Lord Salisbury

Lord Salisbury in the United States

Lord Salisbury in the U.S. Legal History

Summary

Imperious British prime minister who rejected American intervention in an 1895 border dispute between Venezuela and British Guiana, prompting an American threat of military involvement. Salisbury ultimately reversed his position and allowed a commission to arbitrate the dispute.


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