text: resolution 151 and,inpartic theremaining . Assembly atit therelevant p. con.taining the theGranting 01.Atits1 relating tot {A/AC.109/L. 1 thequestion SmallTerrito 8.Atthes theSub-Commit Pacific Islands Cuba,Australi5.Atthe11 SmallTerritor introduced the ofitsconside 7.Atthe11 representative Bulgaria (A/AC.. ~i I :1 f: (13)Mindfulthatvisiting missions tosmallTerritories provide an effective meansofasc~rtaining thesitUAtion inthe.Territories visited, theSpecial Committee considers thatthepossibility ofsending afurther visiting missiontoQuamatanappropriate timeshouldbekeptunderreview. Inthisregard,theCODlDittee noteswith'satisfaction thewillingness ofthe UnitedStatestoreceivevisiting missions in'theTerritories underits administration. .ell)TheSpecial Committee urgestheadministering Powertocontinue its effortstodevelop andpromotethelanguage andcultureoftheChamorro people, who,according tothe1979census,constitute some55.5percentof theTerritory's population. (12)TheSpecial Committee welcomes theacceptance oftheTerritory as anassociate memberoftheUnitedNations Economic andSocialCommission for AsiaandthePacific.(6)TheSpecial Committee, recalling therelevant resolutions ofthe UnitedNations concerning military basesincolonial andNon-Self-Governing Territories, including thoseresolutions whichmaintain thatthepresence of suchmilitary basesconstitutes afactorimpeding theimplementation ofthe Declaration, reaffirms itsstrongconviction thatthepeopleoftheTerritory shouldnotbeprevented bythisfactorfromexercising theirinnlienable righttoself-determination andindependence inaccordance wittlthe Declaration andthepurposes andprinciples oftheCharter. (T)TheSpecial Committee reaffirms theresponsibility ofthe administering Power,undertheCharter, fortheeconomic andsocial development oftheTerritory. Inthisconnexion, theCommittee callsupon theadministering Powertotakeallpossible stepstostrengthen and diversify theeconomyoftheTerritory. (B)TheSpecial Committee, bearinginmindthatoneobstacle to economic developnent hasbeenuncertainty concerning landheldbythe federalauthorities, callsupontheadministering Power,inco-operation vi,ththelocalauthorities, tofacilitate thetransfer oflandtothe ~eopleoftheTerritory. (9)TheSpecial Committee, notingthegreatpotential fordiversifying theeconomic developllent ofGuamoffered bycommercial fishing, agriculture andthedevelopnent ofthetransportation industry, reaffirD;ls itscallupon theadministering Power,inco-operation withtheterritorial Government, toworktowards removing theconstraints whichlimitgrowthintheseareas. (lO)TheSpecial Committee urgestheadministering Power,inco-operation withtheterritorial Government, tocontinue totakeeffective measures to safeguard andguarantee therightsofthepeopleofGuamtotheirnatural resources arid·toestablish andmaintain controloftheirfuturedevelopment. TheCommitte~ requests theadministering Powertotakeallnecessary steps toprotecttheproperty rightsofthepeopleoftheTerritory.theadministering Po,.,ertotakealluecessary steps,takingintoaccountthe expressed wishesofthepeopleofGuam,toexpedite theproc~ssof decolonization oftheTerritory inaccordance withtherelevant provisions oftheCharter andtheDeclaration andotherappropriate resolutions oftheGeneral Assembly. . ..-, -134-CHAPTER XVII* TRUSTTERRITORY OFTHEPACIFIC ISLANDS A.Consideration bytheSpecial Committee 1.Atitsl184thmeeting, on21January 1981,byadopting thesuggestions relating totheorganization o~itsworkput~orward bytheChairman (A/AC.I09/L. 1385 ~ndCorr.l), theSpecial Committee decided, in~eralia,tore~er thequestion o~theTrustTerritory o~thePaci~ic IslandstotheSub-Committee on SmallTerritories ~orconsideration andreport. 2.TheSpecial Committee considered theTrustTerritory atitsl193rdto l195thmeetings ~rom12to14August, andatitsl20lstmeeting, on20August1981. 3.Initsconsideration o~theitem~theSpecial Committee tookintoaccount the provisions o~therelevant General Assembly resolutions, including inparticular resolution 35/119 o~11December 1980ontheimplementation oftheDeclaration on theGranting ofIndependence toColonial Countries andPeoples. Byparagraph 12 ofthatresolution, theAssembly requested theCommittee :Itocontinue toseek
analysis: The text primarily focuses on the economic and social development of Guam, a small territory with a rich cultural heritage. The Special Committee discusses the need to strengthen and diversify the economy, remove constraints on growth, and protect the rights of the people to their natural resources. The committee also emphasizes the importance of promoting the language and culture of the Chamorro people. While the text touches on international relations, it is not the primary focus.