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CHARTER. IF ASKED WHETHER THIS MEANS THAT WE SHALL NOW RECOMMENCE NEGOTIATIONS WITH ARGENTINA ABOUT THIS DISPUTE, YOU SHOULD

EXPLAIN FIRMLY THAT

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FOLLOWING RESORT TO FORCE BY ONE SIDE IN

THE DISPUTE AND THE LOSSES THAT WE HAVE INCURRED WE CANNOT BE EXPECTED TO SIT DOWN TO NEGOTIATE ABOUT THE FUTURE OF THE ISLANDS AS IF EVERYTHING WAS STILL AS IT HAD BEEN BEFORE. IN ANY CASE, WE CAN TAKE NO LONG-TERM VIEW ABOUT THE FUTURE OF THE ISLANDS UNTIL THERE HAS BEEN A CONSIDERABLE PERIOD FOR THE NECESSARY RE- CONSTRUCTION AND REFLECTION, AFTER WHICH THE ISLANDERS CAN BE CONSULTED. MEANWHILE WE SHALL PURSUE OUR RESPONSIBILITY FOR RE- ESTABLISHING DEMOCRATIC INSTITUTIONS ON THE ISLANDS AND ENABLING THE ISLANDERS TO PARTICIPATE INCREASINGLY IN THEIR OWN SELF- GOVERNMENT IN ACCORDANCE WITH ARTICLE 73 OF THE CHARTER.

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BY TELEGRAPH:

ANKARA

ISTANBUL

ATHENS

BONN

BERLIN(BMG) BRUSSELS

BRUSSELS (UKREP EEC) BRUSSELS (UKDEL, NATO)

COPENHAGEN THE HAGUE

OSLO

STRASBOURG (UKDEL)

LISBON

LUXEMBOURG

PARIS

PARIS (UKDEL,OECD)

ROME

BERNE

GENEVA (UKMIS)

DUBLIN

HELSINKI

HOLY SEE

MADRID

STOCKHOLM

VIENNA

VIENNA (UKDEL)

BELGRADE BUCHAREST

BUDAPEST

MOSCOW

LIMA

ISLAMABAD

MONTEVIDEO

KABUL

SANTIAGO ASUNCION

KATHMANDU

MANILA

PEKING

SEOUL

LA PAZ PANAMA QUITO

SAN JOSE

TEGUCIGALPA

ADEN

AMMAN

BAGDAD

BAHRAIN

DOHA DUBAI

ABU DHABI

MUSCAT BEIRUT

JEDDA

KUWAIT TEHRAN TEL AVIV JERUSALEM SANA'A DAMASCUS ALGIERS

CAIRO

KHARTOUM

RABAT

TOKYO OTTAWA CANBERRA WELLINGTON

NEW DELHI DACCA

COLOMBO

KUALA LUMPUR

SINGAPORE

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN

ACCRA

BANJUL FREETOWN

LAGOS

DAR ES SALAAM NAIROBI

SALISBURY

LUSKA

PRAGUE

SOFIA

WARSAW

EAST BERLIN

NEW YORK (UKMIS

NEW YORK (BIS)

WASHINGTON

CARACAS

MEXICO CITY

BRASILIA

RIO DE JANEIRO

BOGOTA

HAVANA

TRIPOLI

TUNIS

ABIDJAN

ADDIS ABABA

DAKAR

KINSHASA MOGADISHU CAPE TOWN

PRETORIA

JOHANNESBURG (CG)

MAPUTO

LUANDA

BANGKOK

JAKARTA

[ALL IMMEDIATE)

KAMPALA

LILONGWE

GABORONE MASERU

PORT LOUIS

MBABANE

VALLETTA

NICOSIA

KINGSTON

PORT OF SPAIN

GEORGETOWN

BRIDGETOWN

NASSAU BELMOPAN

HONG KONG

B T C HONG KONG

GIBRALTAR(PERSONAL)

HAMILTON (PERSONAL

FCO/WHITEHALL

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