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...President transmitted to the Senate a recommendation of Secretary Hughes that U. S. sovereignty be extended over Swains Island, a little speck of land off the Bonavista Bay district of Newfoundland, not far from Greenspond Island. It was discovered by a Briton who deeded it to an American. Great Britain does not contest our sovereignty...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: THE PRESIDENCY: The White House Week: Jun. 2, 1924 | 6/2/1924 | See Source »

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