London, Oct. 31.
British naval circles last night expressed belief that the American steamship City of Flint may succeed in eluding all attempts to capture it and safely reach some German poi soon. They stated this would possible, because the German prize crew in command of the vessel, could travel practically all the way from Murmansk without being compelled to go outside Norwegian territorial waters.
They revealed that there was only one point where the City of Flint would be obliged to go outside territorial waters. That is south of Tromsoe, Norway, owing to the difficult coast line there. This, they said, could easily. be done at night.
Although it was impossible to dis: cover whether the British Navy was endeavouring to capture the City of Flint, naval circles recalled that international law forbids all action against en enemy unit in territorial waters.—United Press.
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