Question of Ifni and Spanish Sahara

XX. RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED ON THE REPORTS OF THE FOURTH COMMITTEE
2072. Question of Ifni and Spanish Sahara

The General Assembly, Having considered the chapters of the reports 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 relating, to Ifni and Spanish Sahara, [1] Recalling the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples contained in its resolution 1514 (XV) of 14 December 1960, Bearing in mind that the Declaration is inspired by the strong desire of the international community to put an end to colonialism wherever and in whatever form it may occur,

1. Approves the provisions of the resolution concerning Ifni and Spanish Sahara adopted on 16 October 1964 by the Special Committee on the Situation with regard to the Implementation of the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples; [2]

2. Urgently requests the Government of Spain, as the administering Power, to take immediately all necessary measures for the liberation of the Territories of Ifni and Spanish Sahara from colonial domination and, to this end, to enter into negotiations on the problems relating to sovereignty presented by these two Territories;

3. Requests the Special Committee to report on the implementation of the present resolution to the General Assembly at its twenty-first session;

4. Requests the Secretary-General to transmit this resolution to the administering Power.

1398th plenary meeting,
16 December 1965.

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[1] Ibid., Nineteenth Session, Annexes, annex No. 8 (part I) (A/5800/Rev.1), chapter IX; ibid., Twentieth Session, Annexes, addendum to agenda item 23 (A/6000/Rev. 1), chanter X [2] Ibid., Nineteenth Session, Annexes, annex No. 8 (part I) (A/5800/Rev.1), chapter IX, para. 112.