Lawyers can seek a neutral historian who has access to the former colonial powers' archives. The historian gathers the relevant documents, photographs them, and prepares a verified report. The report lays out the surviving information and identifies a line of best fit for assigning the disputed spaces and moorings. Accurate reconstruction can settle the economic issue and keep the dispute from becoming more serious.
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Using colonial archives to reconstruct an agreement
A neutral historian can use colonial archives to reconstruct what an old maritime agreement assigned and give lawyers a documented line of best fit.