§ 61. Commander Nobleasked the Secretary of State for the Colonies what are the local regulations regarding entry of foreign nationals into the Falkland Islands Dependencies; how many such entries for permanent establishment have been made since 1st January, 1947; and of what nationalities.
§ Mr. Rees-WilliamsEntry of foreign nationals into the Falkland Islands Dependencies is governed by the Falkland Islands Immigration (Restriction) Ordinance, 1936, as amended, which was applied to the Dependencies by notification of the Governor dated 27th July, 1945. I am arranging for copies of the Ordinance and of the Notification to be placed in the Library of the House.
As regards the second and third parts of the Question, as the House is aware, a number of unauthorised landings by Argentine and Chilean nationals have taken place during the period in question, the Argentines at Gamma Island, Deception Island, and Admiralty Bay, and the Chileans at Greenwich Island and a point in Grahamland. As the House is also aware, these landings have been the subject of protests, both locally and through 67W diplomatic channels, and for that reason the presence of these foreign parties has not as yet been taken up under the Immigration Ordinance.