That is to satisfy Chinas claims on the islands.
They're running more of the world than you care to imagine:
Court tells Barbados to give T & T info in maritime row
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados - The Barbados Government has until Monday, September 6, to submit written information to Trinidad and Tobago relating to their maritime boundary dispute, which is now before an international tribunal on the Law of the Sea.
The information was requested in a "disclosure application" by Trinidad and Tobago when the first formal procedural hearing by the arbitrators on the maritime delimitation row between the two Caribbean Community states took place in London on Monday this week.
Both the attorney general of Trinidad and Tobago John Jeremy, and Barbados' Mia Mottley, were unavailable for comment yesterday.
But the Observer was reliably informed by sources involved in the arbitration process that the requested information relates to letters Barbados had written to oil companies bidding for operations in areas the Barbados has traditionally regarded as part of its territorial waters.
In the legal tussle to settle rules of procedures and terms of appointment, the arbitrators have also determined, unanimously, to proceed strictly with the case of the boundary delimitation dispute to the exclusion of "any other matter", such as the fishing rights controversy between the two countries, as raised by Barbados.
Barbados in February this year took the dispute to international arbitration after the collapse of negotiations with Trinidad and Tobago over resolution of their old fishing rights dispute that had resulted in strained relations.
There have been no resumption of fishing rights negotiations since both sides agreed, six months ago, to the arbitration under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) process.
http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/news/html/20040827T000000-0500_65279_OBS_COURT_TELLS_BARBADOS_TO_GIVE_T___T_INFO_IN_MARITIME_ROW.asp