▁put ▁the ▁border ▁issue ▁to ▁a ▁closure ▁before ▁British ▁Gu iana ▁would ▁gain ▁independence , ▁the ▁British ▁government ▁restart ed ▁negoti ations ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 1 . ▁The ▁British ▁position ▁assert ed ▁" D utch ▁so vere ig nt y ▁over ▁the ▁Cor enty ne ▁River , ▁a ▁ 1 0 ° ▁line ▁div iding ▁the ▁territorial ▁sea , ▁and ▁British ▁control ▁over ▁the ▁New ▁River ▁Tri angle ." ▁The ▁Netherlands ▁replied ▁with ▁a ▁formal ▁claim ▁to ▁the ▁New ▁River ▁Tri angle , ▁but ▁with ▁a ▁th al weg ▁boundary ▁in ▁the ▁Cor enty ne ▁River ▁( the ▁latter ▁position ▁has ▁never ▁been ▁repeated ▁by ▁any ▁Sur in am ese ▁government ). ▁No ▁agre ements ▁were ▁made ▁and ▁Guy ana ▁became ▁independent ▁with ▁its ▁borders ▁un resol ved . ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 9 , ▁border ▁sk irm ishes ▁occurred ▁between ▁Gu yan ese ▁forces ▁and ▁Sur in am ese ▁milit ias . ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 1 ▁the ▁Sur in am ese ▁and ▁Gu yan ese ▁govern ments ▁agreed ▁in ▁Tr in idad ▁to ▁withdraw ▁their ▁military ▁forces ▁from ▁the ▁Tri angle . ▁Until ▁present ▁Guy ana ▁has ▁not ▁held ▁upon ▁this ▁agreement ▁and ▁with dra wn ▁any ▁of ▁its ▁military ▁forces ▁but ▁still ▁holds ▁a ▁firm ▁g rip ▁on ▁the ▁New ▁River ▁Tri angle ▁or ▁min eral ▁rich ▁Tig ri ▁Area . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : T er rit orial ▁disput es ▁of ▁Guy ana ▁Category : G uy ana – Sur in ame ▁border ▁Category