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Researcher: 
Mitchell
Data entry notes: 
In the area to the south of the Tanimbar Islands, the boundary between the of seabed that is adjacent to and appertains to the Commonwealth of Australia and the area of seabed that is adjacent to and appertains to the Republic of Indonesia shall be the straight lines shown on the Chart annexed to this Agreement commencing at the Point of Latitude 8 ░531 South, Longitude 133░23' (Point A 12 specified in the Agreement between the two countries dated the eighteenth day of May One thousand nine hundred and seventy-one), thence connecting in a westerly direction the points specified in Article I. Seabed boundaries in the area south of Roti and Timor Islands shall be as specified in Article II. The Government of the Commonwealth of Australia and the Government of the Republic of Indonesia mutually acknowledge the sovereign rights of the respec tive Governments in and over the seabed areas within the limits established by this Agreement and that they will cease to claim or to exercise sovereign rights with respect to the exploration of the seabed and the exploitation of its natural resources beyond the boundaries so established. The co-ordinates of the points specified in Articles 1 and 2 of this Agreement are geographical co-ordinates and the actual location shall be established by the Director of National Mapping and any person actin g with his authority for Commonwealth of Australia shall be, and in relation to the Republic of Indonesia the Chief of the coordinating Body for National Survey and Mapping.; FAO Descriptors: 110; 010; 038
Treaty Name and Text
Agreement Name: 
Agreement Establishing Certain Seabed Boundaries In The Area Of The Timor And Arafura Seas, Supplementary To The Agreement Between The Government Of The Commonwealth Of Australia And The Government Of The Republic Of Indonesia Establishing Certain Seabed Boundaries
Possible Sources (additional): 
LEX-FAOC021372; bi-21372.htm
Signature/Entry into Force/Termination
Date IEA was signed: 
1972-10-09
Signature Year: 
1972
Treaty Type
Membership eligibility (multilateral, bilateral, etc): 
Bilateral (2 and only 2 governments)
Agreement Type Level 3: 
Agreement
E (environment) Code (agreement is environmental or not): 
Non-Environmental
Source for E (environmental) code: 
Title
Text used for E (environmental) coding: 
Agreement Establishing Certain Seabed Boundaries In The Area Of The Timor And Arafura Seas, Supplementary To The Agreement Between The Government Of The Commonwealth Of Australia And The Government Of The Republic Of Indonesia Establishing Certain Seabed Boundaries
Words used to code as Environmental: 
boundaries/seabed boundar
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Lineage: 
Not Yet Assigned
Sequence in lineage: 
100.000
Secretariat and auspices
Secretariat: 
No known secretariat
Legacy
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Version: 
2007.10
Inclusion Auto-Generated: 
BNA
Subject: 
Territory
Category: 
ZNOO