A/RES/3481(XXX) GA

including, in particular, the enjoyment by the Pales-- tinian people of its inalienable national rights, as vvell as the total withdrawal from ali the Arab territories oocupied since Jun,\ 1967, I. Reaffirms that the ac:]!lisition nf territory by force is inadmissible a.nd therdore ali territories thus occupied must be returned; 2. Condemns Israel's conti.nued oocupation of Arab territories in violation of the Charter of the llnited Nations, the principies of intemation.al law and repeated United Nations resolutions; 3. Requests all States to desist from supplying Israel with any military or economic aid as long as it con- tinues to occupy Arab territories and deny the inalien- able national rights of the Palestinian people; 4. Requests the Security Council, in the exercise of its responsibilities under the Charter, to take ali neces- sary measures for the speedy implementation, accord- ing to an appropriate time-table, of ali relevant resolu- tions of the General Assembly and the Security Council aiming at the establishment of a just and lasting peace in the region through a oomprehensive settlement, worked out with the participation of all parties con- cerned, including the Palestine Liberation Organization, and within the framework of the United Nations, which ensures complete Israeli withdrawal from all the oecu- pied Arab territories as well as full recognition of the inalienable national rights of the Palestinian people a.nd the attainment of those rights; 5. Requests the Secretary-General to inform ali con- cemed, including the Co-Chairmen of the Peace Con- ference on the Middle East, and to follow up the implementation of the present resolution and report thereon to the Seeurity Council and to the General Assembly at its thirty-first session. 2429th plenary meeting 5 December 1975 3481 (XXX), impfomentation of the DecLn-am tion on the G,·anting of Indcpendence to Colonial Countiries and Pcoples The General Assembly, Having examined the report of the Special Commit- tee on the Situation with regare! to the Implementation of the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples,2·1 Having reviewed, on the occasion of the fifteenth an- niversary of its adoption, the implementation of the historie Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples, contained in Gen- eral Assem bly resolution 1514 (XV) of 14 Dccember 1960, by which the Assembly affirmed that the subjec- tion of peoples to alíen subjugation, domination and exploitation constituted a denial of fundamental human rights and was contrary to the Charter of the United Nations. Aware that the principies ¡;IJshrined in the Declara- tion have continued to serve as an important source of encouragement and inspiration to the peo.ples under colonial and alien do;nination in their strnggle to aehieve their inalienable right to self--0etermination and inde- pendence, Noting with satisfaction that, since thc ado¡Jt10,1 of the Declaration, a n11G1ber of Tci,ito1it8 havc achieved self-government and iudr:prn1d,,nc.: and f,,anv havt . .',incc 27 Official R.ffotds .,ion, Supp/c,111oix r,r.,,; tite (J,r~nc· ,J'JJ ,/1.1:s~'?r.,¡1,1;.¿:,r í.'"'hJ; J'{,:.:/.;\ ' ' 'l(;,,'," ·~ ·¡¡,. j) 7 joincd the i Jnited Natwns ,;y,;tlclll ol organizations, ;111d wdcoming the positive de,1, l;1pmL'lll :; 1 owat ds ful! irn ,:r-- nal self-governmcnt and ind,':pünfk,we in tlw mmair:ing colonial Tcrritories, Condemning thc oontinné<J colonialist and racist n~pression of millions of Africans, m Namibia by ihe Government of South Africa, rcsulting frorn its per- sistent, illegal occupation of the intnnational Terrítory, and in Zimbabwe by the illcgal racist minority régime, Deeply conscious of thc pressíng nced to takc ali the necessary measures to bring about the spccdy ami C:ülll pletc elimination of the last vcstiges of co!oni,tiism, ¡M,- ticularly with respect to Namibia and Zimbahwe, wh,.,rc millions of Africans continue to be subjugatcd 11111kr the oppressive rule of the racist minority régimes, Strongly deprecating the policies of thosc Statcs whi,:h, in defiance of 1he relevant resoluti,ms of th.: Unitcd Nations, continue to collaboratc with thc Governmcnt of South Africa and with thc ilkgal racist minmi!y régime in Southcrn Rhodcsia, thus pcrpetuating their domination of the peoples in thc Territorics conccrncd,, Noting that the success of the natíonal !ibcrmion strugglc and t.hc resultant international situalion have