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1 here has been uneasiness over the intensification of activity by Russian fishing vessels in North Atlantic waters relatively near the American Continent. It has been suggested that these ships are more interested in matters other than fish—charting the ocean bottom, for example, Jo gain information for the possible future reference of commanders of Soviet submarines carrying nuclear weapons.
In view of the extreme international tension, therefore, it can be assumed that naval commanders responsible for the security of the sea frontiers of the United States and Canada have been paying special attention to the activities of Soviet craft—noting any peculiarities in their appearance or movements.
Recently, there have been a number of breaks in die heavy undersea cables which provide corn unication links between America and Europe. Such cables could be expected to be of interest to saboteurs, particularly just before an attack. On the other hand, such brents do occur from time to time because of extremely violent seas, * small earthquakes, deterioration of the cable, or the accidental snagging of the cable by the trawling gear with which deep-sea fishermen net their heavy catches.
On March 14, 1884, there was signed in Paris the Convention for the Protection of Submarine Cables. The agreement went into effect May 1, 1888. It provided that the navies of the signing nations would investigate the papers of vessels suspected of being responsible for damage to such cables. At that time, the big wires carried only telegraphic messages. Since 1956, the newest cables have been used for international telephone calls. Czarist' Russia originally signed the convention, and die S<£„ viet regime acknowledged it in 1926.
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