The General Assembly,
Having considered the questions of American Samoa, Anguilla,
Bermuda, the British Virgin Islands, the Cayman Islands, Guam,
Montserrat, Tokelau, the Turks and Caicos Islands and the United
States Virgin Islands,
Having examined the relevant 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,
Recalling its resolution 1514 (XV) of 14 December 1960,
containing the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to
Colonial Countries and Peoples, and all resolutions and decisions
of the United Nations relating to those Territories, including,
in particular, those resolutions adopted by the General Assembly
at its forty-eighth session on the individual Territories covered
by the present resolution,
Recalling also its resolution 1541 (XV) of 15 December
1960, containing the principles which should guide Member States
in determining whether or not an obligation exists to transmit
the information called for under Article 73 e of the Charter of
the United Nations,
Conscious of the need to ensure the full and speedy implementation
of the Declaration in respect of those Territories, in view of
the target set by the United Nations to eradicate colonialism
by the year 2000,
Noting the decision of the United Kingdom of Great Britain
and Northern Ireland as administering Power to effect a policy
change aimed at enhancing its relations with its Caribbean dependent
Territories,
Noting with satisfaction the participation of New Zealand
in the work of the Special Committee,
Aware of the special circumstances of the geographical
location and economic conditions of each Territory, and bearing
in mind the necessity of promoting economic stability and diversifying
and strengthening further the economies of the respective Territories
as a matter of priority,
Conscious of the particular vulnerability of the small
Territories to natural disasters and environmental degradation,
and, in this connection, bearing in mind deliberations in all
related international conferences including the United Nations
Conference on Environment and Development, at which Agenda 21
was adopted, the World Conference on Natural Disaster Reduction
and the Global Conference on the Sustainable Development of Small
Island Developing States,
Aware also of the usefulness both to the Territories and
to the Special Committee of the participation of representatives
of the Non-Self-Governing Territories in the work of the Special
Committee,
Expressing its conviction that referendums and other forms
of popular consultation on the future status of the Non-Self-Governing
Territories are an appropriate means of ascertaining the wishes
of the peoples in those Territories with regard to their future
political status,
Mindful that United Nations visiting missions provide the
most effective means of ascertaining the situation in the Non-Self-Governing
Territories, and considering that the possibility of sending further
visiting missions to those Territories at an appropriate time
and in consultation with the administering Powers should be kept
under review,
Noting with appreciation the contribution to the development
of some Territories by specialized agencies and other organizations
of the United Nations system, in particular the United Nations
Development Programme, as well as regional institutions such as
the Caribbean Development Bank,
Bearing in mind the fragile economy of the small Territories
and their vulnerability to natural disasters and environmental
degradation, and recalling its resolutions and the report of the
Pacific Regional Seminar to Review the Political, Economic and
Social Conditions in the Small Island Non- Self-Governing Territories,
held at Port Moresby from 8 to 10 June 1993, in connection with
the plan of action of the International Decade for the Eradication
of Colonialism, as well as the position taken by the territorial
Governments, contained in the report of the Seminar,
1. 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, Anguilla, Bermuda, the British Virgin
Islands, the Cayman Islands, Guam, Montserrat, Tokelau, the Turks
and Caicos Islands and the United States Virgin Islands;
2. Reaffirms the inalienable right of the people of those
Territories to self-determination and independence in conformity
with the Charter of the United Nations and General Assembly resolution
1514 (XV), containing the Declaration on the Granting of Independence
to Colonial Countries and Peoples;
3. Reaffirms also that it is ultimately for the people
of those Territories themselves to determine freely their future
political status in accordance with the relevant provisions of
the Charter, the Declaration and the relevant resolutions of the
General Assembly, and, in that connection, calls upon the administering
Powers, in cooperation with the territorial Governments, to facilitate
programmes of political education in the Territories in order
to foster an awareness among the people of the possibilities open
to them in the exercise of their right to self-determination,
in conformity with the legitimate political status options clearly
defined in resolution 1541 (XV);
4. Reiterates that it is the responsibility of the administering
Powers to create such conditions in the Territories as will enable
their people to exercise freely and without interference their
inalienable right to self-determination and independence;
5. Calls upon the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern
Ireland, as an administering Power, to give due consideration
to any proposals made by the Territories under its administration
in the framework of its review of policy and management of its
Caribbean dependent Territories, as well as of any future policy
changes affecting them;
6. Requests the administering Powers to encourage and facilitate
the participation of elected representatives of the Non-Self-Governing
Territories under their administration and other appropriate authorities
or personalities duly mandated by those representatives in the
work of the Special Committee and its Subcommittee on Small Territories,
