text: security Council resolution 435(1978). 19.AshehadstatedinhisreporttotheSecurity Council, 21hebelieved that theoutcome ofthemeeting heldatGenevashouldgiverisetothemostserious international concern. Therecouldbelittledoubtthatagreatopportunity had beenmissed. Allthoseconcerned withthesubject wouldwishtoconsider the proceedings ofthatmeeting andthesituation whichhadarisenasaresult. Fbr hispart,hehadurgently appealed totheGovernment ofSouthAfricatoreview, withtheutmostcare,theimplications ofthatmeeting andtoreconsider its position inregardtotheimplementation ofsecurity Council resolution 435(1978) attheearliest possible time. 20.Withrespect totheotherdependent Territories -manyofwhichwerevery smallinsizeandscattered overtheoceans -theSpecial Committee's objective remained oneandthesame:toensurethattheinhabitants ofthoseTerritories received theopportunity freelytodetermine theirowndestiny, inconformity with theprinciples oftheCharter andtheDeclaration. He,,'asconfident tha.tthe Committee wouldbemakingeveryefforttoseethatthatobjective wasachieved in theshortest possible spanoftime. TheCommittee wouldnodoubtwishtoseetoit thattheinhabitants oftheTerritories concerned exercised theirinalienable rightsinaccordance withtheprovisions oftheCharter andtherelevant resolutions oftheUnitedNations. 21.Practical approaches andviablesolutions specifically suitedtotheneedsof individual Territories andtheinterests oftheirpeople wouldhavetobesought, notleastinthosecaseswheredivergent .viewshaddeveloped. Hewasgratified that,withtheco-operation oftheadministering Powers, theSpecial Committee had intherecentpastbeenabletodispatch anumberofvisiting missions tomanyof theremaining Non-self-Governing Territories. Suchmissions wereinvaluable in securing first-hand information. 22.'lbeinterests ofthosedirectly concerned andrespect fortheprinciples and obligations whichMemberStateshadassumed clearly dictated theneedforthe speedyandcomplete eradication ofcolonialism inallitsformsand manifestations. 'lberoletobeplayedbytheSpecial Committee wascrucial. 23.TheSecretary-General paidtribute toMr.FrankAbdulah, Chairman ofthe Special Committee, andtoitsmembers fortheirdedicated efforts forthe attainment ofthataim.Heexpressed hisreadiness tocontinue toextendhis unreserved support intheimportant task. !IOfficial Records oftheSecurity Council, Thirty-sixth Year,Supplement forJanuary, February andMarch1981,document S/14333, para.21. -11-a~.At .iected Cha Vic a5.The Clolllllll~me 'het~pec LnI.f1~~to'tb....J. cI.U~.'1 al~ftt nU, ~. 'heyh.d.Tab.,a,• cqmmitt'l tbe·un,Wt ~~ ~~~ ·O~ wOl.lld QQ0,.th,in. ,.,.W~ ~I iittJt1•.,.lIer a"'1'h, 'n~~~nCl'.w..,.r~ iji,lQc•••f.i.Qtionthee.ha'of·NOmib2.Election ofofficers af.Atits1184thmeeting, on21January, theSpecial Committee unanimously ..iectedthefollowing officers: I35.TheChairman expcessed appreciation oftheSecretary-General's continuing deep commi~ment tothecauseofdecolonization andhisrenewed support fortheworkof 'be~pecial Committee, whichservedasasourceofcontinuing encouragement and Ln~1~~tion toitsmembers. Themembers oftheCommittee wouldtakefullaccount o'~b.~jmportant statement madebytheSecretary-General inconnexion withtheir d.li~"itions duringthe1981session. 32.TheSpe obtaining in attention to implemen tati endeavours, adrninisterin participatio supplementarofNamibia ever. Inde serious con datefora agreed Secu independenc 30. endbydecla discussion together wi integrity0 reinforcemen itsdiscussi thematter. 31.Inthe latestdevel onceagaint formulating Council. Th world-wide s national lib independence 33.TheSpec missions to prevailing 10 ,futureofthe 34.TheSpec totheTurks co-opera tion thatconnexio oftheTurks Committee's 0 Conunittee and Minister and reception the co-operation Committee wouMr.FrankAbdulah (Trinidad andTobago); Mr.AbdulG.Kbroma(Sierra Leone);Mr.NielsPeterGeorgHelskov (Denmark); Mr.Moh.FaroukAdhami (Syrian ArabRepublic).Mr.stefanKalina (Czechoslovakia);
analysis: The text appears to be a report or statement from the United Nations Security Council, discussing the topic of decolonization and the implementation of Security Council Resolution 435 (1978). The language used is formal and diplomatic, indicating a focus on international relations and politics. The text does not mention specific economic, environmental, or social issues, but rather emphasizes the importance of decolonization and self-determination.