LETTER TO ARTHUR L. BURT FROM WILLIAM B. COX

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• Publication Date: April 25, 1968
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EMBASSY
OF THE
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
New Delhi
0FFICIAL-4NF0RMA1
WBC-India-L-.29-68
Dr. Arthur L. Burt
Coordinator for }laps and Publications
Department of State
Washington, D. C.
Dear Dr. Burt:
2 9 Ap? vwroL
APiL 25,-196.
Ref: WBC-L-28-68: Your 1,-29-67 - Indo/Burma Boundary Demarcation.
Enclosed is a copy of the Boundary Agreement Between The Government
of the Republic of India and the Government of the Union of Burma,
signed at Rangoon, March 10, 1967. I obtained this copy thru other
sources in the Embassy. You may already have a copy of this but I
thought I would send this along in case it hadn't some to your
attention. The enclosure should be treated as GONFIDENTIALkmaps
mentioned -not received).,
Enclosure: As stated.
Sincerely yours,
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William B. Cox
Geographic Attache
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BOUNDARY AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE GOVERNMENT OF THE
REPUBLIC OF IN IEA AND THE GOVERMENT 02 THE UNION
OF BURMA
The Government of the Republic of India and the
Government of the Union of Burma
Bearing in mind the friendly relltions
existing-
between the two countries,
Firmly believing that the formal delimitation and
demarcation of the entire traditional boundary between the
Republic of India and the Union of Burwe.will further strengthen 7
the friendly,rehtions between the two countries,
Have agreed as follows:-
ARTICLE 1
The Contracting Partie agree that the following
shall be the description of the boundary between the Republic
of India and the Union of Burma beginning from its southern
extremity and ending at its_northern extremity:
The southern. extremity of the India-Burma boundary
is about Is pile south of the triangulation station Reng Tlang.
From this point the boundary runs in a general northeasterly
direction along the divide separating the waters of the
Tuichong from those of the Kola Chaung or Sekul Lui to a point
.just west of the source of 4nameless feeder of the Varang Lui;
thence in an easterly direction down the midstream of this
nameless feeder to its junction with the Varang Lui; thence
down the midstream of the Varang Lui to its junction with the
Kola Chaung or Sekul Lui; thence up the midstream of the Kola
Chaung or Sekul Lui to its junction with the Zocha Ltd; thence
up the midstream of the Zocha Lui to Its source on the Samang Tai
range; thence across the range to the sOurce,of the Samak or
Kwiman Lui; thence down the midstream of the Samak or Kwiman Lui
to the Kaladan River; thence across the Kaladan River to the
mouth of the Khangza Lui and up the midstream of the Khangza
Lui to its 2ource in the Kaisi Tlang range; thence southwards
along the "range of the Kaisi Tlang to the source of the Rale .
(Shweleik) Lui; thence down the midst,:eam of the Rale'(Shueleik)
Lui to its junction with the Sala Lui; thence up the midstream
of the Sala Lui to its junction with the Khenkhong (Kaikheu) Lui;
thence up the,midstream of the Khenkhong (Kaikheu). Li to a point
on the Pathian Kiang range approximately, 700 yards north of
height 4146;thcnoo generally northwards along this range to the
source of the Para Lui and down the midstream if he Para Lui
to its junction with the Tisi Va or Mi Chaung; thence up the
.midstream of this river to its junction with the Kimung Va or
Kheimu Lui; thence up the midstream of the Kimung Va Or Kheimu
Lui to its source on the Kasbia Kiang; thence generally south-
wards along the crest of the Kashia Kiang to the source of the
Raphu Va; thence down the midstream of the Raphu Va to its
junction with the Boinu or Tuipui river thence dOs'in the mid-
stream of the Beim or Tuipui river to its juncti n with-the
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Tyao or Tio Va River; thence up the midstream of the Tyao.or
Tio Va river to its source on a saddle marked by Boundary
Pillar No. 3 1/CH; thence across that saddle to the source
of-the Bapi Va and clown the midstz7ean of the Bapi. Va to its
junction with the Timang Va or.Tuimang river; thence down the
midstream of the Timang Va or Tuimang river to its junction with
the Tuisa river; thence down the midstream of the Tuisa river
ta.its junction with the Tuivai river; thence up,the midstream
of the Tuivai river to its junction with the Tuikui stream;
thence up the midstream of the Tuikui stream to-its souree below
Boundary 'Pillar No. 8 situated on a saddle about miles east
of Lunglen Hill. From Boundary Pillar No-. 8 the boundary runs
down the midstream of Onameless feeder of the Tuimong Lui to, its
.junction with the Tuimong Luip thence down the midstream, of
the:Tuimong Lui to its junction with the Tuivel river; thence up t.
