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Accession Number:
ADA090816
Title:
International Boundary Study. Series A. Limits in the Seas. Number 14, Straight Baselines: Burma
Descriptive Note:
Corporate Author:
BUREAU OF INTELLIGENCE AND RESEARCH (STATE) WASHINGTON DC
Report Date:
1970-03-14
Pagination or Media Count:
10.0
Abstract:
The following declaration by the Chairman of the Revolutionary Council of the Union of Burma is published for general information WHEREAS international Law has always recognised that the sovereignty of a State extends to a belt of sea adjacent to its coast, AND WHEREAS international practice is not uniform as regards the extent of this sea belt commonly known as the territorial sea of the State, and consequently it is necessary to make a declaration as to the extent of the territorial sea of the Union of Burma, the Chairman of the Revolutionary Council of the Union of Burma hereby declares--That notwithstanding any rule of law or practice to the contrary which may have been observed in the past relating to the Union of Burma or any part thereof, the territorial sea of the Union of Burma shall extend into the sea to a distance of twelve nautical miles measured from the appropriate base line. Except as provided for in paragraph 3, the low-water line along the coast, as marked on large-scale charts officially recognised by the Government of the Union of Burma, shall be the base line for measuring the breadth of the territorial sea of the Union of Burma. That where it is necessary by reason of the geographical conditions prevailing on the Union of Burma coasts, and for the purpose of safeguarding the vital economic interest of the inhabitants of the coastal regions, to establish the system of straight base lines drawn between fixed points on the mainland, on islands or rocks, the breadth of the territorial sea shall be measured from such base lines. The fixed points between which such straight base lines shall be drawn are indicated in detail in the schedule annexed to this declaration.
Distribution Statement:
APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE
