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BRITISH INDIAN OCEAN TERRITORY (Continued)
10. The Chagos had no institutions of their own, they were
administered (until the creation of the British Indian Ocean
; Territory) as dependencies of Mauritius. Their longer term
future, given the lack of local facilities in the Chagos
and the Islands' poor economic prospects, is and was best
assured by their integration in the society of Mauritius,
of which they are citizens, and with which they have long-
standing family ties. It is for this purpose that the
British Government have made, in agreement with the Ilois
as well as the Mauritius Government, a full and final
payment of £4 million to resettle the Ilois in Mauritius.
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/FALKLAND ISLANDS AND DEPENDENCIES