text: .~6.Atthl SmallTerr introduced ofitscon 7.AtthE reportof1 {seepara. 8. 01.15f. Representat Government. 9.Thete theSpecial ismadein T ofAus theco admini onthe inGen theTe andre {Keeli reaffi conditj todetE as.wel respec admini~ people exercif contim inthe tosene 2/Ibid .-12(- '..J1I ~ ;) j J I6.Atthel188thmeeting, on4August, theRapporteur oftheSub-Committee onSmallTerritories, inastatement totheSpecial Committee (A/AC.109/PV.1188),introduced thereportoftheSub-Committee (A/AC.109/L.1399) containing anaccountofitsconsideration oftheTerritory. 7.Atthesamemeeting, theSpecial Committee adopted without objection thereportoftheSub-Committee andapproved thedraftconsensus contained therein(seepara.9below). 8.OIl5August, thetextoftheconsensus wastransmitted tothePermanentRepresentative ofAustralia totheUnitedNations fortheatt~ntion ofhisGovernment. B.Decision oftheSpecial Committee 9.Thetextoftheconsensus concernin~ theCocos(Keeling) Islands, adopted by theSpecial Committee atitsl188thmeeting on4August1981,towhichreferenceismadeinparagraph 7above,isreproduced below: TheSpecial Committee, havingheardthestatements oftherepresentativeofAustralia regarding theCocos (Keelin~) Islands, noteswithappreciationthecontinuing co-operation oftheGovernment ofAustralia, astheadministering Power,withregardtotheimplementation oftheDeclarationontheGranting ofIndependence toColonial Countries andPeoples, containedinGeneral Assembly resolution 1514(XV)of14December 1960,inrespectoftheTerritory. TheCommittee, bearing inmindtheobservations, conclusionsandrecommendations oftheUnitedNations Visiting Mission totheCocos(Keeling) Islands, 1980,2/following itsvisittotheTerritory inJuly1980,reaffirms thatitistheresponsibility oftheadministering Powertocreateconditions underwhichthepeopleoftheCocos(Keeling) Islandswillbeabletodetermine freelytheirownfutureinconformity withresolution 1514(XV)aS,well asotherrelevant resolutions oftheGeneral Assembly. Inthisrespect, theCommittee noteswithinterest thecontinuing commitment oftheadministering Powertothepolitical, socialandeconomic advancement ofthepeopleoftheTerritory sothattheymaybeable,asquickly aspossible, toexercise fullytheirinalienable rights. TheCommittee welcomes thecontinuing willingness oftheadministering Powertoreceivevisiting missionsintheCocos(Keeling) Islands and,inthisregard, reaffirms thattheneedtosendfurther missions asappropriate shouldbekeptunderreview. 2/Ibid.,paras.193-214. -127-l. re ( th an 2. 4 3. pr re th of su re an th As Ge Pi Ge Act Ind 4. wor con 5. Ire Spe 6. Sma int of 7. rep (se 8. Rep Gov.... ~__ ~_""""'.>=. --C="'=._,==.'~ I fi;CHAPTER XIV· PITCAIRN 2.TheSpecial Committee considered theTerritory atits1188thmeeting, on4August1981. I3.Initsconsideration oftheitem,theSpecial Committee tookintoaccount the provisions oftherelevant General Assembly resolutions, including inparticularresolution 35/119of11December 1980ontheimplementation oftheDeclaration on theGranting ofIndependence toqolonial Countries andPeoples. Byparagraph 12ofthatresolution, theAssembly requested theCommittee !itocontinue toseeksuitable meansfortheimmediate andfullimplementation ofGeneral Assemblyresolution 1514(XV)inallTerritories whichhavenotyetattained independenceandinparticular: •••toformulate specific proposals fortheelimination ofthe~emaining manifestations ofcolonialism andtoreportthereontotheGeneralAssembly atitsthirty-sixth session". TheCommittee alsotookintoaccountGeneral Assembly decision 35/411of11November 1980~concerning thequestion ofPitcairn. Further, theCommittee tookintoaccount therelevant provisions ofGeneral Assembly resolution 35/118of11December 1980containing thePlanofActionfortheFullImplementation oftheDeclaration ontheGranting ofIndependence toColonial Countries andPeoples. 4.Duringitsconsideration oftheitem,theSpecial Committee hadbeforeitaworking paperprepared bytheSecretariat containing information ondevelopmentsconcerning theTerritory (A/AC.I09/648).
analysis: This text appears to be a report from the United Nations Special Committee on Small Territories, discussing the development and autonomy of the Cocos (Keeling) Islands and Pitcairn. The report focuses on the political and administrative aspects of the territories, including the role of the administering power (Australia) and the implementation of UN resolutions on decolonization. There is no direct mention of economic development, natural resources, or other specific areas.