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Registered intergovernmental agreement · 31 July 1963

Manila Accord: the claim expressly preserved

Manila Accord, paragraph 12, UNTS page 348

Manila Accord, 31 July 1963, paragraph 12 · UNTS vol. 550, p. 348.

United Nations Treaty Series, vol. 550, p. 348

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Indonesia, the Federation of Malaya and the Philippines agreed that North Borneo’s inclusion in Malaysia would not prejudice the Philippine claim or any rights under it.

The claim preserved in paragraph 12

“would not prejudice either the claim or any right thereunder”

Manila Accord, 31 July 1963, paragraph 12 · UNTS vol. 550, p. 348.

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Date
31 July 1963
Document type
Registered intergovernmental agreement
Issuing authority / creator
United Nations Treaty Series
Citation
Manila Accord, 31 July 1963, paragraph 12; accompanying Joint Statement, 5 August 1963, paragraph 8. UNTS vol. 550, no. 8029, pp. 348, 358.

Why it matters

The Accord separates the formation of Malaysia from disposal of the claim. Paragraph 12 preserves the pursuit of a peaceful settlement without determining which state holds title.

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would not prejudice either the claim or any right thereunder

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