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THE .ISSUE AS A CLASSIC ONE OF DECOLONISATION, WHICH IT PATENTLY
IS NOT.
9.
IT IS THEREFORE IMPORTANT THAT WE SHOULD CONTINUE TO SOW
DOUBTS IN THE MINDS OF NAM AND OTHER GOVERNMENTS THAT THEIR
NOMINAL ADHERENCE TO THE TRADITIONAL NAM LINE, IN THE FACE
OF ARGENTINA'S USE OF FORCE, CONTINUES TO REPRESENT A RES-
PECTABLE POSITION. IN FACT A GOOD NUMBER OF THIRD WORLD
GOVERNMENTS HAVE IN THEIR RECENT PUBLIC STATEMENTS ON THE ISSUE
PROFESSED SUPPORT FOR THE PRINCIPLE OF SELF-DETERMINATION BY THE
ISLANDERS. COMMONWEALTH COUNTRIES WHO HAVE DONE THIS INCLUDE:
BAHAMAS, BARBADOS, BELIZE, FIJI, GUYANA, JAMAICA, MALAWI,
MAURITIUS, NIGERIA, SIERRA LEONE, SINGAPORE, TRINIDAD AND
TOBAGO, AND ZAMBIA. OTHERS INCLUDE, STRIKINGLY, CHILE AND URUGUAY.
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