The author wishes to acknowledge and express his gratitude for all the assistance he received from the following individuals within and outside NDU: Dr. Patrick Clawson, Captain Michael Martus USN, and Dr. Donald Losman who took time from their busy schedules at NDU to review the paper and make valuable suggestions on how to improve it; Dr. Karl Bakke, a close friend and mentor of many years, who applied his keen legal mind to a detailed and extensive critique of the entire manuscript; Mort Rolleston, who as an was of considerable assistance in locating documents and editing end notes; and Captain Robert F. Duncan USCG, a complete stranger who, in response to a telephone request, graciously provided a copy of his insightful paper on legal aspects of maritime interception operations.