Question of the Comorian Island of Mayotte.

32. RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED WITHOUT REFERENCE TO A MAIN COMMITTEE
7. Question of the Comorian island of Mayotte

The General Assembly, Recalling its resolution 1514 (XV) of 14 December 1960, containing the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples, and its resolution 2621 (XXV) of 12 October 1970, containing the programme of action for the full implementation of the Declaration, Recalling also resolution 3161 (XXVIII) of 14 December 1973, in which General Assembly affirmed the unity and territorial integrity of the Comoros and through which the representative of France affirmed the intention of the Government of France to respond faithfully to the aspirations of the Comorian people, Recalling that those aspirations were clearly expressed by the overwhelming vote of 22 December 1974 in favour of independence in political unity and territorial integrity in accordance with the provisions of General Assembly resolution 3291 (XXIX) of 13 December 1974, Considering that in its communication of 17 October 1975[1] the Security Council recommended the admission of the Comoros to membership in the United Nations and that on that occasion France raised no objections, Recalling that by General Assembly resolution 3385 (XXX) of 12 November 1975 the Comoros were admitted to membership in the United Nations as an entity composed of the islands of Anjouan, Grande-Comore, Mayotte and Mohéli, as emphasized in resolution 3291 (XXIX) and other resolutions, Recalling the provision of resolution 31/4 of 21 October 1976, mainly its paragraph 6 in which the General Assembly called upon the Government of France to enter into negotiations with the Government of the Comoros, Bearing in mind the efforts of the Organization of African Unity, especially those of its Committee of Seven on the Question of the Comorian Island of Mayotte, which met at Moroni on 5 and 6 September 1977 and recommended that individual and collective efforts should be exerted in order to bring about a just and urgent solution by the Government of France to this problem which preoccupies the whole of Africa,[2] 1. Calls upon the Government of the Comoros and the Government of France to work out a just and equitable settlement for the problem of the Comorian island of Mayotte which respect the political unity and territorial integrity of the Comoros, in accordance with the relevant resolutions of the General Assembly on this issue;

2. Mandates the Secretary-General to take, in close consultation with the Government of the Comoros and the Government of France, any initiative in favour of negotiations between the two Governments;

3. Further requests the Secretary-General of the United Nations to contact the Administrative Secretary-General of the Organization of African Unity with a view to obtaining any assistance which may help him to discharge his mission;

4. Decides to keep the item entitled "Question of the Comorian island of Mayotte" on its agenda and requests the Secretary-General to report to the General Assembly at its thirty-third session on the implementation of the present resolution.

55th plenary meeting
1 November 1977

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[1] Official Records of the General Assembly, Thirtieth Session, Annexes, agenda item 22, document A/10302. [2] See A/32/305, annex II.