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Approves the report of the Special Co~mittee on the Situation with regard to the Implementation of the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples, and endorses th. conclusions and recommendations of the Sub-Committee on Aden;
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Expresses deep regret at the refusal of the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland to co-operate with the Sub-Committee on Aden, particularly its refusal to allow the Sub- Committee to go to the Territory in pursuance of the tasks entrusted to it by the Special Committee ;
3
Endorses the resolutions adopted by the Special Committee on 3 May7 and 19 July 1963 ;8
4
Reaffirms the right of the i:eople of the Territory to self-determination and fr~edom from colonial rule
e Ibid., addendum to ager:i~. item 23, document A/5446/Rev.1, chapter V.
1 Ibid., chapter V, ?,'iJendix, para. 6.
8 Jbid., chapter V, ,,ara. 478. in accordance with the Declaration on the granting of independence to colonial countries and peoples;
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Considers that the maintenance of the military base in Aden is prejudicial to the security of the region and that its early removal is therefore desirable;
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Recommendsthat the people of Aden and the Aden Protectorate should be aJlowed to exercise their right to self-determination with regard to their future, the exercise of that right to take the form of a consultation of the whole population, to be held as soon as possible on the basis of universal adult suffrage;
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Calls 1tpon the administering Power:
a
To repeal all the laws which restrict public freedoms;
( b) To release all political prisoners and detainees and those who have been sentenced following actions of political significance;
( c) To aJlow the return of those people who have been exiled or forbidden to reside in the Territory because of political activities;
( d) To cease forthwith aJI repressive action against the people of the Territory, in particular military expeditions and the bombing of villages;
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Further calls uponthe administering Power to make the necessary constitutional changes with a view to establishing a representative organ and setting up a provisional government for the whole of the Territory in accordance with the wishes of the population, such legislative organ and government to be constituted follow:ing general elections to be held on the basis of nniversal adult suffrage and with full respect for fundamental human rights and freedoms;
9
Requeststhe Secretary-General, in consultation with the Special Committee and the administering Power, to arrange for an effective United Nations presence before and during the elections referred to in parag-raph 8 above;
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Recomm!'nds that these elections should be held before the attainment of independence, which will be granted in accordance with the freely expressed wishes of the inhabitants ;
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Recommendsthat conversations should be opened without delay between the government resulting from the elections mentioned above and the administering Power, for the purpose of fixing the date for the granting of independence and the arrangements for the transfer of power ;
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Requeststhe Secretary-General to transmit the present resolution to the administering Power and to report to the Special Committee on its implementation ;
13
Requeststhe Special Committee to examine again the situation in Aden and to report thereon to the General Assembly at its nineteenth session.
11 December 1963.
ARGENTINA,
CANADA,
CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC, CEYLON, CYPRUS, CzECHOSLOVAKIA, FINLAND, INDIA, IRELAND, LIBERIA, MEXICO and UNITED ARAB REPUBLIC.
