ARGENTINA-CHILE BOUNDARY COMMISSION papers
Identity Statement
Reference code(s) | : GB 0402 ACB |
Held at | : Royal Geographical Society Click here to find out how to view this collection at http://www.rgs.org/OurWork/Collections/Collections.htm › |
Full 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 & 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.
Finding aids:
The RGS archives: a handlist compiled by Christine Kelly. London: RGS, 1977.
Archival Information
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
Related material:
National Register of Archives: Click here to view NRA record
Publication note:
Description Notes
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.
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