Martín Abel González was a doctoral student in the International History Department at LSE, UK, between 2004 and 2011. He passed away in the summer of 2011 after completing this work.Nigel Ashton was Martín Abel González's PhD supervisor. He is Professor of International History at the LSE, UK.

• Preface Foreword by the Editor Acknowledgements by the Author Introduction 1. The Breakdown of the Status Quo 2. The Battle at the UN 3. The Decision for Negotiations: (i) The Triple Deterrent 4. The Decision for Negotiations: (ii) The Reasonable Claimant 5. Sovereignty on the Table 6. The Impossible Transfer Conclusion Select Bibliography