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This note explores the complex outstanding disputes arising from the British Government decision between 1968 and 1973 to clear the entire Chargos Archipelago of its inhabitants to build a US military base. One dispute is between Chargos Islanders and the British Government over the legality of the former's removal and the right of return; the other one is between the UK and Mauritius about UK's claim to sovereignty over the Archipelago. The author also examines the issue through a series of cases in British courts.