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FOREIGN RELATiONS 1950, VOLUME I


veillance may be exercised in a contiguous zone outside theIeoastal sea,
extending for a further distance of six nautical miles and measured
from the base-lines of the coastal sea, provided however that nothing
in this Article shall be deemed to apply to the rights of the Kingdom
with respect to fishing (Art.,9).
  An English translation of the decree was published in American
  Journal of International Law, Vol. 43 (July 1949), Supplement, pp.
  154 to 156.
  Syria'
  There are no provisions establishing a general:imitt Of territorial
waters. However, a number of legislative provisions establish limits
of territorial waters for specific purposes.
  a) Fisheries: 6 miles.
  b) Criminal jurisdiction :20 kilometers.
  Thailand
  Neither the Constitution nor the available sections of the Civil and
Criminal Codes define the limits of Thailand's territorial waters.
Furthermore, two recent cases of ship seizure indicate that the Thai
Government adheres to.no de facto limit for territorial waters.
  1. The Norwegian vessel Brattoy was intercepted on the "high seas",
65 miles off the Thai coast by a Royal Thai Navy vessel on suspicion
of smuggling rice. The ship's captain described the seizure, as un-
warranted and in violation of -international- maritime law, Naval
officials of the Thai vessel claimed.that they had the right to seize the
ship beyond:the international three mile limit because they had the
right 6toapprehend vessels suspected of carrying contraband goods:
(Bangkok- Post, Oct. 18, 1948). Norwegian authorities submitted that
the BRattoy should not have been seized outside the "three mile national
limit". (Bangkok Post, NOv. 9,1948.)
  2. Six members of a Malaya fishing party were arrested last week
in Thai waters off Narathivas Province after a chase following refusal
to halt for examination. (Bangkok Post, Nov. 21, 1949.) A buoy has
been established ten miles offshore at the latitude of the border, but
whether Thailand claims sovereignty to that point is not clear (D-257,
Bangkok, Apr. 5,1950)
  Turkey
  There does'not appear to be any enactment establishing a general
limit of territorial waters. However, there is evidence to indicate that
Turkey favors a limit of six miles.
  At The Hague Conference on Territorial Waters, 1930, Turkey
declared herself in favor of a limit of six nautical miles with an
adjacent zone.
  The Ottoman Empire claim relating to a 6-mile limit of the terri-
torial sea has apparently set the pattern for the present claims of the
succession states.
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