Translation of the memorandum of the party claimant

TO THE

HONORABLE ARBITRATOR, MR. T. M. C. ASSER,
Counselor to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom
of the Netherlands, etc.,

IN THE

ARBITRATION AGREED UPON BY THE EXCHANGE OF NOTES BETWEEN THE
REPRESENTATIVES OF THE TWO HIGH CONTRACTING POWERS, DULY
AUTHORIZED TO THAT EFFECT, DATED SEPTEMBER 3, 1900, TO
ADJUST THE DIFFERENCES BETWEEN THE GOVERNMENT OF
THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, PARTY CLAIMANT,
AND THE IMPERIAL GOVERNMENT OF RUSSIA,
PARTY DEFENDANT, RELATIVE TO THE
ARREST AND SEIZURE OF THE
AMERICAN VESSELS

“CAPE HORN PIGEON,” “JAMES HAMILTON LEWIS,” “C. H. WHITE,”
AND “KATE AND ANNA.”

HERBERT H. D. PEIRCE,
Counsel for the United States.

Foreign Relations of the United States, 1902, Whaling and Sealing Claims Against Russia, On Account of Arrest and Seizure of the American Vessels “Cape Horn Pigeon,” “James Hamilton Lewis,” “C. H. White,” and “Kate and Anna,” Appendix I

Translation of the memorandum of the party claimant