A/RES/3161(XXVIII) GA

Resolutions adopted on the reportl!I of the Fourth Committee 109 Gravely concerned at the iact that eight years have elapsed since the adoption of resolution 2065 (XX) without any substantial progress having been made in the negotiations, Mindful that resolution 2065 (XX) indicates that the way to put an end to this colonial situation is the peaceful solution of the conflict of sovereignty between the Governments of Argentina and the United Kingdom with regard to the aforementioned islands, Expressing its gratitude for the continuous efforts made by the Government of Argentina, in accordance with the relevant decisions of the General Assembly, to facilitate the process of decolonization and to pro- mote the well-being of the population of the islands, 1. Approves the chapters of the report of the Special Committee on the Situation with regard to the Imple- mentation of the Declaration on the Granting of Inde- pendence to Colonial Countries and Peoples relating to the Falkland Islands (Malvinas) 60 and, in particular, the resolution adopted by the Special Committee on 21 August 1973 concerning the Territory;61 2. Declares the need to accelerate the negotiations between the Governments of Argentina and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland called for in General Assembly resolution 2065 (XX) in order to arrive at a peaceful solution of the conflict of sovereignty between them concerning the Falkland Islands (Malvinas); 3. Urges the Governments of Argentina and the United Kingdom, therefore, to proceed without delay with the negotiations, in accordance with the provisions of the relevant resolutions of the General Assembly, in order to put an end to the colonial situation; 4. Requests both Governments to report to the Secretary-General and to the General Assembly as soon as possible, and not later than at its twenty-ninth session, on the results of the recommended negotiations. 2202nd plenary meeting 14 December 1973 3161 (XXVIll). Question of the Comoro Archipelago The General Assembly, Having considered the question of the Comoro Ar- chipelago, Having heard the statement of the administering Power,62 Having also heard the statement of the representative of the Mouvement de liberation nationale des Comores,61 Taking note of the Joint Declaration on the Acces- sion to Independence of the Comoro Archipelago, containing the text of an agreement reached on 15' June 1973 between the Minister for Overseas Departments and Territories of the Government of France and the President of the Government Council of the Comoro Archipelago,64 60 Ibid., chaps. ID and XXVIl. 61 Ibid., chap. XXVII, para. 12. 112 Ibid., Twenty-eighth Session, Fourth Committee, 2064th meeting. 88 Jbid., 206Sth meeting. 114 Ibid., Twenty-eighth Session, Supplement No. 23 (A/9023/ Rev.I), chap. XI, annex, appendix n. Recalling its resolution 1514 (XV) of 14 Decem- ber 1960, containing the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Coloni::., Countries and Peoples, and its resolution 2621 (XXV) of 12 October 1970, containing the programme of action for the full imple- mentation of the Declaration, Convinced of the vital importance of sending a visiting mission to the Territory as a means of securing adequate and first-hand information in regard to the political, economic and social conditions therein, Noting with regret the failure of the administering Power to participate in the related work of the Special Committee on the Situation with regard to the Imple- mentation of the Declaration on the Granting of Inde- pendence to Colonial Countries and Peoples, Mindful of the responsibility of the United Nations to render all help to the people of the Comoro Archi- pelago in their efforts freely to decide their own future, 1. Reaffirms the inalienable right of the people of the Comoro Archipelago to self-determination and inde- pendence in accordance with General Assembly resolu- tion 1514 (XV); 2. Approves the chapter of the report of the Special Committee on the Situation with regard to the Imple- mentation of the Declaration on the Granting of Inde- pendence to Colonial Countries and Peoples relating to the question;611 3. Takes note with interest of the statement by the representative of France that the French Government has affirmed "the readiness of the Comoro Archipelago for independence" and "its intention to 1 ~ ,pond faith- fully to the aspirations" of the Comorian people, and has stated that the Comorian Government can request independence for the Territory at any time;66 4. Affirms the unity and territorial integrity of the Comoro Archipelago; 5. Requests the Government of France, as the ad- ministering Power, to ensure that the unity and terri- torial integrity of the Comoro Archipelago are pre- served; 6. Calls upon the administering Power to take all necessary measures to ensure the full and speedy attain- ment of freedom and independence by the people of the Territory, on the basis of their freely expressed wishes, in accordance with the objectives of the Declara- tion on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples and in conformity with the relevant provisions of the Charter of the United Nations; 7. Requests the administering Power to extend its co-operation to the Special Committee in the discharge of the tasks entrusted to it by the General Assembly with respect to the Territory, in conformity with the relevant United Nations resolutions, in particular by enabling the Special Committee to send a visiting mis- sion for the purpose of securing adequate and first-hand information on the situation obtaining in the Territory, as well as on the wishes and aspirations of its people as regards their future status; 8. Invites all States to render all the necessary help to the people of the Territory in their efforts to achieve the objective_s of the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples; 011 Ibid., chap. XI. 1111 Ibid., Twenty-eighth Session, Fourth Committee, 2064th meeting, paras. 