No wonder Anjediva is also considered as booty by the Navy. Thank goodness Gov Sachdev stopped Murmugao port being part of that booty.
>________________________________ >From: "J. Colaco < jc>" <cola...@gmail.com> >To: goa...@goanet.org >Sent: Friday, 22 June 2012 7:27 AM >Subject: [Goanet] Dabolim ani sorro .....ani magir ....? > >Posted without commentary > >Res Ipsa Loquitor > >jc > >http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/IAF/History/1961Goa/1050-Raghavendran.html > >The greatest beneficiary in the liberation of Goa was the Indian Navy. >They didn't fire a single shot. The Portuguese admiral surrendered >with all his ships in the port, including the Albuquerque, the flag >ship of the Portuguese navy, with its unbelievable stock of liquor!! > >Under an archaic law, all the captured vessels were the 'War Booty' of >the Navy and they were allowed to sell them and keep the proceeds, >which they did. The money would go to the equivalent of the >'Regimental Funds' of the Army and totally controlled by the Naval HQ >with no interference by the Govt. > >The Army and Air Force didn't even know anything about it till about >1980-81 when the information leaked out and the other services claimed >a share. As a measure to buy peace the Navy dished out a very small >portion of the 'Booty' to the other services then!! > >In addition the Dabolim airport was up for grabs and it was offered to >the Air Force automatically but they didn't need a base in the area as >they already had Poona and there was no operational need for a base >involving considerable outlay. Then the Navy stepped in and the rest >is history. > >In '62, I was selected along with two other QFIs to go on deputation >to Iraq but just as we had disposed of all our belongings and were >ready to go, the Chinese attacked us and my mission went "Kaput". That >story is in another chapter. > > >