We steadily deny that at the date of the treaty Great Britain had any possessions there other than the limited and peculiar establishment at the Balize, and maintain that if she had any they were surrendered by the convention.
He maintains that at the time of the treaty, Great Britain had no possessions in the area beyond a limited establishment, which was surrendered by the convention.
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