The CIA recognizes the Olivença dispute
For the first time in its Annual Report on International disputes, the CIA
has included the dispute of Olivenza, a territory where Portugal and Spain
have still not delimited their respective borders. Since the beginning of
August the CIA has made an express reference to the periodic Portuguese
claims over that territory, for two centuries occupied by Spain in
contravention of International Treaties.
The dispute over Olivenza has been referred to by the North Amerian Agency
separately and in the same terms, in the indexes of conflicts of Portugal
as well as Spain. Until now Portugal had been shown without any disputes of
an international nature, in contrast to Spain's appreciable list of
disputes.
Spain's large circulation national newspapers ("El Pais", "El Mundo", "ABC",
and "El Periodico") as well as National Television ("TVE") and the Regional
newspapers have given great coverage to the news, and have criticized the
CIA. The Spanish media have gone to great efforts to devalue or obscure the
dispute that exists between Portugal and Spain. Meanwhile, the Portuguese
State continues not to recognize Spanish sovereignty over the Olivenza
territories, illegally occupied 200 years ago.
http://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/print/po.html
http://www.olivenca-net.com/forum/litigio.htm
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