PEACE, FRIENDSHIP, AND BOUNDARIES BETWEEN PERU AND ECUADOR

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• Publication Date: February 26, 1942
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EXECUTIVE AGREEMENT SERIES 288
PEACE, FRIENDSHIP, AND BOUNDARIES
BETWEEN PERU AND ECUADOR
PROTOCOL
BETWEEN PERU AND ECUADOR
(SIGNED ALSO BY REPRESENTATIVES
OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
ARGENTINA, BRAZIL, AND CHILE)
Signed at Rio de Janeiro January 29, 1942.
Approved by the Congress of Ecuador February 26, 1942.
Approved by the Congress of Peru February 26, 1942.
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UNITED STATES
GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE
WASHINGTON : 1943
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PROTOCOLO DE PAZ, AMISTAD Y LiMITES
ENTRE PERU Y ECUADOR
Los Gobiernos del Peril y del Ecuador, deseando dar solucion a la
cuestion de 11rnites que por largo tiempo los separa, y teniendo en
consideracion el ofrecimiento que les hicieron los Gobiernos de los
Estados Unidos de America, de la Repilblica Argentina, de los Estados
Unidos del Brasil y de Chile, de sus servicios amistosos para procurar
una pronta y honrosa solucion del problema, y movidos por el espiritu
americanista que prevalece en la III Reunion de Consulta de Ministros
de Relaciones Exteriores de las Repilblicas Americanas, han resuelto
celebrar urn Protocolo de paz, amistad y limites en presencia de los
Representantes de esos cuatro Gobiernos amigos Para este fin
intervienen los siguientes Plenipotenciarios:
Por la Repilblica del Peril, el Sefior Doctor Alfredo Solf y Muro,
Ministro de Relaciones Exteriores; y
Por la Repilblica del Ecuador, el Sefior Doctor Julio Tobar Donoso,
Ministro de Relaciones Exteriores;
Los cuales, despues de exhibidos los plenos y respectivos poderes
de las Partes, y habiendolos encontrado en buena y debida forma,
acordaron la suseripeion del sitniente Protocolo:
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ARTICULO PRIMER()
Los Gobiernos del Peril y del Ecuador afirman solemnemente su
decidido proposito de mantener entre los dos pueblos relaciones de
paz y amistad, de comprension y de buena voluntad, y de abstenerse,
el uno respect? del otro, de cualquier acto capaz de perturbar esas
relaciones.
ARTICULO II
El Gobierno del Peril retirarh, dentro del plazo de 15 dias, a contar
de esta fecha, sus fuerzas militares a la linea que se halla descrita en el
Articulo VIII de este Protocolo.
ARTICULO III
Estados Unidos de America, Argentina, Brasil y Chile cooperaran,
por medio de observadores militares, a fin de ajustar a las circuns-
tancias la desocupaciOn y el retiro de tropas en los terminos del
articulo anterior.
ARTICULO IV
Las fuerzas militares de los dos Paises quedaran en sus nuevas po-
siciones hasta la demarcacion definitiva de la linea fronteriza. Hasta
entonces, el Ecuador tendrh solamente jurisdicion civil en las zonas
que desocupara el Peril, que quedan en las mismas condiciones en que
ha estado la zona desmilitarizada del Acta de Talara.
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ARTICULO V
L?estion de Estados Unidos, Argentina, Brasil y Chile continuara,
hasta la demarcaciOn definitiva de las fronteras entre el Peril y el
Ecuador, quedando este Protocolo y su ejecuci6n bajo la garantia de
Los cuatro paises mencionados al comenzar este articulo.
ARTICITLO VI
El Ecuador gozara para la navegacion en el Amazonas y sus afluentes
septentrionales, de las mismas concesiones de que gozan el. Brasil y
Colombia, mks aquellas que fueren convenidas en un Tratado de
Comercio y NavegaciOn destinado a facilitar la navegacion libre y
gratuita en los referidos rios.
ARTICITLO VII
Cualquier duda o desacuerdo que surgiere sobre la ejecucion de
este Protocolo, sera, resuelto por las Partes con el concurso de los
Representantes de Estados Unidos, Argentina, Brasil y Chile,. dentro
del plazo mas breve que sea posible.
