On Jure 13, 1984, the President of the Republic of Colombia izsued Decree No. 1436, which established a system of straight baselines for both the Pacific Ocean and Caribbean Sea coasts of Colombia. The translation of the full text c f this Decree follows: R e p u b l i c o f C o l o l b i a M i n i s t r y o f F o r e i g n A f f a i r s G e n e r a l S e c r e t a r t a t Decree No. 1436 o f J u n e 1 3 , 1984 p a r t i a l l y r e g u l a t i n g A r t i c l e 9 o f Law 1 0 o f 1978: I h e P r e s i d e n t of t h e Repub lgc o f Colombia by v i r t u e o f h i s c o n s t i t u g i o n a l powers a n d e s l e c i a l l y t h o s e v e s t e d i n h i C by A r t i c l e 120 ( 3 ) o f t h e N a t i o n a l C o n s t i t b t i o n , and WHEREAS I t i s n e c e s s a r y t o e s t a b l i s h b a s e l i n e s f rom which t o measu re t h e b r e a d t h o f t h e t e r r i t o r i a l s e a and t h e e x c l u s i v e ...