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circumstances.” 80
“It is of particular importance to point out that up to the 14th of June none of the local
resident were subject by members of the armed forces to any criminal actions against their
life, honor or integrity, and no physical violence was exerted on them. There were a few in-
fringements against their property which could not be avoided, as well as accidents mainly
as a result of the existing warlike situation. But in no way were they consented or left unpun-
ished. They were investigated and sanctioned whenever this was possible, and the damages
were always indemnified”.
81
“The enormous lack of proportion between the number of our troops and that of the civil
population of Malvinas might have provided an opportunity for uncontrollable excesses.
There were causes of nuisance for both parties, but they were of minor significance. It was
almost a miracle that such a thing could have happened, as both sectors were mutual enemies,
knew the horrors of war and were forced to a tense coexistence, the soldiers with their finger
on the trigger, the kelpers with their repressed hatred for the invaders.” 82
As a final conclusion, and to put it in the words of the British enemy, “The Falklands War
was probably the last war in which there were no atrocities, civilians were not deliberately
targeted and was fought between two sides that generally had good commercial, sporting and
historical links, and respected the Laws of Armed Conflict”. 83

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80 Gral. Mario B. Menéndez, interview with the Author.
81 Gral. Mario B. Menéndez, interview with the Author.
82 Foulkes, Haroldo, op.cit., page 147.
83 Van Der Bijl, Nick, “Victory in the Falklands”, page 228.