text: invasion of the Falklands by Argentina and Argen- tina’s refusal to obey the mandatory demand of the Security Council to withdraw unconditionally. The effect is the hostilities which are causing such con- cern to the international community. Remove the cause, Argentine illegal occupation of the Falklands, and the effect, the hostilities, will disappear. 258. 1 should Iike to say a few words about Arti- cle 5 1 of the Charter of the United Nations, and 1 shall addl-ess my remarks in response to the statement made ta the Council yesterday by Mr. Ros, the *Under- secretary for Foreign Affairs of the Argentme Re- public [i/pid.]. He advanced his argum.ents in Plain language, unadorned by abuse or rhetorrc. and 1 shall tllerefore address my remarks to him. 259. It has never been the contention Of the United Kingdom that we were authorized by resolution So2 (1982) to use force. No such authorization is neces- sary under the Charter. Article 51 provides that: “Nothing in the present Charter shall impair the inherent right of . . , self-defence . , .“. The United Kingdom has been exercising this right in the face of Argentina’s first use of force to invade the Falkland Islands and subsequent use offorce to occupy them and to attempt to subjugate the people of the Falkland Islands. BRARY ’ 1111111 _-.---- 260. Mr. Ros also argued that there is an obliga- tion to suspend self-defence once the Security Coun- cil, under Article 51 of the Charter, “has taken meas- ures necessary to maintain international peace and security”. He went on to say that: “The deter- mination of whether such measures have been effec- tive must be reached objectively and cannot be left to the arbitrary judgement of the . . , United King- dom” [ikid., pmo. 551. 261. The United Kingdom accepts that the deter- 
analysis: The text appears to be a formal statement or speech regarding a conflict between the United Kingdom and Argentina over the Falkland Islands. The language used is formal and diplomatic, with references to international law and the United Nations Charter. The focus is on the dispute and the actions taken by the United Kingdom in response to Argentina's invasion of the islands.