A/RES/3485(XXX) GA

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. ' Res~lutiona adopted on the reporta of the Fourth Committee 119 1. Calls upon all States to respect the unity and territorial integrity of Portuguese Tunor; 8. Requests the Government of Portugal to con- tinue its co-operation with the Special Committee on the Situation with regard to the Implementation of the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colo- nial Countries and Peoples and requests the Committee to send a fact-finding mission to the Territory as soon as possible, in consultation with the political parties in Portuguese Timor and the Govemment of Portugal. "' * "' Other decisions Report of the Trusteeship Council (Item 13) 2439th plenary meeting 12 December 1975 At its 2437th plenary·meeting, on 11 December 1975, the General Assembly, on the proposal of the Chairman of the. Fourth Committee, 88 took note of the report of the Trusteeship Council covering the period from 24 October 1974 to 29 August 197589 and the relevant chapter of the report of the Special Committee on the Situation with regard to the Implementation of the Declaration on the Granting of lndependence to Colonial Countries and Peoples.90 Implementation of the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples (Item 23) At its 2431st plenary meeting, on 8 December 1975, the General Assembly, on the recommendation of the Fourth Committee,91 adopted the following text as representing the consensus of the members of the Assembly on the question of the Cocos (Keeling) Islands: "The General Assembly, having examined the relevant chapter of the report of the Special Committee on the Situation with regard to the Imple- mentation of the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples92 and having heard the statement of the administering Power98 on the implementation of the relevant provisions of the Charter of the United Nations and of the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples, contained in its resolution 1514 (XV) of 14 December 1960, with regard to the Cocos (Keeling) Islands, notes with appreciation the clo8e co-operation of Australia, as the administering Power concerned, in the relevant work of the Special Committee, and its continued preparedness to receive a further visiting mission to the Territory, at an appropriate time. Bearing in mind the responsibility of the administer- ing Power to create such conditions as will enable the people of the Territory to determine fully their future political status, the General Assembly notes • with interest the administrative and legislative steps taken and the further measures envisaged by the Government of Australia in the light of the con- clusions and recommendations of the 197 4 Visiting Mission to the TerritoryK with a view to enabling the people of the Cocos (Keeling) Islands to exercise their right to self-determination in accordance w!th the principies of the Charter and the Declaration. The General Assembly requests the Special Committee, in continued co-operation with the administering Power, to seek the best ways and means of implementing the Declaration with respect to the Territory and to report thereon to the Assembly at its thirty-first session." At the same meeting, the General Assembly, on the recommendation of the Fourth Committee,91 adopted the following text as representing the consensus of the members of the Assembly on the question of St. Helena: "The General Assembly, having heard the statement of the representa- tive of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, as the administering Power, 116 and having examined the relevant chapter of the report of the Special Committee on the Situation with regard to the Imple- mentation of the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial 88 Jbld., Thlrtieth Session, A.nnexes, agenda item 13, document A/10425. • Ibid., Thwtüth Smi01J, Su¡,pl1tMnt No. 4 (A/10004). to lbld., Supplement No. 23 (A/10023/Rev.1), chap. XI. 91 Ibid., Thirtieth Sesslon, A.nnexes, agenda item 23, document A/10427, _para. 73. 9'J[bid., Thirtieth Session, Supplement No. 23 (A/10023/Rev.1), chap. XVII. 98 Jbid., Thirtieth Session, Fourth Committee, 2166th meeting. "Ibid., Twenty-ninth Session, Supplement No. 23 (A/9623/Rev.1), chap. XX, annex, paras. 200-217. 91 Ibid., Thlrtieth Session, Fourth Commlttee, 2166th meeting.

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