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Diego Garcia
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Neither the US nor the UK recognises Diego Garcia as being subject to the [[African Nuclear Weapons Free Zone Treaty]], even though the rest of the [[Chagos Archipelago]] is included, suggesting the US wishes to maintain the freedom to base [[nuclear weapon]]s there.

The agreement between the UK and US for the US to use the island as a military base was made in [[1966
.]]. It specifies that the agreement runs until 2036, but that either government can opt out of the agreement in 2016.

== Politics ==
[[Datoteka:CIA-DG-BIOT.jpg|desno|mini|200px|Detailed map of Diego Garcia]]
In [[2000.]], the High Court granted the islanders the right to return to the Archipelago and granted them UK citizenship. In [[2002.]] the islanders and their descendants, now numbering 4,500, returned to court claiming compensation, after what they said were two years of delays by the [[Foreign and Commonwealth Office|British Foreign Office]]. However, on [[10 June]][[2004.]] the British government made two [[Order-in-Council|Orders-in-Council]] banning the islanders from returning home,<ref>[http://www.fco.gov.uk/servlet/Front?pagename=OpenMarket/Xcelerate/ShowPage&c=Page&cid=1007029391629&a=KArticle&aid=1087553733971 "Developments in the British Indian Ocean Territory"].  UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office.  15 June 2004.  URL accessed 1 June 2006.</ref> reversing the [[2000.]] court decision.  Some of the Ilois are making return plans to turn Diego Garcia into a sugarcane and fishing enterprise as soon as the defense agreement expires (possibly as early as 2016, but almost certainly in 2036 - unless the agreement is renewed). A few dozen other Ilois are still fighting to be housed in the [[United Kingdom|UK]]<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/southern_counties/3977853.stm "Exiles protest in Downing Street"].  ''BBC News''.  3 November 2004.  URL accessed 1 June 2006.</ref>.

On [[May 11]], [[2006.]] the British High Court ruled that the 2004 Orders-in-Council were unlawful, and consequently that the Ilois were entitled to return to the Chagos Archipelago.<ref>[http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2006/05/12/wchag12.xml&sSheet=/news/2006/05/12/ixnews.html "Britain shamed as exiles of the Chagos Islands win the right to go home"].  Neil Tweedie, ''The Daily Telegraph''.  12 May 2006.  URL accessed 1 June 2006.</ref> It remains to be seen wh(contracted; show full)gt; India has repeatedly demanded that the US dismantle this military base<ref>[http://pd.cpim.org/2001/july01/july012k1_indo_us.htm "Making India an Appendage to US"].  Sitaram Yechury, Communist Party of India (Marxist).  1 July 2001.  URL accessed 1 June 2006.</ref>. However, after the end of the Cold War, relations between India and US have improved dramatically. Diego Garcia was the site of several naval exercises between the [[US Navy|US]] and [[Indian Navy]] held between [[2001
.]] and [[2004.]].
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==Vanjske poveznice==
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20060718083438/http://www.dg.navy.mil/ Official site of the United States Navy Support Facility, Diego Garcia.]
* [http://www.northwood.mod.uk/pjobs/biot/biot.htm Official site of the UK PJHQ Overseas Bases, Diego Garcia.]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20080306131202/http://www.cooperativeresearch.org//timeline.jsp?timeline=diego_garcia Diego Garcia] Timeline posted at the [[Center for Cooperative Research]]
* [http://www.mydiegogarcia.com Photo and written library of the islands and their environment]
* [http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/facility/diego-garcia.htm Diego Garcia "Camp Justice"], GlobalSecurity.org
* [https://archive.is/20121205061341/homepage.ntlworld.com/jksonc/docs/bancoult-d16b1.html US/UK BIOT defence agreements, 1966-1982], US Court filing
* [http://www.infoplease.com/spot/dg.html Where in the World Is Diego Garcia?], Infoplease.com
* [http://www.granta.com/extracts/1225 Simon Winchester on Diego Garcia, in ''Granta'' Magazine]
* [http://maps.google.com/maps?q=&t=k&ll=-7.318882,72.443848&spn=2.250064,3.658447&t=k Diego Garcia on Google Maps]

[[Kategorija:Otoci u Indijskom oceanu]]
[[Kategorija:Britanska prekomorska područja]]