created favourable conditions for the complete climina- tion of colonialism, racial discrimination ami apa:rtheirl in southcm Africa, Noting with appreciation thc work accomplish1'.d thc Special Committee with a view to st'curing 1he effective and complete implementation of the Dedaia- tion and other rclcvant resolutiorns of the lJnítcd Natíons, in particular the constructive results achicvcd as a con· sequencc of thc visiting missions it had dispatcheu, Noting with satisfaction the increascd co-opcraliot1 and thc active partieipation of the administcring Powers eonc:erned in the relevant work of the Special Commit- tet;., as well as the oontinued readiness of thc Gove!ll- ments of Australia, New Zealand, Portugal and t,l,'. United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northcrn Iwlaud to receive Unikd Nations visiting mi~,ions ic the Territnries under their administration, and dccpiy ,t.>- ploring the negative attitudc of those :1dminist,'.rn1,g, Powers which, des pite the repeated appcals addr :s,,:d to them by the General Assemblj• all(I tlw Spccnl Committee, nersist in their refusai lll c<>-operntc "'11.h the Special Comrnittet in the dischai"gl' of ,he ma,H1:,11 tmtrusted to it by the Assembly, Reiterating its conviction that tlll' tot;d ,:radic:;il of racial discrimination, apartheid and vinlatinns : f i hasic human rights of the peopk:s in onlon1:1! i'c;, .• torics will be achieved with thc grcatest "pc,,d by ; i,e faithful and complete implemcntation of thc r:>c',-larafo .. ,,, 1. Reaffirms its rcsolutions 15 14 ( XV) uf l ,1 Dec:ember 1960 and 2621 (XXV) of 12 Octoh1~1 19 ;o and ali othcr rcsolntions on decolonizat 1nR ,nK, Ci.l!S upon the administcring Powers, m accordancc ,\,1th those resolutions, to takc ali thc ncccssarv ~:tq,,, In cnable thc depcndent pcoplcs of tlw Tcrri1orieé. con cerned to cxercise fully and without furtl·,q ,il'iay dwi; inalienable right to self dctermination :rnd 1rn.iopcnd,'i;, , 2. Declares tlut thc conti1rnatíc,,, of •'nk.:,ialis,,t ali iu, fonns ,11,J manifrstations-- inclnr!1n1' r;h:is¡,:, apartheid and thc .1ctivities of forrign ,. on'i'.-,.míc ;,·,.,; othcr intf':rcsts wh1,h c;.;_¡illlÍt co•lomal pcqJlcs. a:; w, :¡ ,ls thc rnaging ,}f cll!onial wa,s to s11pprest· th,: :1,,;::nn,,i hhaal·inn iúC,·\'ifo',,1:: ,,f ih,- cnlnnial '·'e1TitnnL": l,.l,1c;i 1~: 1.,,·,,1n¡.:.it;1;1, ,11l1 i, t 'lia,kJ •.if :h,: lJnr .•. _, J ~::!i;,,i-,•. iit\· ! !1U 1 <J{ ('t',-:L¡¡·,'~IL1U ,:f ~--P.:":,ff1U.U. \ iL. t',i ,'!,,', d~ -11 n· .. , 'l~;·~t-l'dr,· 'ne!, 8 General Assembly-Tbirtieth Session to Colonial Countries and Peoples and poses a serious threat to intemational peace and security; 3. Afjirms its determination to cootinue to take all necessary steps with a view to the complete and speedy eradication of colonialism and to the faithful and strict observance by all States of the relevant provisions of the Charter, the Declaration on the Granting of Inde- pendence to Colonial Countries and Peoples and the guiding principies of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights; 4. Appraves the report of the Special Committee on the Situation with regard to the lmplementation of the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples covering its work during 197527 including the programme of work envisaged for 1976;2ª 5. Calls upan all States, in particular the adminis- tering Powers, and the specialized agencies and other organizations within the United Nations system to give effect to the rooommendations contained in the report of the Special Committee for the speedy implementa- tion of thc Declaration and the relevant resolutions of the United Nations; 6. Reaffirms its recognition of the legitimacy of the struggle of the peoples under colonial and alien domi- nation to exercise their right to self-determi-nation and independence by all the necessary means at their disposal; 7. Candemns the continued influx of foreign immi- grants into the colonial T erritories in southern Africa and the eviction and displacement of the indigenous inhabitants of those Territories, as weU as the intensi- fied activities of foreign economic and other interests which are impeding the implementation of the Declara- tion with respect to the Territories; 8. Requests all States, directly and through their action in the specialized agencies and other organiza- tioos within the United Nations system,, to withhold or continue to withhold assistance of any kind