Petitions, Information and Assistance, as well as in the work
of its seminars;
7. Reiterates the view that factors such as territorial
size, geographical location, size of population and limited natural
resources should in no way serve as a pretext to delay the speedy
exercise by the peoples of those Territories of their inalienable
right to self-determination;
8. Reaffirms the responsibility of the administering Powers
under the Charter to promote the economic and social development
and to preserve the cultural identity of those Territories, and
recommends that priority should continue to be given, in consultation
with the territorial Governments concerned, to the strengthening
and diversification of their respective economies;
9. Urges the administering Powers, in cooperation with
the territorial Governments concerned, to take or continue to
take effective measures to safeguard and guarantee the inalienable
right of the peoples of those Territories to own, develop or dispose
of the natural resources of those Territories, including marine
resources, and to establish and maintain control over the future
development of those resources;
10. Also urges the administering Powers to take all necessary
measures to protect and conserve the environment of the Territories
under their administration against any environmental degradation,
and requests the specialized agencies concerned to continue to
monitor environmental conditions;
11. Calls upon the administering Powers, in cooperation
with the respective territorial Governments, to continue to take
all necessary measures to counter problems related to drug trafficking,
money laundering and other offences;
12. Urges the administering Powers to foster or continue
to foster close relations between the Territories and other island
communities in their respective regions and to promote cooperation
between the respective territorial Governments and regional institutions,
as well as the specialized agencies and other organizations of
the United Nations system;
13. Also urges the administering Powers to cooperate or
continue to cooperate with the Special Committee in its work by
providing timely and up-to-date information for each Territory
under their administration, in accordance with Article 73 e of
the Charter, and by facilitating the dispatch of visiting missions
to secure firsthand information thereon and to ascertain the wishes
and aspirations of the inhabitants;
14. Appeals to the administering Powers to continue or
to resume their participation in future meetings and activities
of the Special Committee and to ensure the participation in the
work of the Special Committee of representatives of the Non-Self-Governing
Territories;
15. Urges Member States to contribute to the efforts of
the United Nations to achieve the eradication of colonialism by
the year 2000, and calls upon them to continue to give their full
support to the action of the Special Committee towards the attainment
of that objective;
16. Invites the specialized agencies and other organizations
of the United Nations system to initiate or to continue to take
all necessary measures to accelerate progress in the social and
economic life of the Territories;
17. Requests the specialized agencies and other organizations
of the United Nations system, in formulating their assistance
programmes, to take due account of the text entitled "Challenges
and opportunities: a strategic framework", which was adopted
unanimously by the Meeting of Governmental Experts of Island Developing
Countries and Donor Countries and Organizations;
18. Requests the Special Committee to continue the examination
of the question of the small Territories and to recommend to the
General Assembly the most suitable steps to be taken to enable
the populations of those Territories to exercise their right to
self-determination and independence, and to report thereon to
the Assembly at its fiftieth session.
The General Assembly,
Referring to resolution A above,
Noting that efforts in American Samoa are currently aimed
at increasing the production of food crops for local consumption,
Noting also the efforts of the Governor to reduce government
spending and the Territory's budget deficit,
Noting further that American Samoa is one of two Territories
of the United States of America in which employers are allowed
to pay workers less than the mainland minimum wage to ensure compatibility
with the prevailing cost of living,
Noting that the Territory, similar to isolated communities
with limited funds, continues to experience a shortage of qualified
medical personnel,
Aware that one third of the population is dependent on
village-based water systems which often lack basic sanitary conditions,
Recalling the dispatch in 1981 of a United Nations visiting
mission to the Territory,
1. Calls upon the administering Power, in cooperation with
the territorial Government, to continue to promote the economic
and social development of the Territory in order to alleviate
its financial problems;
2. Also calls upon the administering Power, in cooperation
with relevant regional and international institutions, to assist
the Territory in increasing its agricultural output;
3. Urges the administering Power, in cooperation with the
territorial Government, to ensure that salaries paid to employees
are on a par with the cost of living in the Territory;
4. Requests the administering Power, in cooperation with
the territorial Government, to continue its efforts to assist
in alleviating the shortage of medical personnel in the Territory;
5. Also requests the administering Power, in cooperation
with the territorial Government, to continue to extend adequate
water services with appropriate sanitary conditions to the whole
population of the Territory and, in this framework, to study the
feasibility of making the Government's central water system available
to all;
6. Notes that a period of thirteen years has elapsed since
a United Nations mission visited the Territory and again calls
upon the administering Power to facilitate such a mission as early
as possible.
