Treaty Between the United States of America and New Zealand on the Delimitation of the Maritime Boundary between Tokelau and the United States of America [1980] PITSE 3 (2 December 1980)

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TREATY BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND NEW ZEALAND ON THE DELIMITATION OF THE MARITIME BOUNDARY BETWEEN TOKELAU AND THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

The Treaty between the United States of America and New Zealand on the Delimitation of the Maritime Boundary between Tokelau and the United States of America was signed at Atafu on December 2, 1980, the text of which, in the English and Tokelauan languages, is hereto annexed;

The Senate of the United States of America by its resolution of June 21, 1983, two-thirds of the Senators present concurring therein, gave its advice and consent to ratification of the Treaty;

The Treaty was ratified by the President of the United States of America on August 16, 1983, in pursuance of the advice and consent of the Senate, and duly ratified on the part of New Zealand;

It is provided in Article VII of the Treaty that the Treaty shall enter into force on the date of exchange of instruments of ratification;

The instruments of ratification of the Treaty were exchanged at Pago Pago, American Samoa on September 3, 1983; and accordingly the Treaty entered into force on September 3, 1983;

NOW, THEREFORE, I, Ronald Reagan, President of the United States of America, proclaim and make public the Treaty, to the end that it be observed and fulfilled with good faith on and after September 3, 1983, by the United States of America and by the citizens of the United States of America and all other persons subject to the jurisdiction thereof.

IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have signed this proclamation and caused the Seal of the United States of America to be affixed.

DONE at the city of Washington this thirty-first day of October in the year of our Lord one thousand nine hundred eighty-three and of the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred eighth.

TREATY BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND NEW ZEALAND ON THE DELIMITATION OF THE MARITIME BOUNDARY BETWEEN TOKELAU AND THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

RECALLING the responsibilities exercised by New Zealand in respect of Tokelau pending the exercise by the people of Tokelau of their right to self-determination in accordance with the United Nations declaration on the granting of independence to colonial countries and peoples;

NOTING that the people of Tokelau, acting through the General Fono of Tokelau, have requested that New Zealand take steps to delimit the maritime boundaries of Tokelau;

DESIRING to strengthen the existing bonds of friendship between Tokelau and the United States and in particular between the peoples of Tokelau and American Samoa;

NOTING the Fishery Conservation and Management Act 1976 of the United States of America;

NOTING that the United States of America has maintained a claim to sovereignty over the islands of Atafu, Nukunonu, and Fakaofo and that this claim has not been recognised by New Zealand or the people of Tokelau;

NOTING further that the United States exercises sovereignty over and administers the islands known as American Samoa and that New Zealand has not claimed or administered as part of Tokelau any of the islands presently administered by the United States as part of American Samoa;

Desiring to establish a maritime boundary between Tokelau and the United States of America have agreed, with the concurrence of the people of Tokelau, as follows:

The maritime boundary between Tokelau and the United States shall be determined by the geodetic lines connecting the following coordinates:

Latitude (South)	Longitude (West)
10 [degrees] 01'26"	168 [degrees] 31'25"
10 [degrees] 07'52"	169 [degrees] 46'50"
10 [degrees] 10'18"	170 [degrees] 16'10"
10 [degrees] 15'17"	171 [degrees] 15'32"
10 [degrees] 17'50"	171 [degrees] 50'58"
10 [degrees] 25'26"	172 [degrees] 11'01"
10 [degrees] 46'15"	173 [degrees] 03'53"
11 [degrees] 02'17"	173 [degrees] 44'48"

The geodetic and computational bases used for determining the coordinate values in Article I are the World Geodetic System, 1972 (WGS 72) and the following charts and aerial plans:
- Charts published by the National Ocean Survey of the United States of America; NOS No. 83484, 6th edition, March 26, 1977;

- Charts published by the Defence Mapping Agency of the United States of America; DMAHTC No. 83473, 7th edition, May 8, 1976;

- Aerial Plans published by the Department of Lands and Survey of New Zealand;
No. 1036/7C, 1974
No. 1036/7B2, 1974
No. 1036/8d, 1975

On the side of the maritime boundary adjacent to Tokelau, the United States of America shall not claim or exercise for any purpose sovereign rights or jurisdiction over the waters or seabed and subsoil. On the side of the maritime boundary adjacent to American Samoa there shall not be claimed or exercised for any purpose in respect of Tokelau sovereign rights or jurisdiction over the waters or seabed and subsoil.

