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The U.S. Naval Base Guantanamo Bay is both the oldest U.S. overseas base and the only one to be located within a Communist country. It is not considered an official territory, overseen by the Department of the Interior, but is, instead, overseen by the U.S. Navy.
The history of "GITMO" begins in December 1903, when the United States leases the 45 square miles of land and water from our then Ally, Cuba, for use, primarily as a coaling station.
A later treaty, singed in 1943, reaffirmed and, effectively, prolonged the lease indefinitely. That lease granted Cuba and her trading partners free access through the bay, a payment of $2,000 in gold per year, which equates to roughly $4,085 in 2010, and added a requirement that both the U.S. and Cuba must mutually consent to terminate the lease.
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Was Cuba ever a US territory?
No, its just the Cubans keep coming to Florida
What belonged to the United states after the Spanish-American War?
Guantanamo Bay belonged to the US after the Spanish-American War.
What is the nickname for the US base at Guantanamo Bay?
Gitmo
What is the name of the only US military base in Cuba?
The name of the only US military base in Cuba is Guantanamo Bay Naval Base.
Which part of Cuba is under US control?
Guantanamo Bay
What port did the US gain from Cuban independence?
Guantanamo Bay
When did guantanamo bay close?
Guantanamo Bay isn't closed yet
What is the status of Guantanamo Bay today?
Guantanamo Bay Naval Base is operational.
What island that is home to the US military base at Guantanamo bay?
cuba
Is cuba part of US?
No. But the US has territorial control over Guantanamo base in Cuba.
Does the US own or lease the land at Guantanamo Bay?
The US has a perpetual lease on the land.
As student of grade 9 show the opinion of guantanamo bay?
Guantanamo Bay should not be closed because if it was, where the **** are we going to put all of the terrorists and murderers that want to kill us?
