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Imperialist depopulation of islands.
 Tue Sep 04, 2007 9:39 pm
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Depopulation_of_Diego_Garcia
The Diego Garcia depopulation controversy pertains to the expulsion of the established inhabitants of the island of Diego Garcia, part of the British Indian Ocean Territory, during the 1960s and 1970s. The displaced inhabitants and their advocates have claimed that their right of occupation was violated by the British Foreign Office, accused of orchestrating the depopulation so that the island could be used as a U.S. military base. The British government has generally denied any wrongdoing, and disputes the emigrants' right to be repatriated. However, England’s own most powerful source of justice, the High Court of Justice, has declared the Chagos people were victims of a crime against humanity and should be allowed to return home. This ruling has not been honored, so the islanders continue to lead a difficult life of poverty.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Depopulation_of_Diego_Garcia
British purchase of the Chagos
The problem of Mauritian sovereignty over the Chagos archipelago was circumvented at a 1965 London conference prior to the independence of Mauritius. Mauritian Prime Minister Seewoosagur Ramgoolam was persuaded to sell the Chagos to Britain for the bargain price of £3m (1967 rate). Ramgoolam was later awarded a knighthood in the 1965 New Year's Honours List, and it is speculated that this may have been a form of reward for the sale.
Through the sale the Chagos and a handful of other Indian Ocean islands (including tortoise-rich Aldabra and neighbouring Agalega) thus became a new colony - the British Indian Ocean Territory.
In 1966, with the ownership of the Chagos secured, Great Britain and the United States executed an "exchange of notes" making the island of Diego Garcia available for the defence needs of both countries for the next 50 years.
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