Obadia, a group of islands, was discovered and colonised by Bolingo in the seventeenth century. In 1825, Bolingo transferred Obadia to Naserian by treaty. Beta, one of the Obadian islands, was unknown to either Bolingo or Naserian at this time. It had been discovered and settled on by Omega in 1750. Naserian found Beta in 1933. It immediately claimed sovereignty over the island via the 1825 treaty. Omega has rejected Naserian's claim. In 2011, Omega held a referendumn election in Beta. Beta's inhabitants were given the choice of establishing their own State or remaining part of Omega. The Betans decided to remain part of Omega.

Advise Naserian whether Omega had acquired valid title to Beta, and about the implications of the 2011 referendum for its own claim to the island