1974-1993 publications entitled "Decolonization"

"Decolonization" is a series of publications issued from June 1974 to December 1993 by the former Department of Political Affairs, Trusteeship and Decolonization of the United Nations Secretariat. It contains backgrounds of and developments in previous or current Non-Self-Governing Territories, including statements made by administering Powers, liberation movements and others.

• Decolonization No 1 Launching of Decolonization - Jun 1974  Contents

  Introduction
  I. Statements by Portuguese officials
  II. Statements by liberation movements
  III. Statements by African leaders
  IV. Joint statement by the Chairman of the Special Committee on Decolonization, the Chairman of the Special Committee on Apartheid, and the President of the United Nations Council for Namibia, on 9 May 1974
  V. Statement by Secretary-General Kurt Waldheim on 17 May 1974
  VI. United Nations Commission of Inquiry on the reported massacres in Mozambique

  TOPICS: ANGOLA, CAPE VERDE, GUINEA-BISSAU, MOZAMBIQUE, NAMIBIA, PORTUGAL, SOUTH AFRICA, ZIMBABWE

• Decolonization No 2 Special Issue on Mozambique - Oct 1974  Contents
  

  Introduction
  I. Speech by the Portuguese High Commissioner
  II. Message from Mr. Samora Machel, President of FRELIMO
  III. Address by Mr. Joaquim Chissano, Prime Minister of Mozambique
  IV. Statement by Mr. Tang Ming-Chao, United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Political Affairs and Decolonization

  TOPICS: MOZAMBIQUE, PORTUGAL

• Decolonization No 3 Issue on Namibia [Part 1|Part 2|Part 3] - Dec 1974  Contents
  

  Part 1

  I. Background Information
  II. History of the Relations between the United Nations and South Africa concerning Namibia
  III. The Question of Namibia at the Twenty-Ninth Session of the General Assembly

  Part 2

  III. The Question of Namibia at the Twenty-Ninth Session of the General Assembly (cont’d)
  IV. Annexes

  Part 3

  IV. Annexes (cont’d)

  TOPICS: FOURTH COMMITTEE, NAMIBIA, SOUTH AFRICA, SOUTH WEST AFRICA

• Decolonization No 4 Developments in Angola, Cape Verde and Sao Tome and Principe [Part 1|Part 2] - Mar 1975  Contents
  

  Part 1

  I. Developments in Angola

  TOPICS: ANGOLA, CAPE VERDE, PORTUGAL, SAO TOME AND PRINCIPE

  Part 2

  I. Developments in Angola (cont’d)
  II. Developments in Cape Verde
  III. Developments in Sao Tome and Principe
  IV. Annexes

  TOPICS: ANGOLA, CAPE VERDE, PORTUGAL

• Decolonization No 5 Issue on Southern Rhodesia [Part 1|Part 2|Part 3] - Jul 1975  Contents
  

  Part 1

  I. The Political Evolution of Southern Rhodesia
  II. The United Nations and Southern Rhodesia

  TOPICS: AFRICAN NATIONALIST CONGRESS/COUNCIL (ANC), MOZAMBIQUE, PORTUGAL, SOUTH AFRICA, SOUTHERN RHODESIA, UNITED KINGDOM, ZAMBIA, ZIMBABWE

  Part 2

  II. The United Nations and Southern Rhodesia (cont’d)
  Tables
  Annexes

  TOPICS: ALGERIA, NEPAL, ORGANIZATION OF AFRICAN UNITY (OAU), PAKISTAN, PORTUGAL, SANCTIONS COMMITTEE, SENEGAL, SOUTH AFRICA, SOUTHERN RHODESIA, SWITZERLAND, UNILATERAL DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE (UDI), UNITED KINGDOM, UNITED STATES, ZAMBIA, ZIMBABWE

  Part 3

  Annexes (cont’d)

  TOPICS: SOUTHERN RHODESIA, UNITED KINGDOM, UNITED STATES, ZIMBABWE, ZIMBABWE AFRICAN NATIONAL UNION

• Decolonization No 6 Fifteen Years of the United Nations Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples [Part 1|Part 2|Part 3] - Dec 1975  Contents
  

