Subject: Re: Tiran Island<br/>
Date: Aug 06, 2001 @ 18:27<br/>
Author: andrew@AndrewPatton.com (andrew@...)<br/>
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<div id="ygrps-yiv-2136465132">--- In BoundaryPoint@y..., &quot;Grant Hutchison&quot; &lt;granthutchison@c...&gt; <br/>
wrote:<br/>
<blockquote><span title="ireply"> &gt; I think the neighbouring island of  Sinafir is included in the same <br/>
&gt; story.<br/>
&gt; Both Tiran and Sinafir were occupied by Egypt in 1950 (apparently <br/>
&gt; with Saudi consent) and then in 1957 the Saudis officially claimed <br/>
&gt; the islands as their own. Then in 1967 the Israelis moved in, with <br/>
&gt; the Camp David results you&#39;ve already described.<br/>
&gt; But I thought the islands were simply handed back to Egypt as part <br/>
 </span></blockquote>of <br/>
<blockquote><span title="ireply"> &gt; Zone C (Egyptian police + U.N. forces share authority). Was the <br/>
 </span></blockquote>lease <br/>
<blockquote><span title="ireply"> &gt; agreed at that time with Saudi Arabia, or was it in place prior to <br/>
&gt; the Israeli occupation? Do you know what the terms are?<br/>
&gt; <br/>
&gt; Grant<br/>
<br/>
 </span></blockquote>Both islands are leased but I do not have any details on the lease. <br/>
Someone may want to contact the Saudis. They have a website at <br/>
<a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://www.saudiembassy.net/">http://www.saudiembassy.net/</a><br/>
<br/>
-Andrew</div>