Written Question·Ministry of Defence·UIN 26923
Diego Garcia: Military Bases
Tabled: 28 January 2025
Answered: 3 February 2025
Named DayQuestion
Ben Obese-Jecty
Conservative — Huntingdon
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 24 January 2025 to Question 25390 on Diego Garcia: Military Bases, which international agreements govern the US (a) presence and (b) operations in the British Indian Ocean Territory.
Answer
Luke PollardThe UK-US 1966 Exchange of Notes, as amended and supplemented in 1972, 1976, 1987 and 1999, govern the United State's presence and operations in the British Indian Ocean Territory.