A/RES/3432(XXX) GA

lH General A11sembly-Thirtieth Se1111ion 3. Requests the Govemment of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northem Ireland, as the admin- istering Power, to continue to take all the necessary steps to assist the people of the Seychelles in their efforts to achieve self-determination and independence not later than June 1976 and to continue to keep the United Nations fully apprised of developments relating to the Seychelles; 4. Stresses the responsibility of the United Nations to render all possible assistance to the people of the Seychelles in their efforts to consolidate their national independence and, to that end, invites the specialized agencies and the institutions associated with the United Nations to work out concrete programmes of assistance to the Seychelles; 5. Requests the Special Committee to keep the situ- ation in the Territory under review. 2431st plenary meeting 8 December 197 5 3431 (XXX). Question of the Solomon Islands The General Assembly, Having considered the question of the Solomon 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 Grant- ing of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peo- ples, 53 Having heard the statement of the administering Power,54 Recalling its resolution 1514 (XV) of 14 December 1960, containing the Declaration on the Granting of lndependence 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 talks on the future of the Solomon Islands, held in London in May 1975 between the Govemments of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northem Ireland and the Solomon Islands, it was agreed that: (a) The Territory should achieve interna! self- govemment not later than 31 December 1975, ( b) lndependence should fol.low from twelve to eighteen months after the achievement of interna! self- govemment, subject to the requisite legislative approval of the Govemment of the United Kingdom, (e) A constitutional committee would be appointed to work out an independence constitution and to sub- mit recommendations thereon to the authorities of the Solomon Islands not later than April 1976, l. 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 lnde- pendence to Colonial Countries and Peoples relating to the Solomon Islands ;55 2. Reaffirms the inalienable right of the people of the Solomon Islands to self-determination and inde- pendence in accordance with the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples; 53 Ibid., chaps. IV and XXI. HJbid., Thirtieth Session, Fourth Committee, 2166th meeting. 55 Jbid., Thirtieth Session, Supplement No. 23 (A/10023/ Rev.l), chap. XXI. 3. Requests the Govemment of the United King- dom of Great Britain and Northem Ireland, as the administering Power, to continue to assist the people of the Solomon Islands towards the achievement of independence, as agreed, within the prescribed period following the Territory's attainment of intemal self- government in December 1975; 4. Requests the Special Committee to continue its examination of the question, including the dispatch, as appropriate and in consultation with the administering Power, of a United Nations visiting mission to the Solomon Islands in connexion with the processes lead- ing to the Territory's accession to independence, and to report thereon to the General Assembly at its thirty- first session. 2431 st plenary meeting 8 December 1975 3432 (XXX). Question of Belize The General Assembly, Having considered the question of Belize, 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 lndependence to Colonial Countries and Peoples, 116 Having heard· the statements of the representatives of Belize, 57 Reaffi,rming the principies established in the Decla- ration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples set out in its resolution 1S14 (?(V) of 14 December 1960, Í!1 particular the prin- c_1ple that ~ll peoples ~ave ~e ri~t to self-determina- t101;1, by. ~rrtue of which nght ihey freely determine the1! pohtical status and freely pursue the1r economic, social and cultural development, Firmly convinced that the principles referred to above apply to the people of Belize with no less force than to the people of other colonial Territories, Noting the firm desire of the Government and people of Belize, which has been ftequently expressed for many years past, to exercise their right to self-determi- n_ation_ and to proceed to independence as soon as pos- ~1ble 10 peace and security and with their territory mtact, Bearing in mind the repeated assurances by the Govemment of the United Kingdom of Great Britain ~nd Northem Isl~nd, as the administering Power, that 1t stands ready, m accordance with resolution 1514 (XV), to take the formal steps necessary for Belize to exercise its right to self-determination and inde- pendence, Regretting that certain differences of opinion be- tween the administering Power and the Government o~ Guatemala concerning the future of Belize have hJt~erto ~rev~nted the people of Belize from exer- c1smg _ theu nght to self-determination and independ- ence m peace and security, in accordance with their freely expressed wishes, Considering that these diff erences of opinion can and should now be speedily resolved by negotiations carried out in close consultation with the Government of Belize and in full acceptance of the principies re- ferred to above, 56 Ibid., chap. XXX. 57 /bid., Thirtieth Session, Fourth Committee, 2162nd and 2173rd meetings. Reaolutions adopted on the reporta of the Fourth Committee 115 1. Reaffirms tbe inalienable right of the people of Belize to self-determination and independence; 2. Declares tbat tbe inviolability and territorial in- tegrity of Belize must be preserved; 3. Calls upon all States to respect tbe rish,t of tbe people of Belize to self-determination, independence