▁ 1 8 9 5 ▁also ▁il leg ally ▁awarded ▁the ▁New ▁River ▁Tri angle ▁to ▁British ▁Gu iana . ▁The ▁Netherlands , ▁however , ▁raised ▁a ▁diplom atic ▁protest , ▁claim ing ▁that ▁the ▁New ▁River , ▁and ▁not ▁the ▁K ut ari , ▁was ▁to ▁be ▁regarded ▁as ▁the ▁source ▁of ▁the ▁Cor enty ne ▁and ▁the ▁boundary . ▁The ▁British ▁government ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 0 ▁replied ▁that ▁the ▁issue ▁was ▁already ▁settled ▁by ▁the ▁long ▁accept ance ▁of ▁the ▁K ut ari ▁as ▁the ▁boundary . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 3 6 , ▁a ▁M ixed ▁Commission ▁established ▁by ▁the ▁British ▁and ▁Dutch ▁government ▁agreed ▁to ▁award ▁the ▁full ▁width ▁of ▁the ▁Cor enty ne ▁River ▁to ▁Sur in ame , ▁as ▁per ▁the ▁ 1 7 9 9 ▁agreement . ▁The ▁territorial ▁sea ▁boundary ▁was ▁de emed ▁to ▁prolong ate ▁ 1 0 ° ▁from ▁Point ▁No . ▁ 6 1 , ▁ ▁from ▁the ▁shore . ▁The ▁New ▁River ▁Tri angle , ▁however , ▁was ▁completely ▁awarded ▁to ▁Guy ana . ▁The ▁treat y ▁putting ▁this ▁agreement ▁into ▁law ▁was ▁never ▁rat ified , ▁because ▁of ▁the ▁out break ▁of ▁World ▁War ▁II . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 3 6 , ▁the ▁Dutch ▁representative ▁Con rad ▁Care l ▁K ä y ser ▁signed ▁an ▁agreement ▁with ▁British ▁and ▁Brazil ian ▁represent atives , ▁placing ▁the ▁tri - point ▁j unction ▁near ▁the ▁source ▁of ▁the ▁K ut ari ▁River . ▁ ▁Des iring ▁to