I would submit that such a Report as that which accompanies the Declaration of London has no claim to the sort of interpretative authority which has been attributed to it; nor is it desirable that the requisite steps should be taken for giving it that authority.
Holland critiques the authority of a report related to the Declaration of London, emphasizing its lack of interpretative power.
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