the midstream of the TIN/el river to its junction with the
Tuinuam Lui; *thence up the midstream of the Tuinuam Lui to "ilL"
saddle- where Boundary Pillar No. 7 is located; thence down the
midstream of Paiphum Lui t thence up a ridge; thence eastwards
down the ridge to the midstream of a nemeless-stream to its
junction with the TuiVal Lui and thence down the midstream of the
Tuival Lui to its junction With the Svotui Lui;. thence up the
midstream of the Sumtui Lui to its source on Leng Tang range
-where Boundd.ry Pillai No. 6. is located; thence in an easterly
direction down to a nameless feeder of the (Tuita) Tuitha or
(Kuga) Khuga river; thence down the midstream of this feeder to
its junction with the(7,elta) hr (Kuga) Kuga river; thence up the, -
midstream of the (Tuita) Tuitta or (Kuga) Khuga river to its
junction with the Chalao Lam or Chika stream; thence along the
midstream of thi.S'stream up a ravine to Boundary Pillar No. 5;
thence down the 'midstream of the Yangkai Lok to its junction with
the Manippr River; thence northwards up the left bank of the
Manipur River to its junction with the Yangdung Lui; thence upL,
the midstream of this stream to its source marked by Boundary '-
Pillar No. 3; thence generally northeastwards .to height 7582;
thence generally eastwards along the w5.tershed between the,.
tributaries of the Manipur River on.tti6 one hand and the
tributaries of the Chindwin River on the other hand to the source
of the KTICTIgyoi Dung and narked by Boundary Pillars 2 and 1;
thence down the midstream of the Khenclpi Dung and the .Tuip.
Dung to boundary Pillar No. 39 on thelat bank of the Tulsa
Dung; thence generally eastwards for approximately 400 yards
along the left bank of the Tuisa Dung; thence northwards up the
midstream of a' nameless feeder to Boundary Pillar No. 38 on Nat.
Taung Hill; thence generally northwards ,down the slope of the
bill to a ravine; thence generally eastwards along the.bed of
the stream to where Boundary Pillar No. 37 is located; thence
in .a general northerly direction tO Boundary Pillar No. 36 and
thence in the same direction to Boundaryjoillar No. 35 located .
on the right bank of the Aulctaung Chaung; thence down the mid-
stream of the Auktaung Chaung to Boundary Pillar No. 34 on the
left bank of the Auktaung Chaung; thence in a northerly directica
to Boundary Pillar ITO. 33 located on the left bank,. the Tiwev
Lam or Tuiwang Dung; thence in a north-northeasterly direction
to BoundaryPillar No. 32 located on the right bank of the
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Tiddim Dung or Naneka Chaung; thence in a north'-northeasterly
direction to Boundary Pillar No. 34 thence in a north
northwesterly direction to Boundary Pillar No. 30; thence in a
northeasterly direction to Boundary Pillar No.29 located on the
left bank of .the Rangkep Lok; thence down tho midstream .of the
same tream for a distance of approximately 1. mile to Boundary
Pillar No. 28 alsO located On tho left bank of the Rangkep Lok;
thence in a north-northeasterly directbn to Boundary Pillar
No. 27; thence in a nor-therly direction to Bound,ary Pillar No.
