José María Ruda's 1964 UN Speech: The Masterful Fabrication That Misled the Special Committee on Decolonization
El Discurso de José María Ruda en 1964: La Falsificación que Engañó al Comité de Descolonización
On 9 September 1964, Argentine Ambassador José María Ruda addressed Subcommittee III of the UN Special Committee on Decolonization in New York, presenting the speech that would serve as the template for modern Argentine diplomacy.
Ruda's speech relied on systematic historical omission: he completely suppressed the 1849 Arana-Southern Treaty settlement, omitted the 1882 official Latzina map, and falsely claimed that an established Argentine civilian population had been expelled at bayonet point in 1833.
By falsely branding the permanent multi-generational Falkland population as 'transplanted settlers' devoid of human rights, Ruda laid the toxic foundation for decades of Argentine denial of democratic self-determination.
📜 Primary Evidentiary Citations Fuentes Primarias y Evidencia Documental
United Nations General Assembly Resolution 2065 (XX)
Invited bilateral discussions taking into account the Charter and the paramount interests of the population.
United Nations General Assembly Resolution 2065 (XX)
Invited bilateral discussions taking into account the Charter and the paramount interests of the population.
Convention for Re-establishing Perfect Relations of Friendship (Arana-Southern Treaty)
Comprehensive bilateral peace settlement terminating all pre-existing differences without reservation of the Falkland Islands.
Convention for Re-establishing Perfect Relations of Friendship (Arana-Southern Treaty)
Comprehensive bilateral peace settlement terminating all pre-existing differences without reservation of the Falkland Islands.