Richard Nixon actually said...

The express purpose of the Treaty is to settle long-standing questions concerning the status of the three reefs, which are located between 380 and 460 miles from the Colombian mainland.

Context

Message to the Senate Transmitting the United States- Colombian Treaty Concerning Quita Sueno, Roncador, and Serrana.

01/08/1973

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