22 and 27. no General Assembly-Twenty-eighth Session 9. Requests the Special Committee to keep the situa- tion in the Territory under continuous review and to report thereon to the General Assembly at its twenty- ninth session. 2202nd plenary meeting 14 December 1973 3162 (XXVIII). Question of Spanish Sahara The General Assembly, Having examined the chapters 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 relating to the Territory of the Sahara under Spanish domina- tion,67 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 relevant resolutions adopted by the Assembly of Heads of State and Govern- ment of the Organization of African Unity at its tenth ordinary session, held at Addis Ababa from 27 to 29 May 1973, and by the Fourth Conference of Heads of State or Government of Non-Aligned Countries, held at Algiers from 5 to 9 September 1973,68 Having regard to the decisions of the two summit conferences of Heads of State of the countries con- cerned relating to the Sahara under Spanish administra- tion, Noting the statement by the representative of Spain in the Fourth Committee,69 in which he renewed the commitment of his Government to respect the right of the people of the Sahara to self-determination, Deploring, however, the fact that the special mission provided for in earlier resolutions on the so-called Spanish Sahara has not yet been able to visit the Terri- tory in order to carry out the task entrusted to it, Further reaffirming its previous resolutions on the so-called Spanish Sahara, 1. Declares that the continued existence of the colonial situation in the Territory is endangering stability and harmony in north-west Africa; 2. Reaffirms the legitimacy of the struggle of colonial peoples and expresses its full solidarity with the people of the Sahara under Spanish administration; 3. Reaffirms its attachment to the principle of self- determination and its concern to see that principle 67 Ibid., Twenty-eighth Session, Supplement No. 23 (A/9023/ Rev. I), chaps. IV and XII. 68 A/9330 and Corr.I, p. 44. 09 Official Records of the General Assembly, Twenty-eighth Session, Fourth Committee, 2066th meeting. * applied within a framework that will guarantee the inhabitants of the Sahara under Spanish domination free and authentic expression of their wishes, in accord- ance with the relevant United Nations resolutions on the subject; 4. Repeats its invitation to the administering Power to determine, 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 to enable the indigenous population of the Sahara to exercise freely its right to self-determination and independence and, to this end, invites the Government of Spain: (a) To create a favourable political climate for the referendum to be conducted on an entirely free, demo- cratic and impartial ba~is by permitting, inter alia, the return of political exiles to the Territory; ( b) To take all the necessary steps to ensure that only the indigenous inhabitants exercise their right to self-determination and independence, with a view to the decolonization of the Territory; ( c) To receive a United Nations mission and provide it with all the necessary facilities so that it can par- ticipate actively in the implementation of measures making it possible to put an end to the colonial situation in the Territory; 5. Invites all States to comply with the resolutions of the General Assembly on the activities of foreign economic and financial interests and to refrain from helping to perpetuate the colonial situation in the Territory by means of investments; 6. Reaffirms the responsibility of the United Nations in all consultations intended to lead to the free expres- sion of the wishes of the people; 7. Urges the administering Power to respect and to implement scrupulously, under the auspices and guar- antee_ of the United Nations, the provisions of the relevant resolutions of the General Assembly relating to the decolonization of the so-called Spanish Sahara; 8. Requests the Secretary-General, in consultation with the administering Power and the Special Committee on the Situation with regard to the Implementation of the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples, to appoint the special mission provided for in paragraph 5 of General Assem- bly resolution 2229 (XXI) of 20 December 1966 and to expedite its dispatch to the Sahara in order to recommend practical steps for the full implementation of the relevant resolutions and, in particular., to con- firm United Nations participation in the preparation and supervision of the referendum and to submit a report to the Secretary-General for transmission to the Assembly at its twenty-ninth session; 9. Calls upon the Special Committee to continue its consideration of the situation in the Territory and to report thereon to the General Assembly at its twenty- ninth sessfon. 2202nd plenary meeting I 4 December 197 3 * *

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