Having considered the question of the Cayman Islands,
Having examined thc relevan! chapters of the report or the Special Committee on the Situation with regard to thc lmplementation of the Declaration on the Granting or Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples, 1'
Recalling its resolution 1514 (XV) of 14 December 1960, containing the Declaration on thr Granting of Indcpendence to Colonial Countrics and Peoplcs, and all other resolutions and decisions ofthe Unite-d Nations rclating to the Cayman Islands, (;eneral A ssembl} - 1 hirty-dghth Session Fakinl{ i1110 anmmt the statemrnt or thc rcpresentativc of thc administenng Power relating to the- Territory, 111 in which he said that his liovernment would fülly rcspcct thc wishes ofthc pcoplc ofthe Cayman Islands in dctcrmining thc futurc constitutional status of the Territory,
C 'onscious of thc nced to cnsurc thr full and spced~ implcmcntation of thc Dcclaration in rcspcct of thc Tcrritnry,
l\/oting that. in thc pcriod undcr rcvicw, thc cconomy of the Territory has continucd to sustain sound rates of growth. cspccially in thc tourist, international tinancc and real estate industncs.
.\Jind_fi¡/ that Llnitcd Nations visiting missions providc Jll cffectivc mcans of asccrtaining the situation in thc ~mall Tcrritorics and cxpressing its satisfaction at the willingness ofthe administering Power to receive visiting missions in the Temtories under its administration.
.·hrnrc of the spccial circumstances of thc geographical location and economic conditions of the Tcrritory and bcaring in mind the necessity of diversifying and strcngthcning further thc cconomy as a mattcr of priority in order 10 promotc cconnmic stahility.
1
-lppmvcs the chapter of thc report of the Special Committce on thc Situation with regard to thc Implemcntation of the Dcclaration on the Granting of Independencc to Colonial Countries and Pcoples rclating to thc Cayman !stands; 10 2.
Reaftirms thl' inalienable right of the people of thc ( ·ayman Islands to sclf-determination and independencc in conformity with thc Declaration on the Granting of lndependencc to Colonial Countries and Peoplcs, co11- taine-d in General Asscmbly resolution 1514 (XV);
3
Reitera/es thc view that such factors as territorial size, geographical location, size of population and limitcd natural resourccs should in no way delay the spccdy implcmcntation of thc process of self-determination in accordance with the Dcclaration contained in General Assembly rcsolution 1 514 (XV), which fully applics to thc Cayman !stands:
4
Note~ with appreciation thc participation of thc administering Powcr in the work ofthe Special Committec in regard to thc 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 dC'colonization for the purposc of the full implementation of the Declaration;
5
Reitera/es that it is the responsibility ofthe admimstering Power to creatc such conditions in thc Cayman lslands as will enable the people of thc Tcrritory to excrcisC' freely and w1thou1 intcrfercncc their inalienable right 10 sclf-detcrmmation and independencc in accordancc with General Assemhly resolution 1 514 (X V), as wcll as ali nther relevant rl'solutions of the Asscmbly:
6
Reafhrms that it is ultimately for the pcople of thc ( ·ayman Islands themselves to determine their future political status in accordance with the relevan! provisions of the Chartcr of the llnited Nations and thc Declaration and rcaffirms thc importance of fostering an awarencss among the peoplc of the Territory of the possibilities open to them in the excrcise of their right to sclf-dctermination;
7
Reaffirms the responsibility of the administering Power for the cconomic and social development of thc Tcrritory and urges it, in co-operation with thc territorial Government, to render continuing support, to the fullest cxtent possible, to the development of programmes of economic diversification which will bcndi.t the pcople of thc Tl'rritory·
Urgesthe administering Power, in co-operation with the territorial Government, to safeguard the inalienable right of the people of the Territory to the enjoymcnt of their natural resources by taking effective measures to ensure their right to own and dispose of those resourccs and to establish and maintain control oftheir future development;
9
Urgesthe specialized agencies and othcr organizations of the United Nations system, as well as regional institutions such as the Caribbean Development Bank. to take ali the necessary measures to accelerate progress in the social and economic life of the Cayman !stands;
10
Notes the continuing assistance provided to the Territory by the United Nations Development Programme;
11
Considers that the possibility of sending a further visiting mission to the Cayman !stands at an appropriatc time should be kept under review;
12
Requeststhe Special Committee to continue the examination of this question at its next session, including the possible dispatch of a visiting mission to the Cayman Islands atan appropriate time and in consultation with the administering Power, and to report thereon to the General Assembly at its thirty-ninth session.
86th p/enary meeting
7 Decemher 1983
15 /bid., chap, 111. V and X XI 16 11>,d. chap XX,
