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VII. Resolutions adopted on the reports of the Fourth Committee 177 5. Calls upon the administering Power to expand its programme of budgetary aid and to take all pos- sible steps, in consultation with the local authorities, as appropriate, to diversify and strengthen further the economies of the Territories listed above and to work out concrete programmes of assistance and economic development for those Territories; 6. Urges the administering Power, with the co- operation of the freely elected authorities and repre- sentatives of the peoples of the Territories concerned, to safeguard the inalienable right of the peoples of those Territories to the enjoyment of their natural resources by taking effective measures which guarantee the rights of the peoples to own and dispose of those natural resources and to establish and maintain control of their future development; 7. Requests the administering Power, in consulta- tion with the freely elected authorities and representa- tives of the peoples of the Territories concerned, to pay particular attention to the training of qualified local personnel; 8. Welcomes the positive attitude of the adminis- tering Power with respect to the receiving of United Nations visiting missions in the Territories under its administration and requests the Chairman of the Spe- cial Committee to continue his consultations with a view to the dispatch of such missions, as appropriate; 9. Requests the administering Power to continue to enlist the assistance of the specialized agencies and other organizations within the United Nations system in accelerating progress in all sectors of the national life of those Territories; 10. Requests the Special Committee to continue to seek the best ways and means for the implementation of the Declaration with respect to Bermuda, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Montserrat and Turks and Caicos Islands, including the possible dispatch of visiting missions in consultation with the administering Power, and to report to the General Assembly at its thirty-fourth session on the implementation of the present resolution. 81 st plenary meeting 13 December 1978 33/36. Question of Belize The General Assembly, Having considered the question of Belize, Having examined the relevant chapters of the report of the Special Committee on the Situation with regard to the Implementation of the Declaration on the Grant- ing of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples,32 Recalling its resolutions 3432 (XXX) of 8 Decem- ber 1975, 31/50 of 1 December 1976 and 32/32 of 28 November 1977, Having heard the statements of the representatives of Guatemala33 and of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland,34 32 Ibid., vol. I, chap. V, and vol. IV, chap. XXIX. 33 Ibid., Thirty-third Session, Fourth Committee, 26th meet- ing, paras. 45-48, and 30th meeting, paras. 25-28. 84 Ibid., 27th meeting, paras. 13-22, and 30th meeting, paras. 50-54; and ibid., Fourth Committee, Sessional Fascicle, cor- rigendum. Having heard the statement of the representative of Belize,35 Having also heard the statements of the petitioners,86 Reaffirming the principles established in the Decla- ration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples, set out in its resolution 1514 (XV) of 14 December 1960, in particular that all peoples have the right to self-determination, by virtue of which right they freely determine their political status and freely pursue their economic, social and cultural development, Recalling that, in the Bogota Declaration of 6 Au- gust 1977, it was agreed that "a solution of the Belize question should be found by the peaceful methods consecrated in the charters of the Organization of American States and the United Nations, and in ac- cordance with respect for its territorial integrity and with the principle of the free self-determination of peoples", Bearing in mind the relevant parts of the Declara- tion of the Conference of Ministers for Foreign Affairs of Non-Aligned Countries, held at Belgrade from 25 to 30 July 1978,37 Reiterating its conviction that the people of Belize should be assisted in a practical manner to exercise freely and without fear their inalienable right to self- determination, independence and territorial integrity, Deeply regretting the continued failure of the parties concerned to conclude an agreement in conformity with the principles established in General Assembly resolutions 3432 (XXX), 31/50 and 32/32, and the resultant delay in the speedy achievement of the secure independence of Belize, I. Reaffirms the inalienable right of the people of Belize to self-determination and independence; 2. Reaffirms that the inviolability and territorial integrity of Belize must be preserved; 3. Urges the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, acting in close consultation with the Government of Belize, and the Government of Guatemala to pursue vigorously their negotiations with a view to settling their differences over Belize, without prejudice to the right of the people of Belize to self-determination, independence and ter- ritorial integrity, and furthering the peace and stability of the region, and in this connexion to consult as ap- propriate with other especially interested States in the area; 4. Requests the Governments concerned to report to the General Assembly at its thirty-fourth session on the outcome of the negotiations referred to above; 5. Calls upon the parties involved to refrain from any threats or use of force against the people of Belize or their territory; 6. Recognizes that it is the responsibility of the United Kingdom, as the administering Power, to take all necessary steps to enable the people of Belize to exercise freely and without fear their right to self- determination and to a firm and early independence; 85 Ibid., 29th meeting, paras. 