text: Permanent Representative oftheunited Kingdom totheUnitedNations forthe attention ofhisGovernment. B.Decisions oftheSpecial Committee 11.Thetextoftheobservations andconclusions oftheUnitedNations Visiting Mission totheTurksandCaicosIslands, 1980,adopted bytheSpecial Committee at itsl194thmeeting, on13August1981,towhichreference ismadeinparagraph 8 above,isreproduced below: (1)Intheexecution ofitsmandate, theMission heldconsultations with theGovernor, theSupervisor ofElections, theleaders andcandidates ofthe political parties andmembers oftheelectorate throughout theTerritory. The Mission visitedallthepolling stations before andonthedayofelections. Everyfacility wasgiventotheMission toobserve theelections. (2)TheMission wasimpressed bythedignified mannerinwhichthe peopleoftheTurksandCaicosIslands exercised theirrighttovote. The Mission wishestopaytribute totheSupervisor ofElections andhisstaff, allofwhomareinhabitants oftheTerritory, fortheefficient conduct ofthe elections. (3)TheMission visitedallthepolling stations intheTerritory before andonthedayoftheelections andhadtheopportunity toascertain for itselfthattllerewerenovisible threats toordirectpressures onvoters fromanyquarters interested intheelections. However, theMission was informed thatthreats hadbeenmadeandpressures exerted beforeitsarrival intheTerritory andthatanunidentified amountofmoney h,Hibl't"'nlmt"'<idurinq -153-12 Ca 13 bEr----~--~------~----....---===~_-,- thepre-electoral periodforthepurpose ofbribery. TheMission wasnotina position toascertain towhatextentsuchallegations weregroundless ornot andhowmuchtheymight h~veinfluenced theelections. (4)TheMission noticed somelackofuniformity intheconduct ofthe balloting fromonepolling station toanother. TheMissionis,however, of theviewthatsuchlackofuniformity didnotinfluence thefinaloutcome of theelections. (5)Theelections wereconducted inaccordance withtheelectoral provlslons. Theprovisions were,however, ofsuchanaturethatsome short-comings wereinevidence. Forexample, thevotingpapershadserialand c9nsecutive numbers whichmightmakeitpossible tofindoutinwhosefavoura voterhadcasthisorherballot. Indeed, thematterofballotsecrecy was raisedinconsultation withthepolitical parties andtheMission wasinformed thatsomevoterswereafraidtoexpress theiraspirations andpolitical preference freelyforfearthattheywouldbevictimized shouldtheother partywintheelection.of pa w ·C me Mi ;r ~ (:r I';t [: I,,(6)Despite theshort-comings intheelectoral provisions referred to above,theMission isoftheviewthattheelections wereconducted inafree andfairmannerwithintheframework oftheexisting electoral provisions and therefore concludes thattheresults oftheelections expressed thetrue 'fishesofthepeople. (7)TheMission witnessed thattheelections wereconducted ina peaceful atmosphere freeofviolence orpressure andwereconcluded smoothly. Itwasgenerally acknowledged thatthepresence oftheMission wasbeneficial totheatmosphere prevailing duringtheelections. 12.Thetextoftheconclusions andrecommendations concerning theTurksand CaicosIslands, adopted bytheSpecial Committee atitsl194thmeeting, on 13August1981,towhichreference ismadeinparagraph 9above,isreproduced below: (1)TheSpecial Committee reaffirms theinalienable rightofthepeople oftheTurks'andCaicosIslands tose1f-detemination andindependence in conformity withtheDeclaration catheGranting ofIndependenca toColonial Countries andPeoples, contained inGeneral Assembly resolution 1514(XV)of 14December 1960. (2)TheSpecial Committee reiterates theviewthatsuchfactors assize, geographical location, population andlimited natural resources shouldinno waydelaythespeedyimplementation oftheprocess ofself-determination of theTurksandCaicosIslands inaccordance withtheDeclaration contained in General ASsembly resolution 1514(XV),whichfullyapplies totheTerritory. (3)TheSpecial Committee noteswithappreciation theactive participation oftheadministering PowerintheworkoftheCommittee in regardtothisTerritory, whichenabled theCommittee toconduct amore meaningful examination oftheTerritory withaviewtoaccelerating the
analysis: The text appears to be a report from the United Nations Special Committee on the Turks and Caicos Islands, discussing the results of an election and the situation of self-determination in the territory. The report touches on the conduct of the election, the political environment, and the administering power's involvement in the process. Given the focus on the political and governance aspects of the territory, it seems likely that the report is related to issues of governance, democracy, and human rights.