115. The people of the Falklands have as much right to continue to live in the Falklands as the people of Argentina have the right to live in Argentina. 116. Both peoples have the right to live under their own systems of government. Argentina has no right to deny the right of self-defence to the people of the Falkland Islands, Nor does it have the right to decide that Article 73 of the Charter no longer applies to them, when it has so applied ever since 1945. 117. Argentina claims sovereignty on the basis of eighteenth- and early nineteenth-century history. Argentina’s claim is not strengthened by anything that has happened since 1833. The United Kingdom has sovereignty on the basis of eighteenth-, nine- teenth- and twentieth-century history; on the basis of the nationality of the population; on the basis of the freely chosen wishes of the people; and on the basis of what they have achieved in the territory. 118. When the press publishes pictures of houses, schools and churches in Stanley, these are houses, schools and churches which the Falkland islanders -not General Menkndez’ forces-have built. The whole town of Stanley has been built since 1833. I could go on giving examples. But the message is clear. The Falkland islanders have every right to the islands and have every interest in being allowed to go back to their former way of life as soon as pos- sible. Sovereignty is in dispute, but the people are not. It is not a case of two communities sharing the same territory. 119. I now come to the negotiations themselves -that is to say, the negotiations which have been taking place over the past 10 days or so under the good offices of the Secretary-General. Throughout this period, as was the case during the previous negotia- 
**Analysis**
The text appears to be a statement from a government or a diplomat, addressing the sovereignty dispute between the United Kingdom and Argentina over the Falkland Islands. The text focuses on the rights of the people of the Falklands to self-determination, their way of life, and the historical context of the dispute. It does not mention specific economic, environmental, or scientific issues related to the islands.

**Category**
International relations, Politics