Question of Timor

XXX. RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED ON THE REPORTS OF THE FOURTH COMMITTEE
3485. Question of Timor

The General Assembly, Recognizing the inalienable right of all peoples to self-determination and independence in accordance wit the principles of the Charter of the United Nations an of the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and peoples, contained in resolution 1514 (XV) of 14 December 1960, Having examined the chapter of the 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 recommendation to the question of Timor,[1] Having heard the statements of the representatives of Portugal, as the administering Power,[2] concerning developments in Portuguese Timor and the implementation with regard to that Territory of the relevant provisions of the Charter and the Declaration, as well as those of General Assembly resolution 1541 (XV) of 15 December 1960, Bearing in mind the responsibility of the administering Power to undertake all efforts to create conditions enabling the people of Portuguese Timor to exercise freely their right to self-determination, freedom and independence and to determine their future political status in accordance with the principles of the Charter and the Declaration, in an atmosphere of peace and order, Mindful that all States should, in conformity with Article 2, paragraph 4, of the Charter, refrain in their international relations from the threat or use of force against the territorial integrity or national independence of any State, or from taking any action inconsistent with the purposes and principles of the Charter, Deeply concerned at the critical situation resulting 9 from the military intervention of the armed forces of Indonesia in Portuguese Timor,

1. Calls upon all States to respect the inalienable right of the people of Portuguese Timor to self-determination, freedom and independence and to determine their future political status in accordance with the principle s of the Charter of the United Nations and the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples;

2. Calls upon the administering Power to continue to make every effort to find a solution by peaceful means through talks between the Government of Portugal and the political parties representing the people of Portuguese Timor;

3. Appeals to all the parties in Portuguese Timor to respond positively to efforts to find a peaceful solutions through talks between them and the Government Portugal in the hope that such talks will bring an end to the strife in that Territory and lead towards the orderly exercise of the right of self-determination by the people of Portuguese Timor;

4. Strongly deplores the military intervention of the armed forces of Indonesia in Portuguese Timor;

5. Calls upon the Government of Indonesia to desist from further violation of the territorial integrity of Portuguese Timor and to withdraw without delay its armed forces from the Territory in order to enable the people of the Territory freely to exercise their right to self-determination and independence;

6. Draws the attention of the Security Council, in conformity with Article 11, paragraph 3, of the Charter to the critical situation in the Territory of Portuguese Timor and recommends that it take urgent action to protect the territorial integrity of Portuguese Timor and the inalienable right of its people to self-determination;

7. Calls upon all States to respect the unity and territorial integrity of Portuguese Timor;

8. Requests the Government of Portugal to continue its co-operation with the Special Committee on the Situation with regard to the Implementation of the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples and requests the Committee to send a fact-finding mission to the Territory as soon as possible, in consultation with the political parties in Portuguese Timor and the government of Portugal.

2439th plenary meeting
12 December 1975

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[1] Ibid., Thirtieth Session, Fourth Committee, 2178th, 2184th and 2185th meetings. [2] Ibid., Thirtieth Session, Fourth Committee 2178th, 2184th and 2185th meeting.