One document dated May 1934.
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Creation date remarks: Sean Lester was rapporteur to the League of Nations Council in the Colombia-Peru dispute and he was appointed Chairman of the Committee of Three (or Committee of Conciliation) on January 1933 and elected Chairman of Advisory Committee on March 1933.
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Colombia's appeal under article 15 of the League of Nations Covenant on the disputed border town of Leticia, ceded to Colombia by Peru under treaty in 1922. According to the Peruvian Government the cession of Leticia to Colombia was unjustified.
A Committee of Three including S. Lester (Irish Free State), Madariaga (Spain), and Matos (Guatemala) was appointed by the League of Nations Council to follow the Colombia-Peru dispute. Ireland was a member of the League of Nations Council.
Summary of events (from Francis Paul Walters' book, "A history of the League of Nations", p. 536, London: Oxford University Press, 1952).
1932 Sep: Peruvians occupy Leticia, Lima disavows them;
1933 Jan: S. Lester on behalf of de Valera reminds two countries of duties as members
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Case brought before Council,
Feb: Article 15 involved by Colombia,
Mar: Council recommendations (against Peru),
Council sets up Advisory Committee (S. Lester chairman),
May: War threatens, emergency meeting of Advisory Committee,
New Peruvian president cooperative, S. Lester convenes Council,
two governments table agreement,
Jun: League of Nations flag hoisted in Leticia for a year, all well.
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Document no. 6151.
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Colombia-Peru dispute brought before the League of Nations Council; Permanent Court of International Justice on the interpretation of the 1919 Convention on the employment of women during the night and League of Nations Assembly's resolution on the nationality of women.
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Dispute brought before the League of Nations Council: September 1932 Peruvians occupied the port of Leticia, belonging to Colombia as fixed by the treaty signed at Lima on 24 March 1922 between Colombia and Peru, Lima disavowed them and sent forces to maintain order; telegrams sent by S. Lester, President of the League of Nations Council, to both Colombian and Peruvian Governments to refrain them from any action not in conformity with the League of Nations Covenant.
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Document C./70th Session/P.V.2(1).
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The situation between Colombia and Peru needed urgent attention of the League of Nations Council: draft telegrams from S. Lester, President of the League of Nations Council, to refrain the Government of Peru from any intervention by force on Colombian territory and to request Colombian authorities to limit their action strictly to the preservation of order in their own territory.
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Document no. 6158.
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Appointment of S. Lester as Rapporteur of the Committee in charge of examining the dispute; draft telegrams attempting to appease the feelings of the two countries approved by the Council.
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Note mentioning the efforts of Brazil, maybe referring to the question of Brazil's mediation between Colombia and Peru before the dispute was brought before the League of Nations Council, or does it refer to Peru's protest to Brazil against the alleged use by Colombia of Brazilian waters for war-like operations, thereby violating Brazil's neutrality?
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Replies from the Colombian and Peruvian Governments to the telegram sent to each one on behalf of the League of Nations Council.
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Incomplete article.
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Extract from the "Irish Press" on the dispute between Peru and Colombia regarding the border town of Leticia.
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Dispute between Colombia and Peru: diplomatic relations between the two States broken off.
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Incomplete article.
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The Peruvian Government explained the unjustified cession of Tarapaca and Leticia to Colombia and protested to Brazil against the alleged use by Colombia of Brazilian waters for war-like operations.
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Extract from the "Irish Times": Colombia appealed to the League of Nations (under article 15 of the Covenant) regarding the disputed town of Leticia, ceded to Colombia by Peru under treaty in 1922, and regarding Peruvian military posts in the Colombian territory of Tarapaca.
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Extract from the "Irish Times": cessation of hostilities ordered by both Peruvian and Colombian Governments.
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Extract from "TheTimes": cessation of hostilities ordered by both Peruvian and Colombian Governments.
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Document no. 6216.
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League of Nations Council seventy-first session: on 3 February 1933 Brazil announced that it abandoned its mediation in the dispute between Colombia and Peru, because Colombia decided to bring the dispute before the League of Nations Council; discussion regarding the appeal made by the Colombian Government, victim of an agression by Peru, to the League of Nations Council, under Article 15 of the Covenant, the Council deeply deplored the absence of the Peruvian representative at this session; Colombia asked for an execution of the treaties; the Committee of Three, instructed to follow the dispute, appealed to the parties to show a spirit of conciliation.
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Document C./71st Session/P.V.1(1).
