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Reeolutioaa adopted withoat reference to a Main Committee 9 12. Requests the Special Committee to make con- crete suggestions which could assist the Security Coun- cil in considering appropriate measures under the Charter with regard to developments in colonial 'rerri- tories that are likely to threaten international peace and security, and recommends that the Council take such suggestions fully into consideration; 13. Requests the Special Committee to continue to examine the compliance of Member States with the Declaration and with other relevant resolutions on de- colonization, particularly those relating to Namibia and Southem Rhodesia; 14. Requests the Special Committee to co'ltinue to pay particular attention to the small Territories, includ- ing the sending of visiting missions thereto as appropri- ate, and to recommend to the General Assembly the most suitable methods and also the steps to be taken to enable the populations of these Territories to exer- cise fully and without further delay their right to self- determination and independence; 15. Calls upan those administering Powers which have not done so to co-operate fully with the Special Committee in the discharge of its mandate and, in par- ticular, to participate in the work of the Committee relating to the Territories under their administration and to permit the access of visiting missions to the Territories in order to secure first-hand information and ascertain the wishes and aspirations of their inhabitants; 16. Requests the Special Committee to continue to enlist the support of national and intemational organi- zations having a special interest in the field of de- colonization in the achievement of the objectives of the Declaration and in the implementation of the rele- vant resolutions of the United Nations, and in particular to assist the Economic and Social Council in its con- sideration of the related items on its agenda; 17. Requests the Secretary-General, having regard to the increased level of activities of the Speélal Com- mittee, to provide the Committee with the facilities and personnel necessary for the implementation of the pres- ent resolution as well as the various resolutions on de- colonization adopted by the General Assembly and the Special Committee. 2321st plenary meeting 16 December 1974 3329 (XXIX). Dissemination of information on d~olonization The General Assembly, Having examined the chapter of the report of the ~pecial Committee .on the Situation with regard to the Implementation of the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples relat- ing to the question of publicity for the work of the United Nations in the field of decolonization,28 Recalling its resolution 1514 (XV) of 14 Decem- ber 1960, containing the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples, and its resolution 2621 (XXV) of 12 October 1970, containing the programme of action for the full im- plementation of,.the Declaration, as well as resolution 3164 (XXVIII) of 14 December 1973 conceming the dissemination of information on decolonization, N Jbld., chap. 11. Stressing the urgent need to arouse world public opinion on a continuous basis with a view to assisting effectively the peoples of the colonial Territories to achieve self-determination, freedom and independence and, in particular, to intensify the widespread and con- tinuous dissemination of information on the struggle for liberation being waged by the peoples in the colonial Territories in Africa guided by their national liberation movements, Taking into account the related suggestions of the Special Committee as well as the views expressed in that regard by representatives of the national liberation movements who participated as observers in the work of the Special Committee and the Fourth Committee, Reiterating the importance of publicity as an instru- ment for furthering the aims and purposes of the Dec- laration and mindful of the pressing need for the Office of Public lnformation of the Secretariat to intensify its efforts to acquaint world public opinion with ali aspects of the problems of decolonization, Bearing in mind the increasingly important role be- ing played in the widespread dissemination of relevant information by a number of non-govemmental organi- zations having a special interest in the field of de- colonization, 1. Approves the chapter of the report of the Spe- cial Committee on the Situation with regard to the Jmplementation of the Declaration on the Granting of lndependence to Colonial Countries and Peoples re- lating to the question of publicity for the work of the United Nations in the field of decolonization; 2. Reafjirms the vital importance of urgently effect- ing the widest possible dissemination of information on the evils and dangers of colonialism, in particular the continuing struggle for liberation being waged by the people-. in the colonial Territories in Africa, as well as the efforts being made by the intemational community to assist in the elimination of the remain- ing vestiges of colonialism in all its forms; 3. Requests the Secretary-General, having regard to the suggestions of the Special Committee, to con- tinue to take concrete measures through all the media at bis disposal, including puhlications, radio and tele- vision, to give widespread and continuous publicity to the work of the United Nations in the field of de- colonization, to the situation in the colonial Territories and to the continuing struggle for liberation being waged by the colonial peoples and, inter alia: (a) To intensify the activities of ali information