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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. Resolutions adopted without reterence to a Main Committee Bearing in mind the increasingly impc,rtant role being playc<l in the widespread dissemination of relevant information by a number of non-governmental or- ganizations having a special interest in the field of decolonization, Expressing its appreciation of the continued efforts of the Special Committee in the field of the dissemina- tion of information on decolonization, 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 Inde- pendence to Colonial Countries and Peoples relating to the question of publicity for the work of the United Nations in the field of deoolonization; 2. Reaffirms the importance of effecting the widest possible dissemination of information on the evils and dangers of colonialism, on the determined efforts of the colonial pooples to achieve self-determination, free- dom and independence and on the assistance being provided by the international community towards the elimination of the remaining vestiges of colonialism in all its forms; -. 3. Requests the Secretary-General, having regard to the suggestions of the Special Committee, to continue to take concrete measures through all the media at bis disposal, including publications, radio and television, to give widespread and continuous publicity to the work of the United Nations in the field of decolonization and, inter alía: (a) To continue, in consultation with the Special Committee, to oollect, prepare and disserninate basic material, studies and articles relating to the problems of decolonization through the Office of Public Information of the Secretariat and the unit on information relat- ing to decolonization established in pursuance of Gen- eral Assembly resolution 3164 (XXVIII) of 14 Decem- ber 1973 and, in particular, to continue to publish the peri-odical Objective: Justice and other publications, special articles and studies of the Office of Public In- formation and to select from among them appropriate material far wider dissemination by means of reprints in various Ianguages; ( b) To seek the full co-operation of the administcr- ing Powers concerned in the discharge of the tasks referred to above; (e) To intensify the activities of ali information centres, particularly those located in western Europe; (d) To maintain a close working relationship with the Organization of African Unity by holding periodic consultations and by systematically exchanging relevant information with that organization; (e) To enlist the support of non-governmental or- ganizations having a special interest in the field of decolonization in the dissemination of the relevant information; (f) To report to the Special Committee on the measures taken in the implementation of the prescnt resolution; 4. Invites all States, the specialized arencies and other organizations within the United Nations system and non-governmental organizations having a special interest in the field of decolonization to undertake or intensify, in co-operation with the Secretary-General and within their respective spheres of competence, the large-scale dissemination of the information referred to in paragraph 2 above; 5. Requests the Special Committee to continue to seek suitable means for the effective dissemination of information on decolonization and to report thereon to the General Assembly at its thirty-first session. 2437th plenary meeting 11 December 197 5 3483 (XXX). Third United Nations Conference on the Law of the Sea The General Assembly, Recalling its resolutions 3067 (XXVIII) of 16 No- vember 1973 and 3334 (XXIX) of 17 December 1974, Noting the letter dated 19 May 1975 from the Presi- dent of the Third United Nations Conference on the Law of the Sea •to the President of the General Assem- bly30 regarding the decisions reached at the third ses- sion of the Conference, heild at Geneva from 17 March to 9 May 1975, Having considered the decision of the Confcrence, as conveyed in the letter from its President, that its next session should be hcld in New York from 29 March to 21 May 1976 and that a decision regarding a fifth scssion in 1976 should be left to its fourth session., Noting further that the Committee on Confcrences has recommended to the General Assembly that the fourth session of the Conference should be held in New York from 15 March to 7 May 1976,31 1. Approves the convening of the fourth session of the Third United Nations Conference on the Law of the Sea for the period from 15 March to 7 May 1976 in New York and the convening of a fifth session in 1976 if such decision is taken by the Conference; 2 .. Decides to acoord priority to the Conference in relation to other United Nations activities, except those .A org&,1s established :.,y the Charte1 of .he Unite..i Nations; 3. A uthorizes the Secretary-General to continue to make the necessary arrangements onginaHy provided under paragraph 9 of General Assembly resolution 3067 (XXVIII) for the efficient and oontinuous servic- ing of the Conference in 1976 and of subsequent activi- ties as may be decided upon by the Conference; 4. Recalls, in this con-nexion, that it noted in para- graph 4 of its resolution 3334 (XXIX) the decision of the Conference to accept the invitation of the Gov- e1:1ment of Venezuela to meet _at _Caracas at an appro- pnate date for the purpose of s1grung the Final Act and related instruments adopted by the Conference and authorized the Secretary-General to make the necessary arrangements to that end. · 2439th plenary meeting 12 December 1975 3530 (XXX). Report of the Security Council The General Assembly Takes note of the report of the Security Council coverin5 the period fll'.,m 16 J une 1:17 4 10 15 J une 1975.32 2442nd plenary meeting 16 December 1975 30 lbid., Thirtieth Session, Annexes, agenda ítem 30, docu- ment A/10121. 81 Jbid., Thirtieth Session, Supplement No. 32 (A/10032 and Corr.1), para. 34. 82 Ibid., Supplement No. 2 (A/10002).

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