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II. Resolutions adopted without reference to a Main Committee 13 32/5. Recent illegal Israeli measures in the oc- cupied Arab territories designed to change the legal status, geographical nature and demographic composition of those ter- ritories in contravention of the principles of the Charter of the United Nations, of Israel's international obligations under the fourth Geneva Convention of 1949 and of United Nations resolutions, and obstruc- tion of efforts aimed at achieving a just and lasting peace in the Middle East The General Assembly, Stressing the urgent need to achieve a just and last- ing peace in the Middle East, Expressing grave anxiety and concern over the_ pr~s- ent serious situation in the occupied Arab temtones as a result of the continued Israeli occupation and the measures and actions taken by the Government of Israel, as the occupying Power, and designed to chan~e the legal status, geographical nature and demographic composition of those territories, Considering that the Geneva Convention relative to the Protection of Civilian Persons in Time of War, of 12 August 1949, 6 is applicable to all the Arab terri- tories occupied since 5 June 1967, 1. Determines that all such measures and actions taken by Israel in the Palestinian and other Arab. t~r- ritories occupied since 1967 ha~e no legal va~idity and constitute a serious obstruction of efforts aimed at achieving a just and lasting peace in the Middle East; 2. Strongly deplores the persistence of Israel in carrying out such measures, in !?articular the. cst~blish- ment of settlements in the occupied Arab terntones; 3. Calls upon Israel to comply strictly with its international obligations in accordance with the prin- ciples of international law and the pro~isions ?f. !he Geneva Convention relative to the Protect10n of Ctviltan Persons in Time of War, of 12 August 1949; 4. Calls once more upon the Government of Israel, as the occupying Power, to desist_ forthwit~ from taking any action which would result m chan~mg the ~e_gal status, geographical nature or _dem~graph1c co~pos1t~on of the Arab territories occupied smce 1967, mcludmg Jerusalem; 5. Urges all States parties to the Geneva Conven- tion relative to the Protection of Civilian Persons in Time of War to ensure respect for and compliance with its provisions in all the Arab territories occupied by Israel since 1967, including Jerusalem; 6. Requests the Secretary-General: (a) To undertake urgent contacts with the Govern- ment of Israel to ensure the prompt implementation of the present resolution; ( b) To submit a report to the Generral Assembly and the Security Council, not later than 31 December 1977, on the results of his contacts; 7. Requests the Security Council to :eview the situation in the light of the present resolution and of the report of the Secretary-General. 52nd plenary meetinf? 28 October 1977 6 United Nations, Treaty Series, vol. 75, No. 973, p. 287. 32/7. Question of the Comorian island of Mayotte The General Assembly, Recalling its resolution 1514 (XV) of 14 Dec~mber 1960, containing the Declaration_ on the Grantmg of Independence to Colonial Countnes and Peoples, and its resolution 2621 (XXV) of 12 October 1970, con- taining the programme of action for the full implemen- tation of the Declaration, Recalling also resolution 3161 (XXVIII) of 14 De- cember 1973, in which the General Assembly affirmed the unity and territorial integrity of the Comoros and through which the representative of France affirmed the intention of the Government of France to respond faithfully to the aspirations of the Comorian people, Recalling that those aspirations were clearly ex- pressed by the overwhelming v~te of. ~2 De~ember 1974 in favour of independence m political umty and territorial integrity in accordance with the provisions of General Assembly resolution 3291 (XXIX) of 13 December 1974, Considering that in its communication of 17 O<:to~er 19757 the Security Council recommended the adm1ss1on of the Comoros to membership in the United Nations and that on that occasion France raised no objection, Recalling that by General Assembly resolution 3385 (XXX) of 12 November 1975 the Comor~s were ad- mitted to membership in the United Nations as an entity composed of the islands of Anjouan, Grande- Comore, Mayotte and Moheli, as em~hasized in reso- lution 3291 (XXIX) and other resolutions, Recalling the provisions of resolution_ 31/4_ of 21 October 1976, mainly its paragraph 6 m which the General Assembly called upon the Government of France to enter into negotiations with the Government of the Comoros, Bearing in mind the efforts of the Organization of African Unity, especially those of its Committee of Seven on the Question of the Comorian Island of Mayotte, which met at Moroni on 5 and 6 September 1977 and recommended that individual and collective efforts should be exerted in order to bring about a just and urgent solution by the Government of Fr~nce to this problem which preoccupies the whole of Afnca,8 l. Calls upon the Government of the Comoros and the Government of France to work out a just and equitable settlement for the problem of the_ ~omori~n island of Mayotte which respects the political umty and territorial integrity of the Comoros, in accordance with the relevant resolutions of the General Assembly on this issue; 2. Mandates the Secretary-General to take, in close consultation with the Government of the Comoros and the Government of France, any initiative in favour of negotiations between the two Governments; 3. Further requests the Secretary-General of the United Nations to contact the Administrative Secre- tary-General of the Organization of A_frican Unity w~th a view to obtaining any assistance which may help him to discharge his mission; 7 Official Records of the General Assembly, Thirtieth Ses- sion, ~1 nnexes, agenda item 22, document Al I 0302. ~ See A/32/305, annex II.

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