text: withtheUnited States aslongastheirrights wererecognized. 32.Mr.RonRivera, Chairman oftheOrganization ofPeopleforIndigenous Rights ofGuam,saidtheChamorro people werethefirstinthePacific tobecolonized and thattheycontinued tobecolonized. Hisorganization supported theCommonwealth Actproposed forGuamwhichwouldprovide forself-determination bytheChamorro people. Currently, Guamwascontrolled bytheUnitedStates Congress, asituation unacceptable totheChamorro people. Heconsidered thattheadministering Power hadfailedtomakeknowntotheChamorro peopleitsrights andpowerswithin the UnitedNations. Tokelau 33.Mr.Casimilo Perez,Official Secretary oftheOffice forTokelau Affairs, said thathiscountry possessed special characteristics. Thepeople ofTokelau believed thatiftheyentered intoanewrelationship withNewZealand, therewouldbeno turning back. NordidTokelau wishtocontinue thestatus quowiththe administering Power. Anynewrelationship, however, wouldhavetoconform tothe traditional practices oftheleadership ofTokelau. Thepeople ofTokelau should begiventheability todevelop aformofgovernment acceptable tothem. 34.Mr.Perezfurther statedthathisGovernment wastryingtoevolve apolitical systemthatwouldaccord withtherequirements ofTokelau society. Tokelau required astrong economic baseandthequestion ofeconomic development wasof highpriority. Thetwolargest aiddonors toTokelau wereNewZealand andthe United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). HeurgedtheSpecial Committee to fosterflexibility onthepartofinternational donoragencies soastoenable Tokelau toachieve maximum development. American Samoa 35.I.S.Mulitauaopele, HighTalking ChiefandSpecial Assistant totheGovernor onPublicAffairs, saidthathisGovernment supported theaimsandpurposes ofthe Special Committee. However, there"cannot beanything morereprehensible inlife thanhaving someone elsemakeyourdecisions foryou". Henotedthatawarmand closerelationship between American SamoaandtheUnitedStates hadexisted for 90years. TheUnitedStates hadliveduptoitspromises torespect theindividual rights ofAmerican Samoans, andtoprotect theirlandsystem andtheirwayof life. Thepeople ofAmerican SamoawereproudtohavetheAmerican flagflying overtheirterritory. Theywereeagertocontinue thepresent relationship. American Samoawasbyeverymeans"self-governing". Theentire Government and public service ofAmerican Samoaweremadeupalmostexclusively ofSamoans. There wasnomilitary presence inAmerican Samoaexcept fortheArmyReserve ofall Samoan militarymen established atAmerican Samoa's ownrequest. Alldecisions, majorornot,weremadebytheAmerican Samoan people and90to95percentofall /...A/AC.I09/l040 English Page8 landwasownedbyAmerican Samoans. Verylittle landwasusedbytheGovernment andnonewasownedbytheUnitedStates Federal Government. 36.Mr.Mulitauaopele concluded hisremarks bystating thatitwasthewishofthe people ofAmerican Samoatomaintain theirpresent relationship withtheUnited States, which, hesaid,wasbasedonmutual respect andcareforeachother. Ill.ADOPTION OFTHEREPORT OFTHESEMINAR 37.On11May1990,theparticipants intheSeminar adopted byacclamation the following summary ofdiscussions: Summary ofdiscussions 1.Alltheparticipants intheSeminar heldtoobserve thethirtieth anniversary oftheadoption oftheDeclaration ontheGranting ofIndependence toColonial Countries andPeoples strongly reaffirmed theircommitment tothe elimination ofcolonialism andtheprinciples contained inGeneral Assembly resolutions 1514(XV)of14December 1960and1541(XV)of15December 1960 andotherresolutions concerning decolonization. Theyconsidered thatthose principles remained asvalidtodayastheywerein1960. Theystressed that inordertoachieve theelimination ofcolonialism bytheyear2000,all States should adhere totheexisting fundamental principles andguidelines contained intheCharter oftheUnited Nations andallotherrelevant resolutions. 2.Speakers overwhelmingly emphasized thevitalroleplayed bytheUnited
analysis: The text appears to be a discussion about the decolonization of Pacific island nations, specifically Guam, Tokelau, and American Samoa. The speakers emphasize the importance of self-determination, sovereignty, and the need for international support to achieve these goals. While some mentions are made of economic development and the need for aid, the primary focus is on the political and cultural aspects of decolonization.