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Diego Garcia: Military Bases

Asked by Ben Obese-JectyConservativeMinistry of DefenceTabled Answered 3 February 2025UIN 26923

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To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 24 January 2025 to Question 25390 on Diego Garcia: Military Bases, which international agreements govern the US (a) presence and (b) operations in the British Indian Ocean Territory.

Answered by Luke Pollard

The UK-US 1966 Exchange of Notes, as amended and supplemented in 1972, 1976, 1987 and 1999, govern the United State's presence and operations in the British Indian Ocean Territory.

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