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The British Indian Ocean Territory (BIOT) is an Overseas Territory of the United Kingdom situated in the Indian Ocean, halfway between Tanzania and Indonesia.The territory comprises the seven atolls of the Chagos Archipelago with over 1,000 individual islands, many very small, amounting to a total land area of 60 square kilometres (23 square miles). [5]
The first exchange of notes, signed on 30 December 1966, constituted an agreement concerning the availability for defence purposes of the British Indian Ocean Territory. [15] This was followed by agreements on the construction of a communications facility (1972), naval support facility (1976), construction contracts (1987), and monitoring ...
The Commissioner is also responsible for liaising with the military of the United States in matters concerning the territory. An Administrator of the British Indian Ocean Territory acts as the Commissioner's assistant. The Commissioner also appoints a representative on the territory, who is the senior British military officer at Diego Garcia.
[17]: par 28 On 8 November, 1965 the UK created the British Indian Ocean Territory (BIOT) by an Order in Council. [ 17 ] : par 17 On 30 December 1966, the U.S. and UK signed a 50-year agreement [ 24 ] to use the Chagos for military purposes, and that each island so used would be without a resident civilian population. [ 25 ]
British Antarctic Territory: Antarctica "Research and Discovery" 1,709,400 km 2 (660,000 sq mi) [21] 0 50 non-permanent in winter, over 400 in summer (research personnel) [25] Rothera (main base) Subject to the Antarctic Treaty System. British Indian Ocean Territory: Indian Ocean "In tutela nostra Limuria" (Latin; "Limuria is in our charge")
This is a list of official government gazettes for current and former British colonies or protectorates. Some are available to consult at the British National Archives or the British Library . Aden : Aden Colony Gazette
Extent of the Indian Ocean according to the International Hydrographic Organization. This list of sovereign states and dependent territories in the Indian Ocean consists of 38 countries, with 13 in Africa, 22 in Asia, and 1 in Oceania that either border on or are in the Indian Ocean, as well as 2 European countries which administer several dependencies or overseas territories in the region.
Paul Candler is a British civil servant who was the Commissioner for the British Antarctic Territory, Commissioner for the British Indian Ocean Territory, and Director, Overseas Territories at the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office from June 2021 to August 2024.