text: Chairman pointed outthatthemajority ofthe18remaining colonial and Non-Self-Governing Territories withwhichtheSpecial Committee wasconcerned were relatively smallinsizeandpopulation andhadlimited resources. Nevertheless, thebasicprinciples setforthintheDeclaration applied equally tothem.Inthat context, itwasessential totakeintoaccount thespecial needsandspecific conditions ofthoseTerritories inordertoensurethatthewishesoftheir inhabitants wererespected intheexercise oftheirbasicrightsto self-determination andindependence andtoguarantee theireconomic andsocial development. Hestatedfurther thatanycourseofactionshouldtherefore be tailored totheparticular conditions prevailing inagivendependent Territory, andstressed theimportance ofenlisting theco-operation oftheadministering Powers because oftheirspecial responsibility forensuring therealization of self-determination intheirrespective Territories. 17.Notingthateconomic development wasamongtheleading concerns ofthe Non-Self-Governing Territories, theChairman emphasized theimportance ofcreating specific programmes toguideandassisttheireconomic development through greater self-reliance andbyreducing theirdependence onexternal sources. Giventhe remoteness andisolation ofmostoftheTerritories, theChairman considered that efforts should beundertaken toupgrade transportation andcommunication infrastructures andthatconcerted efforts should bedeployed toenhance their ability toprotect andtoderivebenefit fromtheexploitation oftheirnatural resources. 18.TheChairman considered thattheadministering Powersshouldassist andguide theeconomic development oftheTerritories undertheiradministration inclose consultation andco-operation withthelegitimate representatives ofthose Territories. Theadministering Powers shouldensurethatforeign economic activities inconnection withtransfers ofresources totheNon-Self-Governing Territories didnotcreate anyobstacle totheprocess ofself-determination. In addition, theadministering Powers shouldensure andsafeguard permanent sovereignty ofthepeoples ofthoseTerritories overthenatural resources oftheir /...A/AC.I09/1040 English Page5 respective countries andshould takestepstoprotect themfromactivities harmful tothosenatural resources andtheenvironment. Theyshouldprevent allillegal activities connected todrugtrafficking. 19.Sincethepresence ofmilitary basesandinstallations inNon-Self-Governing Territories couldconstitute anobstacle totheirself-determination, theChairman wasoftheviewthatexisting onesshould bewithdrawn andnofurther entrenchment should becondoned. 20.Inconclusion, henotedthat6ofthe18Non-Self-Governing Territories onthe Special Committee's listwerelocated inthePacific. Heemphasized thatin keeping withtheGeneral Assembly's proclamation oftheyears1990to2000asthe International Decade fortheEradication ofColonialism, theSpecial Committee was determined toensurethattherightofallpeoples toself-determination was finally fulfilled, andurgedalltoworktowards theachievement ofcomplete and totaldecolonization bytheyear2000. B.Summary ofstatements byrepresentatives of Non-Self-Governing Territories NewCaledonia 21.Mr.PaulNeaoutyne, President oftheFrontdeliberation nationale kanak socialiste (FLNKS), saidtheKanakpeople hadendured muchsuffering inorderto claimtheirdignity. Their se~rch fordignity andtherighttoindependence was notnegotiable. FLNKShadagreed totakepartintheParisnegotiations andhad signed theMatignon Agreement inordertocreatestability intheTerritory. 22.Heconsidered thattheSpecial Committee andtheUnited Nations werethe constant companions ofFLNKSontheroadtodecolonization, andhehopedthatthey wouldcontinue toacttopersuade France tofulfilitsduties withrespect toNew Caledonia. Hesaidthatthefinancial resources beingprovided byFrance mustnot beasubstitute forKanakdignity. Imbalances resulting fromFrench colonization ofKanakterritory needed toberedressed. France should takepositive actionin theeducational, economic andcultural areasinordertoprepare theTerritory for independence. 23.Mr.RockWamytan, representative ofFLNKS, saidtheprocess ofdecolonization
analysis: The text primarily focuses on the economic and social development of Non-Self-Governing Territories, with a specific emphasis on the importance of self-determination, economic independence, and the management of natural resources. The discussion also touches on the need for upgrading transportation and communication infrastructures, as well as the importance of education, culture, and human rights. Given these themes, it is likely that the text falls under one or more of the categories related to economic development, natural resources, and human rights.