This day, a regatta begins around the Malvinas archipelago with boats donated by the Argentine Navy. The competition runs until May 16.
The regatta It was part of a series of measures adopted by the Argentine government as a strategy of rapprochement with the islanders, within the framework of the favorable resolutions voted by the United Nations and some signs of flexibility in British policy regarding the sovereignty of the islands.
“By virtue of the 1971 Communication Agreement, Argentina made a hard effort that resulted in the following measures:
The Argentine Air Force built a landing strip, made of aluminum sheets for air operations. It was inaugurated on November 15, 1972. LADE (…) makes two weekly flights…
The Naval Transport Service makes trips to the islands with one of its transports for the export of wool and wool and carries imported loads to the islands.
Children from Malvinas have visited Argentina in groups.
Students from Malvinas study in our schools.
Tourist ships have visited the islands.
Facilities have been granted and postal arrangements and their documentation have been reached, as well as some customs exemptions.
A fuel station (naphtha and liquid gas) has been established on the island.” (Laurio Destefani. Malvinas, Georgia and the South Sandwich in the face of the conflict with Great Britain)
Regarding the trips of tourist ships, “after five Argentine ships, the sixth that wanted to enter the islands did not do so because it was required to lower the Argentine flag and raise the English one. The ship was the “Regina Prima” on March 2, 1975.”
Despite certain disagreements and exchanges of protests over the installation of an Argentine base in Sandwich and the English decision to create a 200-mile zone of maritime jurisdiction around the islands; The policy of rapprochement and the diplomatic battle carried out in the UN began to bear fruit.
“In early 1980, British Foreign Secretary Nicholas Ridley announced that sovereignty would be ceded to Argentina, but the islands would then be kept under lease for an undecided period. It was reported in London that everything would depend on the wishes of the islanders and they received the suggestion with displeasure” (op.cit.).
At that time, the island population reached about 1,800 people.
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