On November 8, 1965, the United Kingdom split Desroches from the Seychelles to become part of the newly created British Indian Ocean Territory together with Farquhar, Aldabra and the Chagos Archipelago, but returned it to the Seychelles with the first two.
O 8 de novembro de 1965, o Reino Unido separou Desroches das Seychelles para formar parte do recentemente creado Territorio Británico do Océano Índico xunto con Farquhar, Aldabra e o Arquipélago de Chagos, pero regresou a Seychelles cos dous primeiros.