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<title>Recognizing the results of the free and fair elections for the new Members of the Legislative Assembly of the Falkland Islands held on November 9, 2017.</title>
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<action-date>2017-12-07</action-date>
<action-desc>Introduced in House</action-desc>
<summary-text><![CDATA[<p>Welcomes the democratic elections of the Falkland Islands.</p> <p>Acknowledges that only the people of the Falkland Islands can determine their future.</p> <p>Recognizes the United Kingdom's sovereignty over the Falkland Islands for as long as the islands desire to remain a self-governing overseas territory.</p> <ul> </ul>]]></summary-text>
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<dc:contributor>Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress</dc:contributor>
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