Subject: Re: [BoundaryPoint] Neutral Zones and joint land<br/>
Date: Jan 06, 2001 @ 21:40<br/>
Author: Arif Samad (Arif Samad &lt;fHoiberg@...&gt;)<br/>
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<div id="ygrps-yiv-907560370">Brendan - <br/>
Yes, I kind of messed up when I mentioned the Cypriot<br/>
bases with Guantanamo, Porkkala and the Chinese<br/>
territories.  What I meant was that like Porkkala, the<br/>
others, including the Cypriot one were bases that a<br/>
powerful country took in a smaller country.  All the<br/>
examples I thought should be some sort of special<br/>
fragments as the host countries didn&#39;t really control<br/>
them.  However, I should have mentioned that the<br/>
Cypriot base is truly sovereign, while the others are<br/>
not.  Thanks for the great maps, by the way.  By the<br/>
way, do you know how I can go on trying to buy, if I<br/>
can afford it, the book you gave as a prize for the<br/>
quiz.<br/>
<br/>
Neutral territory and others - <br/>
There are some interesting facts on the neutral<br/>
territory between Gibraltar and Spain in Gideon&#39;s book<br/>
I was aware of Isle of Pheasants being a condominium,<br/>
but I wasn&#39;t sure exactly what the adiministrative<br/>
structure was, so I didn&#39;t mention it.  There should<br/>
have been a English-French territory in the pacific<br/>
which became independent as Vanuatu.  There possibly<br/>
is a jointly administrative territory between Oman and<br/>
UAE, as UAE maps show a territory distinct from both<br/>
countries in Masfut.  <br/>
Some other odd territory in history is the Trieste<br/>
territory after World War II and Central Vienna at the<br/>
same time.  Many of us forget that Austria was divided<br/>
like Germany and Eastern Austria surrounded Vienna,<br/>
which was divided like Berlin.  However, the innermost<br/>
square mile was a jointly administered territory<br/>
touching the territory of the four powers.  Russia<br/>
actually considered making Eastern Austria an<br/>
independent territory like Eastern Germany, but gave<br/>
up in 1955 after they decided it was just too small.<br/>
<br/>
Non-sovereign foreign territories - <br/>
Let&#39;s also include Longwood Farm in St Helena as a<br/>
non-sovereign foreign territory.  It&#39;s a French farm<br/>
where Napoleon died in British territory.  I think<br/>
Catudal also mentions a radio station and a war<br/>
memorial in Berlin that were similar.<br/>
<br/>
Arif<br/>
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