and territorial integrity and to facilitate tbe attainment by them of their goal of a secure independence; 4. Calls also upon the Govemment of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Nortbem Irela¡nd, as tbe administering Power, acting in close consultation witb tbe Govemment of Belize, and upon the GQvemment of Guatemala to pursue urgently their negodations for tbe earliest possible resolution of their differences of opinion conceming tbe future of Belize, in order to remove such obstacles as have hitherto prevented the people of Belize from exercising freely and without fear their inalienable right to self-determination and independence; S. Declares that any proposals for tbe resolution of these differences of opimon that may emerge from the negotiations between the administenng Power and the Govemment of Guatemala must be in accordance with the provisions of paragraphs 1 and 2 above; 6. Requests the two Govemments concerned to re- port to the Gener~l Assembly at its thirty-first session on the progress made in implementing the present resolution; 1. Requests the Special Committee on the Situation with regard to the lmplementation of the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples to continue its examination of the question. 2431st plenary meeting 8 December 197 5 3433 (XXX). Question of the New Hehrides, Pitcairn and Tuvalu The General Assembly, Having considered the question of the New Hebrides, Pitcairn and Tuvalu, 58 Having examined the relevant chapters of the report of the Special Committee on the Situation with regard to the lmplementation of the Declaration on the Grantin. of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples, 9 Recalling its 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 Territories listed above, in particular General Assembly resolutions 3288 (XXIX) and 3290 (XXIX) of 13 December 1974, Having heard the statement of the representative of the Govemment of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Nortbern Ireland, as the administering Power, relating to developments in those Territories,60 58 As a result of the referendum held in the Gilbert and Ellice lslands in August and September 197 4, which was ob- served by the United Nations Visiting Mission to the Gilbert and Ellice lslands, 1974, the Ellice Islands separated from the Territory of the Gilbert and Ellice lslands on 1 October 1975 and became known as Tuvalu (see A/C.4/786). 59 Of!icial Records of the General Assembly, Thirtieth Ses- sion, Supplement No. 23 (A/10023/Rev.1), chaps. IV, XVIII and XXI. ao lbid., Thirtieth Session, Fourth Committee, 2166th meeting. Noting the continued readiness of the Government of the United Kingdom to grant independence to the peoples of the Territories under its administration on the basis of their express · wishes and aspirations in that regard, and its declared policy of fostering the growth of free and democratic political institutions in those Territories, Recalling the report of the United Nations Visiting Mission dispatched to the Gilbert and Ellice Islands in 197461 and noting with satisfaction the steps taken in the implementation of the relevant recommendations of the Visiting Mission, Conscious of the need to accelerate progress towards the fu1l implementation of the Declaration with respect to the Territories listed above, Bearing in mind tbe constructive results achieved as a consequence of previous visiting missions to colonial Territories and retterating its conviction that the dis- patch of such missions is essential for securing ade- quate and first-hand information in regard to tbe con- ditions prevailing in those Territories and to the views, wishes and aspirations of the peoples therein with respect to their future status, Strongly deploring the continued refusal of the Gov- emment of France, in contravention of the provisions of the relevant resolutions of the General Assembly, to co-operate with the Special Committee in its exami- nation of the Territory of the New Hebrides, Deeply concerned at the continued testing of nuclear weapons in the South Pacific in disregard of the strong opposition expressed by the peoples of the South Pacific, includmg those of the Non-Self-Goveming Ter- ritories in the region, and the concern expressed in resolution 3290 (XXIX), Aware of the special circumstances of the geographi- cal location and economic conditions of the Territories concemed and stressing the necessity of diversifying their economies as a matter of priority in order to reduce their dependence on fluctuating economic ac- tivities, 1. Approves the chapters 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 Pe~les relating to the New Hebrides, Pitcairn and Tuvalu; 2. Reatfirms the inalienable right of the peoples of those Territories 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 isolation and limited resources should in no way delay the implementation of the Declaration with respect to the Territories concerned; 4. Requests the administering Powers to continue to take measures to expedite the process of decoloniza- tion in those Territories in accordance with the relevant recommendations of the Special Committee, including in particular the related observations of the United Nations Visiting Mission dispatched to the Gilbert and Ellice lslands in 1974; 5. Requests the administering Powers to take all appropriate steps to strengthen the economies of the New Hebrides, Pitcairn and Tuvalu and to work out 61 Ibid., Twenty-ninth Session, Supplement No. 23 (A/96Z3/ Rev .1 ) , cha p. XXI, annex l. 62 Jbid., Thirtieth Session, Supplement No. 23 (A/10023/ Rev.1), chaps. XVIII and XXI.

UN Project. “A/RES/3432(XXX).” UN Project, https://un-project.org/votes/resolution/A-RES-3432(XXX)/. Accessed .

Copy citation