Falklands & Southern Oceans Department re-established at the Foreign Office
The reestablishment of a Falklands Department at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office has been announced by Peter Hayes, Director of the Overseas Territories, on Wednesday.
As part of a restructure of the Overseas Territories Directorate (OTD), three new departments will sit underneath OTD.
Martin Longden, who has visited the Falkland Islands twice since joining OTD in early 2011, will head the new Falklands & Southern Oceans Department.
Similarly, the Polar Regions Unit which has responsibility for South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands, will now be known as Polar Regions Department, headed by Jane Rumble.
Mr Hayes commented: “Whilst much of the rationale for this change is to bring OTD’s structures into line with other FCO Directorates, the reestablishment of a Falklands Department also reflects the increasing political importance that Ministers and senior officials attribute to our Falklands work.
“Supporting the Islanders’ right to self-determination and economic development is a key FCO objective for 2012/13. We have increased by half the size of the Falklands team in London, whilst employing extra resource across our diplomatic network to assist with this effort (including new positions in Washington DC and Stanley).”
He said HMG and FIG together had made significant progress in promoting the rights of the Islanders. (Penguin News).-
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Oh, regarding the South Georgia and South Sandwich Argentinas will vote the referndum penguins.
“Oh, regarding the South Georgia and South Sandwich Argentinas will vote the referndum penguins.”
Olé, use English please.
They are administering, “millions of square kilometers of”, what is, and always has been British Territory.
Truth is you have run out of S. America to conquer from the Indians, so you think you can now colonise British Territory in the S. Atlantic/Antarctic. The difference is that unlike Atahulapa, the British have more than just bows and arrows with which to defend their territory.
Give the referendum to the Patagonian Indians, see what they think about being colonised by Argentina.
tune in 2013 The Falklands referendum, you will love it :)
SELF-DETERMINATION! Dont cry for us Argentina!
@5 Pirate Love You are so right...let them squeal all they like but never get what they want...it is great knowing we have history & the future on our side..
Anything that will send the message home to all open minded people of any nation that the Falkland Islanders (there are STILL no Malvinas you prats) are well settled, mature people, more than capable of running their affairs properly, has to be the correct thing to do.
I do hope that the UN C24 is instructed to take notice, in accordance to the UN Mandate, of the result of the referendum, as well as the request to be removed from the Decolonisation List.
Quite why this committee is still in existence is a mystery given the clear bias openly shown by the chairman toward Argentina and at the expence of the Islanders.
Rather than a CFK controlled dictatorship,
Something these Argies will never understand,
That’s why bloggers like 2 José Malvinero
Know not what they say, but what others tell em to say.
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@10 I think you'll find we have a number of Civil Servants forward deployed that more than compensates.
Everyone can see right through you. You're not fooling anyone.
ln complete agreance with you, he even sounds fake.
@13 Dod,
JB's posts make a lot of sense, unlike yours.
@2 José Malv,
Of course South Georgia & the SS lslands are ours, NOT yours.
And we are keeping them, so we can us them as bases to exploit British(NOT Argentine)Antarctica.
You didn't think that all that snow & ice(& minerals, coal & oil!)was yours, did you? ha!
You just concentrate on your own land & be grateful that no-one else “claims” Patagonia.
We were there before you, you know!
Don't bother with your views, mate.
We all know what you are.
Majority of your posts are completely fact free, as is obvious to anyone.
Right, you've had your 2 minutes worth, thats it for people like you. Cheers
“You just concentrate on your own land & be grateful that no-one else “claims” Patagonia.
We were there before you, you know!”
I don't think the Rgs have read 'From the Falklands to Patagonia by Mainwaring.
You have allowed yourself to be brainwashed with lies and propaganda. Take some time out and read:
www.falklandshistory.org
Also take some more time out to digest Argentina's 102nd spot (down from 100th place) in the World's Transparency Index 2012.
cpi.transparency.org/
Why are you talking to yourself?
And perhaps Sun readers would be less corrupt than the members of the C24.
Why are you talking yourself ?
16 Isolde
Why are you talking yourself ?
17 Doveoverdover
Why are you talking yourself ?
You are 66 Ford pickup ,so i can't drive you like a new Porsche .
At least you have sense of humour.
Your sarcastic reply to #21 emerald, brought a smile to my face.
l like constructive sarcasm.
@23 emerald,
one of my friends had a Chevy pickup. great machine.
Hate to break it to you, but Britain will not be allowed to stick a house hammer onto that ice. Ever.
Just the facts dear (I guess the dry oil wells in your islands are starting to unnerve you huh?)
“A cretin and coward with a sense of humour? Surely not possible, ”
You're right. Not much of a sense of humour for an amusing caricature.
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