Falkland Islands

[Rainbow Six]

Originally Posted by Legbreaker

I can recall seeing somewhere that before Chile and Argentina got into it against each other, Argentina did in fact invade the Falklands again, but were forced out to defend on the mainland.
The UK were in no position to stop them coming and didn't have a lot to do with seeing them off again either (except perhaps sending a few harsh words their way).

I can't recall where I saw it though, but I'm convinced it's canon (V2.x anyway).

Pretty sure you're right...I think it's in the section towards the back the BYB that describes the global situation. I don't think it's mentioned at all in V1 other than a reference in the Survivor's Guide to UK about a Battalion of Territorial Infantry being sent to bolster the island's defences but that's about it.

Schone, there have been a couple of previous threads about the Falklands which you may find of interest...

Here...

http://forum.juhlin.com/showthread.p...ight=Falklands

And here...

http://forum.juhlin.com/showthread.p...ight=Falklands

[Schone23666]

Ah, thanks for that RainbowSix, I missed those threads. I just thought it felt relevant to raise it up again since the Falklands are once again an issue, apparently.

However, Avantman42 did list a series of incidents that show this is hardly an old issue:

1903: Argentina acquires administration of a meterological station in the South Orkney Islands, and claims it as evidence of a transfer of sovereignty throughout all the Falkland Islands Dependencies
1927: Argentina asks the International Postal Union to accept Argentine jurisdition over all the Falkland Islands Dependencies
1947: Argentina issues stamps for use in 'Malvinas and Dependencies'
1960: UN Resolution 1514 calls for an end to colonialism; Britain lists the Islands as a colony and Argentina objects
1964: An Argentine pilot lands a Cessna 172 on Stanley racecourse, plants Argentine flag and hands over letter declaring Argentine sovereignty
1966: Aerolineas Argentinas DC4 lands on Stanley racecourse after being hijacked by 20 terrorists calling themselves 'Condors' who take 4 Islanders prisoner but surrender after 1 night
1966: Argentine marines dropped off at night by submarine Santiago del Estero to reconnoitre potential landing beaches near Stanley
1968: Small private plane with 3 Argentines on board, sponsored by Argentine press, crash-lands in Stanley
1973: Newly-elected Argentine Peronist government renews sovereignty claim in the UN
1975: Air travellers from Falklands now required to obtain clearance from Argentine Foreign Ministry (all air travel to/from the islands is via Argentina)
1976: British Antarctic Survey ship RRS Shackleton fired-on by Argentine gunboat
1976: Argentina sets up illegal and clandestine military base on Southern Thule, a Falkland Islands Dependency situated south of South Georgia
1977: Argentine sailors land on the island of Morrell in the South Sandwich Islands, claiming they are undertaking scientific research
1977: Britain secretly sends a nuclear submarine and two frigates to the South Atlantic in response to Argentine preparations for naval 'manoeuvres' which then halt
1981: Argentina protests to UN over lack of progress on sovereignty dispute

All the above happened before General Galtieri's junta seized power in Argentina.


Hmm, seems familiar, doesn't it?

The Falklanders have stated their desire to remain under the Union Jack though, haven't they? I've heard of various opinions on the Argentine side about "what to do with the Falklanders" if the islands became Las Malvinas ranging from just letting them continue to live under the Argentine flag (though somehow I don't think it would go over that smoothly) up to "forced relocation" (which I don't think would go over well at all).

[Rainbow Six]

Originally Posted by Schone23666

The Falklanders have stated their desire to remain under the Union Jack though, haven't they?

Correct. The Islanders' wishes are that the Falklands remains an Overseas Territory of the United Kingdom.