text: Council is required by the terms of the Charter of the United Nations. 90. Our objectives have been clear. Aggression must not be allowed to pay. Peoples must not be subjugated against their will. Peoples must enjoy the right to self- determination. Politicai problems must not be settled by armed force. These are principles which my Govern- ment has not been prepared to compromise. They have nothing to do with “colonialism”, “impe- rialism” and outworn shibboleths of that kind. What conceivable reason could my country have for wishing to establish British or other military power in the South Atlantic? If we had had such extraordi- nary pretensions, I suggest to the Council that we would have kept a larger garrison than 40 Royal Marines on the Falklands before the Argentine invasion. 91. We have done everything in our power, short of compromising the principles I have set out, to bring about the peaceful implementation of the central element of resolution 502 (1982), namely, the uncon- ditional Argentine withdrawal from the islands, This has not so far proved possibie, and we have been left with no choice but to defend these principles by other means. We have never broken off or interrupted negotiations. We have negotiated fully and in good faith throughout this long period. 92. I turn now to the recent negotiations for a cease- fire. These negotiations were held in accordance with paragraph 4 of resolution 505 (1982). As members of the Council will recall, this resolution reaffirmed resolution 502 (I 982), by which the Council, now as long ago as 3 April, demanded the immediate with- drawal of all Argentine forces from the Falkland Islands. 93. The United Kingdom’s position was that it would welcome a cease-fire which was inseparably linked to the commencement of the withdrawal of 
analysis: The text appears to be a speech or statement by a government representative, likely the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, addressing the United Nations Security Council. The content revolves around international relations, conflict resolution, and the protection of principles such as self-determination and non-aggression. The text does not mention specific economic, environmental, or social issues, but rather focuses on the political and diplomatic aspects of the Falklands War.