Yes, that was a lucky break that the Falklands was not considered seriously, just as turn of the 19th century British offer to exiled European Jews to give them Uganda as a homeland.
Luckily the bookish Jews researched Uganda, and refused it on the basis that Uganda was not mentioned in the Old Testament! What a good call by the rabbis! On Sun, Apr 3, 2022 at 12:42 PM Anita Dias <[email protected]> wrote: > Mel---with hindsight perhaps it was just as well that it did not happen as > 10 years later ie 1982---Argentina invaded the Falkland Islands... > Can you imagine the terror of the Ugandan Asians... being forced to flee > from one scene of horror to experiencing another within a 'short' time span? > > A > > > ------------------------------ > *From:* [email protected] <[email protected]> on behalf of > Mel de Quadros <[email protected]> > *Sent:* April 3, 2022 10:40 AM > *To:* Goanet <[email protected]>; Goans <[email protected]> > *Subject:* Falkland Islands considered to house Uganda refugees 13 > December 1972 Confidential Letter entitled ‘Private Secretary to Secretary > of State – UK Passport Holder Asians’, within the FCO, signed by Mr. J.D.B. > Shaw, Gibraltar & General Department, with a ... > > How many of us almost ended in some out of the way Atlantic island, full > of sheep, as remote as Napoleon’s final exile! > > > https://www.facebook.com/groups/1377470892485455/permalink/3267344293498096/ > > From FB site Ugsnda Asian History > By moderator Talib Sadikali > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Tanzanite 2020" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tgoans/CAHpLSJ0WsghwkY-o%3DAxeBy%2Bbs2EiYdR-Yzek0DvieVYAQwm_Uw%40mail.gmail.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tgoans/CAHpLSJ0WsghwkY-o%3DAxeBy%2Bbs2EiYdR-Yzek0DvieVYAQwm_Uw%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . >
