Britain rejects Secesion of Somaliland

[MR ORGILAQE]

Foreign and Commonwealth Office

 

25 November 2004 Room EG11

 

King Charles St

 

 

 

Mr Mohamoud Hassan

 

London SW1A2AH

 

180 A Church Road

 

London NW 10 9NP

 

 

 

Thank you for your letter of 20 October to the FoLeign Secretary. As the desk officer responsible for Somalia I have been asked to reply.

 

 

 

The British Government does not recognise Somaliland as an independent state. Nor does the rest of the International Community. The UK has signed up to a common EU position and to a UN Security Council Presidential Statement, which refer to respect for the territorial integrity and unity of Somalia.

 

 

 

We hope that Somaliland will engage in an early dialogue with the new Transitional Federal Authorities, which have been created by the current reconciliation process, and that a mutually acceptable solution on the future relationship between Somaliland and the rest of Somalia can be agreed.

 

 

 

When he addressed a joint session of the Somaliland Parliament on 25 October, the UK Minister for Africa, Chris Mullin, said sustainable development and prosperity in Somaliland would only be possible if there was peace and stability throughout the region. He also urged his.listeners to do nothing to damage the delicate peace process in the south and to enter into a dialogue with their brothers in the south aimed at finding a way of living peacefully alongside each other.

 

 

 

In other talks, he further encouraged both parties to engage in an early dialogue with each other, to reject military solutions to the resolution of differences and to demonstrate a commitment to mutual respect, reconciliation and peace.

 

Martin Lamport

 

 

 

Deputy Head, Horn of Africa Section, Africa Dept (Equatorial)

 

 

 

 

 

Ahmed M Hassan

 

Radiolascaanod.com

[General Duke]

Oh thats good news indeed....

[MR ORGILAQE]

i second that Smith and Western

[Gabbal]

Oh thats good news indeed....

Where you worried before Smith? The fact is and has always been the international community has shown again and again the respect they have for the territorial integerity of Somalia, irrespective of what private company designates "Somaliland" as a disputed area on the world map

[General Duke]

Where you worried before Smith?

Me worried nah

 

I just want my people up in the North West to stop the day dream and join the real world.

[Gabbal]

Me worried nah

Yea right, the propaganda of some certain nomads got to you huh...

[General Duke]

Yea right, the propaganda of some certain nomads got to you huh

I live in London England remember I aint new to the Somaliland magic

[Gediid]

Wondering who's doing the schoomozing in here. Ma Smith baa mise waa Horn

[Jumatatu]

Anti-Somaliland fever in SOL is so high that no one questioned the authenticity of the letter, where the post code is within the the address of the addresse.

The stance of UK towards Somaliland is no secret, it has sympathy and accepts that it has fullfilled all it asked.

[General Duke]

I have no doubt about the letter Juma, but I knew you would.

 

Gediid, Horn and I have long reconciled bro, its happening every where

[Nationalist]

I found this piece of Sland propaganda. Propaganda as it was meant to be used. By fascists and communists. It looks like the entire tribe is constantly thinking about Abdullahi Yusuf. Quite hilarious actually. My latter comment of course not the fake cartoon.

 

[AYOUB]

Originally posted by Jumatatu:

Anti-Somaliland fever in SOL is so high that no one questioned the authenticity of the letter, where the post code is within the the address of the addresse.

I like this bit:

 

"Thank you for your letter of 20 October to the FoLeign Secretary. As the desk officer responsible for Somalia I have been asked to reply ."

[wind.talker]

LOL

 

Gediid said - "Wondering who's doing the schoomozing in here. Ma Smith baa mise waa Horn"

 

Viva Somali-land!

[NASSIR]

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Record 3 of 39 records.

 

Dictionary of the British Empire and Commonwealth

 

John Murray

Published: 1996

© 1996 Alan Palmer. Reproduced by permission of John Murray (Publishers) Ltd.

Appendix.htm

Further Reading

 

British Somaliland

 

A protectorate on the Red Sea established in 1885 on land evacuated by the Egyptians. It was across the Gulf from Aden, which it long supplied with food. Until 1898 it was (like Aden) administered from India, then by the Foreign Office, with the Colonial Office in charge from 1905 until 1960, except during World War II. The people remained nomadic, though Berbera was developed as a port and capital. In 1899 much of the interior fell under the capricious rule of the fanatical Mohammed bin Abdulla Hassan (c. 1870-1920) and his dervishes. Six hard-fought campaigns over 21 years failed to break the power of the 'mad Mullah', who succumbed to influenza in November 1920 after being bombed by RAF biplanes and hounded by the Somaliland Camel Corps for nine months. The Italians occupied the Protectorate for eight months in 1940-1941. British control was finally relinquished on 1 July 1960 when the Protectorate joined the larger and more populous Trusteeship territory of Italian Somaliland, to form the independent Somali Republic.

 

 

 

 

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[Gabbal]

Originally posted by Gediid:

Wondering who's doing the schoomozing in here. Ma Smith baa mise waa Horn

There's no schmoozing per se It's just two nomads agreeing on one of the most important principles they have in common. That principle being the uphelding of the unity and territorial integrity of the Somali Republic.