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Resolutions adopted on tbe reports of the First Conunittee 15 6. Endorses the recommendation of the C0mmit- tee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space that the Sec- retary-General should be requested to prepare for the consideration of the Scientific and Technical Sub-Com- mittee the further studies on organizational and finan- cia! matters relating to remote sensing activities from space mentioned in paragraph 32 of the report of the Committee; 7. Further endorses the recommendation that the Secretary-General should explore the feasibility of uti- lizing existing facilities and expertise to establish, on an experimental basis, an international centre for the training of personnel from developing countries in the effective use of remote sensing infonnation and take other possible steps, as set out in paragraph 33 (a) of the report of the Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space, as well as undertake an appropriate users' survey to obtain a clearer understanding of the real needs of the users and their stage of preparedness in this area of activity; 8. Requests the Secretary-General, in view of the increased burden of activity placed upon the Secretariat in respond;ng to requests for studies, reports, surveys and experimental practica! programmes, as well as the increased role in ensuring more effective inter- agency co-ordination, to take measures, if possible within his present resources, for the strengthening of the Outer Space Affairs Division of the Secretariat; 9. Notes with satisfaction that the Scientific and Technical Sub-Committee has pursued its work, inter alia,on: (a) The United Nations programme on space ap- plications; ( b) The question of a possible international con- ference on outer space matters; 10. Requests the Scientific and Technical Sub-Com- mittee at its thirteenth session to undertake further de- tailed work on these and other matters in accordance with the recommendations of the Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space, as set out in paragraph 53 of its report; 11. Endorses the United Nations programme on space applications as referred to in paragraph 36 of the rcport of the Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space; 12. Recommends the continuing review of the space applications programme, so as to enable it to respond more effectively to the needs of the developing coun- tries for assistance in the practica! applications of space technology; 13. Afjirms the importance of ·ensuring effective in- teragcncy co-ordination in the area of space applica- tions; 14. Requests the specialized agencies to provide the Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space with progress reports on their work, including particu- lar problems in the fields within their competence relat- ing to the peaceful uses of outer space; 15. Reiterates its request to the World Meteoro- logical Organization to pursue actively the implementa- tion of its tropical cyclone project, while continuing and intensifying its other related action programmes, including the World Weather Watch and, especially, the efforts being undertaken towards obtaining basic meteorological data and discovering ways and means to mitigate the harmful effects of tropical stonns and to remove or minimize their destructive potential, and looks forward to its report thereon in accordance with General Assembly resolutions 2914 (XXVII) of 9 No- vember 1972, 3182 (XXVIII) of 18 December 1973 and 3234 (XXIX) of 12 November 1974; 16. Approves continuing sponsorship by the United Nations of the Thumba Equatorial Rocket Launching Station in India and the CELP A Mar del Plata Station in Argentina and expresses its satisfaction at the work being carried out at those ranges in the peaceful and scientific exploration of outer space; 17. Notes the suggestion made by the Chairman of the Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space7 conceming a potential future role of the Committee in view of the prospective significance of the collection and transmission of solar energy through space tech- nology; 18. Requests the Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space to continue its work, as set out in the present and previous resolutions of the General Assem- bly, and to report to the Assembly at its thirty-first session. 2409th plenary meeting 18 November 1975 3389 (XXX). Implementation of the Declara- tion on the Strengthening of International Security The General Assembly, Having considered the itero entitled "Implementation of the Declaration on the Strengthening of International Security", Bearing in mind the Declaration on the Strength- ening of Intemational Security,8 and the relevant reso- lutions of the General Assembly concerning the imple- mentation of the Declaration, W elr:oming the fact that for thirty years after the victory of the United Nations in the Second World War mankind has been saved from another world war, al- though local wars and conflicts have persisted in vari- ous regions of the world, W elcoming new achievements and trends in interna- tional relations, such as the progress in decolonization, the liquidation of the hotbed of war in Indo-China, the successful outcome of the Conference on Security and Co-operation in Europe1' and other cfforts contributing to the strengthening of intemational security and the promoting of peaceful coexistence in accordance with the Charter of the United Nations, Welcoming also, in that context, the successful out- c~me of the Conference of Ministers for Foreign Af- fairs of Non-Aligned Countries held at Lima from 25 to 30 August 1975, 10 which represents a further contribu- tion to the strengthening of international security, Noting with grave concern, however, the continu- ing existence of focal points of crises and tensions in various regions endangering intemational peace and security, the continuation of the anns race as well as acts of aggression, the threat or use of force, foreign occupation and alien domination, and the existence of colonialism. neo-colonialism, racial discrimination and 7 O/ficial Records of the General Assembly, Thirtieth Ses- sion, Supplement No. 20 (A/10020), annex. 8 Resolution 2734 (XXV). 9 The Final Act of the Conference was signed at Helsinki on 1 August 1975. 