Subject: Re: quad points in Cooch Behar.<br/>
Date: Jan 23, 2006 @ 08:53<br/>
Author: Brendan Whyte (&quot;Brendan Whyte&quot; &lt;bwhyte@...&gt;)<br/>
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<div id="ygrps-yiv-357336286"><blockquote><span title="ireply">&gt; <br/>
&gt; but before i try again <br/>
&gt; just in case it is a fools errand for my purposes<br/>
&gt; maybe you would just say if this new map really does<br/>
&gt; help with the outstanding questions from<br/>
&gt; <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://groups.yahoo.com/group/BoundaryPoint/message/19015">http://groups.yahoo.com/group/BoundaryPoint/message/19015</a><br/>
&gt; where you promised us this addition<br/>
&gt; <br/>
&gt; which are<br/>
&gt; <br/>
&gt; on the basis of what data or data gap do you<br/>
&gt; distinguish the confirmed quadripoint from the merely<br/>
&gt; presumed one<br/>
&gt; <br/>
<br/>
 </span></blockquote>one is mentioned in Hartley&#39;s boundary commission report of Rangpur/Cooch Behar, <br/>
included as an appendix 1-17 to the text. See PArt V, para 2. on p300 of my text.<br/>
<br/>
 As the other report, of Jalpaiguri/Cooch Behar boundary was still &#39;secret&#39;, i am <br/>
unable to confirm the other quadpoint NE of Patgram.<br/>
<br/>
<br/>
<blockquote><span title="ireply"> &gt; &<br/>
&gt; <br/>
&gt; if there is still this order of partial uncertainty<br/>
&gt; then how can you safely conclude there are in fact no<br/>
&gt; more than 2 quadripoints in all this complexity<br/>
&gt; <br/>
<br/>
 </span></blockquote>Cartographic evidence and the descriptions in the appendix mentioned above for the <br/>
Rangpur-Cooch Behar enclaves appear to preclude any further quadripoints.<br/>
<br/>
<br/>
<br/>
<blockquote><span title="ireply"> &gt; or in other words<br/>
&gt; could you say a little more about exactly how closely<br/>
&gt; you were able to study all these borders<br/>
&gt; or what the limits of your cartographical purview<br/>
&gt; actually were<br/>
&gt; <br/>
<br/>
 </span></blockquote>Read the book carefully and fully; it is all explained, and the evidences presented in <br/>
the text and appendices.<br/>
<br/>
<br/>
Brendan</div>