Subject: brownlie on tp  angola  congo democratic republic  zambia<br/>
Date: Dec 01, 2000 @ 21:23<br/>
Author: michael donner (michael donner &lt;m@...&gt;)<br/>
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<div id="ygrps-yiv-896095252">incredibly the tripoint position is left in some doubt despite the fact<br/>
that all 3 of the convergent boundaries are demarcated<br/>
& despite the additional fact that 2 of the 3 follow a recognizable watershed<br/>
<br/>
an anglo portuguese protocol of 1915 demarcated the eventual angola zambia<br/>
boundary southward from an initial point known as pillar 1<br/>
located at<br/>
s lat 10d 53m 18s3 &<br/>
e long 23d 59m 58s3 approx<br/>
per u s dept of state 1974<br/>
but there is no evidence that this point was ever explicitly accepted by<br/>
belgium or the congo democratic republic as the tripoint<br/>
<br/>
nonetheless a 1915 belgo portuguese alignment<br/>
which would become the boundary between angola & the congo democratic republic<br/>
runs westwards along the congo zambezi watershed from an initial point also<br/>
known as pillar 1<br/>
probably yet not necessarily the same pillar 1 as in the above sequence<br/>
  for this identification is never explicitly made<br/>
<br/>
& the unratified anglo belgian protocol of 1934 concerning the demarcation<br/>
of the boundary that separates the congo democratic republic from zambia<br/>
today indicated the tripoint is marked by a terminal pillar 46 in a series<br/>
also running from east to west along the congo zambezi watershed<br/>
<br/>
it is unclear whether this pillar 46 is the same as pillar number 1<br/>
  or as either pillar number 1<br/>
& probably only a search of the area will settle this<br/>
<br/>
f08 aocgza aocdzm</div>