text: on the sixth sentence of the text, which read: "The Assembly notes with concern the presence of a military base on the dependency of As~ension Island and, in that regard, recalls all the relevant United Nations resolutions and decisions concerning military bases and installations in colonial and Non-Self-Governing Territories". 35. Mr. MORTIMER (United Kingdom) said that his delegation objected to the sentence because no one had explained the reasons for the Assembly's "concern". The draft decision was meant to address the problems of the inhabitants of St. Helena, it was unclear how an airbase on Ascension Island, an extraordinarily isolated bit of rock inhabited solely by migratory birds, green turtles, Atlantic seals and employees on temporary contracts, could affect the fate of st: Helena's population. Ascension Island was a dependency of St. Helena, and it was perfectly loqical that the administering Power should seek to establish some sort of administrative link between the two islands. Such attempts to facilitate administrative control could hardly be construed as a scheme to invade Ascension Island or justify the inclusion of polemical and wholly irrelevant lanquaqe in what was otherwise a perfectly acceptable text. The Committee should coooentrate on its job, which was to ensure the protection of the political, economic and social rights of dependent peoples, and not manipulate texts to make political mileage at the expense of an administering Power. If the sentence in question was not deleted, his delegation wouLn ~be forcea, on principle, to vote against the text ·as a whole. He hoped that delegations would support the deletion of the sentence: in doinq so, they would be expressing their belief that references to Ascension Island were not appropriate in a text on St. Helena. / ... A/C.4/39/SR.l8 English Page 10 36. Mr. BJURNER (Sweden), speaking on behalf of the Nordic countries, said 
analysis: The text appears to be discussing a United Nations Assembly resolution regarding a dependency island, specifically Ascension Island, and its relationship with St. Helena. The focus is on the establishment of a military base on Ascension Island and its potential impact on the inhabitants of St. Helena. The debate centers around the relevance of this topic to the resolution and the motivations behind the inclusion of this clause. The language used is formal and diplomatic, suggesting a high-level political discussion.