A/RES/2227(XXI) GA

72 General Assembly-Twenty-first Se111ion the phosphate industry to the Nauruan pe~ple and take immediate steps, irrespective of the cost mv<;>lv~d, to- wards restoring the island of Nauru for habita bon by the N auruan people as a sovereign nation. 1500th plenary meeting, 20 December 1966. 2227 (XXI). Question of Papua and the Trust Territory of New Guinea The General Assembly, Having considered the report of the Trusteeship Council covering the period from 1 July 1965 to 26 July 1%6,19 Having considered the chapter of the report of the Special Committee on the Situa~ion with regard ~o. the Implementation of the Declaration on the Grantmg of lndependence to Colonial Countries and Peoples ~elat- ing to the Territory of Papua and the Trust Terntory of N ew Guinea, 20 Recalling the provisions of the Charter of the United Nations and General Assembly resolution 1514 (XV) of 14 December 1960, Recalling further its resolution 2112 (XX) of 21 December 1%5, N oting with grave concern the discriminatory prac- tices in the Territories, l. Reaffirms the inalienable right of the people of Papua and New Guinea to self-determination and in- dependence in accordance with General Assembly reso- lution 1514 (XV) ; 2. Deplores the failure of the administering Power to implement General Assembly resolution 2112 (XX); 3. Calls upon the administering Power to implement fully resolution 1514 (XV) and to inform the Trustee- ship• Council at its thirty-fourth session and the Spe- cial Committee on the Situation with regard to the Im- plementation of the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples of the action taken in this regard ; 4. C alls upon the administering Power to imple- ment the following measures : (a) Removal of all discriminatory electoral qualifi- cations; ( b) Abolition of all discriminatory practices in the economic, social, health and educational fields ; (e) Holding of elections on the basis of universal adult suffrage with a view to transferring power to the people of the Territories; ( d) Fixing oí an early date for independence; 5. Further calls upan the administering Power to refrain from utilizing the Territories for military ac- tivities incompatible with the Charter of the United Nations; 6. Requests the Secretary-General to transmit the present resolution to the administering Power. 1500th plenary meeting, 20 Deceinber 1966. 19 Jbid., Twenty-first Session, Supplement No. 4 (A/6304). 20 /bid., Twenty-first Session, Annexes, addendum to agenda itero 23 (A/6300/Rev.1), chapter XIX. 2228 (XXI). Question of French Somaliland The General Assembly, Having cansidered the question of French Somali- land (Djibouti), Recalling' its resolution 1514 oí 14 Decemher 1960 containing the Declaration on the Granting of Inde- pendence to Colonial Countries and Peoples, H aving cansidered the chapter oí the report oí the Special Committee on the Situa_tion with regard _to the Implementation oí the Declaration on the Grantmg oí Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples re- lating to French Somaliland (Djib01=1ti),21 Nating the decision taken by the Assembly oí Heads of State and Govemment of the Organization of Afri- can Unity at its third ordinary session, held at Addis Ababa from 5 to 9 November 1966, Having nated the recent political developments in the Territory and the subsequent announcement ~ade by the administering Power that a referendum wtll be held in the Territory before July 1967 to enahle the people to decide their political future, l. Reaffirms the inalienable right of the people oí French Somaliland (Djibouti) to self-determination and independence in accordance with General Assembly resolution 1514 (XV); 2. Calls upan the administering Power to ensure that the right of self-determination shall be freely ex- pressed and exercised by the indigenous inhabitants oí the Territory on the basis of universal adult suffrage and with full respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms; 3. Urges the administering Power to create a proper political climate for a referendum to be conducted on an entirely free and democratic basis; 4. Requests the administering Power, in consultation with the Secretary-General, to make appropriate ar- rangements for a United Nations presence before, and supervision during, the holding of the referendum; 5. Requests the Secretary-General to transmit the text of the present resolution to the administering Power and to report on its implementation to the Spe- cial Committee on the Sitttation with regard to the Implementation of the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples; 6. Decides to retain the question of French Somali- land (Djibouti) on its agenda. 1500th plenary meeting, 20 December 1966. 2229 (XXI). Question of Ifni and Spanish Sabara The General Assembly, Having e.xamined the chapter of the report 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 Territories of Ifni and Spanish Sahara,22 H aving taken note of the oral and written statements of the petitioners from Spanish Sabara, Recalling its resolution 1514 (XV) of 14 December 1960 containing the Declaration on the Granting of Imlependence to Colonial Countries and Peoples, 21 Jbid., chapter XII. 22 Jbid., chapter X.

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