ing forty days after receipt of notice. 



Article V. 



It shall be the duty of the agent of each party, within one month after the 

 expiration of the time limited for the delivery of the counter case on both sides, 

 to deliver in duplicate to each of the said arbitrators and to the agent of the 

 other party a printed argument showing the points and referring to the evidence 

 upon which his Government relies, and either party may also support the same 

 before the arbitrators bv oral argument of counsel ; and the arbitrators may, if 

 they desire further elucidation with regard to any point, require a written or 

 printed statement or argument, or oral argument by counsel, upon it; but in 

 such case the other partv shall be entitled to reply either orallv or in writing, as 

 the case may be. 



Article VI. 



In deciding the matters submitted to the arbitrators, it is agreed that the fol- 

 lowing five points shall be submitted to them, in order that their award shall 

 embrace a distinct decision upon each of said five points, to wit: 



1. What exclusive jurisdiction in the sea now known as the Bering Sea, and 

 what exclusive rights in the seal fisheries therein, did Russia assert and exercise 

 prior and up to the time of the cession of Alaska to the United States.? 



2. How far were these claims of jurisdiction as to the seal fisheries recognized 

 and conceded by Great Britain.? 



3. Was the body of water now known as the Bering Sea included in the 

 phrase "Pacific Ocean," as used in the treaty of 1825 between Great Britain 

 and Russia; and what rights, if any, in the Bering Sea were held and exclu- 

 sively exercised by Russia after said treaty ? 



4. Did not all the rights of Russia as to jurisdiction, and as to the seal fish- 

 eries in Bering Sea east of the water boundary, in the treaty between the 

 United States and Russia of the 30th March, 1867, pass unimpaired to the 

 United States under that treaty.? 



5. Has the United States any right, and if so, what right of protection or 

 property in the fur seals frequenting the islands of the United States in Bering 

 Sea when such seals are found outside the ordinary 3-mile limit. 



Article VII. 



If the determination of the foregoing questions as to the exclusive jurisdiction 

 of the United States shall leave the subject in such position that the concurrence 

 of Great Britain is necessary to the establishment of regulations for the proper 



