| Summary: | fish Under article 13 of the Treaty of Utrecht, 1713, the subjects of France, while not permitted to settle, had been allowed the right "to catch fish, and to dry them on land." .There were, however, a number of serious ambiguities in this pro- vision.Did the word 'fish' as used in article 13 mean 'codfish', as the phrase 'to catch fish, and to dry them' seemed to indicate, or was it used in a general sense to include other species such as salmon and lobster? GMS Aug 74 PRINTED ITEM Used I Used I Not used
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