US-UK Bilateral Talks at DGAR Brief-1

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US-UK BILATERALS

OVERSEAS TERRITORIES

Provided by Chuck Wilson

Immediately following the 9/11 attacks upon the United States the Armed Forces of

both the U.S. and Allied Coalition needed to deploy and conduct operations. Extensive

Diplomacy needed to occur to make possible bed-down, basing and overflight, by

these forces, to get to the theater of operations. Leading the effort was the State

Department’s Bureau of Political & Military Affairs. One of the many bilateral

discussions dealt with the Chagos Archipelago, Diego Garcia (DGAR).

In light of security of both ENDURING FREEDOM and IRAQI FREEDOM operations, the

return of the DGAR native islanders was quite contentious. Weapons storage,

Government Contractors, facilities and the environment were also issues

Leading the 25-person US Delegation was Chuck Wilson who was successful in

coming to agreement with the UK on the resolution of differences between the two

countries.

These are but a few pictures of the many Bi-Lateral discussions, and DGAR.

OVERVIEW

US-UK LONDON

Back in UK Foreign Office, India Room, London

LEADERS US -UK DELEGATIONS

UK-Charles Hamilton(left) U.S. Charles Wilson (right)

TRIP AROUND NSF DGAR

WILD DONKEYS

DGAR TURTLE COVE

KILLER PLANT

KILLER PLANT AFTERMATH

DGAR NSF MAIN BLDG

DGAR CAFE

DGAR COMPUTER CAFE

COMPUTER CAFÉ VIEW

OLD CTR HOUSING

CONTRACTOR HOUSING

DGAR AIRFIELD

LAGOON

TRIP TO PLANTATION

PLANTATION RUINS

VIEW OF MAIN HOUSE

PLANTATION HOUSE

PLANTION HOUSE STOVE

HOUSE KITCHEN STOVE

HOUSE FURNITURE

HOUSE MAIN ROOM

HOUSE FRONT ENTRANCE

PLANTATION RUINS

PLANTATION JAIL

PLANTATION JAIL CELL

JAIL CELL “INMATE”

PLANTATION CHURCH

CHURCH INTERIOR

PLANTATION GRAVEYARD

PLANTATION GRAVESITE

BODY PREPARATION STONE

US-UK LONDON

Back in UK Foreign Office, India Room, London

US-UK LONDON

At Foreign Office India Room

THE END

US-UK Bilateral Talks at DGAR Brief-1

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