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This petition is now closed, as its deadline has passed.
We the undersigned petition the Prime Minister to Secure Britain's rights to the Falkland Islands. More details
Submitted by L Haggan – Deadline to sign up by: 19 April 2009 – Signatures: 65
More details from petition creator
To ensure the United Kingdom of Great Britain file all claims necessary with the UN (or any other interested body) to secure more than 350,000 square miles of sea bed exploration rights to extended areas of the sea bed around the Falklands, South Georgia and the British Antarctic Territory under a United Nations convention that allows rights to areas that are a continuation of their territory's continental shelf. The British Government has until May 2009 to file its claim.
Recently Argentina has expressed its intention to assert its sovereignty and claim all the natural resources around the Falkland Islands using military force if necessary.
This claim is necessary to prevent Argentina from claiming the rights around the Falkland Islands for themselves 25 years after the invasion of the islands by Argentina and subsequent recapture of them by Great Britain which resulted in the death of 258 British citizens.
Current signatories
L Haggan, the Petition Creator, joined by:
- John Holden (petitions.pm.gov.uk/Thereisnogod)
- Andrew Cubison
- Paul Douglas
- Mr Nee
- Denzil Connick
- James Skinner
- Ralph Lawson
- David Owen Richards
- Rod Paine
- John Keenan
- alfie woodward
- David Crosby
- Philip Glover
- Oliver Lines
- James Lavery
- David Benson
- Andrew Kelly
- Robert James Shetliffe
- Steve Bassett
- M Hodges
- Phillip Benson
- John Talbot
- Chris Delaney
- Darren Spink (petitions.number10.gov.uk/kidsforengland)
- David Haggan
- ABP
- thomas higgins
- neil beeston
- David Patrick Hugh Molloy
- dp
- chris w
- Scott Campbell
- Mike Bright
- Ceiron Daniel
- David Welch
- Joyce Welch
- Lawrence Hendry
- John East
- S Adams
- Tomas Thurogood - Hyde
- Ian Gurney
- Lee Pether
- Richard Carling
- John Annan
- Ian Selley
- George MacDonald
- Alistair Gunn
- Reginald Camel
- Stuart Pearson
- Kallum McIntyre
- jean brown
- Louise Brown
- dianne allen
- Michael Robin Brown
- rights
- MICHAEL PARTINGTON
- R H B Ellis
- Roy Mobsby
- Paul Corcoran
- jason dickman
- Teresa Wright
- Debbie Moore
- William J Stanier
- d prince
