XXX. RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED ON THE REPORTS OF THE FOURTH COMMITTEE
3425. Question of Montserrat

The General Assembly, Recalling its resolution 1514 (XV) of 14 December 1960, containing the Declaration on the Granting of dependence to Colonial Countries and Peoples, and all other resolutions and decisions of the United Nations relating to the Territory, Having examined the relevant chapters 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,[1] including in particular the report of the United Nations Visiting Mission dispatched to the Territory in May 1975 at the invitation of the administering Power, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland,[2] Having heard the statement of the administering Power,[3] Having also heard the statement of the Chairman of the Visiting Mission,[4]

1. Approves 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 relating to Montserrat;[5]

2. Notes with satisfaction the conclusions and recommendations of the United Nations Visiting Mission dispatched to the Territory in May 1975[6] and expresses its appreciation to the members of the Visiting Mission for the constructive work accomplished and to the administering Power and the Government of Montserrat for the close co-operation and assistance extended to the Mission;

3. Requests the administering Power to continue to take all necessary measures to expedite the process of decolonization in the Territory in accordance with the relevant provisions of the Charter of the United Nations and the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples;

4. Endorses the view of the Visiting Mission that measures to promote the economic development Montserrat, within a framework of regional co-operation, are, inter alia, an important element in the process of self-determination, and expresses the hope that the administering Power will continue to intensify an expand its programme of budgetary and development aid;

5. Requests the administering Power, in the light of the conclusions and recommendations of the Visiting Mission, to continue to enlist the assistance of the specialized agencies and the organizations within the United Nations system in the development and strengthening of the economy of the Territory;

6. Requests the Special Committee to continue the full examination of this question at its 1976 session in the light of the findings of the Visiting Mission, including the possible dispatch of a further visiting mission to Montserrat at an appropriate time, in consultation with the administering Power, and to report thereon to the General Assembly at its thirty-first session.

2431st plenary meeting
8 December 1975


[1] Ibid., Thirtieth Session, Supplement No. 23 (A/100236/Rev.1), chaps. IV and XXVIII. [2] Ibid., chap. XXVIII, annex. [3] Ibid., Thirtieth Session, Fourth Committee, 2166th meeting. [4] Ibid., 2170th meeting. [5] Ibid., Thirtieth Session, Supplement No. 23 (A/10623/Rev.1), chap. XXVIII. [6] Ibid., annex, paras. 101-124.
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