A/RES/2702(XXV) GA

H General Aaeembly-Twenty-fifth Seesion as possible and, at the latest, within a maximum period of six months following the expiration of the ad- ministrative year in the Non-Self-Governing Ter- ritories concerned; 1. Requests the Special Committee to continue to diacharge the functions entrusted to it under General Auombly resolution 1970 (XVIII), in accordance with established procedures. 1928th plenary meeting, 14 December 1970. 2702 (XXV), Question of Oman The General Assembly, Having considered the question of Oman, Recalling its resolution 1514 (XV) of 14 December 1960, containing the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples, and all other relevant resolutions, Bearing in mind the relevant provisions of its resolu- tion 2621 (XXV) of 12 October 1970 containing the programme of action for the full implementation of the Declaration, ConcerMd about the situation in the Territory of Oman, Deploring the refusal of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland to implement the relevant resolutions of the General Assembly concern- ing the Territory, 1. Reaffirms its resolutions 2238 (XXI) of 20 December 1966, 2302 (XXII) of 12 December 1967, 2424 (XXIII) of 18 December 1968 and 2559 (XXIV) of 12 December 1969; 2. Reafjirms the inalienable right of the people of Oman to self-determination and to the natural re- sources of their Territory, as well as their right to dis- pose of those resources in their best interests; 3. Urges the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland to implement fully General Assembly resolution 1514 (XV) and other relevant resolutions; 4. Recommends that the specialized agencies and m.temational institutions concerned should stud¥, within the scope of their activities and in co-operation. with the reponal organization concerned and through it, the possibilities of extending assistance to meet the educational, technical and health requirements of the people of the Territory; S. Requests the Secretary-General to intensify, in consultation with the Special Committee on the Situa- tion with regard to the Implementation of the Declara- tion on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples, the wide dissemination of in- formation about conditions in the Territory; 6. Requests the Special Committee to follow closely developments regardmg the colonial situation in the Territory and to ~ thereon to the General As- sembly at its twenty-sixth session. 1928th plenary meeting, 14 December 1970. 2703 (XXV), Activities of foreign economic and other interests which are impeding the Im- plementation of the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Coun- tries and Peoples in Southern Rhodeeia, Namibia and Territories under PortUfJUeae domination and in all other Terrltoriea under colonial domination and efforts to eliminate colonialism, apartheid and racial discrimination in southern Africa The General Assembly, Having considered the item entitled "Activities of foreign economic and other interests which are im- peding the implementation of the Declaration on the Granting of. Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples in Southern Rhodesia, Namibia and Territories under Portuguese domination and in all other Ter- ritories under colonial domination and efforts to eliminate colonialism, apartheid and racial discrimina- tion in southern Africa", Having examined the report of the Special Com- mittee on the Situation with regard to the Implemen- tation of the Declaration on the Granting of Independ- ence to Colonial Countries and Peoples relating to this question, 19 Recalling its resolution 1514 (XV) of 14 Decem- ber 1960 containing the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples, in particular the eighth preambular paragraph thereof, and its resolution 2425 (XXIII) of 18 December 1968, Recalling further the relevant provisions of its resolu- tion 2621 (XXV) of 12 October 1970 containing the programme of action for the full implementation of the Declaration, Convinced that any economic or other activity which impedes the implementation of resolution 1514 (XV) and obstructs efforts aimed at the elimination of colonialism, apartheid and racial discrimination in southern Africa and other colonial Territories violates the political, economic and social rights and interests of the ~pie in those Territories and is therefore in- compatible with the purposes and principles of the Charter of the United Nations, Recalling that the administering Powers have the obligation to ensure the political, economic, social and educational advancement of the inhabitants of the Territories under their administration and to protect the J.><>Pulation and the natural resources of those Ter- ritones against abuses, in accordance with Chapters XI and xn of the Charter, 1. Approves 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 relating to this ques- tion; 2. Reaffirms the inalienable right of the peoples of dependent Territories to self-determination and in- dependence and to the natural resources of their Ter- ritories, as well as their right to dispose of those re- sources in their best interests; 3. Affirms that foreign economic, financial and other interests operating in colonial Territories constitute a major obstacle to political independence as well as to 18 /bid., Twenty-fifth Session, Supplement No. 2.JA. (A/8023/Rcv.l/ Add.I).

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