U.S. officials deliberately demanded the removal of the Chagossian population.

Evidence

According to Barber, Rivero insisted “emphatically” that the new base have “no dependents.” Other officials agreed. They wanted the Chagossians gone. Or as one document said, they wanted the islands “swept” and “sanitized.” — David Vine, Base Nation_ How U.S. Military Bases…, 179

Categorization

• SEED: The deliberate use of the words ‘swept’ and ‘sanitized’ by officials could anchor an essay about the bureaucratic language of ethnic cleansing.