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 oflndependence to Colonial Countries and Peoples relating to Guam; 11
2
Reaffirms the inalienable right of the people of Guam to self-determination and independence in con formity with the Declaration on the Granting of Indepen dence to Colonial Countries and Peoples, contained in General Assembly resolution 1514 (XV):
3
Reaffirms its conviction that such factors as terri torial size, geographical location, size of population and limited natural resources should in no way delay the speedy exercise by the people of the Territory of their ina lienable right to self-determination and independence in conformity with the Declaration contained in General Assembly resolution 1514 (XV), which fully applies to Guam;
4
Takes note of the fact that in the referendum on political status, the final phase of which was held on 4 Sep tember 1982, 7 5 per cent of the participants voted for Commonwealth status in association with the United States of America, and of the statement by the administer ing Power that the Congress of the United States has requested the Guamanian Status Commission to draft leg islation establishing Guam as a Commonwealth of the United States and to submit it to the Congress for approval;
5
Calls uponthe administering Power, in co-operation with the territorial Government, to expedite the process of decolonization strictly in accordance with the expressed wishes of the people of the Territory;
6
Reaffirms its strong conviction that the presence of military bases and installations in the Territory could con stitute a major obstacle to the implementation of the Dec laration and that it is the responsibility of the administer ing Power to ensure that the existence of such bases and installations does not hinder the population of the Terri tory from exercising its right to self-determination and independence in conformity with the purposes and princi ples of the Charter of the United Nations;
7
Urgesthe administering Power to continue to take all necessary measures not to involve the Territory in any offensive acts or interference directed against other States and to comply fully with the purposes and principles of the Charter, the Declaration and the resolutions and decisions of the General Assembly relating to military activities and arrangements by colonial Powers in Territories under their administration;
8
Reaffirms the responsibility of the administering Power, under the Charter, for the economic and social development of Guam and calls upon the administering
Power to take all necessary steps to strengthen and diversi fy the economy of the Territory, with a view to. reducing the Territory's economic dependence on the admm1stenng Power;
9
Reiterates the view that one obstacle to economic development, particularly in the agricultural sector, stems from the fact that large tracts of land are held by the feder al authorities and calls upon the administering Power, in co-operation with the local authorities, to continue the transfer of land to the people of the Territory;
l 0. Reiterates its call upon the administering Power, in co-operation with the territorial Government, to take measures aimed at removing constraints to growth in the areas of commercial fishing, agriculture and the transpor tation industry and to ensure their development to the fullest extent;
11
Urgesthe administering Power, in co-operation with the territorial Government, to continue to take effec tive measures to safeguard and guarantee the right of the people of Guam to their natural resources and to establish 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;
12
Takes note of the steps taken by the administering Power to develop and promote the language and culture of the Chamorro people, who are the indigenous population of the Territory, and reaffirms the importance of further efforts in that field;
13
Considers that the possibility of sending a further visiting mission to Guam at an appropriate time should be kept under review;
14
Requeststhe Special Committee to continue the examination 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 Assembly at its fortieth session.
