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UK position on Falklands will not change, No 10 says after leaked Pentagon memo The UK
UK’s ambassador to the US, Christian Turner, has called the visit an effort to “renew and revitalise a unique friendship” between the two allies. ## What is the US position on the Falkland Islands
Falklands, known in Argentina as the Malvinas, are about 8,000 miles from the UK and about 300 miles from mainland Argentina. Argentina has long claimed sovereignty over the islands, a British overseas territory
Pentagon email raised concerns that a change in America's position on the Falklands - which sit roughly 8,000 miles from the UK - could make Argentine efforts to assume control of the islands easier. When
memo was circulating at the highest levels of the Pentagon that outlined retaliatory options, including suspending Spain from the alliance and reviewing the US position on Britain’s claim to the Falkland Islands