United Nations members voted 116 to 6 in support of a resolution demanding that Britain give Mauritius the Chagos Islands, home to an important American military base.
Tag: British Indian Ocean Territory
U.N. Court Tells Britain to End Control of Colony Home to U.S. Air Base
The International Court of Justice said Britain acted unlawfully in 1965 when it detached a group of islands from Mauritius, at the time a British colony, to facilitate an American military lease.