centres, particularly those located in western Europe; ( b) To maintain a close working relationship with the Organization of African Unity by holding periodic consultations and by systematicaHy exchanging relevant information with that organization; (e) To enlist, from the non-govemmental organiza- tions in consultative · status with the Economic and Social Council and from those non-govemmental or- ganizations having a special interest in the field of de- colonization, support in the dissemination of the rele- vant information; (d) To publish, in consultation with the Special Committee, the periodical Objective: Justice and the bulletin "United Nations and Southern Africa" in other languages besides English and French, as appropriate; 4. Further requests the Secretary-General, in con- sultation with the Special Committee and through the 10 General Auembly-Twenly-nlnlh Seselon Office of Public Information and the unit on informa- tion relating to decolonization established in pursuance of resolution 3164 (XXVIII), to continue to collect, prepare and disseminate, on a regular basis, basic ma- terial, studies and articles relating to the problems of decolonization, and, to that end, to make provision for the necessary personnel and facilities; 5. Requests Member States, in particular the ad- ministering Powers, to co-operate fully with the Secre- tary-General in the discharge of the tasks entrusted to him under paragraphs 3 an¡l 4 above: 6. Invites ali States, the specialized agencies and other organizations within the United Nations system and non-governmental organizations in consultative status with the Economic and Social Council, as well as other non-governmental organizations having a spe- cial interest in the field of decolonization, to undertake or intensify, in co-operation with the Secretary-General and within their respective spheres of competence, the large-scale dissemination of the- information referred to in paragraph 2 above; 1. Requests the Secretary-General to report to the Special Committee on the implementation of the pres- ent resolution; 8. Requests the Special Committee to continue to seek suitable means for the effective dissemination of information on decolonization and, in particular, to hold consultations, as appropriate, with the Organi- zation of African Unity and the national liberation movements concerned, as well as with the non-govern- mental organizations having a special interest in the field of decolonization; 9. Further requests the Special Committee to fol- low the implementation of the present resolution and report thereon to the General Assembly at its thirtieth session. 2321 st plenary meeting 16 December 1974 3334 (XXIX). Third United Nations Conference on the Law of the Sea The General Assembly, Recalling its resolution 3067 (XXVIII) of 16 No- vember 1973, Noting the letter dated 29 August 1974 from the President of the Third United Nations Conference on the Law of the Sea to the President of the General • Assembly27 regarding the decisions reached at the sec- ond session of the Conference, held at Caracas from 20 June to 29 August 1974, Noting further the decision of the Conference to invite national liberation movements recognized by the Organization of African Unity or by the League of Arab States operating in their respective regions to participate in its proceedings as observers without the right to vote, Having considered the decision of the Conference, as contained in the letter of its President to the Presi- dent of the General Assembly, that its next session should be held at Geneva from 17 March to. 3 or 10 May 1975, the closing date to depend upon arrange- ments to be made with the World Health Organization, Noting with satisfaction the decision of the World Health Organization, as communicated to the Secretary- General by its Director-General, to postpone the open- ing of the twenty-eighth World Health Assembly from 6 to 13 May 1975,2~ 1. Approves the convening of the next session of the Third United Nations Conference on the Law of the Sea for the period from 17 March to 10 May 1975 at Geneva; 2. Decides to authorize the Conference to include Arabic as an official and working language; 3. Reque~ts the Secretary-General to invite: (a) Papua New Guinea to attend any future session of the Conference, if independent, as a participating State and, while not independent, to attend as an observer; ( b) The Cook Islands, Netherlands Antilles, Niue, Surinam and the West lndies Associated States to at- tend any future session of the Conference as observers or, tf any of them becomes independent, as a partici- pating State; (e) The Trust Territory of the Pacific lslands to attend any future session of the Conference as an observer; 4. Notes the decision of the Conference to accept the invitation of the Government of Venezuela to meet at Caracas at an appropriate date for the purpose of signing the Final Act and related instruments adopted by the Conference and authorizes the Secretary-General to make the necessary arrangements to that end. 2323rd plenary meeting 17 December 1974 21 /bid., Twe11ty-ninth Session, Annexes, agenda item 26, document A/9721. 2~ /bid., document A/9721/ Add.l. • • Other deci,ion, Credentials of representatives to the twenly-ninth session of the General Assembly29 (ltem 3) At its 2281st plenary meeting, on 12 November 1974, the General Assembly, after considering the letter dated 31 October 197 4 from the President of the Security Council concerning the relationship between the United Nations and 20 See resolutions 3206 (XXIX) and 3207 (XXIX).

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