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The Daily Worker
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois
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Honduras protests a boundary treaty between Colombia and Nicaragua from last March, which assures US control of Roncador and Quit Suenos islands at the mouth of the projected Nicaraguan canal. The protest, forwarded last November and made public on Jan. 7 in Tegucigalpa, claims the islands belong to Honduras. The US has lighthouses on them, leased from Colombia.
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Honduras Says Keys to
Nicaragua Canal Hers
TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras, Jan. 7.—A protest against the boundary treaty, concluded between Colombia and Nicaragua last March, in which the United States is assured control of islands situated at the mouth of the projected Nicaraguan canal, was made public today by the Honduran foreign minister.
The protest of the Honduran government was forwarded to the two countries and to the United States last November and claimed the islands which were disposed of for the benefit of the United States government by Colombia and Nicaragua.
The protest as disclosed, reads, in part: "I must express the surprise of my government to see included in a treaty between two foreign countries the keys of Roncador and Quit Suenos, whose possession and dominion are claimed and sustained by Honduras with titles of undeniable ownership."
The United States government has lighthouses on the two islands named, which are about 200 miles off the Nicaraguan coast and are said to have been leased from the Colombian government.
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Tegucigalpa, Honduras
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Jan. 7.
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honduras claims ownership of roncador and quit suenos islands, protesting their disposal to benefit the united states in the colombia-nicaragua treaty.
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A protest against the boundary treaty concluded between Colombia and Nicaragua last March, assuring United States control of islands at the mouth of the projected Nicaraguan canal, was made public today by the Honduran foreign minister. The protest was forwarded to Colombia, Nicaragua, and the United States last November. It expresses surprise at the inclusion of Roncador and Quit Suenos keys in the treaty, claiming Honduras' undeniable ownership. The islands are 200 miles off the Nicaraguan coast, with US lighthouses leased from Colombia.