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ll2 General AMembly-Thirtieth Session attainment of the goals set forth in the Declaration with respect to the Territories; 5. Calls upan the administering Power to take all possible steps to diversify the economies of the Terri- tories listed above and to work out concrete pro- grammes of assistance and economic development for those Territories; 6. Urges the administering Power, with the co- operation of the Governments of the Territories con- cerned, to safeguard the inalienable right of the peoples of those Territories to the enjoyment of their natural resources by taking effective measures which guarantee the rights of the peoples to own and dispose of those natural resources and to establish and maintain control of their future development; 7. W elcomes the positive attit11de of the administer- ing Power with respect to the receiving of United Na- tions visiting missions in the Territories under its ad- ministration and requests the Chairman of the Special Committee to continue bis consultations with a view to the dispatch of such missions, as appropriate; 8. Requests the administering Power to continue to enlist the assistance of the specialized agencies and the organizations within the United Nations system in ac- celerating progress in all sectors of the national life of those Territories; 9. Requests tbe Special Committee to continue to seek the best ways and means for the implementation of the Declaration with respect to Bermuda, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands and Turks and Caicos Islands, including the possible dispatch of visiting mis- sions in consultation with the administering Power, and to report to the General Assembly at its thirty-first ses- sion on the implementation of the present resolution. 2431st plenary meeting 8 December 197 5 3428 (XXX). Question of the Tokelau Islands The General Assembly, Havíng considered the question of the Tokelau Is- lands, 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,41 Recalling its resolution 1514 (XV) of 14 December 1960 containing the Declaration on the Granting of lndependence to Colonial Countries and Peoples, Recalling its decisions of 14 December 197342 and 13 December 197443 on the question of the Tokelau Islands, Having heard the statement of the administering Power,44 Mindful of the responsibility of the United Nations to help the people of the Tokelau Islands to realize their aspirations in accordance with the objectives set forth in the Declaration, 41 Ibid., chaps. IV and XIX. 42 Ibid., Twenty-eiglzth Session, Supplement No. 30 (Al 9030), p. 111, ítem 23. 43 Ibi4,, Twenty-nintlz Session, Supplement No. 31 (A/9631), p. 116, 1tem 23. 44 lbid., Thirtieth Session, Fourth Committee, 2168th meeting. A ware of the special problems facing the Territory by virtue of its isolation, small size and meagre re- sources, 1. Approves tbe chapter of the report of the Special Committee on the Situation with regard to the Imple- mentation of the Declaration on the Granting of lnde- pendence to Colonial Countries and Peoples relating to the Tokelau Islands and endorses the consensus con- tained therein;45 2. Reaf]irms tbe inalienable right of the people of the Tokelau Islands to self-determination in conformity with General Assembly resolution 1514 (XV); 3. Welcomes the invitation extended by the Govem- ment of New Zealand to the Special Committee to dis- patch a visiting mission to the Tokelau Islands in 1976, in order to obtain first-hand information on conditions in the Territory and on the wisbes and aspirations of its people; · 4. Requests the administering Power and the Secre- tary-General to provide all necessary assistance and facilities to the visiting mission in the discharge of its task; 5. Requests the Special Committee to continue to examine this question and to report furtber thereon to the General Assembly at its tbirty-first session. 2431st plenary meeting 8 December 1975 3429 (XXX). Question of American Samoa, Guam and United States Virgin Islands The General Assembly, Having considered the question of American Samoa, Guam and United States Virgin lslands, Having e~amined t~e relevant c~apte~ of the report of tbe Spec1al Comm1ttee on the S1tuation with regard to the lmplementation of the Declaration on the Grant- ing of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peo- ples, 46 Recalling its resolution 1514 (XV) of 14 December 1960, containing the Declaraiion on the Granting of lndependence to Colonial Countries and Peoples, and all other resolutions and decisions of the United Nations relating to the Territories listed above, in particular General Assembly resolutions 3289 (XXIX) and 3290 (XXIX) of 13 December 1974, Taking into account the statements of the administer- ing Power relating to developments in those Terri- tories,47 Conscious of tbe need to accelerate progress towards the full implementation of the Declaration witb respect to the Territories listed above, Deploring the policy of the administering Power in continuing to maintain military installations on Guam in contravention of the relevant resolutions of the Gen~ eral Assembly, Bearing in mind the constructive results acbieved as a consequence of previous visiting missions to colonial Territories and reiterating its conviction that the dis- patch of such ~issions i~ ess.ential for securing adequate and first-hand mformation m regard to the conditions prevailing in those Territories and to the views, wishes 45 Ibid., Thirtieth Session, Supplement No. 23 (A/10023/ Rev. l), chap. XIX. 46 /bid., chaps. IV, XXIII and XXVI. 47 See A/ AC.109/SC.3/SR.229, 234, 235 and 240. Resolutions adopted on the reports of the Fourth Committee 113 and aspirations