The General Assembly,
Referring to resolution A above,
Having heard the statement of the representative of the
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, as the administering
Power,
Aware that the educational system in Anguilla is facing
severe problems, including overcrowding and insufficient equipment
and supplies in the schools, as well as a high percentage of undertrained
teachers and the loss of teachers to the private sector and to
other parts of the civil service,
Aware also of the inability of the educational system in
Anguilla to alleviate the problem of scarcity of skilled national
personnel, particularly in the fields of economic management and
tourism, and that educational reform is of paramount importance
to the achievement of the long-term economic goals of the Territory,
Noting that the Government is placing great emphasis on
manpower development and training,
Noting also that the Government's Public Sector Investment
Programme for 1991-1995 is expected to be financed by external
donors through grants and concessional loans,
Aware that the exploitation of deep-sea resources would
help reduce the risk of depleting the Territory's own fishing
resources as a result of overfishing,
Recalling the dispatch of a United Nations visiting mission
to the Territory in 1984,
1. Requests the administering Power, in considering, adopting
and/or implementing policy decisions likely to affect its dependent
Territories, to continue to grant the highest attention to the
interests, needs and wishes of the territorial Government and
the people of Anguilla;
2. Calls upon national, regional and international institutions
specializing in the field of education to grant Anguilla funds
and equipment and to make available to the Territory teacher-training
courses, to enable it to overcome its educational problems;
3. Calls upon all countries, institutions and organizations
endowed with expertise in manpower training to grant Anguilla
assistance in this field;
4. Invites the international donor community to contribute
generously to the Government's Public Sector Investment Programme
for 1991-1995 and to grant the Territory all possible assistance
to enable it to reach the main development objectives established
by the Executive Council of the Territory;
5. Requests all countries and organizations with deep-sea
fishing experience to facilitate the acquisition by the fishing
sector of the Territory of larger boats and fishing equipment
and to provide the Territory's fishermen with deep-sea fishing
training programmes;
6. Notes that a period of ten years has elapsed since a
United Nations mission visited Anguilla and again calls upon the
administering Power to facilitate the dispatch of such a mission
as early as possible.
The General Assembly,
Referring to resolution A above,
Having heard the statement of the representative of the
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, as the administering
Power,
Bearing in mind the general elections held in the Territory
in November 1993 and the proposed referendum on Bermuda's independence
to be held in 1994,
Noting the negative effects of the international recession
on the economy of Bermuda,
Noting also the recent review of the criminal justice system
in the Territory,
Noting with concern the incidence of crime in the secondary
schools, and noting also the planned restructuring of the public
school system,
Expressing the view that the removal of military bases
and installations from the Territory could expedite the full implementation
of the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial
Countries and Peoples,
Noting that the Territory has never been visited by a United
Nations visiting mission,
1. Expresses the view that the referendum on the future
status of Bermuda is an appropriate means for the people of the
Territory to decide their own future;
2. Notes with satisfaction that the economy of the Territory
has begun to recover and that the territorial Government continues
to place emphasis on the general good management of the economy
of Bermuda;
3. Calls upon the administering Power to ensure that the
criminal justice system is fair to all inhabitants of the Territory;
4. Notes the plans of the territorial Government to restructure
the entire educational system with a view to facilitating wider
access to higher education and to training more Bermudian students
in the skills required to satisfy the employment needs of the
Territory;
5. Notes also the decision by Canada, the United Kingdom
of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the United States of
America to close their respective military bases in Bermuda in
1995;
6. Again calls upon the administering Power to facilitate
the dispatch of a United Nations visiting mission to the Territory
as early as possible.