42-57. 36 Ibid., 23rd meeting, paras. 46-52, 56-60 and 62-68. For the full text, see A/C.4/33/L.26, L.27 and L.28. 37 A/33/206, annex I, paras. 120 to 123. 178 General Assembly-Thirty-third Session 1. Urges all States to respect the right of the peo- ple of Belize to self-determination, independence and territorial integrity, and to render all practical assist- ance necessary for the secure and early exercise of that right; 8. Requests 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 to remain seized of the question and to assist the people of Belize in the exercise of their inalienable rights. 81 st plenary meeting 13 December 1978 33/37. Information from Non-Self-Governing Territories transmitted under Article 73 e of the Charter of the United Nations The General Assembly, Recalling its resolution 1970 (XVIII) of 16 Decem- ber 1963, in which it requested 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 study the infor- mation transmitted to the Secretary-General under Article 73 e of the Charter of the United Nations and to take such information fully into account in examin- ing the situation with regard to the implementation of the Declaration, Recalling also its resolution 32/33 of 28 Novem- ber 1977, in which it requested the Special Committee to continue to discharge the functions entrusted to it under resolution 1970 (XVIII), Having examined the chapter of the report of the Special Committee dealing with the transmittal of in- formation under Article 73 e of the Charter38 and the action taken by the Committee in respect of that in- formation, Having also examined the report of the Secretary- General on the item,39 Deploring that some Member States having respon- sibilities for the administration of Non-Self-Governing Territories have ceased to transmit information under Article 73 e of the Charter, 1. Approves the chapter of the report of the Spe- cial 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 information from Non-Self-Governing Ter- ritories transmitted under Article 73 e of the Charter of the United Nations; 2. Reaffirms that, in the absence of a decision by the General Assembly itself that a Non-Self-Governing Territory has attained a full measure of self-govern- ment in terms of Chapter XI of the Charter, the ad- ministering Power concerned should continue to trans- mit information under Article 73 e of the Charter with respect to that Territory; 3. Requests the administering Powers concerned to transmit, or continue to transmit, to the Secretary- 38 Official Records of the General Assembly, Thirty-third Session, Supplement No. 23 (A/33/23/Rev.l ), vol. IV, chap. xxxm:. 39 A/33/341 and Add.1. General the information prescribed in Article 73 e of the Charter, as well as the fullest possible information on political and constitutional developments in the Ter- ritories concerned, within a maximum period of six months following the expiration of the administrative year in those Territories; 4. Requests the Special Committee to continue to discharge the functions entrusted to it under General Assembly resolution 1970 (XVIII), in accordance with established procedures, and to report thereon to the Assembly at its thirty-fourth session. 81st plenary meeting 13 December 1978 33/38. Question of Southern Rhodesia A The General Assembly, Having considered the question of Southern Rho- desia (Zimbabwe), Having examined the relevant chapters of the report of the Special Committee on the Situation with regard to the Implementation of the Declaration on the Grant- ing of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peo- ples,40 Having heard the statements of the representative of the administering Power, 41 Having heard the statements of the representatives of the Patriotic Front who participated in an observer capacity in the consideration of the item,42 Recalling its resolutions 1514 (XV) of 14 Decem- ber 1960, containing the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples, and 2621 (XXV) of 12 October 1970, containing the programme of action for the full implementation of the Declaration, as well as all other resolutions relating to the question of Southern Rhodesia adopted by the General Assembly, the Security Council and the Special Committee, Taking into account the Maputo Declaration in Sup- port of the Peoples of Zimbabwe and Namibia and the Programme of Action for the Liberation of Zimbabwe and Namibia,4:3 adopted by the International Confer- ence in Support of the Peoples of Zimbabwe and Na- mibia, held at Maputo from 16 to 21 May 1977, as well as the Lagos Declaration for Action against Apartheid,44 adopted by the World Conference for Action against Apartheid, Recalling Security Council resolution 423 (1978) of 14 March 1978 condemning the Salisbury agreement of 3 March 1978, 40 Official Records of the General Assembly, Thirty-third Session, Supplement No. 23 (A/33/23/Rev.1 ), vol. I, chaps. II and IV-VI, and vol. II, chap. VII. 41 Jbid., Thirty-third Session, Fourth Committee, 10th meet- ing, paras. 11-29, and 22nd meeting, paras. 15-21; and ibid .. Fourth Committee, Sessional Fascicle, corrigendum. 42 Jbid., 12th meeting, paras. 3-10 and 13-24, and 23rd meeting, paras. 24-27. For the full text, see A/C.4/33/L.3 and L.4. 43 A/32/109/Rev.l-S/12344/Rev.l, annex V. For the printed text, see Official Records of the Security Council, Thirty-second Year, Supplement for July, August and Sep- tember 1977. 44 Report of the World Conference for Action against Apart- heid, Lagos, 22-26 August 1977 (United Nations publication, Sales No. E.77.XIV.2 and corrigendum), sect. X.

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