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South American Boundary Settlement

Posted: 11:17:06 Tuesday, 24 April, 2018
by Smyg
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The Argentine Republic seeks to join the Concord of Nations. Let them, we say, after a trial. We call upon our friends in Argentina to join together with the governments of Uruguay, Brazil and Free Paraguay, to resolve all territorial conflicts between them, in two treaties of pan-American amity. We suggest that they, or variations of them if you prefer, be agreed to, to ensure peace.

Below are enclosed our two draft proposals.

Argentine-Brazilian-Uruguayan-Paraguayan Territorial Agreement of 1936

The parties of this treaty, being Argentina, Brazil, Uruguay, and Paraguay (represented by the legitimate government of the Republic of Paraguay, led by President Eusebio Ayala), shall agree to the following terms, to resolve all currently existing boundary disputes between them, and bring amicable relations to South America.

  • The disputed Arroyo de la Invernada area, in dispute since the 1851 Boundary Treaty, shall be divided properly between Uruguay and Brazil, in line with the long-standing de facto divisions. The Uruguayan-held village of Masoller will be recognized as Uruguayan territory, and the Brazilian-held Rincón de Artigas area (92 square miles, seen below) will be recognized as Brazilian territory.
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  • The uninhabited and disputed Isla Brasileña / Ilha Brasileira (approx. 0.96 square miles large) will be recognized as Brazilian territory, due to the regulations of the 1851 Boundary Treaty. However, Brazil shall agree to never station naval or military forces on the island, Brazilian control of the island shall not impede Uruguayan commerce or civilian transport on the nearby rivers, and Uruguayan naturalists shall hold unrestricted access to the island to study the riverine ecosystems.
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  • The disputed river islands of the Guaíra Falls shall be recognized as Paraguayan territory, although only to be occupied by the legitimate Republic of Paraguay. Full Brazilian access to the falls and the river shall not be impeded, for any purpose whatsoever, and in the eventuality of a hydropower project, Brazil shall engage in such alongside the Republic of Paraguay, on friendly and mutually beneficial terms.

  • The disputed Juncal Island, in Uruguayan waters, shall be recognized as Uruguayan territory.

  • In order to foster peace and understanding between all civilized states of Latin America, to resolve the issue of the disputed Martín García Island and its adjoining Timoteo Domínguez Island, the 1870s proposal of the Argentine President Domingo Faustino Sarmiento shall be renewed and made into reality. See the Argirópolis Agreement enclosed below.
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Argirópolis Agreement of 1936

In the 1870s, the Argentine President Domingo Faustino Sarmiento proposed the formation of Argirópolis, a neutral capital of the Confederated States of Plata (Argentina, Paraguay and Uruguay). As the Confederated States are no more, this idea is dead, but another alternative mentioned by Sarmiento is certainly still possible:
President Domingo Sarmiento proposed a base on the island in the 1870s, with Argirópolis City as the capital of a micro state administered jointly by Argentina, Uruguay and Paraguay.
The parties of this treaty, being Argentina, Uruguay, Brazil, and Paraguay (represented by the legitimate government of the Republic of Paraguay, led by President Eusebio Ayala), hereby agree to declare the disputed Martín García Island and its adjoining Timoteo Domínguez Island to be a pan-American condominium, in the vein of the Tangier International Zone, the New Hebrides Condominium, Neutral Moresnet, etc., jointly held by the Nations of Argentina, Uruguay, Brazil and Paraguay. Martín García Island is well-suited for this, holding fortifications, docks, an airstrip, and all other necessities of modern life.

The island condominium, which shall retain the military protection of the Argentine Navy for the time being, shall be named the Argirópolis Zone. It shall be a zone of free trade between the four founding nations, and shall be administrated by officials appointed by all four as well, in addition to a locally elected council. Until it can be reconstituted within the territories of Paraguay, the Republic of Paraguay shall set up its government-in-exile in the Zone, and Paraguayan political refugees fleeing the so-called "Paraguayan Social Republic" shall be hosted there, at the joint expense of Argentina, Brazil and Uruguay, to be repaid after Asuncion has been retaken.

Re: South American Boundary Settlement

Posted: 21:51:25 Tuesday, 24 April, 2018
by Smyg
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It is with sadness that we announce that Argentina has withdrawn from negotiations, due to expansionist ambitions. C'est la vie, it is life.

Here is our subsequent proposal:

Brazilian-Uruguayan-Paraguayan Territorial Agreement of 1936

The parties of this treaty, being Brazil, Uruguay, and Paraguay (represented by the legitimate government of the Republic of Paraguay, led by President Eusebio Ayala), shall agree to the following terms, to resolve all currently existing boundary disputes between them, and bring amicable relations to South America.

  • The disputed Arroyo de la Invernada area, in dispute since the 1851 Boundary Treaty, shall be divided properly between Uruguay and Brazil, in line with the long-standing de facto divisions. The Uruguayan-held village of Masoller will be recognized as Uruguayan territory, and the Brazilian-held Rincón de Artigas area (92 square miles, seen below) will be recognized as Brazilian territory.
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  • The uninhabited and disputed Isla Brasileña / Ilha Brasileira (approx. 0.96 square miles large) will be recognized as Brazilian territory, due to the regulations of the 1851 Boundary Treaty. However, Brazil shall agree to never station naval or military forces on the island, Brazilian control of the island shall not impede Uruguayan commerce or civilian transport on the nearby rivers, and Uruguayan naturalists shall hold unrestricted access to the island to study the riverine ecosystems.
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  • The disputed river islands of the Guaíra Falls shall be recognized as Paraguayan territory, although only to be occupied by the legitimate Republic of Paraguay. Full Brazilian access to the falls and the river shall not be impeded, for any purpose whatsoever, and in the eventuality of a hydropower project, Brazil shall engage in such alongside the Republic of Paraguay, on friendly and mutually beneficial terms.

  • In regards to other territories disputed between Uruguay and other states, the parties of this treaty jointly agree to stand by the Oriental Republic in its legal claims.