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TomWilm

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23. Denmark extending their interests to the whole of Greenland ...

Reply to Callie1979 (Reply #16)

Sat Jan 10, 2026, 03:20 PM

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1917 DECLARATION BETWEEN DENMARK AND THE US ABOUT GREENLAND

In proceeding this day to the signature of the Convention respecting the cession of the Danish West-Indian Islands to the United States of America, the undersigned Secretary of State of the United States of America, duly authorized by his Government, has the honor to declare that the Government of the United States of America will not object to the Danish Government extending their political and economic interests to the whole of Greenland.

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U.S. relinquished any claim to Greenland in 1916 [View all] Tanuki Saturday OP

K&R spanone Saturday #1

Greed and ignorance kill malaise Saturday #2

+1. Paperwork means nothing to the rapist dalton99a Saturday #3

Imperial powers, dividing up stuff leftstreet Saturday #4

People and stuff malaise Saturday #5

Exactly what chump and the oil companies were doing BidenRocks Saturday #12

Same for our phony invasion of IRAQ popsdenver Saturday #24

"Cheney/Rumsfeld could divide IRAQ up among six U.S. Oil Companies." Yup, you nailed it. Follow the money.nt mitch96 Saturday #28

Yup popsdenver Yesterday #29

Biden's fault. twodogsbarking Saturday #6

Thanks, Obama. JoseBalow Saturday #7

Trump doesn't honor agreements, even the ones he makes. surfered Saturday #8

Erasing history is important for MAGA IronLionZion Saturday #9

I guess it's been caught in the right wing's craw since grampy Trump did the draft dodge out of... Hugin Saturday #10

These don't mean anything anymore. We were supposed to defend Ukraine Arazi Saturday #11

Might not want to ask the Kurds! BidenRocks Saturday #13

Exactly. Trump can do what ever the fuck he wants apparently. progressoid Saturday #18

Trump keeps claiming Russia and China are going to take over Greenland. OnlinePoker Saturday #14

trump has never honored agreements he, himself, made. Why would he honor agreements others made? nt Wounded Bear Saturday #15

All I see is "Denmark's rights to Greenland were confirmed". But where? How? Callie1979 Saturday #16

Denmark extending their interests to the whole of Greenland ... TomWilm Saturday #23

Thanks very much! Callie1979 Saturday #27

As confirmed by the US in 2004 with a new defense agreement ... TomWilm Saturday #17

Thanks for this Bayard Saturday #19

Screenshot for the Twitterless FakeNoose Saturday #20

K&R Bayard Saturday #21

I just hope tfg does not just start sending troops to the airbase in G'land.. More and more troops and then mitch96 Saturday #22

Or... Wednesdays Saturday #25

During the run up to the Vietnam war there was the false flag Tolkin Gulf incident... Our reason to escalate..uff mitch96 Yesterday #31

The full treaty: "Convention between the United States and Denmark for cession of the Danish West Indies." sop Saturday #26

K&R orangecrush Yesterday #30

Problem is, there's news out there, that the few Greenlanders have been drifting UTUSN Yesterday #32

A little history on how the US agreed in 1916 to Denmark's control of Greenland in exchange for the Virgin Islands. LetMyPeopleVote Yesterday #33