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Participants: 160 Argentina/155 Chile
Outcome (and Settlement): Yield by side A (None)
Fatalities: None
Narrative: On July 26, 1952, Argentina was alleged to have notified Chileans liv-
ing close to the Chubut Territory, near the California and Encuentro Rivers, that
they must abandon approximately 15,000 hectares of disputed territory. This elicited
considerable excitement in Chilean press reports until Argentina allayed Chilean
fears, saying the status quo would be upheld until a mixed commission would settle
different interpretations of arbitration decisions from the King of England earlier in
the century. This was scheduled for December of that year. Argentina’s Peron also
rushed to commit to a withdrawal of the police forces to ensure that this would never
again be repeated.
Coding changes: Start Date changed from Missing. End Date changed from Missing.
MID#1098
Dispute Number: 1098
Date(s): August 4, 1955 to September 1955
Participants: 160 Argentina/155 Chile
Outcome (and Settlement): Yield by side A (None)
Fatalities: None
Narrative: Amid some restructuring of the Argentina-Chile Mixed Boundary Com-
mission, Argentina occupied Alto Palena. On August 4, an Argentine national guard
arrived and notified the population there that the residents were to adopt an Argentine
nationality. This was very likely a diversion by Argentina’s Peron given his difficult
political situation at the time. The dispute ended when Peron was ousted by a coup
d’état in September.
MID#1099
Dispute Number: 1099
Date(s): April 1958 to August 19, 1958
Participants: 155 Chile/160 Argentina
Outcome (and Settlement): Unclear (Negotiated)
Fatalities: None
Narrative: Argentine naval forces moved to Snipe Island, which was claimed by
Chile. They destroyed a lighthouse and a buoy. Both countries eventually agreed to
restore the pre-January 12 status quo and withdrew their forces.
Coding changes: Settlement changed from None.
MID#2079
Dispute Number: 2079
Date(s): August 11, 1958 to February 2, 1959
Participants: 160 Argentina/155 Chile