TNAG-1119-FCO40-1394-Territorial-claims-to-British-possessions-and-dependencies-1982 — Page 27

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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