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Argument: UK planned to give the Falkland Islands to Argentina

Issue Report: Falkland Islands, return of

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“1968 Secret History- The Falklands War of 1982 might never have been necessary”The UK Government prepared a secret deal in 1968 to give Argentina ownership of the Falkland Islands, it has been revealed. An Argentine draft Memorandum of Understanding, largely accepted by the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, is one of the documents released after 30 years of being locked in government vaults. Dated 5 July 1968, it reads: “The government of the United Kingdom will recognise Argentine sovereignty over the islands with effect from a date to be agreed.”