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Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary of the Eepublic 

 of Colombia, stating that having been duly authorized to take such 

 action on behalf of the Colombian Government, by His Excellency 

 the Minister of Foreign Affairs for Colombia, he proposes the con- 

 clusion by exchange of notes of the following agreement respecting 

 the status of Serrana and Quita Sueiio Banks and Eoncador Cay, 

 situated in the western part of the Caribbean Sea, that is to say, that 

 whereas both Governments have claimed the right of sovereignty 

 over these Islands ; and whereas the interest of the United States lies 

 primarily in the maintenance of aids to navigation; and whereas 

 Colombia shares the desire that such aids shall be maintained without 

 interruption and furthermore is especially interested that her na- 

 tionals shall uninterruptedly possess the opportunity of fishing in the 

 waters adjacent to those Islands, the status quo in respect to the mat- 

 ter shall be maintained and the Government of Colombia will refrain 

 from objecting to the maintenance by the United States of the serv- 

 ices which it has established or may establish for aids to navigation, 

 and the Government of the United States will refrain from objecting 

 to the utilization, by Colombian nationals, of the waters appurtenant 

 to the Islands for the purpose of fishing. 



The arrangement set forth in the Minister's note is satisfactory to 

 the Secretary of State who understands such arrangement to be con- 

 cluded by this exchange of notes. 



Accept, Sir, the renewed assurances of my highest consideration. 



(Signed) Frank B. Kellogg. 

 Doctor Enrique Olaya, Minister of Coloiribia. 



