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The elaborate classification of contraband had to be at once thrown overboard, and most of the remaining provisions of the Declaration proved to be inapplicable to modern warfare.
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Thomas Erskine Holland
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gutenberg.orgEditor's note · Context
Holland discusses the obsolescence of the Declaration's provisions in light of modern warfare practices.
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