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The Seabees and Diego Garcia in 1971

Posted on July 5, 2011 by admin

The Early Days of Diego Garcia Construction Cdr. Daniel W. Urish CEC USN (ret) Commander Dan Urish was Commanding Officer of the first Seabee Battalion, NMCB Forty, deployed to Diego Garcia and Island Commander, having relieved Commander Robert K. White … Continue reading →

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Is Paul Lemiere the real owner of the Chagos archipelago?!

Posted on April 14, 2011 by admin

Paul Lemiere is one of the heirs of Joseph Hippolyte Le Miere, the jouissance holder and later the rightful owner of virtually all of the outer islands of Chagos according to a contract signed by a former Governor of Mauritius, … Continue reading →

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