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...Ceylon) puts it, "to augment their meager national resources with none of the unpleasant connotations of 'economic aid.' " They argue that the law Grotius wrote in a maritime era gives an unfair advantage to developed nations in a technological era. Continuation of the status quo, Delegate Makhold Lerotholi of Lesotho protested in Caracas last week, would "mean continuation of a colonial mentality of the most cynical nature." If the developed nations were allowed to exploit the seas at will, he said, they would go on to lay claim to the moon, the stars and the planets...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: THE OCEANS: Wild West Scramble for Control | 7/29/1974 | See Source »

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