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Resolutions adopted on the reports oC the Fourth Committee 117 197 573 and endorses its conclusion that measures should be taken to enable all Saharans originating in the Ter- ritory to decide on their future in complete freedom and in an atmosphere of peace and security, in accord- ance with resolution 1514 (XV); 6. Expresses its thanks to the Government of Spain and the Govemments of Morocco, Algeria and Mauri- tania for the co-operation and assistance wbich they extended to the Visiting Mission; 7. Requests the Government of Spain, as the admin- istering Power, in accordance with the observations and conclusions of the Visiting Mission and in accord- ance with the advisory opinion of the International Court of Justice, to take immediately all necessary measures, in consultation with ali the parties concemed and interested, so that all Saharans originating in the Territory may exercise fully and freely, under United Nations supervision, their inalienable right to self- determination; 8. Requests the Secretary-General, in consultation with the Government of Spain, as the adrninistering Power, and the Special Committee on the Situation with regard to the Implementation of the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Coun- tries and Peoples, to make the necessary arrangements for the supervision of the act of self-determination referred to in paragraph 7 above; 9. Urges ali the parties concerned and interested to exercise restraint and to desist from any unilateral or other action outside the decisions of the General Assem- bly on the Territory; 1 O. Requests the Special Committee to follow the implementation of the present resolution and to report on the question to the General Assembly at its thirty- first session. B The General, Assembly, 2435th plenary meeting 1 O December 197 5 Reatfirming its resolution 1514 (XV) of 14 Decem- ber 1960, Reaf/irming its resolutions 1541 (XV) of 15 Decem- ber 1960 and 2072 (XX) of 16 December 1965 and all other relevant United Nations resolutions, in par- ticular General Assembly resolution 3292 (XXIX) of 13 December 1974, Taking note of the report of the United Nations Visiting Mission dispatched to the Territory in 1975,74 Taking note of the advisory opinion of the Intema- tional Court of Justice of 16 October 1975 conceming Western Sabara, 75 Considering Security Council resolutions 377 (1975) of 22 October 1975, 379 (1975) of 2 November 1975 and 380 (1975) of 6 November 1975, l. Takes note of the tripartite agreement concluded at Madrid on 14 November 1975 by the Governments of Mauritania, Morocco and Spain, the text of which was transmitted to the Secretary-General of the United Nations on 18 November 1975;76 73 Otficial Records of the General Assembly, Thirtieth Ses- sion, Supplement No. 23 (A/10023/Rev.l), chap. XIII, annex. 74 /bid. i6 Western Sahura, Advisory Opinion, J.C./. Reports 1975, p. 12. For the note of transmittal to the members of the General Assembly, see A/10300. 76 Otficial Records of tlze Security Council, Tfzirtieth Y ear, Supplement for October, November and December 1975, document S/11880, annex 111. 2. Reaf/irms the inalienable right to self-determina- tion, in accordance with General Assembly resolution 1514 (XV), of ·all the Saharan populations originating in the Territory; 3. Requests the parties to the Madrid agreement of 14 November 1975 to ensure respect for the freely expressed aspirations of the Saharan populations; 4. Requests the interim administration to take all necessary steps to ensure that all the Saharan popula- tions originating in the Territory wil1 be able to exer- cise their inalienable right to self-determination through free consultations organized with the assistance of a representative of the United Nations appointed by the Secretary-General. 2435th plenary meeting JO December 197 5 3480 (XXX). Question of French Somaliland The General Assembly, Having considered the question of so-called French Somaliland (Djibouti), 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, 71 Recalling its resolution 1514 (XV) of 14 December 1960 containing the Declaration on the Granting of lndependence to Colonial Countries and Peoples, Recalling also its resolutions 2228 (XXI) of 20 December 1966 and 2356 (XXII) of 19 December 1967 on so-called French Somaliland (Djibouti), Having heard the statements of the representatives of the Front de libération de la Cote des Somalis and the Mouvement de libération de Djibouti,78 Having also heard the statement of the refresenta- tive of the "Ligue populaire africaine pour I indépen- dance", 79 Taking note, in this connexion, of the numerous resolutions adopted by the Organization of African Unity on so-called French Somaliland (Djibouti), in particular the resolution adopted by the Council of Ministers at its twenty-fifth ordinary session, held at Kampala from 18 to 25 July 1975,8º as well as the resolution adopted by the Assembly of Heads of State and Government at its twelfth ordinary session, held at Kampala from 28 July to 1 August 1975,81 by which the neighbouring countries were called upon to renounce all territorial claims on so-called French Somaliland (Djibouti), Taking note also of the resolution ado:pted by the Conference of Ministers for Foreign Afiairs of Non- Aligned Countries, held in Lima from 25 to 30 August 1975,82 Bearing in mind the statements made by the re:pre- sent~tives of So~alia83 and Ethiopia, 84 the two ne1gh- bounng countnes of so-called French Somaliland (Djibouti), in respect of the independence of the Ter- 77 Offecial Records of the General Assembly, Thirtieth Ses- sion, Supplement No. 23 (A/10023/Rev.1 ), chap. XVI. 78 !bid., Thirtieth Session, Fourtlz Committee, 2168th meeting 7A ]bid. • 80 A/10297, annex I, resolution CM/Res.431/Rev.l (XXV). 81 /bid., annex 11, resolution AHG/Res.74 (XII). 82 A/10217 and Corr.1, annex I, resolution I. . 