Ministry of Defence, Defence Secretariat files
Falklands: FCO guidance telegram 54 to certain missions (1730Z) ("Falkland Islands: legal position on sovereignty") ["You should not ... get involved in arguments about the merits of our legal position on sovereignty .... the British title to the Falklands is a prescriptive title, based on 149 years of open, continuous, effective and peaceful possession"] [declassified Jun 2017]
| Document type: | Declassified documents |
|---|---|
| Source: | DEFE24/2225 f144 |
| Editorial comments: | |
| Importance ranking: | Major |
| Word count: | 1p |
| Themes: | Foreign policy (International organizations), Foreign policy - theory and process, Defence (Falklands) |
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