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Enclaves in Cyprus
Enclaves in Cyprus
==================== Might I assume that the following British enclaves, in the Republic of Cyprus, use stamps of the UK and have military PO cancels? Akrotiri Background: By terms of the 1960 Treaty of Establishment that created the independent Republic of Cyprus, the UK retained full sovreignty and jurisdiction over two areas of almost 254 square kilometers in total: Akrotiri and Dhekelia. The southernmost and smallest of these is the Akrotiri Sovereign Base Area, which is also referred to as the Western Sovereign Base Area Dhekelia Background: By terms of the 1960 Treaty of Establishment that created the independent Republic of Cyprus, the UK retained full sovreignty and jurisdiction over two areas of almost 254 square kilometers in total: Akrotiri and Dhekelia. The larger of these of these is the Dhekelia Sovereign Base Area, which is also referred to as the Eastern Sovereign Base Area. Includes Dheklia Garrison and Ayios Nikolaos Station connected by a roadway. Maps: WEST: http://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/...aps/ax-map.gif EAST: http://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/...aps/dx-map.gif note: Dhekelia also surrounds three Cypriot enclaves Capital of Akrotiri: Episkopi; also serves as capital of Dhekelia Executive branch: chief of state: Queen Elizabeth II (since 6 February 1952) head of government: Administrator Maj. Gen. Peter Tomas Clayton PEARSON (since 9 May 2003) note - reports to the British Ministry of Defence Note: elections: none; the monarch is hereditary; the administrator is appointed by the monarch Population: no indigenous inhabitants note: approximately 1,300 military personnel are on the base; note - there are another 5,000 British citizens who are families of military personnel or civilian staff on both Akrotiri and Dhekelia; Cyprus citizens work on the base, but do not live there. Anyone have covers? Blair |
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The Sovereign British Base Areas (SBAs) are not enclaves. They are
not "detached pieces of the UK" nor are they surrounded by foreign territory - there is access to them by sea without having to pass through Cypriot territory or waters. Inside the fenced compounds in the base areas there are British military post offices that sell and use British stamps and cancel mail with BFPO marks. There are aslo three pieces of Cypriot territory inside the base areas, true exclaves of Cyprus, one of which contains a town that has a civilian Republic of Cyprus post office. There are a number of other international level enclaves and exclaves on the island formed by UN zones that buttress against parts of the SBAs with trapped sections of Cypriot land betwen the two, one detached piece of Turkish Cyprus surrounded by Greek Cyprus and a piece of land in the UN zone occupied by the Turks. The Turish town (Kokkina) had a civilian population, but the Turkish Army moved them all out. Now there are only Turkish troops there, and it can be presumed that the civilian post office that was at Kokkina is closed. There's also a British power plant that sits on an exclaved piece of land in the greek part, outside of the SBA but which is part of it. I call it "exclaved" because I think that the sea off the coast around the plant is Cypriot territorial water, but I may be recalling that incorrectly. The British Forces Post Office philatelic officials at Mill Hill, near London, have, from time to time, issued commemorative covers that it had cancelled at the SBA post offices and which it has sold to collectors over the years. Commercial covers are plentiful from the SBA milpos, as the population on the base areas is considerable. The British also operate a BFPO outside the base areas that serves the contingent of soldiers from the Base and the UK and those of three other countries that make up part of the UNFICYP force in the UN zone. Postal history of enclaves and exclaves is featured at www.exclave.info and specialists around the world discuss the boundary issues and peculiarities of enclaves, exclaves, customs excluded zones, dependent territories, neutral zones, occupied areas and condominiums at Yahoo.com's "BoundaryPoint" group. The SBAs have been the subject of past discussion threads, which are all archived at the site and can be searched. The British Commissioner of the Base Areas also has a website as does the UN which recently published the UN proposals there for the area, including shrinkage of the base area borders to facilitate unification of the two parts of Cyprus in anticipation of their joining the Euro-currency area, etc. Have fun! Regards, Len Nadybal Washington DC On 3 Feb 2005 10:23:44 -0800, wrote: Enclaves in Cyprus ==================== Might I assume that the following British enclaves, in the Republic of Cyprus, use stamps of the UK and have military PO cancels? Akrotiri Background: By terms of the 1960 Treaty of Establishment that created the independent Republic of Cyprus, the UK retained full sovreignty and jurisdiction over two areas of almost 254 square kilometers in total: Akrotiri and Dhekelia. The southernmost and smallest of these is the Akrotiri Sovereign Base Area, which is also referred to as the Western Sovereign Base Area Dhekelia Background: By terms of the 1960 Treaty of Establishment that created the independent Republic of Cyprus, the UK retained full sovreignty and jurisdiction over two areas of almost 254 square kilometers in total: Akrotiri and Dhekelia. The larger of these of these is the Dhekelia Sovereign Base Area, which is also referred to as the Eastern Sovereign Base Area. Includes Dheklia Garrison and Ayios Nikolaos Station connected by a roadway. Maps: WEST: http://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/...aps/ax-map.gif EAST: http://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/...aps/dx-map.gif note: Dhekelia also surrounds three Cypriot enclaves Capital of Akrotiri: Episkopi; also serves as capital of Dhekelia Executive branch: chief of state: Queen Elizabeth II (since 6 February 1952) head of government: Administrator Maj. Gen. Peter Tomas Clayton PEARSON (since 9 May 2003) note - reports to the British Ministry of Defence Note: elections: none; the monarch is hereditary; the administrator is appointed by the monarch Population: no indigenous inhabitants note: approximately 1,300 military personnel are on the base; note - there are another 5,000 British citizens who are families of military personnel or civilian staff on both Akrotiri and Dhekelia; Cyprus citizens work on the base, but do not live there. Anyone have covers? Blair |
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