text: Committee, and I thank its members for listening to me~ In a brief reference to myself, I wish to say that I was born in Buenos Aires. My mother was a first-generation Argentine whose father came to the country to develop an industry at the request of his Scottish brothers. My father was English. I received my primary education in the State schools of that time, subsequently being sent to Great Britain, as was usual for descendants of people of British or·igin. t returned to finish my seoondary education and university studles in Argentina, receiving a doctorate in medicine. This was followed by post-graduate studies at Cleveland and Boston, t.n the United States, and in England. JP/td A/AC.109/PV~l369 23 (Mr. Thomson) I come before you as an independent petitioner particu1arly interested in the settlement of the unfortunate sovereignty dispute over the Malvinas (Falkland) Islands; a dispute which Argentina has protested down the years from the earliest history of the issue.• As a member of the British conmunity in Buenos Aires~ I worked actively in the British Hospital, which was founded in 1844, for 40 years, becoming its Director General, for which I was honoured by the award of the Order of the British Empire (OBE). I wish to state that at no moment did I suffer any harassment of any kind by governmental or private institutions, on the contrary, I was always treated with kindness; owing to the respect that the average Argentine feels for a country that has had such close cultural and other ties with his country. Since leaving the hospital~ I have worked in a family business that has been closely connected to British business interests: The British community in Argentina has played an active part in the development of that country, a part that goes back to the eighteenth centuryi at 
analysis: The text appears to be a personal statement by an individual with a British-Argentine background, discussing their personal history and experiences. The text mentions their education, career, and involvement in the British community in Buenos Aires, as well as their interest in the sovereignty dispute over the Malvinas (Falkland) Islands. While there are mentions of industry and business interests, the text does not seem to be primarily focused on economic development or industry.