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VD. Resolutlom adopted on tbe reports of the Fourth Committee 103 8. Urges the administering Power, with the co- operation of the freely elected authorities and represen- tatives of the people of American Samoa, to safeguard the inalienable right of the people of the Territory to the enjoyment of their natural resources by taking effective measures which guarantee the right of the people to own and dispose of those natural resources and to establish and maintain control of their future development; 9. Urges the administering Power to continue to foster close relations and co-operation between the people of the Territory and the neighbouring island communities; 10. Requests the Special Committee to continue to seek the best ways and means for the implementation of the Declaration with respect to American Samoa, in- cluding the dispatch of a visiting mission to the Territory in consultation with the administering Power, and to report to the General Assembly at its thirty-fifth session on the implementation of the present resolution. 75th plenary meeting 21 November 1979 34/36. Question of the United States Virgin Islands The General Assembly, Having considered the question of the United States Virgin Islands, 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 Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples,17 Recalling its resolution 1514 (XV) of 14 December 1960, containing the Declaration on the Granting of In- dependence to Colonial Countries and Peoples, and all other resolutions and decisions of the United Nations relating to the United States Virgin Islands, and reaffirm- ing the inalienable right of the people of the Territory to self-determination and independence in accordance with the Declaration, Noting the active co-operation given by the adminis- tering Power, both through its participation in the work of the Special Committee and through its willingness to receive visiting missions to small Territories under its administration, Having heard the . statement of the administering Power,18 1. 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 United States Virgin Islands;19 2. Reaffirms the inalienable right' of the people of the United States Virgin Islands to self-determination and independence in accordance with the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples; 3. Reaffirms its conviction that questions of terri- torial size, geographical location and limited resources should in no way delay the implementation of the Dec- laration with respect to the Territory; 17 Ibid., chaps. IV; VI, annex III; and XXVI. 18 Ibid., Thirty-fourth Session, Fourth Committee, 22nd meet- ing, paras. 17-21. 19 lbid., Thirty-fourth Session, Supplement No. 23 (A/34/23/ Rev.l), chap. XXVI. 4. Requests the Government of the United States of America, as the administering Power, to continue to take all necessary measures, in consultation with the freely elected authorities and representatives of the people of the United States Virgin Islands, to enable the people of the Territory to exercise fully their right to self- determination in accordance with the relevant provisions of the Charter of the United Nations and the Declaration; 5. Requests the administering Power to encourage further and meaningful discussion regarding the political and constitutional status of the Territory and to take such additional measures as would ensure preservation of the identity and cultural heritage of the people of the United States Virgin Islands; 6. Urges the administering Power, in consultation with the freely elected authorities and representatives of the people of the United States Virgin Islands, to safeguard the inalienable right of the people of the Terri- tory to the enjoyment of their natural resources by taking effective measures which guarantee the right of the people to own and dispose of those natural resources and to establish and maintain control of their future development; 7. Expresses the view that measures to promote the economic development of the United States Virgin Islands are an important element in the process of self- determination and, to this end, calls upon the adminis- tering Power, together with the freely elected authorities and representatives of the people of the Territory, to take all measures necessary to achieve a viable and stable economy in the Territory; 8. Requests the administering Power to continue to enlist the assistance of the specialized agencies and other organizations of the United Nations system in the de- velopment and strengthening of the economy of the United States Virgin Islands; 9. Expresses the view that the presence of a United States naval facility in the Territory should not impede the progress of the people towards self-determination; 10. Requests the Special Committee to continue the examination of this question at its next session, including the possible dispatch of a further visiting mission to the United States Virgin Islands at an appropriate time and in consultation with the administering Power, and to report thereon to the General Assembly at its thirty- fifth session. 