Question of Territories Under Portuguese Administration

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A Resolution of the General Assembly, published in 1970.

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9 versions · 1966–1974

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Aggression Angola Civil and Political Rights Emigration Guinea-Bissau Humanitarian Assistance Intervention Military Assistance Mozambique Portugal Public Administration Racial Discrimination Self-Determination of Peoples South Africa Technical Training Territories Under Portuguese Administration Training Programmes Transnational Corporations

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15 operative paragraphs

Reaffirms the inalienable right of the peoples of Angola, Mozambique and Guinea (Bissau) and of other Territories under Portuguese domination to selfdetermination and independence in accordance with General Assembly resolution 1514 (XV);

Reaffirms the legitimacy of the struggle by the peoples of those Territories for their independence and freedom;

Condemns the persistent refusal of the Govemment of Portugal to implement resolution 1514 (XV) and all other relevant resolutions of the General Assembly and of the Security Council;

2 See Official Records of the General Assembly, Twentyfourth Session, Fourth Committee, 1827th and 1828th meetings.

3 /bid., Twenty-fourth Session, Annexes, agenda item 106, document A/7754.

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Condemns Portugal's policy of using the Territories under its domination for violations of the territorial integrity and sovereignty of independent African States, as in the recent case in the Republic of Guinea;

Condemns the colonial war which is being waged by the Government of Portugal against the peoples of the Territories under its domination;

Condemns the collaboration between Portugal, South Africa and the illegal racist minority régime in Southern Rhodesia, which is designed to perpetuate colonialism and oppression in southern Africa;

Condemns the intervcntion of South African forces against the peoples of the Territories under Portuguese domination;

Deplores the policy of the Government of Portugal, which violates thc economic and political rights of the indigenous population by the arbitrary eviction of the African population and the settlement of immigrants in the Territories, and calls upon Portugal to cease those practices immediately;

Deplores the activities of the financia! interests which obstruct the struggle of the peoples under Portuguese domination far self-determination, freedom and independence and which strengthen the military efforts of Portugal;

Calls upon the Government of Portugal to adopt immediate measures far the implementation of resolution 1514 (XV) in the Territories under its domination;

1 1. Calls upan all States, the specialized agencies and all the international organizations concerned to increasc, in co-operation with the Organization of African Unity, thcir moral and material assistance to the peoples of the Territorics under Portuguese domination who are struggling for their freedom and independence;

Recommends that the Security Council, with a view to the immediate implementation of resolution 1514 (XV) in the Territories under Portuguese domination, should take effective steps in conformity with the relevant provisions of the Charter of the United Nations and in view of the determination of the international community to put an end to colonialism and racial discrimination in Africa;

Urges all States, and particularly the States members of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, to withhold or dcsist from giving further military and other assistance to Portugal which enables it to pursue the colonial war in the Territories under its domination;

Invites the Sccretary-General, in the light of General Assembly rcsolution 2431 ( XXIII) of 18 December 1968 and in consultation with the specialized agencies and the host Governments, to develop and expand training programmes for the indigenous inhabitants o[ the Tcrritories under Portuguese domination, taking into account their needs for qualified administrativc, technical and professional personnel to assumc rcsponsibility for the public administration and the economic and social development of their own countries;

Requests the Secretary-General to assist in the implementation of the present resolution and to report thereon to the General Assembly at its twenty-fifth scssion;

Requests the Special Committee on the Situation with regard to the lmplementation of the Declara-

tion on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples to keep the situation in the Territories under review.

21 November 1969.

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