IDENTITY STATEMENT
Reference code(s): GB 0402 ACB
Held at: Royal Geographical Society
Title: ARGENTINA-CHILE BOUNDARY COMMISSION papers
Date(s): 1902-1968
Level of description: Collection (fonds)
Extent: One box and five maps held separately.
Name of creator(s): Argentine-Chile Boundary Court of Arbitration.
CONTEXT
Administrative/Biographical history:
In March 1965, at the requests of the Governments of Argentina and Chile, the British Government established a Boundary Court to determine the border between the two countries in a disputed area between Boundary Posts 16 and 17. L P Kirwan, the Secretary and Director of the RGS, was a member of the court and of the field mission. The court made its award on 24 November 1966.
CONTENT
Scope and content/abstract:
Miscellaneous papers, largely photocopies relating to the Award of the Argentine-Chile Boundary Court of Arbitration, 1966: these include drafts of the report, submissions and other material from the two parties, photographs and maps of the disputed area. The sixth folder contains Sir L Kirwan's personal impressions of the field mission.
ACCESS AND USE
Language/scripts of material: English and Spanish.
System of arrangement:
Documents in each folder are fully listed.
Conditions governing access:
Open by appointment only, subject to completion of application form. Non-Fellows require a letter of reference.
Conditions governing reproduction:
Photocopying at Archivist's discretion, and subject to completion of 'application for copies' form. No reproduction or publication without permission of the RGS-IBG Archivist.
Physical characteristics:
The material is in good condition.
Finding aids:
The RGS archives: a handlist compiled by Christine Kelly. London: RGS, 1977.
ARCHIVAL INFORMATION
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling information:
Accruals:
More material relating to the arbitration was bequeathed to the Society, along with other papers, after L. P. Kirwan's death in 1999, this awaits accessioning.
Archival history:
Immediate source of acquisition:
Sir L Kirwan handed over five files to the RGS archives in 1975 and a sixth in 1988.
ALLIED MATERIALS
Existence and location of originals:
Existence and location of copies:
Related material:
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DESCRIPTION NOTES
Note:
Archivist's note: Prepared by David Tatham, Archives Volunteer using existing finding aids. Revised by Sarah Drewery.
Rules or conventions: ISAD(G) ed.2.
Date(s) of descriptions: 11 September 2000; Nov 2008.