As early as 7 October 1899 Venezuela voiced her condemnation of the Award, and demanded the renegotiation of her eastern border with British Guiana: that day, Venezuelan Foreign Minister José Andrade made clear that the Arbitral Award was the product of political collusion and it should not be adhered to by Venezuela.
Allerede 7. oktober 1899 satte Venezuela ord på sin fordømmelse af resultatet og krævede en genforhandling af landets østgrænse mod Britisk Guiana: På denne dag gjorde Venezuelas udenrigsminister, José Andrade, det klart, at mæglingsafgørelsen var et produkt af aftalt politisk spil, og at Venezuela ikke ville rette sig efter den.