text: Guyana, Jamaica, saintLuciaandTrinidad andTobagototheUnitedNations (A/36/l72) J (b)Letterdated17JUly1981fromthe Permlo.l""~n\. Representative ofGuatemala totheUnitedNations (A/36/390)J (c)Letterdated4August1981fromthePermanent Representative ofthe UnitedKingdomofGreatBritain andNorthern IrelandtotheUnitedNations (A/36/420). 4.'!herepresentative oftheUnitedKingdom, astheadministering Power concerned, participated intheworkoftheSpecial COmmittee duringits consideration oftheitem. *Previously issuedaspartofA/36/23 (PartVI). -163-,la 24 5.Atthel200thmeeting, on19August1981,theChairman madethefollowing statement concerning theTerritory's accession toindependence scheduled totake placeon21september 1981(A/AC.109/PV.1200): "TheSpecial COmmittee notesthatBelizewillattainindependence on21september 1981.TheSpecial COmmittee extends totheGovernment and peopleofBelizeitswarmcongratulations onthisachievement anditsbest wishesforpeace,happiness andprosperity. TheSpecial COmmittee welcomes thedeclared intention oftheGovernment ofBelize, uponattaining independence, toapplyformembership intheUnitedNations. "TheSpecial Committee expresses itsconfidence thattheinternational community willrenderallpossible assistance totheGovernment andpeopleof Belizefortheconsolidation oftheirindependence. TheSpecial Committee paysatribute tothedetermined efforts whichhavebeenmadebytheparties concerned toreachagreement onoutstanding issues. Inthisconnexion, the Special COmmittee' welcomes therecentstatement bythePremierofBelizethat hisGoverrlment willpursuethisobjective withdedication anddetermination." 6.Atthel202ndmeeting, on21August, theChairman informed theSpecial Committee that,attheinvitation ofMr.GeorgePrice,PremierofBelize, hewould beattending, between 18and21september 1981,theofficial independence celebrations marking theindependence ofBelize. Ip. ! I: l~'I I'r[ -164-~owing totakej, ;; 2 CHAPTER XXVII·- Ice ~ntand :sbest relcomes lational peopleof lIIIittee parties on,the lizethat ination. n al hewouldTOKELAU A.Consideration bytheSpecial Committee 1.Atits1184th meeting~ on21January 1981,byadopting thesuggestions relating totheorganization ofitsworkputforward bytheChairman (A/AC.I09/L.1385 andCorr.l), theSpecial Canmittee decided, interalia,torefer thequestion ofToke1au totheSub-Committee onSmallTerritories forconsideration andreport. 2.TheSpecial Committee considered theTerritory atitsl202ndto 1204th meetings~ between 2lAugustand11November 1981. 3.Initsconsideration oftheitem,theSpecial Committee took:"tlto account the provif'ions oftherelevant General Assembly resolutions~ including inparti<:ular resolution 35/119of11December 1980ontheimplementation oftheDeclaration on theGranting ofIndependence toColonial Countries andPeoples. Byparagraph 12 ofthatresolution, theAssembly requested theCommittee "tc;I,::ontinue toseek suitable meansfortheimmediate and.fullimplementation ofGenera1 Assembly resolution 1514(XV)inallTerritories whichhavenotyetattained independence and,inparticular: .•.toformulate specific prl)posals fortheelimination of theremaining manifestat~ons ofcolonialism andtoreportthereon totheGeneral Assembly atit3thirty-sixth session". TheConmittee alsotookintoaccount General Assembly decision 35/408of11November 1980,bywhichtheAssembly requested theCommitteetinco-operation withtheadministering Power, IIto continue toexamine thequestion oftheimplementation oftheDeclaration with respect toTokelau". Itparticularly welcomed "theinvitation oftheadministering PowertotheSpecial Committee todispatch asecondvisiting mission toTokclau, in 1981". Further, theCommittee tookintoaccount therelevant provisions ofGeneral Assembly resolution 35/118of11December 1980containing thePlanofActionfor theFullInlplementation oftheDeclaration ontheGranting ofIndependence to Colonial Countries andPeoples. 4.On9June 1981~theChairman oftheSpecial Committee informed members ofthe Committee that,inaccordance withtherelevant provisions ofGeneral Asseri1bly
analysis: The text appears to be a report from the United Nations Special Committee on Decolonization, discussing the progress of two territories, Belize and Tokelau, towards independence. The report highlights the committee's consideration of the territories' accession to independence and their future membership in the United Nations. The text also mentions the committee's efforts to support the implementation of the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples. Given the focus on decolonization and international politics, it is likely that the report falls under a category related to international relations.