26 locatedabout 500 yards from thu richt bank of the Pantha
Chaung; thence in a northerly direction to Boundary Pillar No:
25 located on the left bank of the Nanpalaung Chaung; thence in
a northeasterly diraction to Boundary Pillar No.24 located about
400 yards from the left bank of th: Chaungngyinaung Chaung;
thence 'in a mirtherly dirt ion to Boundary Pillar No. 23 located
on ';:ne ri.ht bank of the lokchao River or Chaunggyi Chaung;
thence down the raj,dstream of\this river for about a mile to
Boundary Pillar No. 22; thence in a north-northeasterly direction
to Loandary iil1r No. 21; th nee in the same direction to
Boundary Pillar No. 20 located n.t.he right bank of a tributary
of the ChaunGLyi Chung; thence ii the same direction to
Boundary Pillar No, 19 located apiroximately l' mile southeast
of Laiching peak trigonometricalstation; thence in a northerly
direction to Boundary Pillar No. 18 located on the right bank
of the Namjet Lok; thonce in an easterly direction to Boundary
Pillar No. 17; thence in a northeasterly direction to Boundary
Pillar No. 16 located about 700 yards from the south bank of the
Waksu Lok or.Wetyu Chauna; thence in a northwestorly direction
to Boundary Pillar No. 15 on the left bank of the Waksu Lok
or Wetyu. Chaung; thence in a northeasterly direction to Boundary
Pillar No. lz.; thence in a northerly direction to'Boundary
Pillar No. 13 located about half a mile south of the Tuiyang
or Nantisin Chaung; thence in a northwesterly direction. to
Boundary Pillar No. 12 located on the left bank of the Tuiyang
or Nantiain Chaung; thence in a northeasterly. direction to
Boundary Pillar NO. 11; thence in a northerlydirection to
Boundary Pillar No, 10 located on the right bank of the Taret
River or Vantalot Chaur.3.; thence due /t6 Boundary Pillar No. ?9;
thence in.a north-northeasterlj direnion to Boundary Pillar' /
No. 8 located on the right bank of the Yu river; thence adrOss
the Yu river to Boundary Pillar No, 7 which is locatod. on the
let bank of the Yu river opposite Boalidary Pillar No.:8; thence
in a northeasterly direction to Boundary Pillar No. 6.; thence
in tho same direction to Boundary Pillar No. 5 whichis'located
almost north CZ hOight 1192; thence in a north7northeastcirly
direotioa to Boundary Pillar No. 4 locatd,on height 1220;
thence in a northerly direction oto Boundary Pi1l4r No 3;
thence in a north-northwesterly direction to Boundary'Pillar
No. 2 located on the right bank of a tributary of the $aga,
Chaung; thence in the same direction to Boundary Pillar No, 1
located on the left bank of the Saga .Chaung. Thence in
northeasterly direction for a distance of approximately 2500
yards; thence in a southeasterly direction for approximately
1100 yards; thence in a northcasterla; directiOn for
approximately 700 yards; thence in a'northerly direction for
approximately 1000 yards; thence in a northeasterly direction
for approximately 120C...yards.to a point on the right bank of,
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a tributary of the Nam A-ya; thenee down the midstream of this
stream for about one mile; thence in a southeasterly direction
for approximately 1000 yards; thence in a northeasterly direction
for approximately 700 yards; thenae in an easterly direction for
approximately 1000 yards to a point on the .right bank of the
Tinaing Chaung; thence up the midstream of the Tinaing Chaung
to its source; thence across the ridge, where it crosses a track
gong from Manipur to Burma, thence to the source of the Pangero
or Hpinnge Chaung starting from the north face of the ridge,
thence down the midstream of this chaung to its junction with the
Khunou Khong; thence down the midatream ok this stream to its
junctipn with the Sana Lok and thence along.the midstream of the
Nam Panga to the point where the main spur of the Kassom range
(Lahinpi Taung) meets this river.
From the above point where the main spur of the Kassom..
range (Wainpi Taung) meets the Nam Panda, the boundary proceeds
along this spur generaly in a north-northeasterly direction till'. '
it meets the trigonometrical station Mawlashin.T4ung; thPncel..
generally northwestwards, then northeastwards and then northwards
along the watershed between the Sana Lok in the West and the Nam
PangA, NamAdawnghkam and Nam Rica streams in the east,'
passing through trigoaometrical station Thyoliching (Kampa.1..,Mo1)
and peak Htint Hting Btal (Kassom) to trigonometrical station s.
