A/RES/2065(XX) GA

Resolutions adopted on the reports of the Fourth Commhtee 57 the Cook Islands13 and the information on subsequent developments, 14 H aving heard the statements made by the United Nations Representative for the Supervision oí the Elections in the Cook Islands and the representative oí N ew Zealand, N oting that, under the Constitution which came into force on 4 August 1965, the people of the Cook Islands have reserved their right to move to a status oí complete independence, l. Approves the chapters of the reports of the Special Comrnittec on the Situation with regard to the Implementation of the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countrics and Peoples re- lating to the Cook Islands; 2. No tes the finclings and conclusions of the United Nations Representative for the Supervision of the Elec- tions in the Cook Islands and expresses its high ap- preciation to the Representative and bis staff; 3. E.xpresses íts appreciation of the co-operation ex- tended to the United Nations by the Government of N ew Zealand in the study of the question of the Cook Islands; 4. No tes that the Constitution of the Cook Islands carne into force on 4 August 1965, from which date the people of the Cook Islands have had control of their interna! affairs and of their future; 5. Considers that since the Cook Islands have at- tained full interna! self-government, the transmission of information in respect of the Cook Islands under Article 73 e of the Charter of the United Nations is no longer necessary ; 6. Reaffirms the responsibility of the United Nations, under General Assembly resolution 1514 (XV), to assist the people oí the Cook Is!ands in the eventual achievement of full independence, if they so wish, at a future date ; 7. E.xpresses the hope that the United Nations De- velopment Programme and the specialized agencies will endeavour to contribute in every way possible to the development and strengthening of the economy of the Cook Islands. 1398th plenary meeting, 16 December 1965. 2065 (XX}. Question of the Falkland lslands (Malvinas) The General Assembly, Having examined the question of the Falkland Islands (Malvinas), Taking ínto account the chapters of the reports of the Special Committee on the Situation with regard to the Implementation of the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples relat- ing to the Falkland Islands (Malvinas),1~ and in par- ticular the conclusions and recommendations adopted by the Committee with reference to that Territory, Considering that its resolution 1514 (XV) oí 14 December 1960 was prompted by the cherished aim of bringing to an end everywhere colonialism in all its 13 !bid., Twentieth Session, Antie.res, agenda itcms 23 and 24, document A/5962. 14 !bid., document A/5961. 15 /bid., Nineteenth Session, Anne.res, annex No. 8 (part I) (A/5800/Rev.1), chapter XXIII; ibid., Twentieth Session An- ne.res, addendum to agenda ítem 23 (A/6000/Rev.1), chapter XXII. forms, one of which covers the case of the Falkland Islands (Malvinas), N oting the existence of a dispute between the Gov- ernments of Argentina and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland concerning sove- reignty over the said Islands, I. Invites the Governments of Argentina and the Unitecl Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland to proceed without delay with the negotiations recom- mended by the Special Committee on the Situation with regard to the Implementation of the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples with a view to finding a peaceful solution to the problem, bearing in rnind the provisions and objectives of the Charter of the United Nations and of General Assembly resolution 1514 (XV) and the in- terests of the population of the Falkland Islands (Malvinas): 2. R('quests thc two Governments to report to the Spccial Committce and to the General Assembly at its twcnty-first session on the results of the negotiations. 1398th plcnary meeting, 16 December 1965. 2066 (XX). Question of Mauritius The General Assembly, H a-zn·ng considercd the question of Mauritius and other islands composing the Territory oí Mauritius, lI aving examined the chapters of the reports of the Special Committee on the Situation with regard to the Implementation of the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples relat- ing to the Territory of Mauritius,18 Recalling its resolution 1514 (XV) of 14 December 1960 containing the Declaration on the Granting of lndependence to Colonial Countries and Peoples, Regretting that the administering Power has not fully implemented resolution 1514 (XV) with regard to that Territory, N oting with deep concern that any step taken by the administering Power to detach certain islands from the Territory of Mauritius for the purpose of establish- ing a military base would be in contravention of the Declarat.ion, and in particular of paragraph 6 thereoí, l. Approves the chapters of the reports of the Special Cornmittee on the Situation with regard to the Irnplementation of the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples relat- ing to the Territory of Mauritius, and endorses the conclusions and recornmendations of the Special Com- mittee contained therein ; 2. Reaffirms the inalienable right of the people of the Territory of Mauritius to freedorn and independence in accord:mce with General Assembly resolution 1514 (XV); 3. Invites the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and N orthern Ireland to take effective measures with a view to the immediate and full im- plementation of resolution 1514 (XV); 4. Invites the administering Power to take no action which would dismember the Territory of Mauritius and violate its territorial integrity; 16 lbid., Nineteenth Session, Annexes, annex No. 8 (part I) (A/5800/Rev.1), chapter XIV: ibid., Twentieth Session, An- nexes, addendum to agenda ítem 23 (A/6000/Rev.1) chapter XIII. '

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