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23 January 1933: pacific settlement of the dispute between Guatemala and Honduras; regarding the dispute between Colombia and Peru: appeal made by the Colombian Government to the arbitration of the League of Nations Council; speech of the Colombian representative remembering the Commission of Enquiry presided over by Roger Casement on the cruelties committed by Peru against the natives of the Putumayo when Peruvian firms wished to exploit rubber intensively when rubber was regarded almost like gold in America, twenty or twenty-five years ago.
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Document S.7/14/5.
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About the appeal of Colombia to the League of Nations Council, and the reference made in his speech by the Colombian representative to R. Casement's enquiry on cruelties committed by Peru against the natives of Putumayo, twenty or twenty-five years ago.
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Document S.7-14-6.
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First meeting of the Conciliation Committee of the Council under S. Lester's presidency: question of the evacuation of Leticia by Peruvian troops, reference to Peruvian agreement made under the Brazilian proposal, reference to the declaration on military occupation and respect of treaties made in 1931 by the Peruvian representative Gonzalez-Prada at a meeting of the Council, League of Nations' proposals made to the Colombian Government, British proposal that the Brazilian troops remained in occupation until the completion of the negotiations.
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Extract from the "Journal de Genève": Report of the League of Nations Committee of Three accepted by Colombia, but not by Peru; counter-proposals made by the representative of the Peruvian Government; the Peruvian Government tried to explain that Leticia's cession to Colombia, under the 1922 treaty, was unjustified.
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Extract from the "Journal des Nations": text from the League of Nations (Committee of the Council) regarding the possible use of embargo on arms against some countries (in the present case against Bolivia and Paraguay).
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Extract from "The Times": conciliation failed; report to be presented by the Committee of Three to the League of Nations Council.
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Document C.168.1933.VII.
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Correspondence of 2 March 1933 between S. Lester, Chairman of the Committee of Three, and the delegate of Peru regarding certain points in the proposals submitted by the Committee to the two parties for their acceptance: difficulties in getting an agreement to the proposals of settlement made by the Committee of the Council on the Peru-Colombia dispute, specific replies from the Committee to questions raised by the Peruvian Government.
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Document S.7/6/11, the mentioned copy of S. Lester's letter to each Member of the Council was not enclosed.
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Peru-Colombia dispute: the League of Nations Council accepted the formation of an international army to take over temporarily a disputed territory; Bolivia-Paraguay dispute: proposal of a League of Nations embargo on arms.
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Document S.7/14/8.
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Difficulties in getting an agreement between Colombia and Peru, proposal to put an international authority into a territory which by treaty belonged to one of the parties.
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S. Lester's letter of 10 March 1933 is missing.
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Norwegian reply to Sean Lester's proposal.
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S. Lester's letter of 11 March 1933 mentioned in Aloisi's letter is missing.
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Baron Aloisi (Italy) was Chairman of the Council in 1933: Italian comments on the draft report regarding the Colombia-Peru dispute.
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Comments on the draft report on the Peru-Colombia dispute made by the Committee of the Council.
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Document C./71st Session/P.V.3(I).
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On the death of Antonio José Restrepo, permanent Delegate of the Republic of Colombia to the League of Nations, and on the dispute between Colombia and Peru: appeal of the Colombian Government under Article 15 of the Covenant.
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Document C.194.M.91.1933.VII.
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Draft report of the Council containing a statement of the facts of the dispute and recommendations made by the Council, as well as copies of two telegrams exchanged on 11 and 14 January 1933, between the Ministers for Foreign Affairs of Colombia and Peru; also enclosed is a map showing the Southern frontiers of Colombia with Brazil and Peru.
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Incomplete article.
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Extract from the "Ottawa Citizen" on the Leticia territory.
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Extract from the "New York Herald" on the Leticia incident, Peru condemned by the League of Nations Council.
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Extract from the "Irish Press" on the Leticia dispute: Garcia Calderon, Peruvian delegate, walked out of the Council room, when the League of Nations Council adopted a report condemning Peru for illegal military occupation of territory, G. Calderon's gesture did not mean that Peru withdrew from the League of Nations.
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Extract from "The Times" on the telegram sent by S. Lester, Chairman of the League of Nations Council Committee, to the Peruvian Government regarding fighting taking place between Peruvian and Colombian forces on a Colombian territory.
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Document C./71st Session/P.V.5(I).
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Dispute between Colombia and Peru: appeal by Colombia under Article 15 of the Covenant, draft report of the Council.
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One quotation in French.
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Tribute to S. Lester's work.
