Citation: Unknown (1939) Elaboration on US and UK sovereignty claims for certain Pacific islands. No Publisher, us. (Unpublished)
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Abstract
UK Embassy official internal discussion regarding US and UK sovereignty claims for certain Pacific islands, including the Phoenix Group and the Line Islands. Author questions the motives for the US claim for sovereignty being distinct to its material interests, and suggests that international arbritration may be the outcome for contested islands.
Metadata
| Additional Information: | Department: UK Embassy, Washington, D.C.; Creators: Unknown (UK Embassy Official to US); Writing format: Manuscript; |
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| Creators: | Unknown, and |
| Subjects: | Politics History Latin American Studies |
| Keywords: | Notes, United of States of America, Oceania, *British Western Pacific Territories (British colony) [SOME ISLANDS UNDER DISPUTE BETWEEN UK AND USA], |
| Divisions: | Institute of Latin American Studies |
| Collections: | Atlantic Archive: UK-US Relations in an Age of Global War 1939-1945 |
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| References: | TNA Reference: FO 115/ 3417 - Pacific Islands (Certain) Part III; Project Record ID: A00000057; |