The General Assembly,
Referring to resolution A above,
Having heard the statement of the representative of the
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, as the administering
Power,
Noting the request of the Territory for a review of its
Constitution, and noting also the appointment by the administering
Power of the Constitutional Review Commission,
Also noting the measures taken by the territorial Government
to develop the agricultural, industrial, educational and communications
sectors,
Further noting the desire of the Territory for membership
in the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
and other regional and international organizations,
Noting that the Territory's unmet manpower requirements
continue to be a critical constraint to its economic growth,
Recognizing the measures being taken by the territorial
Government to prevent drug trafficking and money laundering,
1. Requests the administering Power to take into account
the wishes and interests of the Government and the people of the
Territory in connection with the constitutional review;
2. Also requests the administering Power and all financial
institutions to continue to provide assistance to the Territory
in order to enable it to mitigate the effects of the international
economic recession and to pursue its development programmes;
3. Reiterates its call upon the administering Power to
facilitate the admission of the Territory to associate membership
in the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations,
as well as its participation in other regional and international
organizations;
4. Calls upon the United Nations Development Programme
to continue its technical assistance to the British Virgin Islands,
bearing in mind the vulnerability of the Territory to external
economic factors and the scarcity of skilled workers in the Territory;
5. Calls upon all countries and organizations with expertise
in the development of skilled labour to assist the territorial
Government in every possible way in the implementation of its
educational and manpower training programmes;
6. Notes with satisfaction the measures being taken by
the territorial Government to prevent drug trafficking and money
laundering, and urges the administering Power to continue its
assistance to the Territory in those endeavours;
7. Notes that a period of eighteen years has elapsed since
a United Nations mission visited the Territory and again calls
upon the administering Power to facilitate the dispatch of such
a mission as early as possible.
The General Assembly,
Referring to resolution A above,
Having heard the statement of the representative of the
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, as the administering
Power,
Noting that an amended Constitution was brought into force
in the Cayman Islands on 1 February 1994,
Aware of the economic priorities established by the territorial
Government,
Noting that there is an urgent need for the training of
nationals in the technical, vocational, managerial and professional
fields,
Noting also the actions taken by the territorial Government
to implement its localization programme to promote increased participation
of the local population in the decision-making process in the
Cayman Islands,
Noting further the Territory's dependence on imported agricultural
products,
Noting with concern the vulnerability of the Territory
to drug trafficking and related activities,
Noting with satisfaction the efforts of the territorial
Government, the Governments of other countries of the region and
the administering Power to prevent and repress illicit activities
such as money laundering, funds smuggling, false invoicing and
other related frauds, as well as the use of and trafficking in
illegal drugs,
Recalling the dispatch in 1977 of a United Nations visiting
mission to the Territory,
1. Requests the administering Power to provide the territorial
Government with all required expertise to enable it to achieve
its economic aims;
2. Urges the administering Power, in consultation with
the territorial Government, to continue to facilitate the expansion
of the current programme of securing employment for the local
population, in particular at the decision-making level;
3. Calls upon the administering Power, in consultation
with the territorial Government, to continue to promote the agricultural
development of the Cayman Islands;
4. Requests the specialized agencies and other organizations
of the United Nations system to continue and increase their programmes
of assistance to the Territory with a view to strengthening, developing
and diversifying its economy;
5. Also calls upon the administering Power, in cooperation
with the territorial Government, to continue to take all necessary
measures to counter problems related to money laundering, funds
smuggling and other related crimes, as well as drug trafficking;
6. Notes that a period of seventeen years has elapsed since
a United Nations mission visited the Territory and again calls
upon the administering Power to facilitate the dispatch of such
a mission as early as possible.
