Political Disintegration
The Lessons of Anguilla
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6265485 |
|---|---|
| Authors | George C Abbott (corresponding author) |
| Year | 1971 |
| Volume | 6 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 58-74 |
| Publication date | 1971-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Government and Opposition (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0017-257X • E-ISSN: 1477-7053 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1111/j.1477-7053.1971.tb00812.x |
| OpenAlex | W2063863137 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
ON THE MORNING OF 19 MARCH 1969, A CONTINGENT OF BRITISH paratroopers and police landed on the tiny Caribbean island of Anguilla and installed Mr Anthony Lee as Her Majesty's Commissioner. According to the Foreign and Commonwealth Secretary, the reasons for taking this course of action were: there was a small group of disreputable characters from outside the state who not only possessed arms but were influencing those who purported to be the island's government. Further, this armed minority was frustrating the wishes of the great majority of Anguillans, and if, as a result of the absence of any lawful government or good order on the island, there was any damage done to the person or property of any foreign national, then Britain would be held responsible in virtue of her responsibility for the island's defence and external relations. It was therefore necessary to ensure that Britain would be in a position to discharge her responsibility fully
Commonwealth · Economics · Government (linguistics · Majesty · Order (exchange · Political science · Politics · State (computer science · Treaty · Virtue · Island Studies and Pacific Affairs · Law · Philosophy
| Unique citing works | 3 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,07 |
| Citation span | 1981 - 1994 (14) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 3 |