text: andPeoples, layinitsproclamation thatallpeoples hadtherightto self-determination, byvirtueofwhichtheywerefreetodetermine theirpolitical status andfreely pursuetheireconomic, social andcultural development. 18.Afteroutlining theeventsleading totheestablishment oftheSpecial Committee, theChairman statedthatpatiently andmethodically, withthefreedom andwell-being ofthecolonial peoples asitsonlyobjective, theCommittee has continued toreviewthesituation intheTrustandNon-Self-Governing Territories. 19.Notingthatnoneofthemembers ofCARICOM wasindependent whenthe Declaration wasadopted, theChairman statedthat,withtheexception of Montserrat, allhadexercised theirrighttoself-determination andindependence. 20.Withtheaccession toindependence ofNamibia, inexercise ofitsrightto self-determination, theSpecial Committee believed thatthetimehadcome,taking advantage ofthethirtieth anniversary oftheDeclaration, toreviewtheprogress achieved overthepast30yearsandtosetnewpriorities inthelightofthe specific needsand,mostimportant, thewishesoftheremaining Territories. 21.Whilethemajority oftheremaining Territories withwhichtheSpecial Committee wasconcerned wererelatively smallinsizeandpopulation withlimited resources, theChairman reaffirmed thatthebasicprinciples setoutinthe Declaration werestillapplicable tothem.Itwasessential, however, totakeinto account thespecial needsandspecific conditions ofthesmaller Territories. Although theCommittee's actions continued tobeguided byafullcommitment tothe principles contained inGeneral Assembly resolution 1514(XV),ithadnotlost sightofthefactthatagreatdealofrealism andflexibility werenecessary to fulfil theobjectives ofdecolonization. /...A/AC.I09/1043 English Page5 22.Herecalled thattheneedforflexibility intheprocess ofself-determination wasfullyrecognized bytheUnited Nations initsGeneral Assembly resolution 1541(XV)of15December 1960.Principle VIintheannextothatresolution clearly indicated thataNon-Self-Governing Territory couldbesaidtohavereached afullmeasure ofself-government by:(a)emergence asasovereign independent State; (b)freeassociation withanindependent State; or(c)integration withan independent State. 23.TheGeneral Assembly hadalsospecified inthesameresolution thatthe adoption ofanyofthoseoptions should betheresult ofafreeandvoluntary choice ofthepeoples oftheTerritories concerned. 24.Theimportance ofthatresolution withclearoptions thatcouldbeoffered to theTrustandNon-Self-Governing Territories couldnotbeover-emphasized. It refuted misleading viewsthattheSpecial Committee ondecolonization hadnothing butindependence toofferwhenthepeoples concerned didnotwantitorconsidered thattheywerenotreadyforit.Henotedfurther thatsomeTerritories had exercised fullytheirrighttoself-determination underUnited Nations observation andhadachieved independence. Others hadnotchosenfullindependence but,in accordance withGeneral Assembly resolution 1541(XV),self-government intheform ofintegration orfreeassociation withanother State. 25.TheChairman notedthattheSpecial Committee, through itsannual reviews of thesituation intheNon-Self-Governing Territories, wasfullyawarethatmanyof theremaining Territories, particularly thoseintheCaribbean, hadbeen progressively andsteadily conducting theirownaffairs andthat,inthemajority ofthem,progress towards self-government hadreached anadvanced stage. 26.Stating unequivocally thatitwasnottheroleoftheSpecial Committee to dictate tothepeoples oftheNon-Self-Governing Territories inwhichdirection theirfuturelay,theChairman stressed thattheCommittee's mandate wasto ascertain thattheadministering Powers werefUlfilling theirCharter responsibilities bypreparing thepeoples oftheTerritories undertheir administration totakecharge oftheirowndestiny. Thatentailed thepolitical, economic andsocial advancement ofthosepopulations. 27.ItwasalsotheCommittee's responsibility toensurethattheremaining Territories weregiventheopportunity toexercise theirrighttoself-determination andtoascertain thattheresult ofanysuchexercise wasthefreeexpression of thepeoples concerned, acting withcomplete knowledge andawareness oftheoptions opentothem. 28.Withregard toeconomic andandsocial advancement, theSpecial Committee had notedthat,while anumber oftheremaining Territories hadprogressed towards
analysis: The text discusses the Special Committee's review of the situation in Trust and Non-Self-Governing Territories, focusing on the principles of self-determination, decolonization, and the advancement of the peoples concerned. While it mentions the importance of economic and social development, it does not delve into specific details about natural resources, industries, or employment. Instead, it emphasizes the need for flexibility and consideration of the specific needs and conditions of the smaller territories.