Action by Secretary of State upon seizure of vessel by foreign country; preconditions

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Title 22—FOREIGN RELATIONS AND INTERCOURSE > CHAPTER 25—PROTECTION OF VESSELS ON THE HIGH SEAS AND IN TERRITORIAL WATERS OF FOREIGN COUNTRIES

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any vessel of the United States is seized by a foreign country on the basis of claims to jurisdiction that are not recognized by the United States, or on the basis of claims to jurisdiction recognized by the United States but exercised in a manner inconsistent with international law as recognized by the United States;  1 1

So in original. Probably should be followed by “or”.

( Aug. 27, 1954, ch. 1018, § 2 , 68 Stat. 883 ; Pub. L. 92–569, § 1 , Oct. 26, 1972 , 86 Stat. 1182 ; Pub. L. 94–265, title IV, § 403(a)(1) , Apr. 13, 1976 , 90 Stat. 360 ; Pub. L. 96–561, title II, § 238(b) , Dec. 22, 1980 , 94 Stat. 3300 ; Pub. L. 98–364, title III, § 303(a) , July 17, 1984 , 98 Stat. 444 ; Pub. L. 104–208, div. A, title I, § 101(a) [title II, § 211(b)] , Sept. 30, 1996 , 110 Stat. 3009 , 3009–41.)

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