Approves the chapter of the report of the Special Committee on the Situation with regard to the Implemen tation of the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples relating to Guam;6
2
Reaffirms the inalienable right of the people of Guam to self-determination and independence in conformity with the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples, contained in General Assembly res olution 1514 (XV);
3
Reaffirms its conviction that such factors as territorial size, geographical location, size of population and limited natural resources should in no way delay the implementation of the Declaration contained in General Assembly resolution 1514 (XV), which fully applies to Guam;
'Ibid., chaps. III, IV and XVIII.
" Ibid .. chap. XVIII.
4
Recalls that the United States of America, as the administering Power, has the responsibility under the Charter of the United Nations to ensure that the people of the Ter ritory are kept fully informed of their _inalienable right. to self-determination and independence, m accordance with General Assembly resolution 1514 (XV);
5
Reiterates that it is the responsibility of the admin istering Power to create such conditions_ in the Territol)'. as will enable the people of Guam to exercise freely anÖ w×th out interference their inalienable right to self-determination and independence in accordance with General Assembly resolution 1514 (XV);
6
Reaffirms its strong conviction that the administering Power must ensure that military bases and installations do not hinder the population of the Territory from exercising its right to self-determination and independence in conform ity with the purposes and principles of the Charter and urges the administering Power to take all necØssary measureÙ to comply fully with the relevant resoluti_ons of _the {!mted Nations relating to military bases and mstallat1ons m co lonial and Non-Self-Governing Territories;
7
Reeffirms the responsibility of the administering Power, under the Charter, for the economic and social de velopment of Guam and calls upon the administering Power to take all necessary steps to strengthen and diversify the economy of the Territory;
8
Calls uponthe administering Power, in co-operation with the local authorities, to accelerate the transfer of land to the people of the Territory;
9
Reiterates its call upon the administering Power, in co-operation with the territorial Government, to remove the constraints which limit growth in the economic development of the Territory, particularly with regard to commercial fish ing, agriculture and the transportation industry;
Urgesthe administering Power, in co-operation with 10. the territorial Government, to continue to take effective measures to safeguard and guarantee the right of thÚ people of Guam to their natural resources and to estabhsh and maintain control over their future development and requests the administering Power to take all necessary steps to protect the property rights of the people of the Territory;
11
Urgesthe administering Power to strengthen its ef forts to develop and promote the language and culture of the Chamorro people, who comprise more than half of the population of the Territory;
12
Considers that the possibility of sending a further visiting mission to Guam at an appropriate time should be kept under review;
13
Requeststhe Special Committee to continue the consideration of this question at its next session, including the possible dispatch of a further visiting mission to Guam at an appropriate time and in consultation with the admin istering Power, and to report thereon to the General Assem bly at its thirty-eighth session.
