The Danish Minister at Chirstiania under the [627097]

The Danish Minister at Chirstiania under the
instruction of Danish Minister for Foreign
Affairs on July 12th, 1919 renewed before a
Committee constituted at the Peace
Conference “for the purpose of considering the
claims that may be put forward by differen t
countries to Spitzbergen” the unofficial
assurance given to the Norwegian Government
on April 2nd, 1919 stating that Denmark has no
special interests at stake in Spitzbergen and
they would not raise any objections to its
claims. At this occasion the Mini ster took the
liberty and stated that recognition of Denmark’s
political and economic interest to the whole of
Greenland “would not encounter any difficulties
on the part of the Norwegian Government”. To
this Mr. Ihlen, replied by stating that the Plans
of the Royal [Danish] Government respecting
Danish sovereignty over the whole of
Greenland… would meet with no difficulties on
the part of Norway”.

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