A/RES/2711(XXV) GA

100 General AHembly-Twenty-fifth See,ion in the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to the Implementation of the Declaration on the Grant- to Colonial Countries and Peoples, ing of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peo- ples,a1 Aware of the special circumstances of the geograph- 1. Takes note of the chapter of the report of the ical location and economic conditions of these Ter- Special Committee on the Situa~on with regard ~o the ritorieS, Implementation of the Declaration on the Grantmg of 1. Approves the chapters of the report of the Special Independence to Colonial Countries and P~oples ~e- Committee on the Situation with regard to the Im- lating to Antigua, Dominica, Grenada, St. Kitts-Nevis- plementation of the Declaration on the Granting of Anguilla, St. Lucia and St. Vincent; Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples re- 2. Requests the Special Committee to give urgent lating to these Territories; consideration to all aspects of this question in accord- 2. Reaffirms the inalienable right of the peoples of ance with General Assembly resolution 2593 (XXIV) these Territories to self-determination and indepen- and to report thereon to the Assembly at its twenty- dence in accordance with the Declaration on the sixth session. Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries ~d 1929th plenary meeting, Peoples, contained in General Assembly resolution 14 December 1970. 1514 (XV); 3. Calls upon the administering Powers to im- plement with respect to these Territories, and without further delay, resolution 1514 (XV) and other relevant resolutions of the General Assembly; 4. Expresses its conviction that the questions of ter- ritorial size, geographical isolation and limited resources should in no way delay the implementation of the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples with respect to these Territories; 5. Reiterates its declaration that any attempt aimed at the partial or total disruption of the national unity and the territorial integrity of colonial Territories and the establishment of military bases and installations in these Territories is incompatible with the purposes and principles of the Charter of the United Nations and resolution 1514 (XV); 6. Strongly urges the administering Powers to re- consider their attitude towards the receiving of visiting missions to the above-mentioned Territories and to permit access by such visiting missions to Territories under their administration; 1. Decides that the United Nations should render all help to the peoples of these Territories in their efforts freely to decide their future status; 8. Requests the Special Committee to continue to pay special attention to these Territories and to report to the General Assembly at its twenty-sixth session on the implementation of the present resolution. 1929th plenary meeting, 14 December 1970. 2710 (XXV). Question of Antigua, Dominica, Grenada, St. Kitts-Nevis-Anguilla, St. Lucia and St. Vincent The General Assembly, 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, Recalling also its resolution 2593 (XXIV) of 16 December 1969 concerning Antigua, Dominica, Grenada, St. Kitts-Nevis-Anguilla, St. Lucia and St. Vincent, Having examined the relevant chapter of the report of the Special Committee on the Situation with regard 2711 (XXV). Question of Spanish Sahara The General Assembly, Having examined 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 re- lating to the Territory of Spanish Sahara, 82 Recalling its resolution 1514 (XV) of 14 Decem- ber 1960 containing the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples, Recalling also 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, Taking into consideration the resolutions adopted, respectively by the Assembly of Heads of State and Government of the Organization of African Unity at its seventh ordinary session, held at Addis Ababa from 1 to 3 September 1970, and by the Third Conference of Heads of State or Government of Non-Aligned Countries, held at Lusaka from 8 to 10 September 1970, Reaffirming its resolutions 2072 (XX) of 16 Decem- ber 1965 2229 (XXI) of 20 December 1966, 2354 (XXII) ~f 19 December 1967, 2428 (XXIII) of 18 December 1968 and 2591 (XXIV) of 16 December 1969, 1. Reaffirms the inalienable right of the people of the Sahara to self-determination in accordance with General Assembly resolution 1514 (XV); 2. Approves the chapter of the report of 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 re- lating to the Territory of Spanish Sahara; 3. Expresses its regret that it has not yet been pos- sible for the consultations to take place which the ad- ministering Power was to conduct with the Govern- ments concerned in connexion with the holding of a referendum in the Territory; 4. Declares that the continued existence of a colonial situation in the Territory retards stability and harmony in north-west Africa; 5. Regrets the incidents of bloodshed which oc- curred in the Territory in June 1970 and calls upon 3t Ibid., chapter XVII. s2 Ibid., chapter IX Re1olution1 adopted on the reporta of the Fourth Committee 101 the Spanish Government, in conformity with its obliga- tions and its responsibility as administering Power, to take effective measures to create the atmosphere of detente required for the orderly holding of the referen- dum as defined by the relevant resolutions of the General Assembly; 6. Repeats its invitation to the administering Power to determine at the earliest possible date, in conformity with the aspirations of the indigenous people of the Territory and in consultation with the Governments of Mauritania and Morocco and any other interested party, the procedures for the holding of a referendum under United Nations auspices with a view to enabling the indigenous population of the Sahara to exercise freely its right to self-determination and, to this end: (a) To create a favourable climate for the referen- dum to be conducted on an entirely free, democratic and impartial basis by permitting, inter alia, the return of all exiles to the Territory; ( b) To take all the necessary steps to ensure that only the indigenous people of the Territory participate in the referendum; (c) To comply with the resolutions of the General Assembly on the activities of foreign economic, finan- cial and other interests operating in colonial countries and territories and to refrain from any action likely to delay the process of decolonization of the Territory; ( d) To receive a United Nations mission and to provide it with all the necessary facilities so that it may be able to participate actively in the organization and holding of the referendum, in accordance with General Assembly resolution 2591 (XXIV); • 1. Invites all States to refrain from making invest- ments in the Territory in order to speed the achieve- ment of self-determination by the people of the Sahara; 8. Reaffirms that it recognizes the legitimacy of the struggle being waged by the colonial peoples for the exercise of their right to self-determination and to free- don: of choice, and calls upon all States to provide them with all necessary assistance; 9. Urges the administering Power to respect and to implement scrupulously the provisions of the relevant resolutions of the General Assembly relating to the free consultation of peoples under United Nations auspices and guarantees and in conformity with the principles of the Charter of the United Nations which define the conditions for the free consultation of peoples with a view to their self-determination; 10. Requests the Secretary-General, in consultation with the administering Power and the Special Com- mittee, to appoint immediately the special mission pro- vided for in paragraph 5 of General Assembly resolu- tion 2229 (XXI) and to expedite its dispatch to the Sahara in order to recommend practical steps for the full implementation of the relevant resolutions of the General Assembly, in particular to confirm United Nations participation in the preparation and super- vision of the referendum and to submit a report to the Secretary-General for transmission to the Assembly at its twenty-sixth session; 11. Requests the Special Committee to continue its consideration of the situation in the Territory and to report thereon to the General Assembly at its twenty- sixth session. 1929th plenary meeting, 14 December 1970 . • • Other decisions Implementation of the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples (Item 23) At its 1929th plenary meeting, on 14 December 1970, the General Assembly, on the recommendation of the Fourth Committee,88 decided to defer until its twenty-sixth session consideration of the questions of Gibraltar, French Somaliland and the Falkland Islands (Malvinas). Question of Fiji (Item 65) At its 1863rd plenary meeting, on 13 October 1970, the General Assembly took note of the letter dated 8 October 1970 from the Chairman of the Fourth Committee34 and thus concluded its consideration of this question.35 83 Ibid., Twenty-fifth Session, Annexes, agenda item 23, document A/8248, para. 20. 84 Jbid., agenda item 65, document A/8105. 85 See resolution 2622 (XXV).

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