Having cons1dered the question of the Cayman Islands,
llaving examined the relevant chapters of the report of the Special Committee on the Situation with regard to the Implementation ofthe Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples,34
Recalling its resolution 1514 (XV) of 14 December 1960, containing the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples, and ali other resolutions and decisions ofthe United Nations relating to the Cayman Islands, in particular General Assembly resolution 41 /20 of 31 October 1986,
Consc1011s of the need to ensure the full and speedy implementation of the Declaration in respect of the Territory,
Aware of the special circumstances of the geographical location and economic conditions of the Territory and
bearing m mind the necessity of diversifying and strengthening further its economy as a matter of priority in order to promote economic stahility,
Noting that over 35 per cent of the civil servants of the Territory are expatriates,
Noting with appreciatio11 the continued contribution of the United Nations Development Programme to the development of the Territory,
Recalling the dispatch in 1977 of a United Nations visiting mission to the Territory,
Mindful that United Nations visiting missions provide an effective means of ascertaining the situation in the small Territories and considering that the possibility of sending a further visiting mission to the Cayman Islands atan appropriate time should be kept under review,
l.
Approves the chapter of the report of the Special Committee on the Situation with regard to the Implementation ofthe Declaration on the Granting oflndependence to Colonial Countries and Peoples relating to the Cayman Islands; 28 2.
Reaffirms the inalienable right of the people of the Cayman Islands to self-determination and independence in conformity with the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples;
3
Reiterates the view that such factors as territorial size, geographical location, size of population and limited natural resources should in no way delay the speedy exercise by the people of the Territory of their inalienable right to self-determination and independence in conformity with the Declaration, which fully applies to the Cayman Island~:
4
Reiterates that it is the responsibility of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, as the administering Power, to create such conditions in the Territory as will enable the people of the Cayman Islands to exercise freely and without interference their inalienable right to self-determination and independence in accordance with resolution 1514 (XV) and ali other relevant resolutions of the General Assembly;
5
Reaffirms that it is ultimately for the people of the Cayman Islands themselves to determine their future
política! status in accordann: w1th the relevan! prov1s1011~ of the Charter of the United Nations and the Dedaration and, in that connection, reaffirrns the irnportance offoster ing an awareness arnong the people of the Territory of the possibilities open to them in the exercise of their right to self-determination and independence.
6
Urgesthe administering Power, in consultation with the territorial Government. to continue to provide ass1s tance for increased employment of the local population in the civil service;
7
Reaffirms the responsibility of the administering Power to promote the economic and social development of the Territory and recommends that priority should continue to be given to the diversification of the Territory's economy in order to provide the foundations for sound social and economic developrnent;
8
Notes the steps taken by the territorial Government to promote agricultura! production and calls upon the administering Power to provide the necessary assistance in that field so as to reduce and resolve the Territorv's heavv dependence on imported foodstuffs;
• • 9.
Calls upan the specialized agencies and other orga nizations ofthe United Nations system, as well as regional institutions such as the Caribbean Development Bank, to continue to take ali necessary measures to accelerate pro gress in the social and economic life of the Territory;
10
Requeststhe Special Committee to continue the examination of this question at its next session, including the possible dispatch of a further visiting mission to the Cayman Islands at an appropriate time and in consultatior1 with the administering Power, and to report thereon to the General Assembly al its forty-third ,ession
VII.
Re,olutions adopted on the reports of the Fourth Committee
