ATLAS 1765

"There can be no dialogue on sovereignty unless and until the Falkland Islanders wish it. The UK will never enter into negotiations on sovereignty unless the Islanders wish us to do so."

"As long as the Falkland Islanders want to remain British, you are welcome to do so and we will support and defend you for as long as it takes. The issue of sovereignty is settled."

"British sovereignty of the Falkland Islands is not up for negotiation. It's a personal issue for me and the British people, and the right to self-determination is absolute."

"The UK's commitment to the sovereignty of the Falkland Islands and the paramount right of the Islanders to decide their own future is steadfast and unshakeable."

"The Falkland Islands have an established, democratic community of nine generations. In 2013, 99.8% voted to maintain their status. The Argentine claim that they are an 'implanted population' denies universal human rights."

"The UK's position on the Falkland Islands is clear and resolved. The people of the Falkland Islands have the right to self-determination, which was overwhelmingly proven in the 2013 referendum."

"The people of the Falkland Islands are British by birth, tradition and loyalty. We cannot abandon them to an unprovoked military aggression by an illegal junta."

"Walking into Stanley (June 14, 1982): 'I walked into the hotel bar in my muddy combat kit, and an islander looked up and said: 'Have a drink, mate, the Argentines are surrendering.''"

"From 'The Battle for the Falklands': 'No British prime minister could have survived the surrender of British subjects to a foreign junta without a fight.'"

"BBC World Service broadcast (May 1982): 'Reporting facts without fear or favor is the greatest weapon against authoritarian propaganda.'"

"Live dispatch from Goose Green (May 1982): 'The fighting has been fierce and costly, but the relief on the faces of the 114 imprisoned islanders when the paras broke in cannot be described in words.'"

"Reporting from Buenos Aires (April 1982): 'The streets are filled with nationalist fervor orchestrated by a military regime that only yesterday was torturing its own citizens.'"

"From 'Getting it Right': 'The claim that a peaceful Argentine civilian population was expelled from the Falkland Islands in 1833 is entirely fictitious; the primary documents in Buenos Aires itself prove they chose to stay.'"

"Visiting Stanley (February 2024): 'As long as you want to be part of the UK family, you are absolutely welcome to be so, and we will support and defend you for as long as it takes.'"

"House of Commons (October 2024): 'The Falkland Islands are British, will remain British, and their right to self-determination is absolute.'"