of the peoples therein with respect to their future status, Mindful that those Territories require the continued attention and assistance of the United Nations in the achievement by their peoples of the objectives embodied in the Charter of the United Nations and in the Dec- laration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples, A ware of the special circumstances of the geograph- ical location and economic conditions of the Territories concemed and stressing the necessity of diversifying their economies as a matter of priority in order to re- duce their dependence on :tluctuating economic activities, l. Approves the chapters of the report of the Spe- cial Committee on the Situation with regard to the Im- plementation of the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples relat- ing to American Samoa, Guam and United States Virgin Islands;48 2. Reafjirms the inalienable right of the peoples of those Territories to self-determination and independence in accordance with the Declaration on the Gtanting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples; 3. Reaffirms its conviction that the question of ter- ritorial size, geographical location and limited resources should in no way delay the implementation of the Dec- laration with respect to the Territories concemed; 4. Calls upon the Government of the United States of America, as the administering Power, in consultation with the freely elected representatives of the people, to continue to take all the necessary steps to ensure the full and speedy attainment of the goals set fo$ in the Declaration with respect to the Territories; 5. Strongly deprecates the establishment of military installations on Guam as being incompatible with the purposes and principies of the Charter of the United Nations and of General Assembly resolution 1514 (XV); 6. Cal/s upon the administering Power to take all possible steps to diversify the economies of the Terri- tories listed above and to work out concrete pro- grammes of assistance and economic development for those Territories; 7. Ca/ls upon the administering Power to reconsider its attitude towards receiving United Nations visiting missions and to permit access by such missions to the Territories; 8. Urges the administering Power, with the co- operation of the Govemments of the Territories con- cemed, to safeguard the inalienable right of the peoples of those Territories to the enjoyment of their natural resources by taking effective measures which guarantee the rights of the peoples to own and dispose of those natural resources and to establish and maintain control of their future development; · 9. Requests tbe administering Power to continue to enlist the assistance of the specialized agencies and the organizations within the United Nations system in ac- celerating progress in all sectors of the national life of those Territories; 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, 48 Official Records of the General Assembly, Thirtieth Ses- sion, Supplement No. 23 (A/10023/Rev.l ), chaps. XXITI and XXVI. Guam and United States Virgin Islands, including the possible dispatch of visiting missions in consultation with the administering Power, and to report to the Gen- eral Assembly at its thirty-first session on the imple- mentation of the present resolution. 2431st plenary meeting 8 December 197 5 3430 (XXX). Question of the Seychelles Thc General Assembly, Having considered the question of the Seychelles, 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, 49 Having heard the statement of the administering Power,50 Recalling íts resolution 1514 (XV) of 14 December 1960, containing the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples, and all other resolutions and decisions of the United Nations relating to the Territory, Noting with satisfaction that, as a result of the con- stitutional conference held in London in March 1975, in which the Territory's political parties-the Seychelles Democratic Party and the Seychelles People's United Party-fully participated, a coalition Government was established in the Territory, Noting the expressed desire of the Govemment of the Seychelles that the Territory should attain independence not later than June 1976 and the continued readiness of the administering Power to grant independence to the people of the Seychelles in accordance with their wishes, Further noting that an electoral review commission has been established with a view to agreeing on the system of elections and the size and composition of the ~egislature and that a renewed conference is envisaged m early 1976 to work out the provisions of an inde- pendence constitution, Mindful of the stated position of the Govemment of the Seychelles with regard to the territorial integrity of the Seychelles and bearing in mind, in particular, the statements made by the representatives of the Govem- ment of the Seychelles in that regard at the 1019th meeting of the Special Committee on 20 August 1975,111 1. Approves the chapter of the report of the Special Comm~ttee on the Situati~n with regard to the Imple- mentatlon of the Declaratlon on the Granting of Inde- pendence to Colonial Countries and Peoples relating to the Seychelles ;52 2. Takes note of ~e u_nited wish of the people of the Seychelles to ach1eve mdependence in accordance with the peclaratio~ on the Granting of Independence to Colorual Countnes and Peoples, contained in Gen- eral Assembly resolution 1514 (XV); 49 Ibid., chaps. IV and XIV. 50 /bid., Thirtieth Session, Fourth Committee, 2166th meeting. 51 See Al AC.109/PV.1019. 52 Official Records of the General Assembly, Thirtieth Ses- sion, Supplement No. 23 (A/10023/Rev.1), chap. XIV.

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