75th plenary meeting 21 November 1979 34/37. Question of Western Sahara The General Assembly, Having considered in depth the question of Western Sahara, Recalling the inalienable right of all peoples to self- determination and independence in accordance with the principles set forth in the Charter of the United Nations and in General Assembly resolution 1514 (XV) of 14 December 1960, containing the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples, Having considered the relevant chapter 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, 20 20 Ibid., chap. X. 204 General Assembly-Thirty-fourth Session Having heard the statements made on the subject of Western Sahara, including the statement of the repre- sentative of the Frente Popular para la Liberaci6n de Saguia el-Hamra y de Rio de Oro, 21 Bearing in mind the profound concern of the United Nations, the Organization of African Unity and the non- aligned countries regarding the decolonization of West- ern Sahara and the right of the people of that Territory to self-determination, Recalling its resolution 33/27 of 1 December 1978 on co-operation between the United Nations and the Organ- ization of African Unity, Taking note of the decision of the Assembly of Heads of State and Government of the Organization of African Unity at its sixteenth ordinary session, held at Monrovia from 17 to 20 July 1979, 22 by which the Assembly adopted the recommendations of the Ad Hoe Committee of the Organization of African Unity on the question of Western Sahara, Also taking note of the peace agreement concluded at Algiers on 10 August 1979 between Mauritania and the Frente Popular para la Liberaci6n de Saguia el-Hamra y de Rio de Oro28 and the decision of Mauritania to withdraw its forces from Western Sahara,24 Aware of the profound concern of the United Nations, the Organization of African Unity and the non-a1igned countries at the aggravation of the situation prevailing in Western Sahara because of the continuation and ex- tension of the occupation of that Territory, Recalling the part of the Political Declaration adopted by the Sixth Conference of Heads of States or Govern- ment of Non-Aligned Countries, held at Havana from 3 to 9 September 1979, relating to Western Sahara, 25 1. Reaffirms the inalienable right of the people of Western Sahara to self-determination and independence, in accordance with the Charter of the United Nations, the charter of the Organization of African Unity and the objectives of General Assembly resolution 1514 (XV), and the legitimacy of their struggle to secure the enjoy- ment of that right, as envisaged in the relevant resolu- tions of the United Nations and the Organization of African Unity; 2. Takes note with satisfaction of the decision con- cerning Western Sahara taken by the Assembly of Heads of State and Government of the Organization of African Unity at its sixteenth ordinary session;22 3. Also takes note with satisfaction of the part of the Political Declaration adopted by the Sixth Conference of Heads of State or Government of Non-Aligned Coun- tries relating to Western Sahara; 4. Welcomes the peace agreement concluded be- tween Mauritania and the Frente Popular para la Libera- ci6n de Saguia el-Hamra y de Rfo de Oro and considers that this agreement constitutes an important contribution to the process of achieving peace and a definitive, just and lasting settlement of the question of Western Sahara; 5. Deeply deplores the aggravation of the situation resulting from the continued occupation of Western 21 lbid., Thirty-fourth Session, Fourth Committee, 14th meet- ing, paras. 50-59, and 15th meeting, paras. 3-17; and ibid., Fourth Committee, Sessional Fascicle, corrigendum. For the full text, see A/C.4/34/L.4. 22 A/34/552, annex II, decision AHG/Dec.114 (XVI). 28 A/34/427-S/13503, annex I. For the printed text, see Offi- cial Records of the Security Council, Thirty-fourth Year, Sup- plement for July, August and September 1979. 2' See A/34/427-S/13503, annex II. For the printed text, see Official Records of the Security Council, Thirty-fourth Year, Supplement for July, August and September 1979. 28 See A/34/542, annex, sect. I, paras. 96-98. Sahara by Morocco and the extension of that occupation to the territory recently evacuated by Mauritania; 6. Urges Morocco to join in the peace process and to terminate the occupation of the Territory of Western Sahara; 7. Recommends to that end that the Frente Popular para la Liberaci6n de Saguia el-Hamra y de Rio de Oro, the representative of the people of Western Sahara, should participate fully in any search for a just, lasting and definitive political solution of the question of West- ern Sahara, in accordance with the resolutions and declarations of the United Nations, the Organization of Afri,an {Jrntv and the non-aligned countries; 8. R.0quests 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 continue to consider the situation in Western Sahara as a priority question and to report thereon to the General Assembly at its thirty-fifth session; 9. Requests the Administrative Secretary-General of the Organization of African Unity to keep the Secre- tary-General of the United Nations informed of the progress achieved with regard to the implementation of the decisions of the Organization of African Unity con- cerning Western Sahara; 10. Invites the Secretary-General to follow closely the situation in Western Sahara and to report thereon to the General Assembly at its thirty-fifth session. 75th plenary meeting 21 November 1979 34/38. 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, 26 Recalling its resolutions 3432 (XXX) of 8 December 1975, 31/50 of 1 December 1976, 32/32 of 28 No- vember 1977 and 33/36 of 13 December 1978, Having heard the statements of the representatives of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland21 and Guatemala, 28 Having also heard the statement of the representative of Belize, 29 Taking note of the part of the Political Declaration adopted by the Sixth Conference of Heads of State or Government of Non-Aligned Countries, held at Havana from 3 to 9 September 1979, relating to Belize, in par- ticular the statement that the Conference reiterated its unconditional support for the Belizean people's inalien- able right to self-determination, independence and terri- torial integrity and condemned all pressure or threats to prevent full exercise of that right,80 26 Official Records of the General Assembly, Thirty-fourth Session, Supplement No. 23 (A/34/23/Rev.l), chaps. VJ, annex III, and XXIX. 27 Ibid., Thirty-fourth Session, Fourth Committee, 19th meet- ing, paras. 2-4; and ibid., Fourth Committee, Sessional Fascicle, corrigendum. 2S Ibid., 22nd meeting, paras. 68-81; and ibid., Fourth Com- mittee, Sessional Fascicle, corrigendum. 29 Ibid., 19th meeting, paras. 6-22. so See A/34/542, annex, sect. I, para. 165.

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