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Show Britain Holds Americas' Safety Zone Illegal Reply to Protest on Violation Brands Position Unenforceable in International Law LONDON, Jsn. 15 UP) British sources stated today that Great Britain had replied to th protest of 21 American republics against violation of their neutrality. "safety "safe-ty zone" by taking the position that the zone was unenforcable under un-der International law. The British reply was In the form of a not transmitted to the Panama government for presentation presenta-tion to the permanent Pan-American neutrality committee, it was said. Its contents were withheld. Replies to the United States government gov-ernment on its protests against the diversion of malls and the bringing of United States vessels ' Into contraband control points in l the wsr zone sre expected to go forward soon. The 21 American republics, Including In-cluding the United States, on October Oc-tober 3 established a 300-mile "safety "safe-ty zone" around the Americas, from which it was desired to keep the European war. On December 23, just ten days after the battle off Uruguay between three British cruisers and the German pocket battleship Admiral GraJ Spee, the Pan-American nations protested to Britain, France and Germany against violation of their zone. At that time representatives of the 21 nations also decided to meet again for further consultations on neutrality and this meeting was scheduled to open In Rio de Janeiro Ja-neiro today. |