The General Assembly,
Referring to resolution A above,
Recalling that in a referendum held in 1987, the people
of Guam endorsed a draft Commonwealth Act that would establish
a new framework for relations between the Territory and the administering
Power, providing internal self- government for Guam and recognition
of the right of the indigenous Chamorro people to self-determination
for the Territory,
Aware of the continued negotiations between the administering
Power and the territorial Government on the draft Guam Commonwealth
Act and on the future status of the Territory, with particular
emphasis on the questions of the evolution of the relationship
between the United States of America and Guam, self-determination
of the Chamorro people and participation of Guam in international
organizations,
Noting the appointment on 3 November 1993 by the administering
Power of a Special Representative for Guam Commonwealth Issues,
Cognizant that the administering Power continues to implement
its programme of transferring surplus federal land to the Government
of Guam,
Noting that the people of the Territory have called for
a reform in the programme of the administering Power with respect
to the thorough and expeditious transfer of property to the people
of Guam,
Conscious that immigration into Guam has resulted in the
indigenous Chamorros becoming a minority in their homeland,
Aware of the potential for diversifying and developing
the economy of Guam through commercial fishing and agriculture
and other viable activities,
Noting with concern the escalating crime rate in the Territory,
Recalling the dispatch in 1979 of a United Nations visiting
mission to the Territory,
1. Calls upon the administering Power to continue to conduct
expeditiously its negotiations with the territorial Government
on the draft Guam Commonwealth Act and on the future status of
the Territory;
2. Expresses the hope that the appointment by the administering
Power of a Special Representative for Guam Commonwealth Issues
will facilitate the ongoing discussions on the political status
of Guam;
3. Requests the administering Power, in cooperation with
the territorial Government, to continue to expedite the transfer
of land to the people of the Territory and to take the necessary
steps to safeguard their property rights;
4. Also requests the administering Power to continue to
recognize and respect the political rights and the cultural and
ethnic identity of the Chamorro people and to take all necessary
measures to respond to the concerns of the territorial Government
with regard to the immigration issue;
5. Further requests the administering Power to continue
to support appropriate measures by the territorial Government
aimed at promoting growth in commercial fishing and agriculture
and other viable activities;
6. Urges the administering Power to continue to assist
the territorial Government in crime prevention;
7. Notes that a period of fifteen years has elapsed since
the last United Nations mission visited the Territory and again
calls upon the administering Power to facilitate the dispatch
of such a mission as early as possible.
The General Assembly,
Referring to resolution A above,
Having heard the statement of the representative of the
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, as the administering
Power,
Noting the position of the territorial Government that
while independence is both desirable and inevitable, it should
be preceded by economic and financial viability sufficient to
sustain Montserrat as an independent State,
Expressing concern at the high incidence of drug trafficking
and money laundering in the Territory,
Taking into account the membership of Montserrat in regional
and international bodies and the outstanding request of the Territory
for readmission to associate membership in the United Nations
Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization,
Aware of the territorial Government's policy to continue
to train and develop local human resources,
Aware also of the territorial Government's policy to achieve
optimal self-sufficiency in food production within five years,
Recalling that the last United Nations Visiting Mission
to the Territory took place in 1982,
1. Requests the administering Power to work towards promoting
the economic and social development of the Territory with a view
to its attaining self-determination and independence;
2. Notes the expressed preference of the territorial Government
for independence within a political union with the Organization
of Eastern Caribbean States;
3. Requests the administering Power and competent regional
and international organizations, as well as countries in a position
to do so, to grant the Government of Montserrat every assistance
it requires to achieve its stated goal of improving the efficiency
and productivity of the public service through training at all
levels;
4. Reiterates its call upon the administering Power, in
cooperation with the territorial Government, to take, as a matter
of urgency, the necessary steps to facilitate the readmission
of Montserrat as an associate member of the United Nations Educational,
Scientific and Cultural Organization;
5. Urges the specialized agencies and other organizations
of the United Nations system, as well as regional and other multilateral
financial institutions, to continue to expand their assistance
to the Territory in the strengthening, development and diversification
of the economy of Montserrat in accordance with its medium-term
and long-term development plans;
6. Urges the administering Power to continue its assistance
to the Territory in the prevention of drug trafficking and money
laundering;
7. Notes that a period of twelve years has elapsed since
a United Nations mission visited the Territory and calls upon
the administering Power to facilitate the dispatch of a visiting
mission to Montserrat as early as possible.
