text: «a A General Assembly Distr. GENERAL A/45/23 (Part VI) ^ 27 September 1990 ORIGINAL: ENGLISH Forty-fifth session Agenda item 18 REPORT OF THE SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON THE SITUATION WITH REGARD TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE DECLARATION ON THE GRANTING OF INDEPENDENCE TO COLONIAL COUNTRIES AND PEOPLES* (covering its work during 1990) Rapporteur; Mr. Mohammad Najdat SHAHEED (Syrian Arab Republic) CHAPTER IX EAST TIMOR, GIBRALTAR, NEW CALEDONIA, WESTERN SAHARA, ANGUILLA, BERMUDA, BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS, CAYMAN ISLANDS, MONTSERRAT, PITCAIRN, ST. HELENA, TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS, TOKELAU, AMERICAN SAMOA, GUAM, UNITED STATES VIRGIN ISLANDS, TRUST TERRITORY OF THE PACIFIC ISLANDS CONTENTS Paragraphs Page A. INTRODUCTION 1-7 4 * This document contains chapter IX of the Special Committee's report to the General Assembly. The general introductory chapter will be issued under the symbol A/45/23 (Part I). Other chapters of the report will be issued under the symbol A/45/23 (Parts II-V and VII-VIII). The complete report will be issued subsequently as Official Records of the General Assembly, Forty-fifth Session, Supplement No. 23 (A/45/23). 90-24279 1984] (E) /. CONTENTS (continued) Paragraphs Page B. CONSIDERATION BY ANDDECISIONS OFTHE SPECIAL COMMITTEE 8 - 113 5 1. East Ti^or 8 - 13 8 2. Gibraltar . 14 - 18 8 3. New Caledonia 17 - 24 8 4. WesternSahara 25 - 29 10 5. Anguilla 30 - 35 10 8. Bermuda 38 - 41 13 7. British Virgin Islands 42 - 47 15 8. Cayman Islands 48 - 53 18 9. Montserrat 54 - 59 20 10. Pitcairn 80 - 85 22 11. St. Helena 88 - 71 23 12. Turks and Caicos Islands 72 - 77 25 13. Tokelau 78 - 83 27 14. American Samoa ^. 84 - 89 30 15. Guam 90 - 95 32 18. United States Virgin Islands 98 - 104 35 
analysis: The text appears to be a report from the United Nations Special Committee on the Situation with regard to the Implementation of the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples. The report covers various territories and islands that are not yet independent, and discusses their situation and any decisions made by the Special Committee. Given the focus on territories and their status, it is likely that the report is related to international relations and decolonization.