text: (seepara.9below). ·Previously issuedaspartofA/36/23 (PartV). -130-."!~ -] J iI'; I·JIt 11 tJ ('-\ H I'·j .l,·'1l1U r -.: <8. Repr his' 9. Comm para ·,,·"".''''"....~,,_~,>'7~ ..~:,·,-.:'~:'''~~_·':'; ..,,~.,·~~s'-,";'~-;O:-:~:-;::"::--·""7·~, ..:-'.~'-:;'7.,.~~,~. ~'"'.:':_~".';".'"':'~,._.."."-:-::-:-.: ..:-....,-•...,"'<~.-...--. ....,..·:-':'-:-'·-:'~t-~.-:-:--._,,.. __~~.......... •__• _ ":':"':';";:':.,- ..'..8.On5August, thetextoftheconsensus wastransmitted tothePermanent Representative oftheUnitedKingdomtotheUnitedNations fortheattention of his·Government. B.Decision oftheSpecial Committee 9.Thetextoftheconsensus concerning St.Helena, adopted bytheSpecial Committee atitsl188thmeeting on4August1981,towhichreference ismadein paragraph 7above,isreproduced below: (1)TheSpecial Committee reaffirms theinalienable rightofthepeople oftheTerritory toself-determination andindependence inconformity with theDeclaration ontheGranting ofIndependence toColonial Countries and Peoples, contained inGeneral Assembly resolution 1514(XV)of 14December 1960. (2)TheSpecial Committee, havingheardthestatement ofthe representative oftheUnitedKingdomofGreatBritain andNorthern Ireland, astheadministering Power,andhavingexamined conditions inSt.Helenafor theperiodunderreview, notesthecommitment oftheadministering Powerto respect thewishesofthepeopleofSt.Helena. TheCommittee urgesthe administering Powertocontinue totakeallnecessary stepstoensure, in consultation withthefreelyelected representatives ofthepeopleof St.Helena,thespeedyimplementation oftheDeclaration withrespectto thisTerritory. (3)TheSpecial Committee noteswithinterest thestatement ofthe representative oftheadministering Powerthatanumberofinfrastructure andcommunity projects aimedatimproving thegeneral welfare ofthe community arecontinuing andthattheadministerin~ Powerisencouraging localinitiative andenterprise, especially intheareaofthelocal handicrafts industry. TheCommittee alsonotesthatdespite the~conomic improvement inthesesectors, thecommercial sectorstillremains affected byworldinflation. (4)TheSpecial Committee reaffirms thatcontinued development assistance fromtheadministering Power,together withanyassistance that theinternational community mightbeabletoprovide~ constitutes an important meansofdeveloping theeconomic potential oftheTerritory and ofenhancing thecapacity ofitspeopletorealizefullythegoalssetforth intherelevant provisions oftheCharteroftheUnitedNations forthe improvement ofeconomic conditions intheTerritory. (5)TheSpecial Committee~ notingthepositive attitude ofthe administering Powerwithrespecttothequestion ofreceiving visiting missions, considers thatthepossibility ofdispatChing suchamission to St.Helenaatanappropriate timeshouldbekeptunderreview•. (6)'TheSpecial Committee decides, subjecttothedecision ofthe General Assembly atitsthirty-sixth session, tocontinue consideration of thequestion ofSt.Helenaatitsnextsession. -131-CHAPTER XVI* GUAM A.Consideration bytheSpecial Committee 1.Atits1184thmeeting, on21January 1981,byadopting thesuggestions relating totheorganization ofitsworkputforward bytheChairman (A/AC.I09/L.1385 andCorr.l), theSpecial Committee decided, interalia,torefer thequestion ofGuamtotheSub-Committee onSmallTerritories forconsideration andreport. 2.TheSpecial Committee considered theTerritory atits1193rdand1194th meetings, on12~d13August1981.De re co ex 8. st 9. to att 10. the is f·rI I3.Initsconsideration oftheitem,theSpecial Committee tookintoaccount theprovisions oftherelevant General Assembly resolutions, including in particular resolution 35/119of11December 1980ontheimplementation ofthe Declaration ontheGranting ofIndependence toColonial Countries andPeoples. Byparagraph 12ofthatresolution, theAssembly requested theCommittee lito continue toseeksuitable meansfortheimmediate andfullimplementation of General Assembly resolution 1514(XV)inallTerritories whichhavenotyet attained independence and,inparticular: •.•toformulate specific proposals
analysis: This text appears to be a report from the Special Committee on decolonization, discussing the progress of self-determination and independence in several territories, including St. Helena and Guam. The report touches on economic development, infrastructure projects, and community initiatives, but also mentions the impact of world inflation and the need for continued development assistance.