Venezuela-British Guiana Boundary Arbitration: The Case of the United States of Venezuela Before the Tribunal of Arbitration to Convene at Paris Under the Provisions of the Treaty ... |
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... western bank of the Essequibo : Her Majesty's Government has , at various times , made mention of an " extreme British claim " from the Essequibo west as far as the main mouth of the Orinoco , on the coast , and , in the interior , as ...
... western bank of the Essequibo : Her Majesty's Government has , at various times , made mention of an " extreme British claim " from the Essequibo west as far as the main mouth of the Orinoco , on the coast , and , in the interior , as ...
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... west by the Orinoco itself ; on the south by a range of hills or mountains , to different parts of which have been applied the designations " Piacoa mountains " and “ Imataca mountains " ; on the east it is separated from the second of ...
... west by the Orinoco itself ; on the south by a range of hills or mountains , to different parts of which have been applied the designations " Piacoa mountains " and “ Imataca mountains " ; on the east it is separated from the second of ...
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... western boundary , the limits of which have never been completely settled , and it merits the greatest attention on account of the political importance of the mouth of the Orinoco . " ‡ Again , speaking of the importance of the Amacura ...
... western boundary , the limits of which have never been completely settled , and it merits the greatest attention on account of the political importance of the mouth of the Orinoco . " ‡ Again , speaking of the importance of the Amacura ...
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... west by the river of that name , to the north by the Orinoco , to the east by the Atlantic , and to the south by impenetrable forests . Colonel Moody considers this position " susceptable [ sic ] of being fortified so as to resist ...
... west by the river of that name , to the north by the Orinoco , to the east by the Atlantic , and to the south by impenetrable forests . Colonel Moody considers this position " susceptable [ sic ] of being fortified so as to resist ...
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... western bound- ary of the British territory , and to consider the mouth of the Moroco River as the limit of Her Majesty's possessions on the sea- coast . " * On September 15 , 1881 , Lord Granville wrote as fol- lows : " 8. They [ Her ...
... western bound- ary of the British territory , and to consider the mouth of the Moroco River as the limit of Her Majesty's possessions on the sea- coast . " * On September 15 , 1881 , Lord Granville wrote as fol- lows : " 8. They [ Her ...
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abandoned aforesaid Amacura Amazon Appendix Arbitrators ARTÍCULO attempt banks Barima Point Berbice Blue Book boats boundary Britain British Government British Guiana Cajoeny Capuchin Caraibans Caribs century charter claim coast region Commandeur creek Cuyuni and Mazaruni Cuyuni river Cuyuni-Mazaruni basin Demerara disputed territory district Dutch Dutch colony Dutch trade Dutch West east Essequibo colony Essequibo river established Estados Unidos estates exclusive political control expedition French Georgetown Governor Gravesande Guayana Holland Honorable Indians Indies inhabitants interior island Kykoveral land letter Lord Lord Aberdeen Lordships lowest falls Majesty's Government Mazaruni rivers ment Moruca mouth nation Netherlands Orinoco delta plantations Pomeroon possession postholder present province quibo Raleigh remonstrance Rodway Santo Thomé savannas Schomburgk sent settled settlement slaves Spain Spaniards Spanish Spanish control Spanish missions States-General Surinam Thurn tion Treaty of Munster Tribunal Trinidad U. S. Commission Report United Venezuela Venezuelan Government Waini West India Company Zeeland
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Page 6 - Party shall have specified or alluded to any report or document in its own exclusive possession, without annexing a copy, such Party shall be bound, if the other Party thinks proper to apply for it, to furnish that Party with a copy thereof...
Page 8 - The decision of the Tribunal shall, if possible, be made within three months from the close of the argument on both sides. It shall be made in writing and dated, and shall be signed by the Arbitrators who may assent to it.
Page 1 - Who after having communicated to each other their respective full powers, which were found to be in...
Page 53 - Netherlands, with the exclusive privilege to traffic and plant colonies on the coast of Africa from the Tropic of Cancer to the Cape of Good Hope ; on the coast of America, from the straits of Magellan to the remotest north.
Page 7 - ... deliver in duplicate to each of the said Arbitrators and to the agent of the other Party a written or printed argument showing the points and referring to the evidence upon which his Government relies...
Page 6 - Within four months after the delivery on both sides of the written or printed case, either party may, in like manner, deliver in duplicate to each of the said arbitrators, and to the agent of the other party, a counter case and additional documents, correspondence, and evidence, in reply to the case, documents, correspondence, and evidence so presented by the other party.
Page 227 - Adverse holding or prescription during a period of fifty years shall make a good title. The arbitrators may deem exclusive political control of a district, as well as actual settlement thereof, sufficient to constitute adverse holding or to make title by prescription.
Page 9 - In faith whereof, we, the respective Plenipotentiaries, have signed this treaty and have hereunto affixed our seals. Done in duplicate at Paris, the tenth day of December, in the year of Our Lord one thousand eight hundred and ninety-eight.