  Part 1

  I. Background of the Declaration
  II. Adoption of the Declaration
  III. Establishment 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
  IV. General Policies and Procedures Relating to Decolonization Followed by United Nations Bodies
  V. Decisions and Recommendations of the General Assembly and of the Special Committee of a General Nature concerning Decolonization

  TOPICS: COMMISSION OF INQUIRY, CONSTITUTIONAL AND POLITICAL REFORMS, ELECTIONS AND PLEBISCITES, FOREIGN ECONOMIC INTERESTS, GUINEA, MOZAMBIQUE, NATIONAL LIBERATION MOVEMENTS, NEW GUINEA, PETITIONERS, SOUTHERN RHODESIA, TRUSTEESHIP, VISITING MISSIONS

  Part 2

  V. Decisions and Recommendations of the General Assembly and of the Special Committee of a General Nature concerning Decolonization (cont’d)
  Tables

  TOPICS: FOREIGN IMMIGRANTS AND MERCENARIES, MEMBERSHIP OF THE SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON DECOLONIZATION (C-24), MILITARY ACTIVITIES, NON-SELF-GOVERNING TERRITORIES, SECURITY COUNCIL, SMALL TERRITORIES, SPECIALIZED AGENCIES AND OTHER INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS

  Part 3

  Annexes
  Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples

  TOPICS: ARTICLE 73, C-24, COMBATANTS, DECLARATION ON THE GRANTING OF INDEPENDENCE TO COLONIAL COUNTRIES AND PEOPLES

• Decolonization No 7 Issue on East Timor [Part 1|Part 2|Part 3] - Aug 1976  Contents
  

  Part 1

  Part One – The Political Evolution of Portuguese Timor
  I. The Land and Its People
  II. Brief Historical Outline
  III. Repercussion in East Timor of the Change of Regime in Lisbon
  IV. From Civil War to Intervention by Indonesia

  TOPICS: AUSTRALIA, EAST TIMOR, GA RESOLUTION 3485 (XX), INDONESIA, MACAU CONFERENCE, PORTUGAL, SC RESOLUTION 384 (1975), SC RESOLUTION 389 (1976)

  Part 2

  IV. From Civil War to Intervention by Indonesia (cont’d)
  V. Intervention by Indonesia
  VI. Military and Political Developments, January-June 1976

  Part Two – The Question of Portuguese Timor in the International Arena
  I. Developments prior to the Fall of the Portuguese Dictatorship on 25 April 1974
  II. Developments following the Change of Regime in Portugal

  TOPICS: EAST TIMOR, GENERAL ASSEMBLY, INDONESIA, PORTUGAL, SECURITY COUNCIL, SC RESOLUTION 384 (1975), SC RESOLUTION 389 (1976)

  Part 3

  II. Developments following the Change of Regime in Portugal (cont’d)
  Annexes
  Map of East Timor

  TOPICS: EAST TIMOR, GENERAL ASSEMBLY, INDONESIA, PORTUGAL, SECURITY COUNCIL, SC RESOLUTION 384 (1975), SC RESOLUTION 389 (1976)

• Decolonization No 8 Issue of the International Conference in Support of the Peoples of Zimbabwe and Namibia [Part 1|Part 2|Part 3] - Jul 1977  Contents
  

  Part 1

  Introduction
  I. Speeches at the Opening Session
  II. Statements by Special Guests

  TOPICS: KURT WALDHEIM, OAU

  Part 2

  II. Statements by Special Guests (cont’d)
  III. Statements by the Representatives of the National Liberation Movements of Namibia and Zimbabwe

  TOPICS: APARTHEID, NAMIBIA, OAU

  Part 3

  III. Statements by the Representatives of the National Liberation Movements of Namibia and Zimbabwe (cont’d)
  IV. Texts Adopted by the Conference
  Annex