Hkacha Bum; thence in a'general northwesterly direction,..along the-.
.same watershed to trigonometrical 'station likayam Bum;. thence
a--general northwesterly direction along.the watershed between
the Tuikang stream-and the Tizu river in the west and-the Nam
Hka.p.nd the,Nam Wa.or Shwezalon Chaung in the east to height 7870;.
thence in a general north-nertheasterly direction along the same
watershed to: a point approximately 1000 yards southeast of height.
_82561 thence in a general northeasterly direction to Peak Mol
Len tKasulum Bum); thence generally southeastwards, then east-'
wards and then northeastwards along the same watershed to peak
Dazipfu (Shiloi Mol); thence down the midstream of the Petairtsi,-
Ti to its junction with the Ti-Ho or.Nantaleik,er Tizu,riveri
thence up the midstream of this river for about two miles to its
junction with a nameless tributary of the Ti-Ho or Nantaleik or,
Tizu river flowing from the northeast; thence'up the midstream-
of'this nameless tributary to its
?- .? 8ource near peak Chaku.
Mol; thence in a northeasterly direction along the watershed
between the Ti-Ho or Nantaleik or Tizu river and the Zungki river
in the west and the Chilachi Chaung, a tributary of the. Latnyu
' He or Nantaleik or Sawmalin Chaung, the KI.,ndwin He-mu or Mya
.Chaung, and the Nam Salein dr Chating'Hka in the east tepeak
Saramati (Nwemauktaung or Kaiwa-nyu Kyein); thence in 'a general
northerly direction along the .ame watershed to height 10003;.
thence in 4 general northeasterly direction along the same
? watershed passing through peak Mataungse Kr.in to height 11029,
',thence in a general northwesterly direction along the watershed
between the Chokla Lu, the Largnyu_river and the tributaries of
the Brahmaputra River in the west and the tributaries of the
Chindwin River in the east to height 6790; thence in a general .
northerly direction along the same watershed to height '650,
thence in a general,northcastrly direction along the same
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watershed to height 9840; thence gen rally northwesttwarde
and then northwards and then northeast.wards. along the same
watershed which is known as Pati :lange, passing through
.trigonometrical stations 7912 and 5288 to trigonometrical station
85113 thence gerierally northeastwards, tben northwards, then
northeastwards, andthen southeastward along the same watershed
to height 8203, thence in a general northeasterly direction
following the watershed between the Brahmaputra and the Chindwin
river systemsalong Bum, passing through height 80?9
ana peak Pungkang to height 7489; thence generally southeast-
wards alonr; the same watershed to peak Longsip;- thence '
g6nerally northeastwards along the same watershed passing
through heights 7578, 7041 and 7340 to perak Ranglung Kan;
thence. generally eastwards along the same watershed to peak
-Okhutohap; the'nce generally northeastwards along the same
watershed passing through hei,7,hts 6257 and 5959 to trigonometri-
cal station Maium (Patkai Bum); thence generally northeastwards,
then eastwards and then southeastwards following the watershed
between the Brahmaputra and the Chindwin river systems along
the Patkai Bum to peak Shawngshan Bum; thence along the
watershed between the Irrawaddy and the BrahmaTutra river systems
to its northern extremity, the exact location of which northern
extremity will remain. provisional pending its final'determination.
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ARTICLE II
The boundary between the Republic of India and the
Union of Burma has been delineated in the maps attached to
this Agreement in accordance with the description .given in
Article 1 above. -
ARTICLE III
The Contracting Parties agree to establish a Joint
Boundary Commission composed of officials representing the two
countries who will be charged with tho task. of planning and.
carrying out demarcation of th-e boundary between the two
countries, with the preparation.of boundary maps and with
drafting a boundary treaty, ?
