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At the request of the [[US]], the [[UK military]] forced the population of the [[Chagos Archipelago]] off their ancestral land so that the [[USA]] could construct a military base. | At the request of the [[US]], the [[UK military]] forced the population of the [[Chagos Archipelago]] off their ancestral land so that the [[USA]] could construct a military base. | ||
| + | [[image:Diplomatic Cable signed by D.A. Greenhill, dated August 24, 1966.jpg|left|340px|thumbnail|A diplomatic cable by [[Denis Greenhill]]]] | ||
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Latest revision as of 23:06, 9 May 2024
| Date | 1965 - 27 April 1973 |
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| Description | At the request of the US, the UK military forced the population of the Chagos Archipelago off their ancestral land so that the USA could construct a military base. |
At the request of the US, the UK military forced the population of the Chagos Archipelago off their ancestral land so that the USA could construct a military base.
A diplomatic cable by Denis Greenhill
Related Document
| Title | Type | Publication date | Author(s) | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Document:Depopulation of the Chagos Islands 1965-73 | book extract | 12 February 2007 | Mark Curtis |
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