  TOPICS: MAPUTO DECLARATION, NAMIBIA, SOUTH AFRICA, SOUTHERN RHODESIA, ZIMBABWE

• Decolonization No 9 Issue on Namibia [Part 1|Part 2|Part 3|Part 4|Part 5] - Dec 1977  Contents
  

  Part 1

  I. Background to the Present Situation in Namibia

  TOPICS: APARTHEID, NAMIBIA, ODENDAAL PLAN, SOUTH AFRICA

  Part 2

  I. Background to the Present Situation in Namibia (cont’d)
  II. History of the Relations between the United Nations and South Africa Concerning Namibia

  TOPICS: GENERAL ASSEMBLY, INTERNATIONAL COURT OF JUSTICE (ICJ), SECURITY COUNCIL, SOUTH AFRICA, SOUTH WEST AFRICA, SWAPO, TURNHALLE CONSTITUTIONAL CONFERENCE

  Part 3

  II. History of the Relations between the United Nations and South Africa Concerning Namibia (cont’d)
  Annexes

  TOPICS: GA RESOLUTION 2145 (XXI), GA RESOLUTION 2218 (XXI), GA RESOLUTION 32/9 D, GENERAL ASSEMBLY, NATURAL RESOURCES, SC RESOLUTION 269 (1969), SC RESOLUTION 276 (1970), SC RESOLUTION 283 (1970), SC RESOLUTION 301 (1971), SC RESOLUTION 385 (1976), SECURITY COUNCIL, SWAPO

  Part 4

  Annexes (cont’d)

  TOPICS: MAPUTO DECLARATION, NAMIBIA, NATURAL RESOURCES, SOUTH AFRICA

  Part 5

  Annexes (cont’d)
  Appendices

  TOPICS: APARTHEID, FOREIGN COMPANIES, ICJ, NAMIBIA, SOUTH AFRICA, SOUTH WEST AFRICA, SWAPO

• Decolonization No 10 Issue on Brunei - Mar 1978  Contents
  

  I. Background Information on the Territory
  II. Action by the United Nations
  Annexes

  TOPICS: BRUNEI, GA RESOLUTION 32/27, UNITED KINGDOM

• Decolonization No 11 Issue on Cocos (Keeling) Islands - Apr 1978  Contents
  

  I. Information on the Territory
  II. Position of the Australian Government
  III. Action by the United Nations
  Annexes

  TOPICS: AUSTRALIA, COCOS (KEELING) ISLANDS, GENERAL ASSEMBLY DECISION 32/408, VISITING MISSIONS

• Decolonization No 12 Issue on the Solomon Islands - Jun 1978  Contents
  

  I. Introduction
  II. Basic Information on the Territory
  III. Brief Historical Outline
  IV. Constitutional Evolution of the Solomon Islands
  V. Other Political Developments
  VI. Economic, Social and Educational Conditions
  VII. Action by the United Nations
  Annexes

  TOPICS: GA RESOLUTION 32/25, SOLOMON ISLANDS

• Decolonization No 13 Issue on American Samoa - Oct 1978  Contents
  

  I. Basic Information on the Territory
  II. Brief Historical Outline
  III. Constitutional Evolution and Political Developments
  IV. Economic, Social and Educational Conditions
  V. Action by the United Nations
  Annexes

  TOPICS: AMERICAN SAMOA, C-24, GA RESOLUTION 32/24, GENERAL ASSEMBLY, GERMANY, UNITED KINGDOM, UNITED STATES

• Decolonization No 14 Issue on Tokelau - Jan 1979  Contents
  

  I. Basic Information on the Territory
  II. Brief Historical Outline
  III. Constitutional and Political Outline
  IV. Economic and Social Conditions
  V. Action by the United Nations
  Annexes

  TOPICS: GA RESOLUTION 31/48, GA RESOLUTION 33/409, GENERAL ASSEMBLY, NEW ZEALAND, TOKELAU, VISITING MISSIONS

• Decolonization No 15 Issue on Kiribati (Gilbert Islands) [Part 1|Part 2] - Jul 1979  Contents
  

