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GeDenl AINmblJ-Tlllrty-fomtll SudoD take such additional measures as will ensure preserva- tion of the identity and cultural heritage of the people of Guam; S. Expresses its appreciation to the members of the United Nations Visiting Mission dispatched to the Terri- tory in )uly 1979 for the constructive work accomplished and to the administering Power and to the Government and people of Guam for the co-operation and assistance extended to the Mission; 6. Takes note of the report of the Visiting Mission and the observations, conclusions and recommendations coptained therein;88 7. Calls upon the administering Power to take all possible steps to strengthen and diversify the economy of Guam and to work out concrete programmes of as- sistance and economic development for the Territory; 8. Recalls that the administering Power has the responsibility to ensure that the people of Guam are kept fully informed of their inahenable right to self- determination and independence, in accordance with the Declaration; 9. Further calls upon the administering Power to take the necessary action to enable the inhabitants of Guam to regain possession of unutilized land held at present by the federal authorities and by the military; 10. Recalls its relevant resolutions concerning mili- tary bases in colonial and Non-Self-Governing Terri- tories, recognizes that the presence of military bases could constitute a factor impeding the implementation of the Declaration and reaffirms its strong conviction that the presence of military bases in Guam should not prevent the people of the Territory from exercising their inalienable right to self-determination and independence in accordance with the Declaration and the purposes and principles of the Charter of the United Nations; 11. Urges the administering Power, in co-operation with the freely elected authorities and representatives of the people of Guam, 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; 12. Requests the administering Power to continue to enlist the assistance of the specialized agencies and other organizations of the United Nations system in accelerat- ing progress in all sectors of the national life of Guam; 13. 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 Guam at an appropriate time and in consultation with the administenng Power, and to report thereon to the General Assembly at its thirty-fifth session. 75th plenary meeting 21 November 1979 34/40. Question of East Timor The General Assembly, Recognizing the inalienable right of all peoples to self-determination and independence in accordance with the principles of the Charter of the United Nations and of tlie I>eclaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples, contained in its resolu- tion 1S14 (XV) of 14 December 1960, Bearing in mind 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 East Timor,85 Having examined the 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 relating to the Territory,86 Having heard the statements of the representatives of Portugal,87 as the administering Power, and Indonesia,88 Having also heard the statements of the petitioners,39 including the representative of the Frente Revolucionaria de Timor Leste Independente,40 1. Reaffirms the inalienable right of the people of East Timor to self-determination and independence, in accordance with the Declaration on the Granting of In- dependence to Colonial Countries and Peoples; 2. Declares that the people of East Timor must be enabled freely to determine their own future, under the auspices of the United Nations; 3. Expresses its deepest concern at the suffering of the people of East Timor as a result of the situation now prevailing in the Territory; 4. Calls upon all parties concerned to facilitate the entry into the Territory of international relief aid in order to alleviate the suffering of the people of East Timor; 5. Requests the United Nations Children's Fund and the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees to render, within their respective fields of competence, all possible assistance to the people of East Timor, particularly the children and those seeking to leave for another country for purposes of family reunion; 6. Requests the Secretary-General to follow the implementation of the present resolution and to report thereon to the General Assembly at its thirty-fifth session; 7. Decides to include in the provisional agenda of its thirty-fifth session the item entitled "Question of East Timor". 75th plenary meeting 21 November 1979 34/41. Activities of foreign economic and other inter- ests which are impeding the implementation of the Declaration on the Granting of Indepen- dence to Colonial Countries and Peoples in Southern Rhodesia and Namibia and in all other Territories under colonial domination and efforts to elhninate colonialism, apartheid and racial discrimination in southern Africa The General Assembly, Having considered the item entitled "Activities of foreign economic and other interests which are impeding the implementation of the Declaration on the Granting an See A/34/542, annex, sect. I, para. 155. 88 Official Records of the General Assembly, Thirty-fourth Session, Supplement No. 23 (A/34/23/Rev.1), chap. XI. 87 Ibid., Thirty-fourth Session, Fourth Committee, 13th meet- ing, paras. 9-12. 88 Ibid., 3rd, 6th, 10th, 13th, 14th and 17th meetings. 89 Ibid., 13th meeting, paras. 24-50; 14th meeting, paras. 14- 47; 16th meeting, paras. 97-107; 17th meeting, paras. 52-60; and 18th meeting, paras. 4-21; and ibid., Fourth Committee, Session!'/ Fascicle, corrigendum. ,o Ibid., 14th meeting, paras. 25-37.

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