Seychelles

Seychelles ( (listen), ; French: [sɛʃɛl] or [seʃɛl]), officially the Republic of Seychelles (French: République des Seychelles; Creole: La Repiblik Sesel), is an archipelagic country consisting of 115 islands in the Indian Ocean at the eastern edge of the Somali Sea. Its capital and largest city, Victoria, is 1,500 kilometres (800 nautical miles) east of mainland Africa. Nearby island countries and territories include the Comoros, Madagascar, Mauritius, and the French overseas regions of Mayotte and Réunion to the south; and Maldives and the Chagos Archipelago (administered by the United Kingdom as the British Indian Ocean Territory) to the east.

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The National Archives · 1 July 1944 English

8. The Greeks have for some time laid claims to Cyprus, but it is inconceivable that they would attempt a "coup de main" against the Island. PALESTINE 9. The scale …

MALTA. CYPRUS, ~ PALESTINE, ADEN, MAURITIUS, SEYCHELLES, CEYLON Aim FIJI Report by the Joint Intelligence Malta, Cyprus, Palestine, .Aden, Mauritius, Seychelles, Ceylon and Fiji. We report as follows:- GIBRALTAR U.S.S.R. can be excluded. ADEN. MAURITIUS, SEYCHELLES c 11. The scale of attack against Aden or these


The National Archives · 1 January 1980 English

correspondence and reports concerning Soviet influence in the Seychelles. The documents cover growing concerns over Soviet interest in the Seychelles; the signing of a Seychellois-Soviet protocol on cultural cultural and scientific cooperation; visits by Soviet research vessels to the Seychelles; the establishment of a Soviet trade mission in the country; and the provision of training for Seychellois soldiers in documents in the file cover the Soviet desire for military access to the Seychelles; the current political system in the Seychelles; and the ways in which the U.K. can counter Soviet influence there. The

ANTANANARIVO Mr Young, VICTORIA MADAGASCAR/SEYCHELLES /-" 1. I attach copies of Sir L Allinson*s reserve for Seychelles; thus removing a political impediment to our efforts to keep Seychelles from sliding relationship • I SEYCHELLES 17. I was able to negotiate successfully with the Seychelles Government to reasons: first our delay in replying to the Seychelles Government's request for a contribution towards asked my view on the IOPZ. 19. I found the Seychelles a puzzle. The President undoubtedly wanted


The National Archives · 20 February 1941 English

end "LEANDER" on patrol 300 miles S.E. of the SEYCHELLES sighted n merchant ship and a tanker at 1205


The National Archives · 1 July 1944 English

us have an appreciation of the threat to: Gibraltar, Malta, Cyprus, Palestine, Aden, Mauritius, Seychelles. Ceylon and Fiji? As Civil Defence takes a long time to wind up again once it has been allowed

MALTA, CYPRUS, PALESTINE, ADEN, MAURITIUS, SEYCHELLES, CEYLON, AND FIJI Note by the Secretary The Malta, Cyprus, Palestine, Aden, Mauritius, Seychelles, Ceylon and Fiji? As Civil Defence takes a


The National Archives · 1 May 1948 English

11. For political information we understand that the C.R.O. will arrange for B.M.E.O. to be supplied by the U.K. High Commissioners in India, Pakistan, Ceylon and South Africa with copies …

Palestine Persia -5-", l. Reuni on Saudi Arabia Seychelles _ Sudan 9 Syria Tanganyika Transjordan


The National Archives · 1 January 1979 English

Afghan government; a speech by Gromyko to the United Nations; evidence of Soviet influence in the Seychelles; research for a book on Soviet foreign policy statements; the slogans published on the sixty-second


The National Archives · 5 October 1942 English

2. Western Pacific. Seychelles, and, in a very small degree, in certain of the West Indian Colonies. Although the Convention has not been ratified, considerable progress has been made in the East and Central

Colonial territories, the Dependencies in the ' Seychelles, and, in a very small degree, in certain of the ¿Protectorate; S t . Helena and Ascension; Sarawak; Seychelles; 3. \ 227 ì 228, British .Mandate) ; " Northern : 229) Sto Helena and Ascension^. Sarawak; Seychelles; , Sierra Leone (Colony 230; 231$ 232 i 233>


The National Archives · 1 October 1941 English

Operation BONUS Cover. Memorandum by the Inter-Services Security Board. 1. Troops involved. 1 Infantry Brigade Group, 1 Infantry Brigade and ancillary troops, in all about 11,000 men. In addition to …

understand that this is proposed. 6. The use of the SEYCHELLES as the point of assembly has been considered


The National Archives · 1 March 1942 English

estimate of the scale of Japanese attack on the Seychelles and Socotra. The Joint Intelligence Staff are informed who is responsible for defence of (a) Seychelles and (b) Socotra and are these places likely


The National Archives · 1 March 1942 English

DRAFT TELEGRAM MOST SECRET. From War Office. To G.O.C. in C. East Africa. Your 15854 dated 5th April, 1942. Following from Joint Intelligence Sub-Committee. Nothing yet known as to Japanese …

priority of remainder subject to revision. Seychelles and Socotra may be objects of tip and run raids


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