▁General ▁of ▁the ▁Netherlands . ▁The ▁signing ▁took ▁place ▁at op ▁Mount ▁Con cord ia . ▁ ▁Based ▁on ▁the ▁terms ▁of ▁the ▁agreement , ▁the ▁island ▁of ▁Saint ▁Martin ▁was ▁to ▁be ▁divided ▁between ▁the ▁French ▁Kingdom ▁and ▁the ▁Dutch ▁Republic ▁and ▁the ▁pe op les ▁of ▁St . ▁Martin ▁should ▁co exist ▁in ▁a ▁co oper ative ▁manner . ▁ ▁The ▁French ▁would ▁keep ▁the ▁area ▁they ▁occupied ▁and ▁the ▁coast ▁facing ▁An gu illa , ▁while ▁the ▁Dutch ▁would ▁have ▁the ▁area ▁of ▁the ▁fort ▁and ▁the ▁land ▁around ▁it ▁on ▁the ▁south ▁coast . ▁The ▁inhabitants ▁would ▁share ▁the ▁natural ▁resources ▁of ▁the ▁island . ▁However , ▁France ▁and ▁the ▁Netherlands ▁would ▁continue ▁to ▁dispute ▁over ▁the ▁ownership ▁of ▁the ▁island ▁until ▁ 1 8 1 7 ▁when ▁the ▁borders ▁of ▁the ▁island ▁were ▁finally ▁set . ▁ ▁See ▁here ▁the ▁Text ▁of ▁the ▁Tre aty ▁of ▁Con cord ia ▁( Wik is ource ▁: ▁English ▁translation ▁of ▁the ▁original ▁text ▁in ▁French ). ▁ ▁Valid ity ▁of ▁the ▁treat y ▁of ▁March ▁ 2 3 , ▁ 1 6 4 8 ▁ ▁Question s ▁as ▁to ▁the ▁valid ity ▁of ▁the ▁Tre aty ▁of ▁ 1 6 4 8 ▁have ▁ar isen ▁several ▁times ▁in ▁the ▁past , ▁and ▁continue ▁to ▁cause ▁issues ▁today . ▁Research ▁was ▁supposed ▁to ▁be ▁undert aken ▁by ▁the ▁French ▁Ministry ▁of ▁Foreign ▁Affairs ▁about ▁it . ▁ ▁At ▁the ▁time ▁of ▁the ▁Tre aty , ▁agre ements ▁signed ▁between ▁represent atives ▁of