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Extract from the "Journal des Nations" on the Putamayo River (possible agreement) and the town of Guepi incidents.
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Extract from "The Times" on a possible settlement in accordance with the League of Nations Council's recommendations.
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Extract from the "Irish Press" on the free passage of Colombian vessels on the Putamayo River, the town of Guepi to be evacuated by the Colombians and the Leticia territory to be evacuated by the Peruvians.
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Document S.7/14/14.
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S. Lester's draft agreement between Colombia and Peru, based upon the acceptance by the two parties of the Council's recommendations.
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Document C.230.M.119.1933.VII, incomplete document.
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Advisory Committee decision on Colombia's appeal under Article XV of the Covenant, efforts to enable the execution of the Council's recommendations.
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Document C.229.M.118.1933.VII.
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About the town of Guepi, a Peruvian post on the Upper Putumayo attacked and taken by the Colombian military forces.
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Document S.7/14/16; the telegrams are in French; the mentioned brief record of S. Lester's interview with the Peruvian Minister is missing.
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Copies of telegrams: one from Eduardo Santos, Colombian Minister, to S. Lester refusing the proposed agreement between Colombia and Peru.
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Document S.7/14/17.
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About the refusal by the Colombian Government of the proposed agreement between Colombia and Peru.
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Document C.273.M.142.1933.VII.
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Exchange of correspondence between S. Lester and the Peruvian Representative, F. Garcia Calderon, on a Peruvian cruiser in the Panama Canal.
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Document C.271.M.141.1933.VII.
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Exchange of correspondence between S. Lester and the Colombian Representative, E. Santos, on a permission requested by the Colombian Government to the governments of certain States Members of the League of Nations for some Colombian air units to land on their territory.
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Document no. 6378.
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About the request addressed by the Government of Peru to certain States for facilities to be accorded to its war vessels, the League of Nations Committee considered it desirable that Peru should abstain from sending these vessels towards the Amazon.
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Document C.278.M.144.1933.VII.
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Exchange of correspondence: letter dated 10 May 1933 from F. Garcia Calderon, Delegate of Peru, to S. Lester, President of the Advisory Committee, on attacks made by Colombian forces in the region of Puerto Arturo, a Peruvian post on the Upper Putumayo and the necessary presence of Peruvian warships for defensive purposes, as well as S. Lester's reply of 11 May 1933 explaining that the Delegate of Colombia, on his side, informed S. Lester that Peruvian forces were attacking the Colombian forces in the Putumayo area.
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Document C.291.M.151.1933.VII.
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Exchange of telegrams dated 15 May 1933 between S. Lester, Chairman of the Advisory Committee, and the Peruvian Government on the acceptance by Colombia of the League of Nations Council's proposed arrangement for settlement of the dispute and on the fact that Peru was temporarily obliged to defer its reply.
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Extract from "The Times" on a Peruvian cruiser and two submarines passing through the Panama Canal.
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Extract from the "Irish Press" on S. Lester's triumph in the restoration of peace between Colombia and Peru, and on the League of Nations Council's meeting for the signing of a peace protocol.
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Extract from the "Irish Independent" on the signing of a document ending the dispute between the Colombian and Peruvian Governments over the Leticia territory.
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Extract from "The Times" on the agreement signed by Colombia and Peru for the cessation of all hostilities and for negotiations on the lines recommended by the League of Nations Council.
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Extract from the "Journal des Nations" on the signing of a document ending the dispute between the Colombian and Peruvian Governments .
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About Colombia-Peru dispute and Paraguay-Bolivia quarrel; Colombia invoked Article 15 of the League of Nations' Covenant for settlement of her dispute with Peru.
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Flag floating over the Colombian city of Leticia, it was an emblem of the ending of nine months of "undeclared war" between Peru and Colombia.
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Document C.368.M.180.1933.VII.
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Telegram on behalf of the Government of Ecuador: congratulations on the League of Nations' achievement in averting war between Colombia and Peru.
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Extract from the "Concord".
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Official Journal 14th year, no. 10 (part1), table of contents only, text missing.
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Action on agreement: negotiations between Colombia and Peru, work of the Commission for administering the Territory of Leticia.
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Document dated 1934, filed in the 1933 Colombia-Peru dispute.
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Extract from the "Journal de Genève" on the settlement of the Peru-Colombia dispute, the signature on 24 May 1934 at Rio de Janeiro of a treaty between Peru and Colombia, the fact that Leticia finally belonged to Colombia, and the description of Leticia and the Amazon.
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