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Arthur Cohen has done good service by explaining that Great Britain has practically asserted the right of a State to absolute control of the airspace vertically above its territory.
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Thomas Erskine Holland
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Holland acknowledges Arthur Cohen's contribution in clarifying Britain's stance on airspace control.
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Objections might, of course, be made to them as unlikely to produce their hoped-for effect, or as repugnant to our feelings of humanity or honour.
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