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A Falkland Islands spokesman said the vote would reinforce the message that
residents had the right to freely reject the Argentinian claims. He said
that only a few residents, “probably those who misread the question”,
were expected to vote against continued ties to Britain.

“We have thought carefully about how to convey a strong message to the
outside world that expresses the views of the Falklands people in a clear,
democratic and incontestable way,” said Gavin Short, the Speaker of the
Legislative assembly said. “The Argentine government deploys misleading
rhetoric that wrongly implies that we have no strong views or even that we
are being held hostage by the UK military. This is simply absurd.”

President Cristina Kirchner, Argentina’s nationalist leader, plans to address
a UN committee on decolonisation on Thursday in New York. Her views will be
confronted by a delegation of Falkland residents who will publicly restate
their right to remain British.

British officials have criticised the “domineering” approach pursued
by Buenos Aires, including threats to island’s trade by banning British
flagged ships and legal pursuit of oil firms exploring for oil in its
waters.

Mr Cameron said the islanders were in effect sovereign and the vote would
vindicate British support for the far away territories.

“I have always said it is up to the Falkland Islanders themselves to
choose whether they want to be British and that the world should listen to
their views,” he said. “Thirty years ago they made clear that they
wanted to stay British. That’s why British forces bravely liberated the
island from Argentine invaders.”

Do you think a referendum will put an end to Argentina’s claim on the Falklands?

Since the 1982 war, which cost 255 British and 655 Argentinian lives, Falkland
officials have bolstered the democratic constitution of the islands,
introducing a fully elected Legislative Assembly in 2009.

Ordinary Islanders retain a romantic, deeply emotional, view of their
nationality. One resident pointed out yesterday that Argentina was 400 miles
from the islands, not a bordering state that was hankering after a lost
slice of territory.

Jeremy Browne, the Foreign Office junior minister, who is visiting Stanley to
mark the surrender, promised support for the vote. Island leaders said they
would bring in outside experts to frame a fair question.

No effort would be made to stop Argentina if it mounts a campaign to woo the
island voters. The number of Argentinian passport holders resident on the
island is thought to be less than 30.

Mr Browne called for worldwide recognition of the outcome of the vote. “I
call on all governments who prize democracy and human rights to do likewise,”
Mr Browne said. “Whilst it is for the islanders to choose, let me be
clear: the British Government greatly values the links between the UK and
the Falkland Islands. And if this proves to be the will of the Falkland
Islands people, then we in the UK will not just respect it, but will
continue actively to defend this act of self-determination from those who
seek to challenge it.”

^{Survivors from HMS Sir Galahad (ablaze in the background) are hauled
ashore by colleagues at Bluff Cove, East Falkland, after the ship was hit by
an Argentinian air attack on June 29, 1982, during the Falklands conflict
(PA)}

A Falkland Islands spokesman said the vote would reinforce the message that
residents had the right to freely reject the Argentinian claims. He said
that only a few residents, “probably those who misread the question”,
were expected to vote against continued ties to Britain.

“We have thought carefully about how to convey a strong message to the
outside world that expresses the views of the Falklands people in a clear,
democratic and incontestable way,” said Gavin Short, the Speaker of the
Legislative assembly said. “The Argentine government deploys misleading
rhetoric that wrongly implies that we have no strong views or even that we
are being held hostage by the UK military. This is simply absurd.”

President Cristina Kirchner, Argentina’s nationalist leader, plans to address
a UN committee on decolonisation on Thursday in New York. Her views will be
confronted by a delegation of Falkland residents who will publicly restate
their right to remain British.

British officials have criticised the “domineering” approach pursued
by Buenos Aires, including threats to island’s trade by banning British
flagged ships and legal pursuit of oil firms exploring for oil in its
waters.

Mr Cameron said the islanders were in effect sovereign and the vote would
vindicate British support for the far away territories.

“I have always said it is up to the Falkland Islanders themselves to
choose whether they want to be British and that the world should listen to
their views,” he said. “Thirty years ago they made clear that they
wanted to stay British. That’s why British forces bravely liberated the
island from Argentine invaders.”

Do you think a referendum will put an end to Argentina’s claim on the Falklands?

Since the 1982 war, which cost 255 British and 655 Argentinian lives, Falkland
officials have bolstered the democratic constitution of the islands,
introducing a fully elected Legislative Assembly in 2009.

Ordinary Islanders retain a romantic, deeply emotional, view of their
nationality. One resident pointed out yesterday that Argentina was 400 miles
from the islands, not a bordering state that was hankering after a lost
slice of territory.

Jeremy Browne, the Foreign Office junior minister, who is visiting Stanley to
mark the surrender, promised support for the vote. Island leaders said they
would bring in outside experts to frame a fair question.

No effort would be made to stop Argentina if it mounts a campaign to woo the
island voters. The number of Argentinian passport holders resident on the
island is thought to be less than 30.

Mr Browne called for worldwide recognition of the outcome of the vote. “I
call on all governments who prize democracy and human rights to do likewise,”
Mr Browne said. “Whilst it is for the islanders to choose, let me be
clear: the British Government greatly values the links between the UK and
the Falkland Islands. And if this proves to be the will of the Falkland
Islands people, then we in the UK will not just respect it, but will
continue actively to defend this act of self-determination from those who
seek to challenge it.”

^{Survivors from HMS Sir Galahad (ablaze in the background) are hauled
ashore by colleagues at Bluff Cove, East Falkland, after the ship was hit by
an Argentinian air attack on June 29, 1982, during the Falklands conflict
(PA)}