The maritime boundary established by this Treaty shall not affect or prejudice in any manner either Government's position with respect to the rules of international law concerned with the exercise of jurisdiction over the waters or seabed and subsoil or any other matter relating to the Law of the Sea.

The United States recognises that sovereignty over the islands of Atafu, Nukunonu and Fakaofo, together comprising Tokelau is vested in the people of Tokelau and is exercised on their behalf by the Government of New Zealand pending an act of self-determination in accordance with the Charter of the United Nations. n1

The Government of the United States of America and the Government of New Zealand, in the spirit of peace and friendship existing between the two Governments and peoples agree to cooperate with a view to promoting social and economic development in accordance with the wishes of the peoples of Tokelau and American Samoa, and to work towards the advancement of the South Pacific region as a whole. To these ends they shall promote discussions between their peoples and appropriate Government entities, in particular between the peoples of Tokelau and American Samoa.

This Treaty shall be subject to ratification and shall enter into force on the date of exchange of instruments of ratification.

Done in triplicate at [ILLEGIBLE WORD] this second day of December 1980, in the English and Tokelauan languages of which the English will be the authentic text.

KO TE FEAGAIGA O TOKEHEGA KO HE FEAGAIGA I TE VA O NIU HILA MA TE IUNAITE HITETE O AMERIKA I TE FAIGA O NA TUAKOI I TE TAI I TE VA O TOKELAU MA TE IUNAITE HITETE O AMERIKA

I te manatua o te tiute e taukave e Niu Hila e fakatatau ki Tokelau ke fakatali ai te gaoioiga a tagata o Tokelau ki to latou aia ki te faia o a latou tonu e ki latou lava, e tuha ai ma te fakahalalauga a Malo Kaufakatahi i te tuku atu o te tutokatahi ki atunuku ma tagata e i lalo i na pulega faka kolone;

I te iloa ko tagata o Tokelau na tuku atu ta latou talohaga e kui atu i te Fono Aofia a Tokelau kia Niu Hila ke fai e ia na lahaga ke fakailoga ai na tuakoi i te tai o Tokelau;

I te manakoga ke fakamalohia te hokotaga faka uo i te va o Tokelau ma te Iunaite Hitete kae maihe lava i te va o tagata o Tokelau ma Amerika Hamoa;

I te iloa o te Tulafono o te tauhaga 1977 mo te Hone o te Tamaokaiga Fakapitoa i te Tai o Tokelau;

I te iloa o te Tulafono o te tauhaga 1976 a te Iunaite Hitete o Amerika mo te Puipuiga o Mea Tau Faigafaiva;

I te iloa ko te Iunaite Hitete o Amerika e fakamautu tana mau ki te pulea o na motu ko Atafu, Nukunonu, ma Fakaofo ma ko tenei mau e he amanakia e Niu Hila pe ko tagata o Tokelau;

I te iloa atili ko te Iunaite Hitete e pulea ma tauhia e ia na motu e takua ko Amerika Hamoa ma ko Niu Hila e heai hana mau pe ko hana tauhiga na fai fakatahi ki he motu ma Tokelau i ho he motu o Amerika Hamoa ie e tauhi nei e te Iunaite Hitete;

I te manakoga ke fakamau te tuakoi i te tai i te va o Tokelau ma Iunaite Hitete o Amerika kua malilie ai, fakatahi ma te maliliega o tagata o Tokelau, e ve ona fakaali atu i lalo:

Ko te tuakoi i te tai i te va o Tokaleu ma te Iunaite Hitete ka fakailoga i na laina fuafua o te tino o te lalolagi e fehokotaki ai na tulaga ienei i lalo:

