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GC/UK TALKS ON LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN, 18-19 MAY
MEETING ON 13 MAY AT 3.50 PM
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Whono present:
UK OPPICTALS
Mt Doff
My Dale (WIAD)
Cowan (Cabinet Office)
Loas (DS5, 10D)
Rafters (35, MOD)
Walkins Defence Department)
Cor. Kerr (MOD)
US OFFICIALS
Mr Hewitt
BL BARES IN THE CARIBBEAN
The US has 1. Mr Revitt described the US-Bahamas negotiations. several bases in the Bahamas but the most important was their ADINA The others were a submarine detection facility, a coastguner facility and a small airforce base. At the negotiations in 1975 US offered the Bahamas compensation (or rent) of $6 millio...
The Bahamas Government had rejected the US offer and moste
*... onds which the US considered completely beyond reality. poliations broke down. They resumed earlier this year wher. out a delegation to the Bahamas to take part in what th potamians called 'technical talks'. The US Navy were anxious
won an agreement as they want to undertake works there whic. are not propared to do without the security of an agreche And US were therefore pleased to get back to the negotiating uni
Mr Adderley But otherwise the talks were not very successful.
nister of External Affairs, Bahamas) did not attend the tal accause he thought he would lose face as the senior US repres na...
The US we (melton) was only Deputy Assistant Secretary of State. willing to take further steps in the talks but the Bahamas authorit
The US have heard that the Bahamas word being uncommunicative.
ying to link the negotiations with those on the subject of marita
ndaries in the Blake Plateau; ie if there is progress on the later, there would be a greater chance of reaching agreemen
former. The US had already reached agreement with the Balla... maritime boundaries in the Straits of Florida but agreement on Blake Plateau was complicated by the view of geologists who
The US Interior Departme..... ieve the plateau might be oil-bearing. And exacerbated the situation by publicly announcing they wer
haling to consider applications for leases for oil exploration
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