§ Lord Kennet asked Her Majesty's Government:
§ What in their view is the status in international law of the United States base at Guantanamo Bay in Cuba.
§ Baroness Chalker of WallaseyIt is not for the Government to comment on the treaty arrangements between the United States and Cuba governing the Guantanamo Naval Base. We understand that the United States occupies the base at Guantanamo Bay under a lease of indefinite duration which was granted under an agreement of 1903 between the government of the United States and Cuba, as amended and reaffirmed in the Reciprocity Treaty of 1934.