PROVISIONS OF THE TREATY BETWEEN THE UNITED INCLUDING THE REPORTS OF THE BERING SEA COMMISSION. WASHINGTON, D. C.: GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE. Resources of Commander Islands made known Discovery of Pribilof Islands; due to search for furs Cook's expedition to Bering Sea.. Subsequent Russian expeditions Shores and islands became Russian territory as early as 1800. CLAIMS TO THE NORTHWEST COAST OF AMERICA: Early competition for possession of coast of America Treaty of 1790 between Great Britain and Spain. American competition.... This competition certain to result in international conflict. Reason why limit of one hundred miles was chosen Request of Minister of Finance in 1820 and 1821 that cruisers be dis- 19 Bering Sea not included in terms used to denote Pacific Ocean Express declarations of Russian Government on this subject Declaration made immediately before treaty with Great Britain.... Treaties recognized by implication rights claimed by Russia over Bering Burden upon Great Britain to show that these rights have been lost...... By treaties Russia relinquished large portion of coast claimed Russia's object in excluding Bering Sea from effect of treaties was protec- CESSION OF ALASKA TO THE UNITED STATES BY THE TREATY OF 1867: Russia ceded to the United States a portion of Bering Sea. No objection 74 |