Ministry of Defence written question – answered at on 18 March 2025.
Ben Obese-Jecty
Opposition Assistant Whip (Commons)
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 11 March 2025 to Question 35009 on Diego Garcia: Military Bases, what the responsibilities and authorities for the operations of Naval Support Facility Diego Garcia are as agreed with the United Kingdom and set out in the 1966 UK-US Exchange of Notes, including the 1976 Amendment.
Luke Pollard
The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Defence
The Naval Support Facility Diego Garcia is a United States defence facility. The responsibilities and authorities for its operations as agreed with the United Kingdom are set out in the 1966 UK-US Exchange of Notes, including the 1976 Amendment.
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