t). Treaty Concerning the Status of Quita Sueno, Roncador, and 

 Serrana, September 8, 1972. Not In Force'' 



Signed at Bogota SejHemher 8^1972 ; 



The President of the United States of America and the President of 

 the Republic of Colombia, 



DesiTous of settling the long-standing questions concerning the 

 status of Quita Sueiio, Roncado and Serrana, with respect to which 

 the Governments of the two countries agreed to maintain the status 

 quo through an Exchange of Notes signed at Washington on April 10, 

 1928, 



Have designated their Plenipotentiaries^ to wit : 



The President of the United States of America : The Ambassador 

 Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to Colombia, Mr. Leonard J. 

 Saccio ; 



The President of the Republic of Colombia : The Minister of For- 

 eign Affairs, Doctor Alfredo Vazquez Carrizosa; 



^Mio, after exchanging Full Powers and finding them to be in good 

 and due form, 



Have Agreed as Follows : 



Article 1 



In accordance with the terms of this Treaty, the Government of the 

 United States of America hereby renounces any and all claims to 

 sovereignty over Quito Sueiio, Roncado and Serrana. 



Article 2 



In recognition of the fact that nationals and vessels of Colombia 

 and the United States are at the present time engaged in fishing in the 

 waters adjacent to Quita Sueiio, both governments agree that in the 

 future there shall be no interference by either government or by its 

 nationals or vessels with the fishing activities of nationals and vessels 

 of the other in this area. 



Article 3 



The Government of the Republic of Colombia further agrees that 

 with respect to Roncador and Serrana it will guarantee to nationals 

 and vessels of the United States a continuation of fishing in the waters 

 adjacent to these cays with no limitation except as provided in the 

 accompanying letter on fishing rights. 



*Source: 93d Congress, 1st session. Senate. Executive A. 



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