Treaty of Basseterre

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founding treaty international treaty multilateral agreement

The Treaty of Basseterre is the 1981 agreement that established the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS), creating a framework for political and economic cooperation among its member countries.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Revised Treaty of Basseterre	2
Revised Treaty of Basseterre Establishing the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States	1
Treaty of Basseterre canonical	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1228072 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Treaty of Basseterre
Context triple: [OECS, foundingTreaty, Treaty of Basseterre]

A. Revised Treaty of Chaguaramas
The Revised Treaty of Chaguaramas is the foundational agreement that restructured the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) and established the framework for deeper regional integration, including the CARICOM Single Market and Economy.
B. Treaty of Lagos
The Treaty of Lagos is the 1975 agreement that established the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) as a regional organization for economic integration and cooperation in West Africa.
C. Treaty of Paris
The Treaty of Paris is a 1951 agreement that founded the European Coal and Steel Community, laying an early cornerstone for what would become the European Union and its institutions.
D. Treaty of 23 December 1865
The Treaty of 23 December 1865 was the international agreement through which several European states standardized their coinage systems, laying the foundation for the Latin Monetary Union.
E. Treaty of York
The Treaty of York was a 1237 agreement between England and Scotland that definitively fixed much of the Anglo-Scottish border and helped stabilize relations between the two kingdoms.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Treaty of Basseterre
Target entity description: The Treaty of Basseterre is the 1981 agreement that established the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS), creating a framework for political and economic cooperation among its member countries.

A. Revised Treaty of Chaguaramas
The Revised Treaty of Chaguaramas is the foundational agreement that restructured the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) and established the framework for deeper regional integration, including the CARICOM Single Market and Economy.
B. Treaty of Lagos
The Treaty of Lagos is the 1975 agreement that established the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) as a regional organization for economic integration and cooperation in West Africa.
C. Treaty of Paris
The Treaty of Paris is a 1951 agreement that founded the European Coal and Steel Community, laying an early cornerstone for what would become the European Union and its institutions.
D. Treaty of 23 December 1865
The Treaty of 23 December 1865 was the international agreement through which several European states standardized their coinage systems, laying the foundation for the Latin Monetary Union.
E. Treaty of York
The Treaty of York was a 1237 agreement between England and Scotland that definitively fixed much of the Anglo-Scottish border and helped stabilize relations between the two kingdoms.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	founding treaty ⓘ international treaty ⓘ multilateral agreement ⓘ
appliesToJurisdiction	OECS ⓘ surface form: Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States
continent	Caribbean ⓘ surface form: Caribbean region North America ⓘ
country	Saint Kitts and Nevis ⓘ
established	OECS ⓘ surface form: Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States
field	economic cooperation ⓘ international relations ⓘ political cooperation ⓘ regional integration ⓘ
follows	West Indies Associated States Council of Ministers arrangements ⓘ
founded	OECS ⓘ surface form: Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States
hasEffect	coordination of external trade policy among OECS members ⓘ coordination of foreign policy among OECS members ⓘ creation of a common economic space among OECS members ⓘ creation of a common foreign policy framework for OECS members ⓘ
language	English ⓘ
legalStatus	binding agreement under international law ⓘ
namedAfter	Basseterre ⓘ
organizationFounded	OECS ⓘ surface form: OECS Authority OECS ⓘ surface form: OECS Secretariat
partOf	Caribbean Community institutional framework ⓘ surface form: Caribbean regional integration architecture
purpose	economic cooperation among Eastern Caribbean states ⓘ political cooperation among Eastern Caribbean states ⓘ regional integration in the Eastern Caribbean ⓘ
region	Eastern Caribbean ⓘ
replacedBy	Treaty of Basseterre self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Revised Treaty of Basseterre Treaty of Basseterre self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Revised Treaty of Basseterre Establishing the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States
signatory	Anguilla ⓘ Antigua and Barbuda ⓘ British Overseas Territory of Montserrat ⓘ surface form: British overseas territories in the Eastern Caribbean Dominica ⓘ Grenada ⓘ Montserrat ⓘ Saint Kitts and Nevis ⓘ surface form: Saint Christopher and Nevis Saint Kitts and Nevis ⓘ surface form: Saint Christopher-Nevis Saint Kitts and Nevis ⓘ surface form: Saint Christopher-Nevis-Anguilla Saint Kitts and Nevis ⓘ Saint Lucia ⓘ Saint Vincent and the Grenadines ⓘ
significantEvent	creation of the OECS ⓘ
signingLocation	Basseterre ⓘ Basseterre ⓘ surface form: Basseterre, Saint Kitts and Nevis
subject	cooperation in defense and security among OECS members ⓘ functional cooperation in areas such as education and health ⓘ harmonization of economic policy among OECS members ⓘ

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Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

OECS → foundingTreaty → Treaty of Basseterre ⓘ

Treaty of Basseterre → replacedBy → Treaty of Basseterre self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Revised Treaty of Basseterre

Treaty of Basseterre → replacedBy → Treaty of Basseterre self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Revised Treaty of Basseterre Establishing the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States

Council of Ministers → associatedWith → Treaty of Basseterre ⓘ

subject surface form: Council of Ministers (OECS)