BACKGROUND NOTE
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The draft reply is based on information received from the Home Office (E2), Ministry of Defence (DS11) and the relevant FCO geographical departments. It has been cleared with FCO Legal Advisers.
The nations claiming the territories listed in the draft reply are as follows:
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British Antarctic Territory
British Indian Ocean Territory
Falkland Islands
Falkland Island Dependencies
Gibraltar
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Chile and Argentina
Mauritius
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Argentina
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Argentina
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Spain
Hong Kong
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· People's Republic of China
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