Diego Garcia: Military Bases
The question
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the United Kingdom's agreement to expeditiously inform Mauritius of any armed attack on a third State directly emanating from the Base on Diego Garcia on UK security.
Answered by Luke Pollard
An agreement to inform a host nation about military action from their territory is standard practice in basing arrangements. Additionally, the UN Charter has a requirement to notify the UN of military action taken in self-defence. Any notification will take place after the event and will not require the UK to divulge sensitive information.
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