In any case, let me express my cordial concurrence with your hope that, when hostilities are over, some really universal and lasting agreement may be arrived at with reference to the matters dealt with, as I venture to think prematurely, by the Declaration of Paris.
Thomas Erskine Holland: “In any case, let me express my cordial concurrence with your hope that, when hostilities are over, some really universal…”
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He expresses a desire for a lasting agreement post-war regarding maritime matters, emphasizing the importance of international cooperation.
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