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- ↑ "Diario Digital abc de Paraguay - A 130 años de la decisión, los entretelones del laudo Hayes.". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2020-02-07.
- ↑ Ministerio de Justicia y Derechos Humanos, Presidencia de la Nación Argentina. Aprobación complementario de límites con Paraguay. Tratado 12.600. [ permanent dead link ]
- ↑ Historia general de las relaciones exteriores de la República Argentina. Las relaciones de la Argentina con Bolivia y Paraguay.