Ministers recognise the injustice done to the Chagossians. But it’s time for action, not words.http://rds.yahoo.com/_ylt=A2KLOzHRgTJPyzMAsEr_wgt.;_ylu=X3oDMTByNHVlOTJuBHBvcwMxBHNlYwNzcgRjb2xvA2FjNAR2dGlkAw--/SIG=14egqum7g/EXP=1328738897/**http%3a//www.lemauricien.com/article/ministers-recognise-injustice-done-chagossians-it%25E2%2580%2599s-time-action-not-wordshttp://rds.yahoo.com/_ylt=A2KLOzHRgTJPyzMAsEr_wgt.;_ylu=X3oDMTByNHVlOTJuBHBvcwMxBHNlYwNzcgRjb2xvA2FjNAR2dGlkAw--/SIG=14egqum7g/EXP=1328738897/**http%3a//www.lemauricien.com/article/ministers-recognise-injustice-done-chagossians-it%25E2%2580%2599s-time-action-not-wordsFri, 20 Jan 2012 04:19:11 -0800
In 1965, the UK excised the Chagos Archipelago from Mauritius to create a new colony, the British Indian Ocean Territory (BIOT), so that the largest of the 55 islands, Diego Garcia, could be developed as a US base.