The General Assembly,
Referring to resolution A above,
Having heard the statement of the representative of the
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, as the administering
Power,
Noting recent changes to the Constitution of the Territory
and the intention of the territorial Government to continue to
campaign for further constitutional changes,
Noting also the different views expressed by the elected
representatives of the Turks and Caicos Islands on the question
of the future status of the Territory,
Aware of the decision of the administering Power to implement
a policy change aimed at establishing better dialogue, coordination
and cooperation between itself and its Caribbean dependent Territories,
Noting the emergency measures taken by the territorial
Government to cut the budget deficit and government spending,
Noting also the commitment of the territorial Government
to reform the public service to achieve greater efficiency and
to implement its policy of localization of employment,
Noting further the territorial Government's expressed need
for development assistance to achieve its stated goal of economic
independence by the year 1996,
Noting the territorial Government's decision to establish
an investment bank in order to attract substantial investments
world wide for much-needed projects,
Noting also that 90 per cent of the food consumed in the
Territory is imported and that the Government has exerted efforts
to improve the agriculture and fisheries sectors,
Aware of the efforts of the territorial Government to develop
a management plan to control all marine resources exploitation,
Aware also of the tourism policy of the territorial Government
to establish national standards for the tourism industry,
Noting the number of unqualified teachers and the number
of expatriate staff in the educational system of the Territory,
Noting with interest the statement made and the information
on the overall political, economic and social situation in the
Turks and Caicos Islands, provided in March 1993 by an elected
member of the Territory's Legislative Council to the Subcommittee
on Small Territories, Petitions, Information and Assistance 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,
1. Reiterates that it is ultimately for the people of the
Territory themselves to determine their own future through the
exercise of their right to self-determination and independence;
2. Invites the administering Power, in implementing policy
changes concerning its dependent Territories, to continue to take
fully into account the wishes and interests of the Government
and people of the Turks and Caicos Islands;
3. Calls upon the territorial Government to continue to
promote alternative employment opportunities for those civil servants
whose employment will be terminated as a result of the public
service reform and the planned reduction of employees in the service;
4. Also calls upon the territorial Government to initiate
a comprehensive training programme to ensure that the employment
of expatriates in the Territory's labour force is not prejudicial
to the recruitment of suitably qualified and available islanders;
5. Calls upon the specialized agencies and other institutions
of the United Nations system to explore concrete ways of assisting
the Turks and Caicos Government to reach its stated goal of achieving
economic independence by 1996;
6. Notes with satisfaction the increase in aid, particularly
financial assistance, granted to the territorial Government by
the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern
Ireland, and invites the latter to maintain this level of assistance;
7. Calls upon all national, regional, interregional and
international financial institutions, including the International
Monetary Fund and the World Bank, to take all necessary steps
to assist the Government of the Turks and Caicos Islands in the
establishment and/or operation of its investment bank;
8. Urges the administering Power and the relevant regional
and international organizations to assist the territorial Government
in increasing the efficiency of the agricultural and fisheries
sectors;
9. Also urges the administering Power and the relevant
regional and international organizations to support the efforts
of the territorial Government to address the problem of environmental
pollution and degradation;
10. Calls upon all countries and organizations with experience
in the training of teachers to extend generous assistance to the
Territory in this field, with particular emphasis on the training
of its nationals;
11. Draws the attention of the administering Power to the
statement made and the information on the political, economic
and social situation in the Territory, provided in March 1993
by an elected member of the Territory's Legislative Council to
the Subcommittee on Small Territories, Petitions, Information
and Assistance 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 ;
12. Notes that a period of fourteen years has elapsed since
a United Nations mission visited the Territory and again calls
upon the administering Power to facilitate the dispatch of such
a mission as early as possible.
The General Assembly,
Referring to resolution A above,
Bearing in mind the results of the referendum on political
status of the Territory held on 11 October 1993,
Noting the continuing interest of the territorial Government
in seeking associate membership in the Organization of Eastern
Caribbean States and observer status in the Caribbean Community
and its inability, for financial reasons, to participate in the
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations and the
World Health Organization,
Aware of serious fiscal problems of the territorial Government
and of the measures it is implementing to decrease the budget
deficit,
Noting the necessity of further diversifying the Territory's
economy,
Noting also that the question of the transfer of Water
Island to the Territory is still under consideration,
Noting further that in 1993 the territorial Government
purchased the assets of the West Indian Company, which had significant
property and development interests in the Charlotte Amalie Harbour,
Noting with concern the escalating crime rate in the Territory,
Recalling the dispatch in 1977 of a United Nations visiting
mission to the Territory,
1. Reiterates its request to the administering Power to
facilitate as appropriate the participation of the Territory in
the Organization of Eastern Caribbean States and the Caribbean
Community, as well as in various international and regional organizations,
in accordance with the policy of the administering Power and the
terms of reference of such organizations;
2. Requests the administering Power to assist the territorial
Government in its efforts to balance the budget and to diversify
the Territory's economy;
3. Invites the administering Power, as a matter of urgency,
to facilitate the transfer of Water Island to the territorial
Government;
4. Notes the purchase by the territorial Government of
the assets of the West Indian Company in the Territory;
5. Requests the administering Power to continue to assist
the territorial Government in crime prevention;
6. Notes that a period of seventeen years has elapsed since
a United Nations mission visited the Territory and again calls
upon the administering Power to facilitate the dispatch of such
a mission as early as possible.
83rd plenary meeting
9 December 1994