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 the Cayman lslands;13
2
Reaffirms the inalienable right of the people of the Cayman Islands to self-determination and independence in conformity with the Declaration on the Granting of Inde pendence to Colonial Countries and Peoples, contained in General Assembly resolution 1514 (XV);
3
Reiterates the view that such factors as territorial size, geographical location, size of population and limited natural resources should in no way delay the speedy im plementation of the process of self-determination in ac cordance with the Declaration contained in General Assembly resolution 1514 (XV), which fully applies to the Cayman Islands;
4
Notes with appreciation the active participation of the administering Power in the work of the Special Com mittee in regard to the Cayman Islands, thereby enabling it to conduct a more informed and meaningful examination of the situation in the Territory, with a view to accelerating the process of decolonization for the purpose of the full implementation of the Declaration;
5
Reiterates that it is the responsibility of the admin istering Power to create such conditions in the Territory as will enable the people of the Cayman Islands to exercise freely and without interference their inalienable right to self determination in accordance with General Assembly reso lution 1514 (XV), as well as all other relevant resolutions of the Assembly;
6
Reaffirms that it is ultimately for the people of the Cayman Islands themselves to determine their future polit ical status in accordance with the relevant provisions of the Charter of the United Nations and the Declaration and re affirms the importance of fostering an awareness among the people of the Territory of the possibilities open to them in the exercise of their right to self-determination;
7
Reaffirms the responsibility of the administering Power for the economic and social development of the Territory and urges it, in co-operation with the territorial Government, to render continuing support, to the fullest extent possible, to the development of programmes of economic diversifi cation which will benefit the people of the Territory;
8
Urgesthe administering Power, in co-operation with the territorial Government, to safeguard the inalienable right of the people of the Territory to the enjoyment of their natural resources by taking effective measures to ensure their right to own and dispose of those resources and to establish and maintain control of their future development;
9
Urgesthe specialized agencies and other organiza tions of the United Nations system, as well as regional institutions such as the Caribbean Development Bank, to take measures to accelerate progress in the social and eco nomic life of the Cayman Islands;
10
Welcomes the continuing assistance provided to the Territory by the United Nations Development Programme, amounting to $448,000 for the period I 982-1986;
11
Considers that the possibility of sending a further visiting mission to the Cayman Islands at an appropriate time should be kept under review;
12
Requeststhe Special Committee to continue the ex amination of this question at its next session, including the possible dispatch of a visiting mission to the Cayman Islands 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.
VII. 12 Ibid., chaps. Ill, V and XXII.
n Ibid .. chap. XXII.
14 Ibid., chaps. III-V and XXIIL "Ibid., chap. XXIII.
