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(contracted; show full)evelopments 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 whether the British Government will appeal, and when or how the judgment might be implemented in practice.

Human rights groups claim that the military base is used by the US government for the controversial "[[extraordinary rendition]]" of prisoners. The   former [[Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs|British Foreign Secretary]] [[Jack Straw (politician)|Jack Straw]] stated in [[British parliament|parliament]] that US authorities have repeatedly assured him that no detainees have passed in transit through Diego Garcia or have disembarked there.<ref>[http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm200304/cmhansrd/vo040621/text/40621w13.htm#40621w13.html_wqn9 "House of Commons Hansard Written Answers for 21 Jun 2004"].  UK Parliament.  21 June 2004.  URL accessed 1 June 2006.</ref>

==Strategic importance==

During the [[Cold War]] era, the United States was keen on establishing a military base in the Indian Ocean. Due to Diego Garcia's proximity to [[India]], a potential ally of the [[Soviet Union]], the United States saw the island as a strategically important one. US military activities in Diego Garcia have caused friction between India and US in the past.<ref>[http://www.wsws.org/articles/2004/dec2004/bush-d30.shtml "Bush’s response to South Asia disaster: indifference compounded by political incompetence"].  Patrick Martin, ''World Socialist Web Site''.  30 December 2004.  URL accessed 1 June 2006.</ref> 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.]
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* [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]

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