dom of access with respect to residents and property during the interim period, This would have enabled it fundamentally to change the demographic status of the islands during a short interim administration, clearly an unacceptable proposition, The Argentine formulation on how and when and by what means the negotiations should be concluded was also totally unacceptable to my Government. There was equally no assurance, contrary to what we had previously been led to believe, that Argentina had agreed to language which would leave it beyond doubt that the outcome of the negotiations should not be prejudged at the outset. 124. That is not an exhaustive list, but it is enough to demonstrate the justice of my Government’s con- elusion that the Argentine response amounted to a comprehensive rejection of our proposals. 125. The Secretary-General made a laudable last- nh.Ite attempt to see if the wide gulf between the Parties could be bridged. My Government did not reject that initiative by the Secretary-General, I commented to him on the telephone yesterday, as my Prime Minister informed the House of Commons the same afternoon, that we appreciated the positive aspects in his initiative. I had to tell him that it dif- fered in important respects from our final position and that, even if acceptable to both sides as a basis for negotiation, it would take days, if not weeks, to know whether success could be achieved. I told the Sec- retary-Generaf that, before commenting in detail on his ideas, we should first need to see comprehensive comments from the Argentine side on every single point in them. The gulf was so wide between our final position and the response of the Government of Argentina that it would have been fruitless to con- tinue unless we could have been certain that the Argentine reaction comprised a fundamental change 
**Analysis**
This text appears to be discussing a diplomatic and political situation, specifically the negotiations between two governments (Argentina and another government, likely the UK) regarding the status of some islands. The language used is formal and diplomatic, indicating a high-level political discussion. The text does not mention economic development, natural resources, or environmental issues, which are common topics in international negotiations. Instead, it focuses on the process and substance of the negotiations, including the parties' positions and the lack of progress.

**Category**
International trade, Politics