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‘Falklands 30 years on’ four days conference at Canterbury University
Former Secretary of Defence Sir John Nott when the UK dispatched the task force, will open the conference A four day conference at Canterbury University discussing the Falkland Islands ‘30 years on’, will begin Falklands elected Member of Legislative Assembly Dick Sawle’s visit to the UK.
He will deliver a speech on the Falklands’ growth since 1982 and its future ‘rosy’ prospects.
Sir John Nott who was the Secretary of Defence in 1982 and dispatched the task force, will open the proceedings and Major General Julian Thompson and Commodore Michael Clapp will speak on the amphibious phase of the conflict, while Mr Peter Hennessy will assess what British intelligence knew about the Argentine intentions on the eve of the invasion.
A panel of Islanders including Patrick Watts, former head of Falklands Radio, will describe their experiences of the war.
MLA Sawle commented this week: “I have prepared a presentation on what the Falklands has done in the 30 years since the war, political, social and economic developments and I think the story we have to tell there is a good one.”
He added that he believes, “the Falklands has grown and matured amazingly well”.
MLA Sawle will also attend a SAMA meeting, a service in Liverpool in memory of those who died on the Atlantic Conveyor in the 1982 War, the Queen’s Jubilee celebrations, the Commonwealth Parliamentary (CPA) meeting in Scotland and a number of other meetings on behalf of the Falkland Islands Government. (PN)
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Read all commentsThe Falkland Islands are heading confidently forward towards 2020 and beyond whereas Argentina is regressing back to the Peronist nightmare of the 1950's. Wait till 'real oil' kicks in in the Falklands as compared to the confused wasted opportunities in Argentina !
Apr 23rd, 2012 - 12:16 am 0@ 1 agreed. As the Argentines take on the world the Falklands move forward in all other ways, transparently and with good on their side, as evidenced this morning by further fantastic news of a second hydrocarbons province discovery in the South Falklands Basin by Borders & Southern Petroleum plc. Roll on the next discoveries...
Apr 23rd, 2012 - 07:30 am 0Wasn't it the Falklands war that scuppered John Nott's plans to downscale the British military?
Apr 23rd, 2012 - 09:59 am 0Someone's got a sense of irony.
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