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Capture of the German Steamship “Odenwald”

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  12 April 2017

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Editorial Comment
Copyright
Copyright © American Society of International Law 1942

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References

1 Navy Department Press Releases, Nov. 16 and 17, 1941.

2 Associated Press, Nov. 19, 1941.

3 There is a limited right of visitation, now seldom exercised, on sound suspicion of piracy or slave trade. Patrolling to prevent breaches of revenue, navigation and other municipal laws is a different matter.

4 Joint Resolution, Nov. 4, 1939.

5 See Federal Code, Sec. 750, p. 1528.

6 Since writing the above, it appears from the press dispatches that the owners of the ship defaulted in answering the libel for salvage and that the ship has been requisitioned by the United States Maritime Commission with the approval of the United States Court in San Juan. It is said the cargo will go to the Defense Supply Commission. Associated Press, Dec. 28, 1941; New York Times, Dec. 22, 1941.