The Problem -- The Territorial Concept of the Marginal Sea -- Claims of the Original states to Submerged Lands -- Claims of Later States to Submerged Lands -- California's Claims to Submerged Lands -- Texas' Claims to Submerged Lands -- Congressional Policy on Submerged Lands Prior to World War II -- Executive Policy on Submerged Lands Prior to United States v. California -- The Immediate Aftermath of United States v. California -- United States v. Louisiana and United States v. Texas -- Quitclaim or Federal Control? -- The New Doctrine of Paramount Powers.