Ko na faiga kua fakaaoga i te fuafuaga o na laina i te tino o te lalolagi ke fakailoga ai na tulaga i te Vaega I ko te Faiga a te Lalolagi mo te Fuafuaga o na Laina, 1972 (WGS 72) ma na fafanua o te tai ma na fuafuaga i te ea, iena i lalo:

- ko na fafanua o te tai na lomia e te Vaega mo te Fuafuaga o te Tai a te Iunaite Hitete o Amerika; numera 83484, lomiga e 6 Mati 26 1977;

- ko na fafanua o te tai na lomia e te Ofiha o Fafanua tau te Puipuiga a te Iunaite Hitete o Amerika; DMAHTC numera 83473, lomiga e 7 Me 8, 1976;

- ko te Fuafuaga i te Ea na lomia e te Ofiha o Kelekele ma Fuafuaga a Niu Hila;

I te itu o te tuakoi i te tai e pito ki Tokelau, ka he faia ai e te Iunaite Hitete o Amerika hana mau pe ni gaoioiga mo ni aia e pulea ai pe ni aia faka te tulafono ki te tai pe ko te takele o te tai ma te kelekele i lalo ifo o te fogakelekele pito ki luga. I te itu o te tuakoi i te tai e pito ki Amerika Hamoa ka heai he mau pe ni gaoioiga mo ho he mafuaga ki ni aia faka pulega pe ni aia faka te tulafono a Tokelau ki te tai pe ko te takele o te tai ma te kelekele i lalo ifo o te fogakelekele pito ki luga.

Ko te tuakoi i te tai teia kua fakamautu i tenei Feagaiga, ka he afia ai pe faka he aoga ai i ho he auala te tulaga o he Malo i na malo e lua i te itu e uiga hi na vaega o te tulafono faka-va-o-malo e fakatatau ki te fakagaoioiga o te aia faka te tulafono ki te tai pe ko te takele o te tai ma te kelekele i lalo ifo o te fogakelekele pito ki luga pe ko he tahi matakupu e uiga ki te Tulafono o te Tai.

E amanakia e te Iunaite Hitete ko te pule ki na motu ko Atafu, Nukunonu ma Fakaofo i e e aofia i loto o Tokelau kua tuku atu ki tagata o Tokelau ma e fakagaoioi mo latou e te Malo o Niu Hila ke fakatali ai te faiga mo te faia o a latou tonu e ki latc lava e tuha ai ma te Fuafuaga a Malo Kaufakatahi.

Ko te Malo o Iunaite Hitete o Amerika ma te Malo o Niu Hila, i he agaga o te filemu ma te fakauo i te va o na Malo e lua ma tagata kua malilie ke galulue fakatahi ma he manatu ke fakaleleia te agai ki mua o te va fealoaki ma te tamaokaiga e tuha ai ma na manakoga o tagata o Tokelau ma Amerika Hamoa, ma galulue mo te fakafanoga ki mua o te Pahefika i Haute katoa. Ona ko ienei fakamoemoega ka fakaauau ai e ki laua na talanoaga i te va o o la tagata ma te va o na Malo, kae maihe lava i te va o tagata o Tokelau ma Amerika Hamoa.

Ko tenei Feagaiga ka fakalagolago ki he fakamaoniga ma ka fakamalohia i te aho e fehuiaki ai na pepa o te fakamaoniga.

Na fai i ni lomiga e tolu i [ILLEGIBLE WORD] te aho [ILLEGIBLE WORD] o [ILLEGIBLE WORD] 1980, i te gagana Fakaigilihi mate Fakatokelau mae ko te Fakaigilihi ko te hakoga tena.

RONALD REAGAN By the President: GEORGE P. SHULTZ Secretary of State	FOR THE GOVERNMENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Anne C. Martindell
FOR THE GOVERNMENT OF NEW ZEALAND Itieli Pereira Amusia Patea Aloisio Ineleo TE IUNAITE HITETE O AMERIKA NIU HILA

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Treaty Between the United States of America and New Zealand on the Delimitation of the Maritime Boundary between Tokelau and the United States of America [1980] PITSE 3 (2 December 1980)