Word: seals
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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Secrecy continued to cloak the progress of the negotiations by which Secretary Hughes is trying to secure treaties with foreign powers to allow their vessels to enter American ports with liquor under seal in exchange for the privilege of extending the three-mile limit to twelve miles for the search and seizure of rum-runners...
...House of Lords, Lord Curzon, Foreign Minister, said: " There is no chance of our agreeing in any circumstances whatever to the American proposal for a twelve-mile territorial limit." His contention was that, while the United States had a legal right to seize liquor under seal, she was in fact violating international custom...
...ships stopped at Cuban or Canadian ports to drop their liquor stores, but most arriving vessels had provided in advance for the contingency-that is, by sailing with small liquor stocks. From the State Department came the suggestion that foreign ships might be allowed to bring in liquor under seal-by treaty-if foreign governments would allow us in return to extend the three mile limit to twelve miles in searching vessels and seizing rum runners...
Since 1921, when he resigned the offices of Lord Privy Seal, Leader of the House of Commons, Leader of the Unionist Party, Mr. Law has not enjoyed good health. Last October his condition improved to such an extent that he again stepped into the political arena, but was forced to quit his post last month owing to throat trouble...
Premier Baldwin, answering a question in the House of Commons, defined the position of Lord Robert Cecil, Lord Privy Seal, in the Cabinet. He said that Lord Robert represented the Government in the Council of the League of Nations as Lord Balfour had done, but was not a "Minister of the League" in the British Cabinet. He added that questions relating to the League should continue to be addressed to the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs...