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International Tribunal in The Hague pronounces that the Icelanders did not

Iceland · Government / Government of Iceland. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

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Chronological records

1972

Olafur Johannesson17 August 1972

Government / Government of Iceland

The International Tribunal in The Hague pronounces that the Icelanders did not have sovereignty over the areas between 12 and 50 miles, the Icelandic Government protested and decided to take no notice of this decree

Names involved

Olafur Johannesson

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