S/21376 SC

The Security Council, Recalling its resolution 621 (1988) of 20 September 1988, by which it decided to authorize the Secretary-General to appoint a Special Representative for Western Sahara and to report on ways and means to ensure the holding of a referendum for self-determination of the people of Western Sahara and the supervision of such a referendum by the United Nations in co-operation with the Organization of African Unity, Recalling also that, on 30 August 1988, the Kingdom of Morocco and the Frente Popular para la Liberación de Saguía el-Hamra y de Río de Oro gave their agreement in principle to the proposals of the Secretary-General and the current Chairman of the Organization of African Unity in the framework of their joint mission of good offices, Having considered the report of the Secretary-General on the situation concerning Western Sahara (S/21360), 1. Expresses its full support to the Secretary-General in his current mission of good offices, pursued jointly with the current Chairman of the Organization of African Unity, with a view to settling the question of Western Sahara; 2. Calls upon the two parties to co-operate fully with the Secretary-General in their efforts aimed at an early settlement of the question of Western Sahara; 4. Welcoming the intention of the Secretary-General to dispatch, outlined to neighbouring countries, a technical mission to the territory and to obtain in particular the necessary information for the preparation of a further report to the Security Council on the referendum in Western Sahara. 5. Requesting the Secretary-General to provide a further detailed report on the implementation plan of the United Nations Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara (MINURSO), on the understanding that the Security Council would authorize the establishment of MINURSO.

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