83 Offecial Records of the General Assembly, Thirtieth Ses- sion, Fourth Committee, 2170th meeting. B4Jbid., 2172nd meeting. H8 General Assembly-Thirtieth Session ritory and of their non-involvement in its intemal affairs, Having heard the statement of the administering Power,85 in particular its intention to respond positively to the aspirations of the people for genuine independ- ence, Regretting that the administering Power has failed to co-operate with the United Nations in the imple- mentation of resolution 1514 (XV) and other relevant resolutions of the General Assembly, 1. Reaffirms its unqualified support of the right of the people of so-called French Somaliland (Djibouti) to immediate and unconditional independence m accord- ance with General Assembly resolution 1514 (XV); 2. Considers that the situation in the Territory could become a threat to peace and stability in the region and might affect adversely international peace and security unless an urgent solution to it is found; 3. Calls upon the administering Power to create the necessary conditions in order to accelerate the process of independence of the people of so-called French Somaliland (Djibouti) by effecting in particular the release of political prisoners and the return of the representatives of the liberation movements recognized by the Organization of African Unity and of all refu- gees, in accordance with the Convention of the Organi- zation of African Unity Governing the Specific Aspects of Refugee Problems in Africa, 1969; 4. Calls once again upon the Government of France to grant immediate and unconditional independence to the people of so-called French Somaliland (Djibouti) a_nd to withdraw ali its military forces from the Ter- ntory; ?· Cal/s upon all States, particularly the adminis- tenng Power and the neighbouring States, to refrain from any . action, unilateral or otherwise, which might alter the mdependence and the territorial integrity of so-called French Somaliland (Djibouti); 6. Calls upon all States to renounce forthwith any and all claims to the Territory and to declare null and void any and all acts asserting such claims; 1. Urges ali Member States, the specialized agencies and other organizations within the United Nations sys- tem, in co-operation with the administering Power, to render all possible moral and material assistance to the people of the Territory; 8. Requests the Special Committee on the Situation with regard to the lmplementation of the Declaration on the Granting of lndependence to Colonial Countries and Peoples to keep the situation in the Territory under active consideration, including the dispatch of a visiting mission to the Territory, and to report to the General Assembly at its thirty-first session on the implementation of the present resolution. 2437th plenary meeting 11 December 197 5 3485 (XXX). Question of Timor The General Assembly, Recognizing the inalienable right of ali peoples to self-determination and independence in accordance with the principles of the Charter of the U nited N ations and of the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples, contained in its reso- lution 1514 (XV) of 14 December 1960, 85 Jbid., 2168th meeting. Having examined the cbapter 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 re- Iating to the question of Timor, 86 H aving heard the statements of the rerresentatives of Portugal, as. the administering Power, 8 concerning develo:pments in Portuguese Timor and the implementa- tion wtth regard to that Territory of the relevant pro- visions of the Charter and the Declaration, as well as those of General Assembly resolution 1541 (XV) of 15 December 1960, Bearing in mind the responsibility of the administer- ing Power to undertake ali eff orts to create conditions enabling the people of Portuguese Timor to exercise freely their rigbt to self-determination, freedom and independence and to determine their future political status in accordance with the principles of the Charter and the Declaration, in an atmosphere of peace and ~~ . Mindful that ali States should, in conformity with Article 2, paragraph 4, of the Charter, refrain in their intemational relatlons from the threat or use of force against the territorial integrity or national independence of any State, or from taking any action inconsistent with the purposes and principies of the Charter, Deeply conctrned at the critical situation resulting from the military intervention of the armed forces of Indonesia in Portuguese Timor, 1. Calls upon ali States to respect the inalienable right of the people of Portuguese Timor to self-deter- mination, freedom and independence and to determine t~eir future political status in acc~rdance with the prin- c1ples of the Charter of the Umted Nations and the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colo- nial Countries and Peoples; 2. Calls upon the administering Power to continue to make every effort to find a solution by peaceful means through talles between the Government of Portu- gal and the political parties representing the people of Portuguese Timor; 3. Appe~~ to ali the parties in Portuguese Timor to respond pos1t1vely to efforts to find a peaceful solution through talks between them and the Government of Portugal in the hope that such talks will bring an end to the strife in that Territory and lead towards the orderly exercise of the right of self-determination by the people of Portuguese Timor; 4. Strongly deplores the military intervention of the armed forces of Indonesia in Portuguese Timor; 5. Calls upon the Govemment of Indonesia to desist from f~er violation ~f the terr~torial integrity of Portuguese Timor and to w1thdraw w1thout delay its armed forces from the Territory in order to enable the people of the Territory freely to exercise their right to self-determination and independence; 6. Draws the attention of the Security Council in conformity with Article 11, paragraph 3, of the Cbarter t~ the critical situation in the Territory of Portugues~ Timor and recommends that it take urgent action to protect the territorial integrity of Portuguese Timor an~ the inalienable right of its people to self-determi- natlon; 86 /bid., Thirtieth Session, Supplement No. 23 (A/10023/ Rev.l ), chap. VIII. 87 lbid., Thirtieth Session, Fourt/r Committee, 2178th 2184th and 2185th meetings. '

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