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110 General Assembly-Thirtieth Session 6. Draws the attention of the Special Committee on the· Situation with regard to the Implementation of the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colo- nial Countries and Peoples to the present resolution. 2431 st plenary meeting 8 December 197 5 3424 (XXX). Question of Brunei The General Assembly, Having considered the question of Brunei, Having examined the relevant chapter 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,25 Having heard the statement of a petitioner, Mr. A. M. Azahari, President of the People's Party of Brunei ( Partai Rakyat Brunei), 26 which, in the 1962 election, received 98 per cent of the votes cast, Recalling its resolution 1514 (XV) of 14 December 1960, containing the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples, as well as other relevant resolutions and decisions of the United .. Nations relating to the Territory, including in particular the consensus on the question adopted by the General Assembly on 13 December 197 4, 27 1 . Reaffirms the inalienable right of the people of Brunei to self-determination and independence in accordance with General Assembly resolution 1514 (XV); 2. 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 Brunei; 3. Calls upon the administering Power, consistent with its responsibility as the administering Power, to take all steps within its competence to facilitate expeditiously the holding of free and democratic elections by the appropriate government authorities in Brunei in con- sultation with and under the supervision of the United Nations, in accordance with the inalienable rights of the people of Brunei to self-determination and inde- pendence, and further calls, prior to the elections, for the lifting of the ban on all political parties and the return of all political exiles to Brunei so that they can participate freely and fully in the elections; 4. Calls upon the administering Power, in con- formity with the provisions of the relevant General Assembly resolutions, to extend full co-operation to the Special Committee; 5. Requests the Special Committee to keep the situ- ation in the Territory under review and to report thereon to the General Assembly at its thirty-first session. 2431 st plenary meeting 8 December 1975 3425 (XXX). Question of '.\lontserrat The General Assembly, Recalling its resolution 1514 (XV) of 14 December 1960, containing the Declaration on the Granting of 25 Official Records of the General Assembly, Thirtierh Ses- sio11, Supplement No. 23 (A/10023/Rev.1), chap. XX. . 26 Ibid., T!1irtieth Session, Fourth Commi1tee, 2167th meeting. 2; Ibid., Twenty-ninth Session, Supplement No. 31 (A/9631), p. 117, item 23. Independence to. Colonial Countries and Peoples, and all other resolutions and decisions of the United Nations relating to the Territory, 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, 28 including in particular the report of the United Nations Visiting Mission dispatched to the Territory in May 1975 at the invitation of the administering Power, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland,29 Having heard the statement of the administering Power,3? Having also heard the statement of the Chairman of the Visiting Mission,31 l. Approves the chapter of the report of the Special Comm~ttee on the Situatic::m with regard to the Imple- mentation of the Declaration on the Granting of Inde- pendence to Colonial Countries and Peoples relating to Montserrat;32 2. Notes with satisfaction the conclusions and rrc- ommendations of the United Nations Visiting Mission dispatched to the Territory in May 197533 and expresses its appreciation to the members of the Visiting Mission for the constructive work accomplished and to the administering Power and the Government of Mont- serrat for the close co-operation and assistance ex- tended to the Mission; 3. Requests the administering Power to continue to take all necessary measures to expedite the process of decolonization in the Territory in accordance with the relevant provisions of the Charter of the United Nations and the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples; 4. Endorses the view of the Visiting Mission that measures to promote the economic development of Montserrat, within a framework of regional co-opera- tion, are, inter alia, an important element in the process of self-determination, and expresses the hope that the administering Power will continue to intensify and expand its programme of budgetary and development aid; 5. Requests the administering Power, in the light of the conclusions and recommendations of the Visit- ing Mission, to continue to enlist the assistance of the specialized agencies and the organizations within the United Nations system in the development and strength- ening of the economy of the Territory; 6. Requests the Special Committee to continue the full examination of this question at its 1976 session in the light of the findings of the Visiting Mission, in- cluding the possible dispatch of a further visiting mis- sion to Montserrat at an appropriate time, in consulta- tion with the administering Power, and to report thereon to the General Assembly at its thirty-first session. 2431 st plenary meeting 8 December 1975 28 Ibid., Thirtieth Session, Supplement No. 23 ( Al 10023/ Rev .1) , chaps. IV and XXVIII. 29 Jbid., chap. XXVIII, annex. so Ibid., Tl,irtieth Session, Fourth Committee, 2166th meeting. a1 Ibid., 2170th meeting. 32 Jbid., Thirtieth Session, Supplement No. 23 (Al 10023/ Rev.l), chap. XXVIll. as Ibid., annex, paras. 101-124.

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