All latitudes and longitudes hereinafter are referred to the North American Datum of 1927; all topographic features hereinafter are according to Edition 3 of National Topographic Series Maps 105 C/1 (Morley Lake) and 105 C/2 (Teslin); Edition 2 of N.T.S. Map 105 C/7 (Lone Tree Creek); and Edition 1 of N.T.S. Map 105 C/8 (English Creek); all produced at a scale of 1:50,000 by the Surveys and Mapping Branch, Department of Energy, Mines and Resources at Ottawa;

2. Believes that the international financial crisis, which has its epicentre in the US financial system and was triggered off by property speculation, is an expression of the growing crisis of a financial speculation that has little to with the real economy, as well as of the devaluation of workers' wages and the purchasing power of the poorest, together with forced recourse to bank loans both for buying property and for consumption; finds it unacceptable that the workers and the least-favoured strata should have to pay the costs of the present financial crisis, once again letting off the hook those who are in reality responsible for, a ...[+++]nd benefit from, speculative policies and the financing of the economy, in other words big business and finance;

Furthermore, for security reasons which we fully understand, in early 2009, the United States decided to introduce the Electronic System for Travel Authorisation (ESTA), which can be used only for passengers from a country covered by the visa waiver programme who enter North America.

Unfortunately, the Google Project is based on an Anglo-Saxon legal system and on North American market realities which are completely inadequate for the European Union system.

Against the background of an accelerating arms race and the militarisation of international relations (which are being driven by the USA and its allies), the US Government is planning to install parts of its anti-missile system in Europe.

The North American financial system has in particular shown itself to be quicker and better placed to support the progress of the new knowledge-based economy.