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Noting with appreciation the continued participation of the administering Power in the work of the Special Com-
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Approves the chapter of the report of the Special Committee on the Situation with regard to the Implementation of the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples relating to American Samoa;4
2
Reaffirms the inalienable right of the people of American Samoa to self-determination and independence in conformity with the Declaration on the Granting of Independence 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 exercise by the people of the Territory of their inalienable right to self-determination and independence in conformity with the Declaration, which fully applies to American Samoa;
4
Calls uponthe Government of the United States of America, as the administering Power, to take all necessary steps, taking into account the rights, interests and wishes of the people of American Samoa as expressed freely in conditions leading to real self-determination, to expedite the process of decolonization of the Territory in accordance with the relevant provisions of the Charter of the United Nations and the Declaration, and reaffirms the importance of fostering an awareness among the people of American Samoa of the possibilities open to them in the exercise of their right to self-determination and independence;
5
Takes note of the elections held on 6 November 1984 and of the fact that the newly elected Governor has stated his intention to recommend legislation establishing clearly the powers and duties of the various government departments in order to avoid conflicts of authority and to ensure sufficient budgetary control;5
6
Reaffirms the responsibility of the administering Power, under the Charter, to promote the economic and social development of American Samoa, and calls upon the administering Power to intensify its efforts to strengthen and diversify the economy of the Territory and to make it more viable in order to reduce its heavy economic and financial dependence on the United States and to create employment opportunities for the people of the Territory;
7
Expresses the hope that the development planning process initiated by the first five-year development plan will be continued, and urges the administering Power, in with the territorial Government,
to co-operation strengthen and extend the responsibilities of the Development Planning Office;
8
Urgesthe administering Power to continue to facilitate close relations and co-operation between the peoples of the Territory and the neighbouring island communities and between the territorial Government and the regional institutions in order to enhance further the economic and social welfare of the people of American Samoa;
9
Urgesthe administering Power, in co-operation with the territorial Government, to safeguard the inalienable right of the people of American Samoa 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 with a view to creating conditions for a balanced and viable economy;
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Considers that the possibility of sending a further visiting mission to American Samoa should be kept under review;
Requests the Special Committee tu continue the examination of this question at its next session, including the possible dispatch of a further visiting mission to American Samoa, in consultation with the administering Power, taking into account, in particular, the wishes of the people of the Territory, and to report thereon to the General Assembly at its forty-first session.
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1 For the decisions adopted on the reports of the Fourth Committee, see 3 Ibid., Fortieth Session. Fourth Committtt, 17th meeting, para. 53. sect. X.B.6.
2 Off,cial Records of the General Assembly. Fortieth Session. Supplement No. 13 (A/40/23), chaps. II, IV and XVI.
4 Ibid., Fortieth Se.won, Supp/emenr No 23 (A:40123), chap. XVI.
6 Tbid., Supplement No 23 (A/40123), chaps. 11, I\, VI and XVII. 5 Ibid., para. 9.
