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That the neutralization ought to include not
only Norway, but Denmark too, seems to be
obvious.
A highly esteemed jurist, Count L.
Kamarowsky, professor of law at the University of
Moscow, puts it as a matter of great importance
in the interests of the world’s peace that
international seas and coasts should be
neutralized.[1] This particularly affects Denmark in
connection with the other two Scandinavian
States. Such a neutralization, he says, will
lead to a disarmament in the Sound and Belts.
These great traffic-ways would then be
accessible for the merchant and war vessels of all
nations. They must not be fortified, but the
freedom of navigation would be watched over
by an international committee.
At the Conference at Berlin in 1885, where
fifteen States were represented, just principles
were adopted for the navigation of the Congo
and the Niger. Free navigation and commerce
on these rivers was secured to the flags of all
nations. The same principle was likewise
extended to their tributaries and lakes, together
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