FOIA
ANGOLA-ZAMBIA BOUNDARY
Document Type:
Collection:
Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST):
CIA-RDP08C01297R000100030001-9
Release Decision:
RIFPUB
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K
Document Page Count:
1
Document Creation Date:
December 22, 2016
Document Release Date:
September 4, 2012
Sequence Number:
1
Case Number:
Content Type:
MISC
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Declassified and Approved For Release 2012/09/04: CIA-RDP08CO1297R000100030001-9
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parallel south, extends westward along
the 13th parallel for 135 miles to the
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22nd meridian east, and then continues
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southward for 220 miles along the 22nd
meridian. The remainder of the bound-
Area of Map
ary from the 22nd meridian to the South-
West Africa tripoint consists of straight-
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Declassified and Approved For Release 2012/09/04: CIA-RDP08CO1297R000100030001-9
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