Barren Episode:
International Ethics To the Edlitor of the "Nowrie-Cuixa Dairy Nev Siw—My attention was drawn a short time ago to an article in the September issue of the "Fortnightly: Review", and as the matter chledy dealt with concerns an episode of peculiar interest in its international tethieal aspect, I trust you will find space in your valuable paper for some relevant comments" on the subject.
In @ review on u recent British Govefnment publication "The Last Years of Peace" (Vol. X, Part 2, of British Documents on the Origin of the War, edited by G. P. Gooch and H, Temperley), which appeared in the periodical mentioned above Mr. E.
Care makes particular reference 10 the section dealing with the Anglo-German negotiations carried "on during the years 1911-1914 regarding Portuguese Colonies.
will be recalled that in 1898 Great Britain, facing the Triple Alliance find needing the support of Germany maintain Britain's interests in Egypt, entered into a secret agrees ment' with Germany by which the two parties delimited their claims to Portuguese colonies in the "unfortue nate" event of the Portuguese Empire ceasing 10 exist. During the Great War German; led the contents of the secret agreement to the world, bhut long before this. disclosure, in fact within a few months after' the conclusion.of the treaty, Portugal had learnt of its existence, and the result Was an Anglo-Portuguese Declaration in 1699, known also as the "Treaty of Windsor", wherein Great Britain re~ aagirmed the Anglo-Portuguese Treaty fof 1661, under the terms of which Great Britain, for a substantial consideration (the gift by Portugal the island of Bombay, the town of Tanglers in Morocco, the town of Galle in Ceylon, and a large sum of money), had undertaken to defend all territories belonging to Portu Querying the obligation of Gri
yot 1661 on the basis of continued "adherence to not. to. be disputed that "Duration of Treaties" is a dificult point in" international law, and 1 should leave this competent legal min maintain that it w sible for Great Bri from the principle laid down by the London Protocol of 1871, which ruled that where period specified "no Pow berate seit from" the engagement were far a ext in 1661, Ecvion'to take, "According to ate.
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