We have heard about “the need to remove all vestiges of colonialism from the Americas”. But the system of government has been endorsed by the people of the Falkland Islands in free and fair elections. What right have the leaders of Argentina to impose their form of military dictatorship on an entirely different people, who know democracy and cherish liberty? It will not have escaped notice that Argentina has not ratified either of the two International Covenants on Human Rights, whereas the United Kingdom has ratified both and has done so on behalf of the Falkland Islands. 114. The United Nations has accepted since 1945 that the Falklands are a non-self-governing territory and that the United Kingdom is the Administering Authority. We have co-operated with the Special Committee on the Situation with regard to the Imple- II mentation of the Declaration on the Granting of Inde- pendence to Colonial Countries and Peoples, which has reviewed the situation in the Falklands every year, annually. Last year the General Assembly asked the Special Committee to keep the situation under review and to report to the thirty-seventh session. We have fulfilled our obligations under Article 73 of the Char- ter. We have introduced political advances-a Legis- lative Council and an Executive Council, both with elected members. We are not prepared to turn back the clock and see those bodies abolished. It has been said, but not on any evidence, that the people of the Falklands are a transient, expatriate population. That is untrue. The census results show the lie. The Falk- land islanders have been in the Falkland Islands as long as, or longer than, most Argentine families have been in Argentina, They are an entirely separate people with a language, culture and way of life differ- ent from those of the people of Argentina. 
**Analysis**
The text appears to be a political statement or argument, discussing the sovereignty and self-governance of the Falkland Islands, a disputed territory between Argentina and the United Kingdom. The author emphasizes the democratic legitimacy of the Falkland Islands' system of government and the cultural and historical differences between the islanders and the Argentine people.

**Category**
Politics, International Relations