Permanent sovereignty over national resources in the occupied Arab territories

XXX. RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED ON THE REPORTS OF THE SECOND COMMITTEE
3516. Permanent sovereignty over national resources in the occupied Arab territories

The General Assembly, Recalling its resolution 3336 (XXIX) of 17 December 1974, entitled "Permanent sovereignty over national resource in the occupied Arab territories", in paragraph 5 of which it requested the Secretary-General, with the assistance of relevant specialized agencies and United Nations organs, including the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, to prepare a report on the adverse economic effects on the Arab States and peoples resulting from repeated Israeli aggression and continued occupation of their territories, Recalling the statement, made at the twenty-ninth session of the General Assembly[1]1on behalf of the cosponsors in introducing the revised draft resolution,[2] underlining the need to seek the assistance of relevant United Nations organizations in preparing the report requested of the Secretary-General, as these organizations had the machinery needed to carry out studies and research which would be useful in preparing the report, Recalling further the statements on administrative and financial implications submitted by the Secretary-General[3] in which he proposed that the report would be prepared on the basis of inquiries from and visits to the States concerned and consultations with the relevant specialized agencies and United Nations organs, including the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, Recalling also that, in his two statements, the Secretary-General indicated that a large part of the work involved would be carried out in co-operation with the Economic Commission for Western Asia, and that the Commission would require four economists, appointed for six months each, and General Service secretarial support as well as travel funds for the preparation of the report, Noting that, in view of the staffing proposals for the Economic Commission for Western Asia, the Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions recommended[4] an additional provision in the amount of $37,000 to cover the cost of two economists only for a period of six months each and that the General Assembly approved this additional appropriation to supplement the staff and resources of the Commission in the work involved in the preparation of the report, Noting also that the report of the Secretary-General[5] was not prepared in conformity with paragraph 5 of General Assembly resolution 3336 (XXIX), the related statements made on behalf of the co-sponsors and by the Secretary-General, and the administrative and financial implications and provisions approved by the Assembly, but contained only annexes setting forth information available to Governments and to some of the relevant specialized agencies and United Nations organs which were not involved in the preparation of substantive studies related to the report,

1. Notes that the report of the Secretary-General is inadequate as it did not incorporate the necessary substantive and comprehensive studies required in conformity with paragraph 5 of General Assembly resolution 3336 (XXIX) and related documents, including the record of the meeting of the Second Committee, the statements on administrative and financial implications and the recommendation of the Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions;

2. Requests the heads of the relevant specialized agencies and United Nations organs, particularly the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development and the Economic Commission for Western Asia, to co-operate actively and adequately with the Secretary-General in the preparation of a final comprehensive report;

3. Requests the Secretary-General to submit to the General Assembly at its thirty-first session his final comprehensive report, which should fulfil the above-mentioned requirements.

2441st plenary meeting
15 December 1975

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[1] See Official Records of the General Assembly, Twenty-ninth Session, Second Committee, 1635th meeting. [2] A/C.2/L.1372/Rev.1. [3] A/C.2/L.1385, A/C.5/1649. [4] Official Records of the General assembly, Twenty-ninth Session, Annexes, agenda item 73, document A/9978/Add.1, para. 4. [5] A/10290 and Add.2.