Cuba–United States Maritime Boundary Agreement

Cuba – United States Maritime Boundary Agreement

Maritime Boundary Agreement between the United States of America and the Republic of Cuba
Type	boundary delimitation
Signed	16 December 1977
Location	Washington, D.C., United States
Parties	Cuba  United States
Languages	English; 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.

The treaty was signed in Washington, D.C. on 16 December 1977. The treaty stated that the boundary agreement was provisional for two years and would become permanent when both states had 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 maritime distinction between the two countries.^[1][2]

In 2000, Newsmax Media reported that the 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.^[3]

Notes

1. ^ Prescott, J. R. V. (1985). The Martime Political Boundaries of the World (London: Methuen, ISBN 0416417507) p. 341.
2. ^ R. W. Smith (1981), "The Maritime Boundaries of the United States", Geographical Review 71:395–410.
3. ^ Stephan Archer, "Exclusive: State Department Gives U.S. Territory to Cuba", Newsmax Media, 2000-11-06.

External links

• Maritime Boundary Agreement: full text