Falklands elected lawmakers demand respect for self-determination from UN C24

Wednesday, June 18th 2025 - 23:06 UTC

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On Wednesday 18 June, two elected members from the Falkland Islands Legislative Assembly, MLAs Mark Pollard and Peter Biggs addressed the United Nations Special Committee on Decolonization, better known as the Committee of 24. Read full article

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Roger Lorton
The pettiness of the C24 never ceases to amaze me. The MLA's are there as representatives of the Falklands people and NSGT. Therefore, the illuminated sign should say 'Falkland Islands'.

However, the C24 would prefer to view them as 'Petitioners' but that was kicked into touch by the then Chair of the C24 in August, 1982. So the sign merely says 'Reserved'.

In doing so it sums up the worth of the C24 and all its committee members. Worthless

From page 32 - https://falklandstimeline.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/1982-to-1999.pdf
Jun 18th, 2025 - 11:46 pm - Link - Report abuse +3
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Jack Jones
You only have to look at which countries representatives are on the panel. that says everything. a pointless toothless useless committee. time to scrap it as it serves no purpose what so ever,
Jun 19th, 2025 - 07:31 am - Link - Report abuse 0
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border rover
What an excellent lesson in civilised diplomatic discussion, our
“ friends” on the mainland, who are given to rambling hysterical outbursts would do well to observe and learn how to behave. Who knows, then one day someone might at least listen to what they have to say !
Jun 19th, 2025 - 11:31 am - Link - Report abuse +1
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Falklands-Free
Listened to the whole session. What a pair of deceitful liars are those Argentine speakers. Rambling on about something they knew nothing about. Fact is the French built the settlement at Port Louis, not the Argentines. Fact is Argentina at that time was almost 2,000 miles north of the islands. Fact is Spain did not recognise their independence untill 1869. Fact is Britain were settled on these islands in 1776.
Fact is Vernet was just a lease holder which Argentina used to try to push their luck by suggesting he should be governor.
Fact is the original settlers excluding the Argentine Garrison was not evicted from Port Louis and none of them were Argentines at that time. All but a couple of them decided to stay and become British settlers. Fact is no one was implanted on these islands every single one came here of their own free will. Just as they did going to Argentina.
It was the usual spitting out the dummy routine and a very poor effort on their part but as usual accepted by the C24 as bonafida.
When will both the C24 and Argentina recognise that we are not a colony, that we have international rights to choose our own destiny. After all that is what the C24 represents don't it.
All they allow is Argentina to put its sovereignty claim at a meeting that is supposed to be all about decolonisation.
It has become a sick joke.
Jun 19th, 2025 - 12:08 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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mollymauk
Falklands-Free. I am on your “side”, but be careful to be accurate with your comments.
At the time that the British first lived in the Falklands, the southern border of Argentina was about 1000 miles North of the Islands, NOT 2000 miles. (It was around the 1870s when the “conquest of the desert” extended Argentina further south into Patagonia, by military conquest).
Also, Britain was not “settled on these islands” in 1776. The first British settlement was planned in 1765, and started in Jan 1766, and evicted by the Spanish (note: NOT Argentinians) in 1774.
So by 1776, the British had already (temporarily and under duress) left the islands.
Jun 19th, 2025 - 04:54 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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Roger Lorton
Evicted by the Spanish in 1770. The British returned in 1771

https://falklandstimeline.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/1767-to-1774.pdf
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mollymauk
Thanks Roger. I realised as soon as I hit post that I had made an error (after criticising the previous poster for the same!) but you can’t edit, or post again until the next comment has been made.
Evicted by the Spanish in 1770, returned 1771, left again in 1774 for economic reasons, but maintained the claim to the islands.
Jun 24th, 2025 - 09:58 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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