118 APPENDIX TO CASE OF GREAT BRITAIN. 
No. 65. 
Note from United States Minister at Stockholm to Swedish Govern- 
ment.—(Communicated by M. d’ Adelborg, October 10, 1887.) 
The Government of the United States recognizes the necessity of tak- 
ing steps for the better protection of the fur-seal fisheries in Behring’s 
Strait. The indiscriminate and unregulated killing of these valuable 
animals has of late years greatly reduced their number, and threatens 
in a comparatively short time to all*but extinguish them. 
99 The importance of respective Governments entering into an 
arrangement which shall have for its purpose the regulation of 
seal-hunting and to the present indiscriminate slaughter of seals, is 80 
apparent that it needs no elaboration. 
To this end I am directed to invite the United Kingdoms of Sweden 
and Norway to enter into such an arrangement with the Government 
of the United States as will prevent the citizens of either country from 
killing seal in Behring’s Sea in such times and places and by such 
methods as at present are pursued. 
The Governments of Germany, Great Britain, Russia, France, and 
Japan, have likewise been invited to co-operate to this end. 
No. 66. 
The Marquis of Salisbury to M. @Adelborg. 
The Marquis of Salisbury has had the honour to receive the copy of 
a communication addressed to the Swedish Government by the United 
States Minister at Stockholm which Count Adelborg has been good 
epough to leave at the Foreign Office. 
Her Majesty’s Government have not received any similar communica- 
tion from the Government of the United States regarding the protec- 
tion of the fur-seal fisheries in Behring’s Sea. Lord Salisbury would, 
however, be glad to know whether the invitation to enter into an 
arrangement on the subject will be accepted by the Swedish Govern- 
ment. 
FOREIGN OFFICE, October 11, 1887. 
No. 67. 
Foreign Office to Baron Plessen. 
Sir J. Pauncefote has the honour to inform Baron Plessen, with 
reference to his inquiry of the 5th instant, that no proposal has been 
made to Her Majesty’s Government by the Government of the United 
States for an International Convention for the pretection of seals in 
Behring’s Sea. The Marquis of Salisbury would be giad to be informed 
of the decision which may be adopted in the matter by the German 
Government. 
FOREIGN OFFICE, October 11, 1887. 
