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ALASKA. 
The arbitrators under this treaty, Hon. John M. Harlan and 
Hon. John T. Morgan, representing the United States; Baron 
Alphonse de Courcel, arbitrator named by France; the Right 
Hon. Lord Hannen and Sir John Thompson, representing Great 
Britain; Marquis E. Visconti Venosta, arbitrator named by Italy, 
and Mr. Gregers Gram, arbitrator named by Sweden and Norway, 
met at Paris on February 23, 1893, and were in session until 
August 15, 1893. The following award was the result of their 
labors: 
AWARD OF THE TRIBUNAL OF ARBITRATION CONSTITUTED UNDER THE TREATY CON¬ 
CLUDED AT WASHINGTON, THE 29TH OF FEBRUARY, 1892, BETWEEN THE UNITED 
STATES OF AMERICA AND HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN OF THE UNITED KINGDOM OF 
GREAT BRITAIN AND IRELAND. 
Whereas by a treaty between the United States of America and Great Brit¬ 
ain, signed at Washington, February 29, 1892, the ratifications of which by the 
Governments of the two countries were exchanged at London on May the 7th, 
1892, it was, amongst other things, agreed and concluded that the questions 
which had arisen between the Government of the United States of America and 
the Government of Her Britannic Majesty concerning the jurisdictional rights 
of the United States in the waters of Bering’s Sea, and concerning also the 
preservation of the fur-seal in or habitually resorting to the said sea, and the 
rights of the citizens and subjects of either country as regards the taking of fur- 
seals in or habitually resorting to the said waters, should be submitted to a tri¬ 
bunal of arbitration to be composed of seven arbitrators, who should be appointed 
in the following manner, that is to say: two should be named by the President 
of the United States; two should be named by Her Britannic Majesty; His 
Excellency the President of the French Republic should be jointly requested by 
the High Contracting Parties to name one; His Majesty the King of Italy 
should be so requested to name one; His Majesty the King of Sweden and 
Norway should be so requested to name one; the seven arbritrators to be so 
named should be jurists of distinguished reputation in their respective countries, 
and the selecting powers should be requested to choose, if possible, jurists who 
are acquainted with the English language ; 
And whereas it was further agreed by Article II of the said treaty that the 
arbitrators should meet at Paris within twenty days after the delivery of the 
counter cases mentioned in Article IV, and should proceed impartially and care¬ 
fully to examine and decide the questions which had been or should be laid before 
