The island would be a duty-free enclave, with business taxes lower than most of China.
Bout had met Chichakli, a U.S. Army veteran, in Sharjah, where Chichakli had operated a tax-free enclave.
The immediate goal of the two days of talks is a plan to create a troop-free enclave for the rebels.
The "Alp Trida" run is a fantastic valley route to the duty-free enclave of Sauman in Switzerland, and there is a good number of challenging blacks and long touring routes.
Upon leaving the army, Chichakli moved to Sharjah, in the United Arab Emirates, where he ran a free-trade enclave.
Visitors with young children might choose Lantau Island's Discovery Bay, a car-free suburban enclave where residents get around in golf carts.
Police officers have detained, but not charged, several prominent executives in recent weeks, most notably Yang Bin, a farm products magnate arrested last week as he was preparing to move to North Korea to run a free-market enclave planned there.
Development projects are being delayed, tourism is expected to decline and the government is even exploring how to begin collecting taxes, once almost unthinkable in this freest of free market enclaves.
Woburn Safari Park (01525 290407; woburnsafari.co.uk), in Bedfordshire, may not have the magic of the African savannah, but what it lacks in authenticity it makes up for in variety, with the opportunity to photograph almost 100 animals in free-roaming enclaves, including rhinos, bears and lions.
Bab al-Tabbaneh today could be mistaken for a Free Syrian Army enclave across the border: Scrawled graffiti call for the downfall of the Assad regime, the green, white and black flag of the Syrian opposition hangs on walls and bullet casings litter the street.
On April 18 , 1979 Haddad declared the enclave "Free Lebanon".
