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On the recordJune 14, 1891
Her Majesty's Government will prohibit until May next seal killing in that part of Bering Sea lying eastward of the line of demarcation described in article No. 1 of the treaty of 1867 between the United States and Russia, and will promptly use its best efforts to insure the observance of this prohibition by British subjects and vessels.
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Ben Harrison
Republican · Indiana
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Proclamation 306—Modus Vivendi Respecting the Fur-Seal Fisheries

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