1º Far the text of the Lima Programme far Mutua,! Assist- ance a nd Solidarity, see A/ 1021 7 and Corr. l, annex. 16 General Auembly-Thirtieth SeNion apartheid, which remain the main obstacles to the strengthening of international peace and security, Reaffirming the clase link existing between the strengthening of international security, disarmament, decolonization, development and the need for a more intensive intemational effort to narrow the widening gap between the developed and the developing countries, and also stressing, in this connexion, the importance of the early implementation of the decisions adopted at its seventh special session, Emphasizing the need constantly to strengthen the peace-keeping and peace-making role of the United Nations, as well as its role in promoting development through co-operation, l. Solemnly calls upon all States to seek strict and consistent implementation of the purposes and princi- pies of the Charter of the United Nations and of all the provisions of the Declaration on the Strengthening of Intemational Security as a basis for relations among States, irrespective of their size, leve! of development and socio-economic system; 2. Also calls upon all States to extend the process of détente to all regions of the world, with the equal participation of all States, in order to bring about just and lasting solutions to international problems so that peace and security will be based on effective respect far the sovereignty and independence of all States and the inalienable rights of each people to determine its own destiny freely and without outside interference, co- ercion or pressure; 3. Reaffirms the legitimacy of the struggle of peo- ples under alien domination to achieve self-determ.ina- tion and independence and appeals to ali States to implement the Declaration on the Granting of Inde- pendence to Colonial Countries and Peoples11 and the other resolutions of the United Nations on the total elimination of colonialism, racism and apartheid; 4. Reaffirms that any measure or pressure directed against any State while exercising its sovereign right freely to dispose of its natural resources constitutes a ftagrant violation of the right of self-determination of peoples and the principie of non-intervention, as set forth in the Charter, which, if pursut!Cl, could consti- tute a threat to intemational peace and security; 5. Reaffirms its opposition to any threats of use of force, intervention, aggression, foreign occupation and measures of political and economic coercion which at- tempt to violate the sovereignty, territorial integrity, independence and security of States, 6. Recommends urgent measures to stop the arms race and promote disarrnament, including the conven- ing of the World Disarrnament Conference, the dis- mantling of foreign military bases, the creation of zones of peace and the encouragement of general and com- plete disarmament and · strengthening of the United N ations, in arder to eliminate the causes of intema- tional tensions and ensure intemational peace, security and co-operation; 7. Takes note of the report of the Secretary-Gen- eral, 12 requests him to submit to the General Assembly at its thirty-first session a report on the implementation of the Declaration on the Strengthening of lntema- tional Security and decides to include in the provisional 11 Resolution 1514 (XV). 12 A/10205 and Add.1. agenda of its thirty-first session the itero entitled "Im- plementation of the Declaration on the Strengthening of Intemational Security". 2409th plenary meeting 18 November 1975 3390 (XXX). Question of Korea A The General Assembly, Mindful of the hope expressed by it in resolution 3333 (XXIX) of 17 December 1974, Desiring that progress be made towards the attain- ment of the goal of peaceful reun.ification of Korea on the basis of the freely expressed will of the Korean people, Recalling its satisfaction with the issuance of the joint communiqué at Seoul and Pyongyang on 4 July 1972 and the declared intention of both the South and the North of Korea to continue the dialogue between them, Further recalling that, by its resolution 711 A (VII) of 28 August 1953, the General Assembly noted with approval the Armistice Agreement of 27 July 1953,13 and that, in its resolution 811 {IX) of 11 December 1954, it expressly took note of the provision of the Armistice Agreement which requires that the Agree- ment ~hall remain in effect until expressly superseded either by mutually acceptable amendments and addi- tions or by provisions in an appropriate agreement for a peaceful settlement at a political level between both sides, Aware, however, that tension in Korea has not been totally eliminated and that the Armistice Agreement remains indispensable to the maíntenance of peace and security in the area, Noting the letter of 27 June 1975,14 addressed to the President of the Security Council by the Govemment of the United States of America, affirming that it is pre- pared to termínate the United Nations Command on 1 January 1976, provided that the other parties di- rectly concerned reach agreement on altemative ar- rangements mutually acceptable to them for maintaining the Armistice Agreement, Noting the statement of 27 June 1975 by the Gov- ernment of the Republic of Korea affirming its willing- ness to enter into arrangements for maintaining the Armistice Agreement, Recognizing that, in accordance with the purposes and principies of the Charter of the United Nations re- garding the maintenance of intemational peace and se- curity, the United Nations has a continuing responsi- bility to ensure the attainment of this goal on the Korean península, l. Reaffirms the wishes of its members, as ex- pressed in the consensos statement adopted by the Gen- eral Assembly on 28 November 1973,16 and urges both the South and the North of Korea to continue their dialogue to expedite the peaceful reunification of Korea; 13 See Offecial Records of the Securlty Council, Eighth Year, Supplement for luly, August and September 1953, document S/3079; transmitted to the members of the General Assembly by a note of the Secretary-General (A/2451). 14]bld., Thirtieth Year, Supplement for Aprll, May and /une 1975, docurnent S/11737. 16 Offecial Records of the General As,embly, Twenty-eighth Seuion, Supplement No. 30 (A/9030), p. 24, ítem 41.

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