Overseas Territories White Paper reiterates UK determination to defend the Falklands
Britain reiterated its determination to continue to defend the Falkland Islands and other Overseas Territories on Thursday, an official document known as the White Paper said. The document on the Overseas Territories declares there would be “no weakening” in Britain's resolve.
The paper – which sets out a vision for the future of the British 14 Overseas Territories – was signed by the United Kingdom’s Prime Minister David Cameron and Foreign Secretary William Hague, and pledges to continue to ensure the “sovereignty over the Territories.”
In the text, the UK vows to guarantee the Overseas Territories citizens “right of self-determination” and states the commitment to maintain military presence in order to assure UK’s sovereignty over the South Atlantic territories.
“In the South Atlantic, British forces will maintain a defensive military posture to defend the Falklands and other British islands. There will be no weakening of the Government's resolve.”
Hague explained the paper was designed to strengthen Britain's engagement with the Territories - which also include Anguilla; Bermuda; British Antarctic Territory; British Indian Ocean Territory; Cayman Islands; the sovereign base areas of Akrotiri and Dhekelia in Cyprus; Gibraltar; Montserrat; the Pitcairn Islands; St Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha; South Georgia & the South Sandwich Islands; Turks and Caicos Islands; and the British Virgin Islands.
“Today's White Paper is the first review of the Overseas Territories since 1999 and it demonstrates the importance the coalition Government attaches to the Overseas Territories,” the foreign official said today.
“As well as having a responsibility to ensure the security and good governance of the Territories, we want the Territories to be vibrant, flourishing communities that proudly retain aspects of their British identity.
”We appreciate the remarkable diversity of the Territories, each with their own specific attributes, opportunities and challenges.
“This White Paper is designed to meet these challenges, to set out ways we can support the Territories and strengthen our engagement with them. It is another major milestone in our long and shared history, and I hope it will mark a new era of engagement between Britain and the Overseas Territories.”
In his message Prime Minister David Cameron said that “the UK government is ambitious for our Territories as we are ambitious for the United Kingdom. This White Paper sets out our commitment to work with the Territories to address the challenges we face together. This is a commitment from across the UK Government.”
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and that means , less CFK
Good old Bob Dylan.
“The Times They are a changin.!!!!!!!!”
Not only that, but it will enshrine in law the determination if the British government to protect the self-determination of all 14 Overseas Territories from aggressive interloper.
Yup, CFKs offensive has done nothing except strengthen the resolve of the British government and people to defend the rights and freedoms of the Falkland Islanders and the Gibraltarians.
Well done, CFK. :0)
were losers = are losers = will always be losers .
Take heart FI's at long last legislation is coming your way!!!!
WE don't recognise your white paper it's not law in rgenweener, give us back are islands inplanted people, give the Chagos back there island ....yada yada yada
www.fco.gov.uk/en/about-us/what-we-do/overseas-territories
White Paper pdf download 7.5 MB:
www.fco.gov.uk/resources/en/pdf/publications/overseas-territories-white-paper-0612/ot-wp-0612
Militarization !
Every time the Argentine crys to the world about British militarisation of the Falklands, they all laugh at you.
Remember Timerman at the UN? How they all managed to keep from laughing directly in Argentina's face is amazing. His describing HMs Dauntless as the Death Star was priceless. I'll bet the Russians and Chinese were bricking themselves. ”Oh no, the British have built 5 Death Stars (aka type 45 destroyers), it's all over, we may as well just wave the white flag now.”
When a country of 40 million people are intimidated by 1,200 military personnel, 4 fighters, 1 ship, and a man flying a search and rescue helicoptor, you really know that you've reached rock bottom.
This white paper will pass through parliament with little or no opposition, because all the main parties in the House of Commons (government and opposition) support the right to self-determination for the Falklands and the other 13 territories.
I suppose Argentina will have to keep on crying, but hopefully not for much longer, as you will all have more important things to worry about, like the imminent collapse of your economy.
CFK and her cabal of boot-lickers have done everything in their power to worsen relations with the islanders and spin it to enrage the Argentine populous and distract from her disastrous administration of the country.
What's really pathetic is she doesn't want to win, it would remove her most valuable political tool.
Not that is matters much now. Even with her encyclopaedia of lies and deflections, she cannot hide or blame anyone else for the escalating situation in Argentina. Though I'm sure she will keep trying.
I think the best use of the white paper would be to print off hundreds, fashion them into aeroplanes and aim them right in her eye every time she makes an appearance on the international stage.
UK falling faster than ever...
Now do you all see why I was not that bothered the other week when I was waylaid by the Argentine President? I actually knew that nothing that she could give me or say to me would be of any value and this white paper was on its way, so I just smiled at her and went on to a far more important meeting. Its so nice sometimes to be the prime minister of the UK.
always here to help, Dave.
Except me :-))
We have a white paper, that may or may not become law,
Seems fair to me,
But it in no way does it says military force,
Its how others interpret it, and if CFK interprets it as aggressive, then that is CFK problem,
Is it not.
.
The document provides clarity as to the UK's stance on the Overseas Territories.
Each territory has the innate right to self determination and should they choose, they can leave british sovereignty behind and all this is spelt out in the document. It leaves no doubt as to Britain's resolve in these matters.
Clearly argentine posters do not like self-determination as it is yet another nail in the coffin of the Las Malvinas Dream.
