Question of Guam

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A Resolution of the General Assembly, published in 1984.

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25 versions · 1977–2025

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Decolonization Guam Guam Question Indigenous Peoples Military Bases Natural Resources Plebiscites Self-Determination of Peoples Visiting Missions

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lakl's note of thc fact that 111 thc rl'fcrendum on political status, hcld on 4 Scptember 1982, 75 pcr cent of thc voters voted in favour of Commonwealth status in association with the lJnited States of America and. in that connection. mindful of the principies contained in the Charter of the ll nited Nations and in tht' Declaration. ca lis upon the administering Power, in co-operation with the territorial Governmenl, to cxpcdite the proccss of decoloni;ration in accordance with tht' expre\sed wishl's of the people of thc Territnry:

Reaf/irms its strong e, 11/l'll'//011 t hat thc admmistering Power must ensure th.it 1111litary bases and installations do not hinder the population ,,f tlw Tl'fri1,11 \ from ,·x,·1ris-

ing its right to sclf-dctermination and indcpcndcncc in conformity with thc purposcs and principies of thc Charter and urges the administ<.'ring Powcr to takc ali neccssary measures to comply fully with thc rclcvant rcsolutions:

Reajfirm.1 thc rl.'spons1bility of thc admini~tering Power, undcr the Chartcr. frir the economic and social devclopment of Guam and calls upon thc administering Powcr to take ali necessary stcps to strengthen and divcrsify the economy of the Tcrritory. with a view to reducing thc Territory's cconomic dcpendence on the administering Power:

Rt'iterates it.1 cal/ upon the administcring Power. in co-operation with the territorial Govcrnmcnt. to rcmovc the constraints which limit growth in the rconomic development of the Terntory, part1cularly with rcgard to commercial fishing. agriculturc and thc transportation industry:

Cal/s upo11 thc adrninistcring Powcr. in co-operation with the local authoritics. to accclcratc the transfer of land to thc people of the Tcrritory.

Urges thc adrninistning Power, in co-operation with the territorial Governmcnt. to continuc to takc effcctivc measures to safeguard and guarantee the right of the people ofGuarn to thcir natural rcsources and to establish and maintain control ovcr their future dcvclopment and requests the administering Power to take ali necessarv steps to protect the propcrty rights of the pcoplc of thc Territory;

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Takes no/e of thc steps taken by the administering Power to strengthen its efforts to develop and promote thc language and culture of the ( 'hamorro people. who cornprise more than hatr of thc population of the Territory. and reaffirms the importance of further efforts in that ficld:

Considers that thc possibility of sending a further visiting mission to Guam atan appropriate time should he kept under rcview:

Requests the Special Committee to continue thc consideration of this question at its next session. including the possihle dispatch of a fu11her visiting mission to Guam at an appropriate time aml in consultation with thc administcring Power, and to report thereon to the ( ieneral Assembly at its thirty-ninth ~ession.

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