, ARTICLE IV
The Contracting Parties agree that should any dispute
arise concernir the interpretation or the application of this
Agreement, it shall be settled by negotiations between them4
ARTICLE V
(1) This :.greement is subject to ratification and t
,,,.0truments of ratification will be exchanged in New Delhi
.1w4hin three months of the signature of the Agreement.
(2) This Agreement will come into force immediately
on 'the :exchange of the instruments of ratification and shall
automatically cease to be in force when the boundary treaty
between the Republic of India -and the Union of Burma to be
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signed by the Contracting Partieecomes into forco.
Done in duplicate in Rangoon on the Tenth Day of
March, Nineteen hundred and sixty-seven in the English language.
Sd/ K.M.KANNAMILLY
PIENITOZENTL,..RY?)F THE
GOVERNMENT OF THE REPUBLIC
OF INDIA
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Sd/ ifi MAUNG
PLENIPOTENTIARY OF THE
GOVERNMENT OF THE UNION
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.STATEMEX plY THE MINISTER OF EXTERNA;AFPAIRS
IN LOX/RAJYAr.SABHA ON TUESDAY THE 13TH JUN,
1967 TEGARIDING INDIA,-;BURMA BOUNDARY'AGREE1T,
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have the honour to place on the Table of the
House a copy of the Boundary Agreement between the
Govermlent of india and the Government,of Burma which
was signed in Rangoon on 10th March, 1967 along with its
attached maps. The Agreement incorporates the
description of the. traditional boundary according to its. .
existing alignment t,has further been delineated
on agreed:.maps which form an annexure to the Agreement.
The Agreemerit will be followed up by the constitution of
a Joint Boundary ComilJission charged with the task ef
planning and earrying\out the demarcation of the boundary
between the two counts and the preparation of detailed
boundary maps and the drafting of a boundary treaty.
2. The India-Burna\boundary has always been a,
friendly4.boundary..and thero\ has not been any dispute
regarding any part of. it. It was based on natural
features and defined in provincial notifidations in
the pre-Independence period. It was, however, felt
that in keeping with the very cordial relations between
India and Burma, we should formalise the boundary ad*. ?
',befitting two friendly independent sovereigh States.
The matter was discussed when I visited Rangoon in
January this year and had the honour-of meeting General.,
Ne Win, Chairman of the Revolutionry Council of Burma.,
and the Foreign Minister of Burma, and it was agreed that
the matter should be processed further.
3- ' Accordingly, an Indian Delegation visited .
Rangoon on 17th February this year and held discussions with
a Burmese Delegation, as a result of which the present
Agreement was signed in Rangoon on 10th March,%1967:
Both Governments have ratified ,the Agreement and the
Instruments of Ratification were exchanged in New Delhi
on the 30th May, 1967.
4. The India-Burma boundary is about 1450 kilometres
long from its southern extremity till it reachds its
northern extppzity -which is the trijunction of the.;
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boundaries of India, Burma and China.
5. As I have said earlier, there was never any
dispute between India and Burma .at any point of the border. 4
Both the Governments had been publishing. maps-showing
identical alignment pf the boundary. It was, therefore,
only a question of400nfirming this wellrknomn, traditional
boundary. The negotiations leading to the-A,greement were
marked by close ceeperation and friendly exchange of
views. As the Preamble to the Agredtent says, both India
and Burmairmly believe that the formn.1 delimitation and
'demarcation of the entire traditional boundary between
.the two countries would further strengthen their frienSly
relations. I am sure that the Members of the House wobad
like to associate themselves with me in expressing our
appreciation of the cordiality and friendly-cooperation
shown by the Government of Burma. This Agreement .
constitutes an important milestone in the long history of
friendly relations between India and Burma.
6. The Agreement is only the first step. Th Joint
Boundary Commission to be appointed by the two Governments
will proceed-to have the boundary demarcated on the grolma.
The Commission will also prepare the draft of a Boundary
Treaty to be signed by India and Burma. Ttrat will be the
final act in this process of friendship to transform this
traditional border between the twojeiendlineighboUring
countries into a fully delineated and-demarcated boundary,.....
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UZURAL
BOUNDARY AGREEMENT
'BETWEEN
*The qovernment of the Republic
OT India
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