Naval Station Guantanamo Bay: History and Legal Issues Regarding Its Lease Agreements

Abstract

This report briefly outlines the history of the establishment of the U.S. naval station at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, during the first decade of the twentieth century, its changing relationship to the community around it, and its heightened importance with military operations in Afghanistan and Iraq. It also explains in detail the legal status of the lease of the land on which the naval station stands, the statutory and treaty authorities granted to the President with regard to any potential closure of the naval station, and the second-order effects on such a closure that Cuba sanctions laws might have. A short list of additional readings ends the report.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 17, 2016
Accession Number
AD1021755

Entities

People

  • Daniel H. Else
  • Jennifer K. Elsea

Organizations

  • Congressional Research Service

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Arms Control
  • Congress
  • Correctional Facilities
  • Department Of Defense
  • Foreign Relations
  • Governments
  • International Law
  • Law
  • Military Operations
  • Military Organizations
  • National Security
  • Naval Shore Facilities
  • New York
  • Personnel Management
  • Terrorists
  • Treaties
  • United States

Readers

  • Government and Public Administration Law.
  • Oceanography.
  • Technical Research and Report Writing.