The Lisbon Agreement was the first of a series of agreements between the British and Spanish governments intended to resolve their differences concerning Gibraltar.
The 1969 Gibraltarian constitutional order made it clear that the British would not impose a solution on the Gibraltarians and acknowledged their right to self-determination in their political future. Francisco Franco continued to insist that Gibraltar was territorially integral to Spain and, "in a fit of diplomatic pique",[1] ordered the closure of the border in 1969. For the next 16 years, Gibraltar was reliant on an airlink with Britain for formal access to the outside world.[1]
The closure of the border hardened Gibraltar's attitudes towards Franco and Spain more generally.
It is also ironic that the actions taken by Francisco Franco and Spain completely destroyed any potential for winning over the population and gaining support in either Britain or Gibraltar for transfer of sovereignty to Spain.... This natural tendency of the two populations to interact demonstrated the artificial division that had been created and continued to exist so long as Britain retained possession of Gibraltar. Instead, he demanded the immediate return of Gibraltar, initiated a newspaper campaign in which the entire population was characterised as criminals and individuals of dubious moral character, and imposed border restrictions that caused real hardship on the inhabitants.[2]
The British and Spanish governments, desiring to strengthen their bilateral relations and thus to contribute to Western solidarity, intend, in accordance with the relevant United Nations Resolutions, to resolve, in a spirit of friendship, the Gibraltar problem.
See alsoedit
Gibraltar Constitution Order 1969 – order defining the constitution of GibraltarPages displaying wikidata descriptions as a fallback
Dodds, Klaus (December 2004). "Solid as a Rock? Britain and Gibraltar". BBC History: 18–21.
William Godfrey Fothergill Jackson (1990). The Rock of the Gibraltarians: A History of Gibraltar. Gibraltar Books. ISBN9780948466144. Retrieved 4 February 2011.
George Hills (1974). Rock of contention: a history of Gibraltar. Hale. ISBN9780709143529. Retrieved 7 February 2011.
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Garcia, Dr Joseph. . Archived from the original on 2011-07-21. Retrieved 2011-02-03.
lisbon, agreement, 1980, lisbon, agreement, first, series, agreements, between, british, spanish, governments, intended, resolve, their, differences, concerning, gibraltar, contents, background, diplomatic, stalemate, also, references, footnotes, bibliography,. The Lisbon Agreement was the first of a series of agreements between the British and Spanish governments intended to resolve their differences concerning Gibraltar Contents 1 Background 2 Diplomatic stalemate 3 See also 4 References 4 1 Footnotes 4 2 Bibliography 5 External linksBackground editThe 1969 Gibraltarian constitutional order made it clear that the British would not impose a solution on the Gibraltarians and acknowledged their right to self determination in their political future Francisco Franco continued to insist that Gibraltar was territorially integral to Spain and in a fit of diplomatic pique 1 ordered the closure of the border in 1969 For the next 16 years Gibraltar was reliant on an airlink with Britain for formal access to the outside world 1 The closure of the border hardened Gibraltar s attitudes towards Franco and Spain more generally It is also ironic that the actions taken by Francisco Franco and Spain completely destroyed any potential for winning over the population and gaining support in either Britain or Gibraltar for transfer of sovereignty to Spain This natural tendency of the two populations to interact demonstrated the artificial division that had been created and continued to exist so long as Britain retained possession of Gibraltar Instead he demanded the immediate return of Gibraltar initiated a newspaper campaign in which the entire population was characterised as criminals and individuals of dubious moral character and imposed border restrictions that caused real hardship on the inhabitants 2 Diplomatic stalemate editA diplomatic stalemate persisted until after the death of Franco when Margaret Thatcher s government initiated a political process that resulted in the Lisbon Agreement 3 It was a joint statement by the Spanish Foreign Minister Marcelino Oreja and the British Foreign Secretary Lord Carrington signed in Lisbon on April 10 1980 3 Its preamble stated The British and Spanish governments desiring to strengthen their bilateral relations and thus to contribute to Western solidarity intend in accordance with the relevant United Nations Resolutions to resolve in a spirit of friendship the Gibraltar problem See also editGibraltar Constitution Order 1969 order defining the constitution of GibraltarPages displaying wikidata descriptions as a fallback Brussels Agreement 1984 1984 trealty between Britain and Spain on the status of Gibraltar 2002 Gibraltar sovereignty referendum Gibraltar Constitution Order 2006 Cordoba Agreement 2006References editFootnotes edit a b Dodds 2004 pp 20 Melissa R Jordine November 2006 The Dispute Over Gibraltar Infobase Publishing p 127 ISBN 9780791086483 Retrieved 15 February 2011 a b Jackson 1990 pp 325 326 Bibliography edit Dodds Klaus December 2004 Solid as a Rock Britain and Gibraltar BBC History 18 21 William Godfrey Fothergill Jackson 1990 The Rock of the Gibraltarians A History of Gibraltar Gibraltar Books ISBN 9780948466144 Retrieved 4 February 2011 George Hills 1974 Rock of contention a history of Gibraltar Hale ISBN 9780709143529 Retrieved 7 February 2011 External links edit Gibraltar Little Territory Lot at Stake Archived from the original on 2011 05 15 Retrieved 2011 02 03 Garcia Dr Joseph Political History of Gibraltar Archived from the original on 2011 07 21 Retrieved 2011 02 03 Finlayson Thomas James The Struggle for Democracy Gibraltar Chronicle Archived from the original on 2004 04 28 Retrieved 2008 10 21 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Lisbon Agreement 1980 amp oldid 1031611552, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
