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APPENDIX V
ARGENTINE AND UNITED KINGDOM STATEMENTS

STATEMENT OF THE DELEGATION OF THE ARGENTINE

“We wish to state that the Malvinas Islands, mentioned in ALINORM 70/31, Annex I, page 4, as an independent territory, form part of the Argentine Republic and are included in its domain and sovereignty.

Due to the fact that in the English and French versions of the mentioned document the United Nations nomenclature for these Islands was not observed, in accordance with the resolution of December 16th, 1965, and published in FAO's terminology bulletin No. 250, April 1, 1969*, we request that the above-mentioned document be modified and that the United Nations disposition be applied in accordance.”

STATEMENT OF THE DELEGATE OF THE UNITED KINGDOM

“I am bound to state that Her Majesty's Government have no doubts as to their sovereignty over the Falkland Islands (and/or Falkland Islands Dependencies)* If the statement of the Argentine delegation is recorded in the Report of the Session, I request that my present statement shall also be recorded.”

* U.N. TERMINOLOGY BULLETING No. 250, 1 April 1969

ENGLISH:FALKLAND ISLANDS (MALVINAS)
FRENCH:ILES FALKLAND (MALVINAS)
SPANISH:ISLAS MALVINAS (FALKLAND ISLANDS)

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