BRITAIN RECOGNISES NORWEGIAN CLAIM
JAN MAYEN ISLAND IS NOW UNDER NORSE FLAG. (United Press Assn.—By Electric Telegraph.—Copyright.) (Received November 26, 11.30 a.m.) RUGBY, November 25. Notes have been exchanged between the British Legation at Oslo and the Norwegian Government in reference to the latter’s claim to sovereignty over Jan Mayen Island, 300 miles north-east of Iceland. A British note announcing formal recognition of Norwegian sovereignty adds: “ Recognition is accorded independently of, and with all' due reserves, regard the actual grounds of the claim." The Norwegian Government expresses gratitude at the friendly attitude of the British Government.
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Star (Christchurch), Issue 19237, 26 November 1930, Page 1
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