THE MINISTER OF FOREIGN RELATIONS, IN A MEMORANDUM DATED MARCH 9 BUT RECEIVED IN THE EMBASSY ON MARCH 16, 1960

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP08C01297R000800230010-0
• Release Decision: RIFPUB
• Original Classification: U
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 27, 2016
• Document Release Date: October 3, 2012
• Sequence Number: 10
• Publication Date: March 20, 1960
• Content Type: CABLE

INC1-15e-c-Gssifie-d-n-CIApproved For Release 2012/11/27: CIA-RDPO8C01297R000800230010-0
_
?????'? ""J
\I) " ? "kw
31
Action
ULS
Info
ss
SP
.L Ref
INR
ARA
I0
UFW
DCL
IRC
CIA
OSD
NAVY
R MR
FROM: AM711t3SYQ FIEX
Classification
CO. Lt, F.
TO: Secretary of State
G 169
NO:
Rptd.Info: ftXO$UT.A1E VA
libbassi'S G.1620 fiarth 90 1%0
Date Sent:
Rec'd:
B 0 _1. 0 2.
t ?
PAGE OF PAGES
Mara 1% 1960
MAR 20 II 55 NI '60
44-A,
The inister of Foreign Relations, in a memorandum dated Parch 9 but
received in the Edassy on Uarch 16, 19(00 replied to the Ambassadoes
Aide.3emoire left with ninister %and ZED) on March 7,, 1960,
The nemorendou reiterates that the Mexican position at the Conference
will again be the same as proposed at the First United Nations Conference
on the Laurel the Sea, namely, to recognize the right of every state to a
breadth of the territorial sea to a distance of twelve miles, "and to
establish a fishing zone contiguous to said sea to a distance of 12 miles
censured from the baseline of the territorial waters, In those cases in
which the breadth of the batter may be less than the aforesaid distance of
twelve miles,' TO this is again added the fferican proposal of: a regional
Inter.American agreement an the breadth of the territorial sea, in the
event ar rule of universal character is not reached at the Conferees*,
The security aspects urged upon the ffinistry In the Ambassadoes
Aide.Memoire are treated as (1) not applicable to innocent passage through
straits, as provided in Paragraph 4 of Article 16 of the Convention on
Territorial Sea, and (2) to be given high attention by the GEM which
will give instructions, to the lexicon Delegation to favor all measures
proposed dila tend to strengthen military security that are compatible
with the haste petition of Unice,"
The memorandum closes with the assurance that the zican Delegation
will be instructed to maintain close and friendly contact with the United
States Delegation and to assume a flexible position,
Approved
Minister Cale.
WM&U oraa
Classification
I;
REPRODUCTION FROM THIS COPY IS
PROHIBITED UNLESS "UNCLASSIFIED"
Declassified and Approved For Release 2012/11/27: CIA-RDP08001297R000800230010-0