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Claims Presented in Paris
- When
- April 1899
- Where
- Paris
In April 1899, rival claims were presented in Paris to a five-jurist tribunal comprising British, American, and Russian arbitrators.
The tribunal included two arbitrators from Britain, two from the US representing Venezuela, and one from Russia presumed neutral. This composition followed the 1897 Treaty of Washington, which established the framework for resolving the boundary dispute between Venezuela and British Guiana.
Sources
- Guyana–Venezuela territorial dispute Wikipedia, revision of 2026-10-05
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