Question of Spanish Sahara

A/RES/2591(XXIV)View PDF

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A Resolution of the General Assembly, published in 1970.

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8 documents · 1970–1976

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Year	Symbol	Title	Word length	Text similarity
1976	A/RES/3458(XXX)[B]	Question of Spanish Sahara	—	–
1976	A/RES/3458(XXX)A-B	Question of Spanish Sahara	—	–
1976	A/RES/3458(XXX)[A]	Question of Spanish Sahara	—	–
1975	A/RES/3292(XXIX)	Question of Spanish Sahara	650	–
1974	A/RES/3162(XXVIII)	Question of Spanish Sahara	156	–

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Mauritania Morocco Plebiscites Special Missions Western Sahara Western Sahara Question

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Reaffirms the inalienable right of the peoJ:)le of the so-called Spanish Sahara to self-determination in accordance with General Assembly resolution 1514 (XV);

Approves the chapter of the report of the Special Committee on the Situation with regard to the Implementation of the Peclaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples relating to the Territory of the so-called Spanish Sahara;

, Regrets that it has not yet been possible for the consultations to take place which the administering Power was to conduct in connexion with the holding of a referendum in the so-called Spanish Sahara;

Again invites the administering Power to determine at the earliest possible date, in conformity with the aspirations of the indigenous people of the so-called Spanish Sahara and in consultation with the Governments of Mauritania and Morocco and any other interested party, the procedures for the holding of a referendum under United Nations auspices with a view to enabling the indigenous population of the Territory to exercise freely its right to self-determination and, to this end:

26 [bid., Twenty-fourth Session, Supplement No. 23 (Al 7623/Rev.1), chapter X.

To create a favourable climate for the referendum. to be conducted on an entirely free, democratic and impartial basis by permitting, inter alia, the return of exiles to the Territory;

To take all the necessary steps to ensure that only the indigenous people of the Territory participate in the referendum;

( c) To comply with the resolutions of the General Assembly on the activities of foreign economic and other interests operating in colonial countries and Territories and to refrain from any action likely to delay the process of the decolonization of the so-called Spanish Sahara;

( d) To provide all the necessary facilities to a United Nations mission so that it may be able to participate actively in the organization and holding of the referendum;

Requests the Secretary-General, in consultation with the administering Power and the Special Committee, to appoint immediately the special mission provided for in paragraph 5 of General Assembly resolution 2229 (XXI) and to expedite its dispatch to the so-called Spanish Sahara for the purpose of recommending practical steps for the full implementation of the relevant General Assembly resolutions, and in particular for determining the extent of United Nations participation in the preparation and supervision of the referendum and submitting a report to the Secretary-General for transmission to the General Assembly at its twenty-filth session;

Requests the Special Committee to continue its consideration of the situation in the Territory of the so-called Spanish Sahara and to report thereon to the General Assembly at its twenty-filth session.

16 December 1969.

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