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{{Short description|1977 treaty between Cuba and the United States}}
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The '''Cuba – United States Maritime Boundary Agreement''' is a 1977 [[treaty]] between [[Cuba]] and the [[United States]] that [[boundary delimitation|set]] the international [[maritime boundary]] between the two states.
The '''Cuba–United States Maritime Boundary Agreement''' is a 1977 [[treaty]] between [[Cuba]] and the [[United States]] that [[boundary delimitation|set]] the international [[maritime boundary]] between the two states. Maritime boundary delimitation was necessary to facilitate law enforcement and resource management, and to avoid conflict, within the countries' overlapping two-hundred mile maritime zones.


The treaty was signed in [[Washington, D.C.]] on 16 December 1977. The treaty stated that the [[Border|boundary]] agreement was provisional for two years and would become permanent when both states had [[ratification|ratified]] the treaty. The treaty was never sent to the [[United States Senate]] for ratification. Despite this, the treaty has been cited in subsequent works as defining the [[Ocean|maritime]] distinction between the two countries.<ref>J. R. V. Prescott (1985). ''The Martime Political Boundaries of the World'' (London: Methuen, ISBN 0416417507) p. 341.</ref><ref>R. W. Smith (1981), "The Maritime Boundaries of the United States", ''[[Geographical Review]]'' '''71''':395–410.</ref>
The treaty was signed in [[Washington, D.C.]], on December 16, 1977. Mark B. Feldman, Deputy Legal Adviser, U.S. Departmenty of State, signed for the United States. Olga Miranda, Legal Adviser, Cuban Foreign Ministry, signed for Cuba. The treaty stated that the [[Border|boundary]] agreement was provisional for two years and would become permanent when both states had [[ratification|ratified]] the treaty. President [[Jimmy Carter]] transmitted the treaty to the United States Senate for advice and consent on January 19, 1978, and hearings were held by the Foreign Relations Committee on June 30, 1980. However, the Senate never voted on the treaty, so it has not yet entered into force. Pending treaty approval, Cuba and the U.S. have maintained the boundary line agreed to in the treaty provisionally by a series of executive agreements renewed every two years.


==References==
In 2000, [[Newsmax Media]] reported that the [[United States Department of State|U.S. State Department]] had implemented provisions of the agreement—including the transfer of some islands from the United States to Cuba—even though the treaty was never ratified by the United States.<ref>Stephan Archer, "[http://archive.newsmax.com/archives/articles/2000/11/3/215610.shtml Exclusive: State Department Gives U.S. Territory to Cuba"], ''[[Newsmax Media]]'', 2000-11-06.</ref>
*Feldman and Colson, "The Maritime Boundaries of the United States," 75 AJIL 729 (1981).

*[[John Robert Victor Prescott|Prescott, J. R. V.]] (1985). ''The Maritime Political Boundaries of the World'' (London: Methuen, {{ISBN|0-416-41750-7}}) p.&nbsp;341.
==Notes==
*R. W. Smith (1981), "The Maritime Boundaries of the United States", ''[[Geographical Review]]'' '''71''':395–410.
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Mark Feldman Oral History at p.&nbsp;96, https://adst.org/OH%20TOCs/Feldman.Mark.pdf


==External links==
==External links==
*[http://www.vliz.be/vmdcdata/marbound/documents/cub-usa1977.pdf Maritime Boundary Agreement]: full text
*[http://www.vliz.be/vmdcdata/marbound/documents/cub-usa1977.pdf Maritime Boundary Agreement]: full text


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Latest revision as of 13:40, 14 December 2023

Cuba–United States Maritime Boundary Agreement
Maritime Boundary Agreement between the United States of America and the Republic of Cuba
TypeBoundary delimitation
Signed16 December 1977 (1977-12-16)
LocationWashington, D.C., United States
Parties
LanguagesEnglish; Spanish

The Cuba–United States Maritime Boundary Agreement is a 1977 treaty between Cuba and the United States that set the international maritime boundary between the two states. Maritime boundary delimitation was necessary to facilitate law enforcement and resource management, and to avoid conflict, within the countries' overlapping two-hundred mile maritime zones.

The treaty was signed in Washington, D.C., on December 16, 1977. Mark B. Feldman, Deputy Legal Adviser, U.S. Departmenty of State, signed for the United States. Olga Miranda, Legal Adviser, Cuban Foreign Ministry, signed for Cuba. The treaty stated that the boundary agreement was provisional for two years and would become permanent when both states had ratified the treaty. President Jimmy Carter transmitted the treaty to the United States Senate for advice and consent on January 19, 1978, and hearings were held by the Foreign Relations Committee on June 30, 1980. However, the Senate never voted on the treaty, so it has not yet entered into force. Pending treaty approval, Cuba and the U.S. have maintained the boundary line agreed to in the treaty provisionally by a series of executive agreements renewed every two years.

References[edit]

  • Feldman and Colson, "The Maritime Boundaries of the United States," 75 AJIL 729 (1981).
  • Prescott, J. R. V. (1985). The Maritime Political Boundaries of the World (London: Methuen, ISBN 0-416-41750-7) p. 341.
  • R. W. Smith (1981), "The Maritime Boundaries of the United States", Geographical Review 71:395–410.

Mark Feldman Oral History at p. 96, https://adst.org/OH%20TOCs/Feldman.Mark.pdf

External links[edit]

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