CIA • 1978

ARGENTINA-CHILE: DISPUTE AT THE END OF THE EARTH

Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2012/10/03: CIA-RDP08C01297R000800090009-8 111111011211 IUMII 111441 Foreign Assessment Center Argentina-Chile: Dispute at the End of the Earth A Research Paper Confidential GC 78-10220 November 1978 Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2012/10/03: CIA-RDP08C01297R000800090009-8 ' Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2012/10/03: CIA-RDP08C01297R000800090009-8 CONFIDENTIAL Argentina-Chile: Dispute at the End of the Earth Central Intelligence Agency National Foreign Assessment Center November 1978 The current dispute between Argentina and Chile over the Beagle Channel and related territorial claims has a long and complex history. It is typical of many other South American boundary problems that stem from early, ambiguously worded agree- ments and treaties that were formulated before accurate maps were available. This paper addresses the major issues in the Argentina-Chile dispute...