The Government then took the responsibility of providing some help organising the event, since it fostered the right to self-determination that the Gibraltarians had been demanding at the United Nations since 1963.
Regeringen tog derpå ansvaret for at skaffe hjælp til at organisere begivenheden, idet den fostrede den ret til selvbestemmelse, som gibraltarerne havde anmodet om i FN siden 1963.