by illegal occupation. usurpation. without the metro- politan Power having demonstrated any desire to put an end to it. despite the repeated urgings of the General Assembly to which 1 referred previously. 60. The United Kingdom Government has used various delaying tactics. thcrcby demonstrating its obstinate refusal to negotiate in good faith the setlle- mcnt of the dispute in the terms stipulated in United Nations resolutions. The United Kingdom was one of the first States to recognize the independence of the 8rgentine Republic and. eight years after that rcc- ognition. perpetrated an attack against its territorial integrity, benefiting from an obvious situation of political and military fragility. which was quite natumt in a country just emerging to independent life. MY country’s pos’ition of weakness at that lime. facing the major maritime Power of the world, prevented it from exercising its right to self-defence. The act of usurpation perpetrated in 1833 meant not only the occupation of the territory but also the forced dis- placement of the population living in the islands and their replacement by subjects of the occupying Power, which constitutes one of the most serious forms of aggression. 61, That situation has been maintained to date. be- cause despite the proximity of the islands to the Argentine mainland-they are 400 kilometres from the Patagonian coast and more than 10,000 kilometres from their supposed metropolitan country-no inhab- itants live there without the explicit agreement of the 6 United Kingdom authorities, and that has systemat- ically excluded not only Argentine citizens but also nil other inhabitants who do not have United King- dom citizenship or belong to the white community of the Commonwealth. 62. As we have seen. narrow legislation closes access to anyone who is not a subject of the Crown by means of an artificial system preventing settle- 
**Analysis**
The text appears to be a formal statement or speech, likely from a government or diplomatic entity, addressing a territorial dispute between Argentina and the United Kingdom. The language used is formal and diplomatic, with a focus on historical context, legal principles, and international relations. The text does not mention economic, social, or environmental issues, but rather focuses on the political and legal aspects of the dispute.

**Category**
International relations, Politics