Question of East Timor.

34. RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED ON THE REPORTS OF THE FOURTH COMMITTEE
40. Question of East Timor

The General Assembly, Recognizing the inalienable right of all peoples to self-determination and independence in accordance with the principles of the Charter of the United Nations and of 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 the part of the Political Declaration adopted by the Sixth Conference of Heads of State or Government of Non-Aligned Countries, held at Havana from 3 to 9 September 1979, relating to East Timor,[1] 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 relating to the Territory,[2] Having heard the statements of the representatives of Portugal,[3] as the administering Power, and Indonesia,[4] Having also heard the statements of the petitioners,[5] including the representative of the Frente Revolucionaria de Timor Leste Independente,[6]

1. Reaffirms the inalienable right of the people of East Timor to self-determination and independence, in accordance with the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples;

2. Declares that the people of East Timor must be enabled freely to determine their own future, under the auspices of the United Nations;

3. Expresses its deepest concern at the suffering of the people of East Timor as a result of the situation now prevailing in the Territory;

4. Calls upon all parties concerned to facilitate the entry into the Territory of international relief aid in order to alleviate the suffering of the people of East Timor;

5. Requests the United Nations Children's Fund and the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees to render, within their respective fields of competence, all possible assistance to the people of East Timor, particularly the children and those seeking to leave for another country for purposes of family reunion;

6. Requests the Secretary-General to follow the implementation of the present resolution and to report thereon to the General Assembly at its thirty-fifth session;

7. Decides to include in the provisional agenda of its thirty-fifth session the item entitled "Question of East Timor".

75th plenary meeting
21 November 1979

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[1] See A/34/542, annex, sect. I, para. 155. [2] Official Records of the General Assembly, Thirty-fourth Session, Supplement No. 23 (A/34/Rev.1), chap. XI. [3] Ibid., Thirty-fourth Session, Fourth Committee, 13th meeting, paras. 9-12. [4] Ibid 3rd, 6th, 10th, 13th, 14th and 17th meetings. [5] Ibid., 13th meeting, paras. 24-50; 14th meeting, paras. 1447; 16th meeting, paras. 97-107; 17th meeting, paras. 52-60; and 18th meeting, paras. 4-21; and ibid., Fourth Committee, Sessional Fascicle, corrigendum. [6] Ibid., 14th meeting, paras. 25-37.