US-UK Bilateral Talks at DGAR Brief-1

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

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