1. Do you have a brain? Answer (a) No (b) No (c) No (d) Yes
If your answer is (a), (b) or (c) you're wasting our time and making yourself look stupid. If your answer is (d), go to the next question.
2. When do you expect to start using it? Answer (a) Tomorrow (b) Next week (c) Next month (d) Next year (e) Sometime in this decade (f) Sometime in the next decade (g) Sometime (h) Never
3. Do you expect responses to your droolings? Answer (a) No (b) Whaaaa? (c) What's a response? (d) Doesn't matter, I can't understand (e) I'm an argie and I demand my rights (f) Only if they agree with me (g) Yes (h) Yes, please.
4. Can you understand the purpose of these questions? Answer (a) No (b) No (c) No (d) Maybe (e) Yes.
5. Do you understand what to do next? Answer (a) No (b) I can't think (c) I won't think (d) What's a think? (e) CFK hasn't told me what to think yet (f) Do I get free electricity? (g) Yes
If your answer is (a), (b), (c), (d), (e) or (f), go back to the first question. If your answer is (g), do it!!
Jun 29th, 2012 - 11:52 am
She'll shout abuse in a most undiplomatic fashion and throw her shoes at the speaker or something. On the way out she will raise her two fingers to the press photographers.
A class act these Malvinista diplo's and politico's don'tchaknow?
It is made up of conquered and stolen lands.
Give em back=give em back
I don't know if you aware Mr BK but some of the comments that you have made seem to be in support of Argentina and its leaders rather then the United Kingdom. Some of these comments also sound very seditious and dare I say, 'Anti-UK.' I hope you are aware of the laws of the land, and some off the older acts of the British Parliament, which by the way you comment would technically label you a traitor. Please don't be stupid and Side with CFK and her incoherent friends.
“they” Hmmmm... you don't seem very British. Not that I thought for a moment you were. LOL :))
The Falkland Islandersand UK are at last playing the Argentines at their own game and winning, exposing the Argentine myths that really should have been challenged a long time ago, instead of being accepted falsely as an embarrassing fact, (mainly by the UK who never even bothered to research history that shows the Argentine claims on the Falklands to be farcical). In fact I find it amusing that the more the Argentines utter patheticisms, the more opportunity it gives for the once invisible, silent Falkland Islanders to state their case. To be fair to the F I's the UK has not backed them up enough in the past, and however bad the UK government is at running the UK, its support of the Islanders accepting they are in the driving seat, and supporting them more vigorously than any UK government in living memory is the right way to go.
Lord Ton is being sarcastic when he writes “Militarization !”
LT is pro Falklands - read his blog falklandstimeline.wordpress.com/
and his comments e.g. here (lordton1955):
falklandsnews.wordpress.com/2012/06/14/argentina-calls-for-falklands-reconciliation-with-half-truths-and-veiled-threats/#comment-1127
So if her deluded bloggers want to carry on snapping at our feet like little mongrels, that’s there problem.
The fact is,=
No free democracy has ever been freely given over to a dictatorship,
And it will never happen,
More likely is the break up of argentina into 3 sections ,
i.e. 3 independent countries, and this will greatly help, and reduce the doctorial powers of little wannabies like CFK ..
Must've had my sarcasm shield on.
Lord Ton, my apologies no offence meant to you, but it was meant to offend any Argtards out there. :0)
''Ha Ha another desperate attempt to produce nothing.
Argentina falling faster than ever...''
There, I have fixed that for you.
Considering how much of a shambles the Argentine Economy is...
Oh! poor Raven only recession and bad news from UK, pity
www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/recession/
That message might have some clout if the United Kingdom was panicking nation, however we are not and so this old news even when fresh didn't really have much of an impact, try harder Mr Berger.
So do you mean that unemployment, homeless, slums, poverty, etc has not impact on anyone?
Ask your businessmen, worker and students. Then come back.
By the way are another retired ex soldier living of pension?
“So do you mean that unemployment, homeless, slums, poverty, etc has not impact on anyone?”
I never said that Mr Berger, but this crisis is impacting the entire world, what I said is that we British in accordance with our stereotype don't panic at the first sign of trouble, we complain and become worried but mostly we don't care, its just the way we are in the British Isles, even during the troubles here in Northern Ireland people did not panic, heads remained high and people carried on.
“Ask your businessmen, worker and students. Then come back.” Despite the crisis our business is doing rather well, people are buying our bonds so much that many have a negative yield.-Good thing. Manufacturing is starting to grow after years of decline, and in terms of debt the UK is a AAA grade-we pay of our debts. However student tuition fees were a catastrophe and Im outraged by it.
“By the way are another retired ex soldier living of pension?”- No I have plans to join the Royal Navy in the future, however I'am still a keen Military enthusiast and I deeply admire Military History/tactic's etc.
I see but I just wonder where these riots happened middle east?
www.youtube.com/watch?v=28ry_9vcRU4
As for your other comments they are true.
@43 DanyBerger (#) No thats London you fool. The death toll was 5, compared to the thousands in the Arab spring. And also it was nothing to do with cuts, the poor, or social injustice. Rather a certain 'class' of youths, and their desire to nick stuff.
Not as bad as this, where your president had to flee....
www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-91169/President-resigns-riots-leave-22-dead-Argentina.html
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