Mr. DUNCAN MILLARasked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether he has received information as to the arrest of the British trawler "Onward" by the Russian transport "Bakau" for fishing in territorial waters off the Kanin Peninsula; and if he can state the sea limits within which the Russian Government claim exclusive territorial jurisdiction along their coast, and the distance from shore the "Onward" was fishing when arrested?
§ Sir E. GREYI have been informed of the arrest by the Russian authorities of the British trawler in question. The limit within which the Russian Govern-580W ment claim for ordinary purposes exclusive territorial jurisdiction along their coasts is three nautical miles. I am making telegraphic inquiries of His Majesty's Ambassador at St. Petersburg as to the circumstances of the arrest, and have instructed His Excellency to take such steps as they may warrant. According to a telegram from the master of the vessel the capture took place outside territorial limits.