CIA • 1978

NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE DAILY (CABLE)

llirct'tor of ( rntrjl [I It, iirnir National Irate (Cable) (b)(1) (b)(3) FEATURE ARTICLE ARGENTINA-CHILE: Background of Dispute by miss on the major issues. The dispute between Argentina and Chile over the Beagle Channel and related territorial claims is typical of many South American boundary problems that stem from early, ambiguously worded agreements and treaties formu- lated before accurate maps were available. Recent ef- forts at negotiation and arbitration have failed, largely because neither aide is prepared to accept any oompro- The Beagle Channel serves as an alternate route to the Strait of Magellan and to the course around Cape Horn for travel between the Atlantic and the Pacific Oceans...