EVALUATION OF CIA/RR-G-20, THE INTERNATIONAL BOUNDARIES OF LATIN AMERICA

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP79T01018A000200090002-2
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: November 16, 2016
• Document Release Date: May 15, 2000
• Sequence Number: 2
• Publication Date: March 10, 1958
• Content Type: MF

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10 March 1958
M RAN1XJM FCC?: Assistant Director, Ranh and Reports
THROB: Chief, Geographic march
SUBJECT: Evaluation of CIA/RR-G-2o, The International
Boundaries of Latin America
1. Prior to this report, no comprehensive and up-to-date study
has been available on the international boundaries of the 20 Iatin
American Republics and 4 mainland Possessions. It has been difficult
to ascertain quickly the extent of settled or unsettled boundary segments,
the nature of the problems in boundary disputes, or the amount and kind
of progress that has been made toward settlement. U.S. mapping agencies
have often had a confusing time depicting boundaries because of the
variations appearing on different sources with little definitive data
at hand to help resolve the differences.
2. This report considers each of the 37 international boundaries
in Latin America (Brazil alone is border by 10 different countries)
under four main headings. Current statu* of each boundary is described
in four categories - boundaries that are mated; delimited (settled
but not marked); undefined; and in dispute. Problem areas are defined
and described. Descriptions of boundaries that are demarcated and
delimited are quoted from the legal documents establishing them. 2s
depicting boundary alignments are cited. Thus a reader may quickly
locate the -facts pertaining to a particular question.
3. Data in the report were compiled from documents and zaps in
the libraries in Washington as veil as from material supplied in response
to instructions sent to the field.
4. A map, Latin America - Status of Boundaries is included at
the end of the report ing the status of boundaries as discussed in
the text. This is a complete revision with more detailed treatment of
a map produced by CIA in 1947. Although the revision a initially
requested by the Inter-American Geodetic Survey, several other offices
learned of the project and their requirements necessitated extending the
work to include the textual material as well.
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