ARTICULO VIII
La lin'ea de frontera sera referida a los siguientes puntos:
A)?En el Occidente:
1?)?Boca de Capones en el Oceano;
2?)?Rio Zarumilla y Quebrada Balsamal o Lajas;
3?)?Rio Puyango o Tumbes hasta la quebrada de Caza-
deros;
4? )?Caz aderos
5?)?Quebrada de Pilares y del Alamor hasta el Rio Chira;
6?)?Rio Chira, aguas arriba;
7?)?Rios Maraca, Calvas y Espindola, aguas arriba, hasta
los origenes de este (timo en el Nudo de Sabanillas;
8?)?Del Nudo de Sabanillas hasta el Rio Canchis; '
9?)?Rio Canchis en todo su curso, aguas abajo;
10?)?Rio Chinchipe, aguas abajo, hasta el punto en que
recibe el rio San Francisco;
B)?En el Oriente:
1?)?De la Quebrada de San Francisco, el "divortium aqua-
rum" entre el rio Zamora y el rio Santiago hasta la
confluencia del Rio Santiago con el Yaupi;
2?)?Una linea hasta la boca del Bobonaza en el Pastaza.
Confluencia del rio Cunambo con el Pintoyacu en el
rio Tigre;
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3?)?Boca del Cononaco en el Curaray, aguas abajo hasta,
Bellavista;
4?)?Una linea hasta la boca del Yasumi en el rio Napo.
Por el Napo, aguas abajo, hasta la boca del Aguarico;
5?)?Por este, aguas arriba, hasta la confluencia del rio
Lagartococha o Zancudo con el Aguarico;
6?)?El rio Lagartococha o Zancudo, aguas arriba, hasta sus
origenes y de alli una recta que vaya a encontrar el
rio Gfiepf y por este hasta su desembocadura en el
Putumayo y por el Putumayo arriba hasta los limites
del Ecuador y Colombia.
AATICULO IX
Queda entendido que la linea anteriormente descrita sera aceptada
por el Peru y el Ecuador para la fijacion, por los tecnicos, en el terreno,
de la frontera entre los dos paises. Las Partes podran, sin embargo,
al procederse a su trazado sobre el terreno, otorgarse las concesiones
reciprocas que consideren convenientes a fin de ajustar la referida
linea a la realidad geografica. Dichas rectificaciones se efectuaran con
la colaboracion de representantes de los Estados Unidos de America,
Republica Argentina, Brasil y Chile.
Los Gobiernos del Peril y del Ecuador sonaeteran el presente Pro-
tocolo a sus respectivos Congresos, debiendo obtenerse is aprobacion
correspondiente en um plazo no mayor de 30 dias.
En fe de lo cual, los Plenipotenciarios arriba mencionados afirman
y sellan, en dos ejemplares, en castellano, en la ciudad de Rio de
Janeiro, a is una hora del dia veintinueve de Enero del alio mil nove-
cientos cuarenta y dos, el presente Protocolo, bajo los auspicios de Su
Excelencia el Senor Presidente del Brasil y en presencia de los Senores
Ministros de Relaciones Exteriores de la Republica Argentina, Brasil
y Chile y del Subsecretario de Estado de los Estados Unidos de
America.
(L.S.) ALFREDO SOLI' Y MURO
(L.S.) J. TOBAR DONOSO
a)' STJMNER WELLES
a) E. Ruiz GuiRAzt
a) JUAN B. ROSSETTI
a) OSWALDO ARANHA
t COPIA AUTENTICA
SECRETARIA DE ESTADO 'DAS REtAgoES EXTERIORES
Rio de Janeiro D.F., ern 30 de Janeiro de 1942
Jos ROBERTO DE MACEDO &5ARES.
Chef e da Diviseio de Aloe, Con gressos
e Confer4ncias Internacionais
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[Tr,anslationl
PROTOCOL OF PEACE, FRIENDSHIP, AND BOUNDARIES
BETWEEN PERU AND ECUADOR .
The Governments of Peru and Ecuador, desiring, to settle the
boundary dispute which, over a long period of time, has separated
them, and taking into consideiation the offer which was made to them
by the G4erimients of the United States of America, of the Argentine
Republic, of the United States of Brazil, and Of Chile, of their friendly
services to seek a prompt and honorable solution to the problem, and
moved by the American spirit which prevails in the, Third Consultative
Meeting of the Ministers of Foreign Affairs of the American Republics,
have resolved to conclude a protocol of peace, friendship, and bound-
aries in the presence of the representatives of those four friendly
Governments. To this end, the following plenipotentiaries take part:
For the Republic of Peru, Doctor Alfredo Solf y Muro, Minister of
Foreign Affairs; and
For the Republic of Ecuador, Doctor Julio Tobar Donoso, Minister
of Foreign Affairs;
Who, after having exhibited the respective full powers of the
parties, and having found them in good and due form, agree to the
signing of the following protocol:
ARTICLE ONE
The Governments of Peru and Ecuador solemnly affirm their
resolute intention of maintaining between the two peoples relations
of peace and friendship, of understanding and good faith and of
abstaining, the one with respect to the other, from any action capable
of disturbing such relations.
