Question of Guam

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Who created this mandate?

A Resolution of the General Assembly, published in 1988.

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25 versions · 1977–2025

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13 topics

Agricultural Development Cultural Heritage Decolonization Economic Development Guam Guam Question Land Use Military Activity Military Bases Natural Resources Property Rights Self-Determination of Peoples Visiting Missions

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10 operative paragraphs

Approves the chapter of the report of the Special Committee on the Situation with regard to the Implement at ion of the Declaration on the Granting oflndependence 10 Colonial Countries and Peoples relating to Guam;28

Reaffirms the inalienable right of the people of Guam to self-determination and independence in conformity with the Declaration on the Granting of Independence' 10 Colonial Countries and Peoples;

Reaffirm., its conviction that such factors as territonal size, geographical location, size of population and limited natural resources should in no way delay the implementation of the Declaration, which fully applies to Guam.

Reaffirms the importance of fostering an awareness among the people of Guam of the possibilities open to them with regard to their right to self-determination and calls upon the United States of America, as the administering Power, in co-operation with the territorial Government, to expedite the process of decolonization strictly in accordance with the expressed wishes of the people of the Territory;

Reaffirms its strong conviction that the presence of military bases and installations in the Territory could constitute a major obstacle to the implementation of the Declaration and that it is the responsibility of the administering Power to ensure that the existence of such bases and installations does not hinder the population of the Territory from exercising its right to self-determination and independence in conformity with the purposes and principles of the Charter of the United Nations;

Urges the administering Power to continue to take b. all necessary measures not to involve the Territory in any offensive acts or interference against other States and to comply fully with the purposes and principles of the Charter, the Declaration and the resolutions and decisions of1he General Assembly relating to military activities and arrangements by colonial Powers in Territories under their administration:

Reaffirms the responsibility of the administering Power, under the Charter, to promote the economic and -,ocial development of Guam and, in that connection, calls upon the administering Power to take further steps to strengthen and diversify the economy of the Territory, with a view to reducmg ih economic dependence on the administering Power:

Reiterates that one of the obstacles to economic growth in Guam, and particularly to agricultural development. is the holding of large tracts of land by the United States federal authorities, and calls upon the administering Power, in co-operation with the territorial Government. to expedite the lransfer of land to the people of the Tcrrit()ry:

Relll'rates its cull upon the administering Power to suppllrt measures by the territorial Government aimed at removing constraints to growth in the areas of agriculture and commercial fishing and to ensure development in tlw,,t· areas to the fullest extent;

Urges the administering Power, in co-operation with the territorial Government, to continue to take effective measures to safeguard and guarantee the right of the people of Guam to the natural resources of the Territory. including its territorial waters, and to establish and main tain control over the future development of those n> sources, and requests the administering Power to take the necessary steps to protect the property rights of the people of the Territory;

Reaffirms the importance of continued efforts by the territorial Government, with the support of the admin · istering Power, towards promoting the Chamorro language and culture;

Requests the Special Committee to continue the examination of this question at its next session, including the possible dispatch of a further visiting mission to Guam at an appropriate time and in consultation with the administering Power, and to report thereon to the General Assem bly at its forty-third session.

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