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| British Indian Ocean Territory Travel
Guide Edit This The best resource for sights, hotels, restaurants, bars, what to do and see Diego Garcia Diego Garcia DVIC As a British territory, all U.S. civilian and military personnel residing on the island are governed by British Indian Ocean Territory, or BIOT, law. These laws often differ from those in the United States, so attending island indoctrination to find out more is very worthwhile. Although it is a British Territory, there are fewer than 50 British personnel on the island. The majority of these people form Naval Party 1002. Split between Royal Navy and Royal Marine personnel, the Naval Party performs civil administration on Diego Garcia. Its members are tasked with either policing the locality or carrying out the duties of port or airport customs officers. In addition, the Royal Marines form a detachment that provides security for Diego Garcia and the outer islands. The head of the BIOT Administration and the commanding officer of Naval Party 1002 is a Royal Navy commander. As the British representative, he/she fulfills a number of functions, which include positions as the magistrate, coroner and registrar of marriages. Further, the British representative and his team take a great deal of interest in conservation issues. Diego Garcia and the other islands within BIOT are largely unspoiled, and it is important they remain so. On Diego Garcia, the old East Point Plantation area remains completely untouched since the days of the early copra plantation. Development and construction are not permitted in this area. Entrance to the plantation is restricted and a pass must be obtained from the BIOT Police Station. The British wish you an enjoyable stay on Diego Garcia. Upon your arrival, please familiarize yourself with BIOT regulations and try to preserve the island's ecology. Part or or all of this text stems from the original article at: http://www.msc.navy.mil/mpstwo/garcia.htm ____History Edit This Diego Garcia was discovered by Portuguese explorers in the early 1500s. It is the largest of 52 islands which form the Chagos Archipelago located in the heart of the Indian Ocean. The island's name is believed to have come from either the ship's captain or the navigator. Once located, the island just as quickly disappeared from maps of the Indian Ocean for many years until it was relocated and claimed by the French in the early 1700s. Diego Garcia remained under French control until after the Napoleonic Wars--about 1814--when possession was ceded to the British. In 1965, with the formation of the British Indian Ocean Territory, Diego Garcia was under administrative control of the British government of the Seychelles. With the formation of the BIOT, a formal agreement was signed between the governments of the United Kingdom and the United States in 1966 making the island available to satisfy defense needs of both governments. In 1976, the Seychelles gained independence from England, and the BIOT became a self-administering territory under the East African Desk of the British Foreign Office. Until 1971, Diego Garcia's main source of income was from the profitable copra oil plantation. At one time copra oil from Diego Garcia and other nearby islands provided fine machine oil and fuel to light European lamps. During approximately 70 years of plantation life, coconut harvests on Diego Garcia remained fairly constant, at about four million nuts annually, until just prior to the arrival of the U.S. Navy Seabees and the start-up of U.S. military construction. Following the overthrow of the Shah of Iran in 1979, Diego Garcia saw the most dramatic build-up of any location since the Vietnam War era. And in 1986, Diego Garcia became fully operational with the completion of a $500-million construction program. Its strategic location and full range of facilities make the island the last link in the long logistics chain, which supports a vital U.S. and British naval presence in the Indian Ocean and North Arabian Sea. ___Getting There Edit This The only way to get onto the island of Diego Garcia is to be hired to work on the island or to get PCS orders to the island. Most of the time if coming from the United States, you be taking the Pacific Ocean Route. Sometimes you can get an East Coast Route but most of the time it is the Pacific Route. The East Coast Route takes about 21 hours of flight time minus any layovers. |