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The Government of the United States, in clos- Reasserts the 



positions taken in 



ing its presentation of the matters in controversy the ca{ »e. 

 by this reply to the printed Case of Great Britain, 

 reasserts the positions taken in its printed Case 

 and all of the propositions and conclusions con- 

 tained therein, and is prepared to maintain the 

 same by argument before the Tribunal of Arbi- 

 tration. 



