[41:1] NANSEN (page 76): »The Swedish draft contained a number of demands
quite unacceptable to Norway as they were opposed to the very basis and
object of the negotiations.»
[45:1] Different drafts of laws were especially to be discussed in this
way. These outlines are, however, characterised by the ever well informed
Norwegian politician Mr C. BERNER as »quite preliminary».
[45:2] In an earlier stage of the negotiations, the Norwegian Cabinet
were evidently not under the impression that the most important of these
preliminary negotiations was brought to a successful conclusion. C.
BERNER says--in the Storthing debate Feb. 13th 1904--he had heard
both from Norwegian and Swedish negotiators that to frame this laws in a
quite satisfactory manner would be a very difficult thing.