from the Government of South Africa and from the illegal racist minority régime in Southem Rhodesia until they restore to the peoples of Namibia and Zimbabwe their inalien- able right to self-determination and independence and to refrain from taking any action which might imply reoognition of the legitimacy of the domination of the Territories by those régimes; 9. Calls upan the colonial Powers to withdraw im- mediately and unconditionally their military bases and installations from colonial Territories and to refrain from establishing new ones; 10. Urges ali States, directly and through their ac- tion in the specialized agencies and other organizations within thc United Nations system, to provide all moral and material assistance to thc oppressed peoples of Namibia and Zimbabwe and, with respect to thc, other Territories, requests the administering Powers, in con- sultation with the Governments of the Territories under their administration, to take steps to enlist and make effective use of ali possible assistance, both bilaterally and on a multilateral basis, in the strengthening of the economies of these Territories; 11. Requests the Special Committee to continuc to seek suitable means for the immediate and full imple- mentation of resolution 1514 (XV) in ali Territories which have not yet attained independence and in ~&~; ' 28 Jbid., chap. I, paras. 172--183. (a) To formulate specific proposals for the elimina- tion of the remaining manifestations of colonialism and to report thereon to the General Assembly at its thirty- first session; ( b) To make concrete suggestions whioh could as- sist the Security Council in considering appropriate measures under the Charter with regard to developments in colonial Territories that are likely to threaten inter- national peace and security; (e) To oontinue to examine the compliance of Mem- ber States with the Declaration and with other relevant resolutions on decolonization, particularly those relat- ing to Namibia and Southern Rhodesia; ( d) To continue to pay particular attention to the small T erritories, including the sending of visiting mis- sions thereto, as appropriate, and to recommend to the General Assembly the most suitable steps to be taken to enable the populations of these Territories to ex- ercise their right to self-determination, freedom and independence; (e) To continue to enlist the support of national and intemational organizations having a special interest in the field of decolonization in the achievement of the objectives of the Declaration and in the implementa- tion of the relevant resolutions of the United Nations; 12. Calls upon the administering Powers to co- operate, or continue to co-operate, with the Special Committee in the discharge of its mandate and, in particular, to participate in the work of the Comrnittee relating to the Territories under their administration and to permit the access of visiting missions to the Territories in order to secure first-hand information and ascertain the wishes and aspirations of their inhabitants; 13. Requests the Secretary-General to provide the Special Committee with the facilities and services re- quired for the implementation of the present resolution, as well as of the various resolutions and decisions on decolonization adopted by the General Assembly and the Special Committee. 2437th plenary meeting 11 December 1975 3482 (XXX). Dissemination of information on decolonization The General Assembly, 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 relat- ing to the question of publicity for the work of the United Nations in the fidd of decolonization,29 Recalling its resolution 1514 (XV) of 14 December 1960, containing the Declaration on the Granting of Independence t? Colonial Countries and Peoples, and all other resoluttons and decisions of the United Nations concerning the dissemination of information on decoloni- zation, including in particular General Assembly resolu- tion 3329 (XXIX) of 16 December 1974, , Reiterating the importance of publicity as an instru- me_nt for furt~ering the aims and purposes of the Decla- ratio!1 and mmdful of _the pressing need for taking all poss1ble steps to acquamt world public opinion with all aspe~ts of the problems of decolonization with a view to assisting effectively the peoples of the colonial Territories to achieve self-determination, freedom and independence, 29 lbid., chap. 111.

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