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 ==Historical Background==
-The islands became an Australian Territory from 23 November 1955. Prior to this time they had been administered as a British possession by the Colony of Singapore and, from the middle of the nineteenth century, had been administered by British Governors in Ceylon or Singapore (the Straits Settlements). George Clunies-Ross, the owner of the Cocos Islands.<ref>RootsWeb, [http://sites.rootsweb.com/~auscok/ History of the Cocos (Keeling) Islands], (accessed 28 November 2020).</ref>
+From the mid-nineteenth century, the Cocos (Keeling) Islands were administered by British Governors in Ceylon or Singapore. The islands became an Australian Territory 23 November 1955.<ref>RootsWeb, [http://sites.rootsweb.com/~auscok/ History of the Cocos (Keeling) Islands], (accessed 28 November 2020).</ref>
 ==Coverage and Compliance==