ARTICLE II
The Government of Peru shall, within a period of 15 days from
this date, withdraw its military forces to the line described in article
VIII of this protocol.
ARTICLE III
The United States of America, Argentina, Brazil, and Chile shall
cooperate, by means of military observers, in order to adjust to
circumstances this evacuation and retirement of troops, according
to the terms of the preceding article.
ARTICLE IV
The military forces of the two countries shall remain in their new
positions until the definitive demarcation of the frontier line. Until
then, Ecuador shall have only civil jurisdiction in the zones evacuated.
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by Peru, which remain in the same status as the demilitarized zone
of the Talara Act.
ARTICLE V
The ictivitY of the United States, Argentina, Brazil, and Chile
shall continue until the definitive demarcation of frontiers between
Peru and Ecuador has been completed, this protocol and the execution
thereof being under the guvity of the four countries mentioned
at the beginning of this article.
ARTICLE VI
Ecuador shall enjoy, for purposes of navigation on the Amazon
and its northern tributaries, the same concessions which Brazil and
Colombia enjoy,. in addition to those which may be agreed upon in a
Treaty of Commerce and Navigation designed to facilitate free and
untaxed navigation on the aforesaid rivers.
ARTICLE VII
Any doubt or disagreement which may arise in the execution of this
protocol shall be settled by the parties concerned, with the assistance
of the representatives of the United States, Argentina, Brazil, and
Chile, in the shortest possible time.
ARTICLE VIII
The boundary line shall follow the points named below:
A)?In the west:
1)?The mouth of the CaPones in the ocean;
2)?The Zarumilla River and the Balsamal or Lajas Que-
brada;
3)?The Puyango or Tumbes River to the Quebrada de
Cazaderos;
4)?Cazaderos;
? 5)?The Quebrada de Pilares y del Alamor to the Chira
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River;
6)?The Chira River, upstream;
7)?The Maraca, Calvas, and EspIndola Rivers, upstream,
to the sources of the last mentioned in the Nudo de
Sabanillas;
8)?From the Nudo de Sabanillas to the Canchis River;
9)?Along the whole course of the Canchis River, down-
stream;
10)?The Chinchipe River, downstream, to the point at
which it reCeives the San Francisco River.
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B)?In the.east:
1)?From the Quebrada de San Francisco, the watershed
between the Zamora and Santiago Rivers, to the con-
fluence of the Santiago River with the Yaupi;
2)?A line to the outlet of the Bobonaza into the Pastaza.
The confluence of the Cunarnbo River with the Pin-
toyacu in the Tigre River;
3)?Outlet of the Cononaco into the Curaray, downstream,
to Bellavista;
4)?A line to the outlet of the Yasumi into the Napo River.
Along the Napo, downstream, to the mouth of the,
Aguarico;
5)?Along the latter, upstream, to the confluence of the
Lagartococha or Zancudo River with the Aguarico;
6)?The Lagartococha or Zancudo River, upstream, to
its sources and from there a straight line meeting the
Giiepf River and along this river to its outlet into
the Putumayo, and along the Putumayo upstream to
the boundary of Ecuador and Colombia.
ARTICLE IX
It is understood that the line above described shall be accepted by
Peru and Ecuador for the demarcation of the boundary between the
two countries, by technical experts, on the grounds. The parties
may, however, when the line is being laid out on the ground, grant
such reciprocal concessions as they may consider advisable in order to
adjust< the aforesaid line to geographical realities. These rectifica-
tions shall be made with the collaboration of the representatives of
the United States of America, the Argentine Republic, Brazil, and
abide.
The Governments of Peru and Ecuador shall submit this protocol
to their respective Congresses and the corresponding approval is to
be obtained within a period of not more than 30 days.
In witness whereof, the plenipotentiaries mentioned above sign
and seal the present protocol, in two copies, in Spanish, in the city
of Rio de Janeiro, at one o'clock, the twenty-ninth day of January,
of the year nineteen hundred and forty-two, under the auspices of
His Excellency the President of Brazil and in the presence of the
Ministers of Foreign Affairs of the Argentine Republic, Brazil, and
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Chile and of the Under Secretary of State of the UnitedStates7of
America. _
(L.S.) ALFREDO SOLE Y MIIRO
(L.S.) J.' TOBAR DONOSO
? Signed) SUMNER WELLES
Signed) E. BTHZ,GUISAZt
? Signed) JUAN B. ROSSETTI (.4.4....6
Signed) OSWALD() ARANHA
A TRUE COPY
DEPARTMENT OF STATE FOR FOREIGN AFFAIRS
Rio de Janeiro, D.F., January 30, 1942
Jose ROBERTO DE MACEDO S6ARES
Chief of the Division of International
Acts, Congresses, and Conferences
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