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Old 23-03-2008, 11:24   #70
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Re: Gurkha veterans seek equal rights

Although I would like to see the Gurkhas allowed to settle here allowing them to do so would break the 1947 Britain-India-Nepal Tripartite Agreement. One of the main points of the agreement is that:- The Gurkha soldier must be recruited as a Nepali citizen, must serve as a Nepali citizen, and must be resettled as a Nepali citizen.

The govenment must therefore get the agreement of both the Neplolese and Indian Governments before it can allow the Gurkas to settle in Britain.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Britain...tite_Agreement

An agrement was reached in 1995 on the pay and pensions that they receive but SFAIAA this did not include resettlement rights.

http://www.army.mod.uk/brigade_of_gu...new_gtacos.htm
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