  Part 1

  I. General Information
  II. Historical Outline
  III. Political Developments
  IV. Banaba (Ocean Island)
  V. Constitutional Evolution

  TOPICS: BANABA (OCEAN ISLAND), CROWN COLONY, ELLICE ISLANDS, GA RESOLUTION 32/23, GERMANY, GILBERT ISLANDS, KIRIBATI, LINE ISLANDS, PHOENIX ISLANDS, UNITED KINGDOM

  Part 2

  V. Constitutional Evolution (cont’d)
  VI. Economic Conditions
  VII. Social and Educational Conditions
  VIII. Action by the United Nations
  Annexes

  TOPICS: ADMINISTERING POWER, C-24, CONSTITUTION, FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS AND FREEDOMS, GA RESOLUTION 32/23, GENERAL ASSEMBLY, JUDICIARY, LEGISLATURE

• Decolonization No 16 Issue on the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands [Part 1|Part 2|Part 3] - Apr 1980  Contents
  

  Part 1

  I. Basic Information on the Territory
  II. Brief Historical Outline
  III. Constitutional Evolution and Political Developments

  TOPICS: CONSTITUTION, FEDERATED STATES OF MICRONESIA, FREE ASSOCIATION, GERMANY, JAPAN, NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS, PALAU, SPAIN, TRUST TERRITORY, TRUSTEESHIP COUNCIL, UNITED STATES

  Part 2

  III. Constitutional Evolution and Political Developments (cont’d)
  IV. Strategic Issues
  V. Economic, Social and Educational Conditions
  VI. Action by the United Nations
  Tables
  Appendices

  TOPICS: C-24, GENERAL ASSEMBLY, MARSHALL ISLANDS, MICRONESIA, NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS, PALAU, SECURITY COUNCIL, TRUST TERRITORY, TRUSTEESHIP COUNCIL, TRUSTEESHIP AGREEMENT, UNITED STATES, VISITING MISSIONS

  Part 3

  Appendices (cont’d)

  TOPICS: PACIFIC ISLANDS, SECURITY COUNCIL, TRUSTEESHIP AGREEMENT, UNITED STATES

• Decolonization No 17 The Question of Western Sahara at the UN [Part 1|Part 2|Part 3|Part 4] - Oct 1980  Contents
  

  Part 1

  I. The inscription of Western Sahara in the list of Non-Self-Governing Territories
  II. The United Nations and the Spanish Sahara in the years 1946-1973
  III. The request for an Advisory Opinion of the International Court of Justice
  IV. The Report of the United Nations Visiting Mission

  TOPICS: C-24, FOURTH COMMITTEE, FRENTE POLISARIO, GA RESOLUTION 66 (I), GA RESOLUTION 2229 (XXI), GENERAL ASSEMBLY, MOROCCO, PORTUGAL, SPAIN, SPANISH SAHARA, WESTERN SAHARA

  Part 2

  IV. The Report of the United Nations Visiting Mission (cont’d)
  V. The Advisory Opinion of the International Court of Justice
  VI. The Security Council’s reaction to the “Green March”
  VII. The United Nations reaction to the Madrid Agreement

  TOPICS: ADMINISTERING POWERS, ALGERIA, FRENTE POLISARIO, GA RESOLUTION 3292 (XXIX), GENERAL ASSEMBLY, GREEN MARCH, ICJ, MADRID AGREEMENT, MAURITANIA, MOROCCO, SC RESOLUTION 377 (1975), SC RESOLUTION 379 (1975), SECURITY COUNCIL, SPAIN, WESTERN SAHARA

  Part 3

  VII. The United Nations reaction to the Madrid Agreement (cont’d)
  VIII. The United Nations action on the Sahara since 1976
  Annexes

  TOPICS: ALGERIA, FRENTE POLISARIO, GREEN MARCH, ICJ, MAURITANIA MADRID AGREEMENT, MOROCCO, SC RESOLUTION 377 (1975), SC RESOLUTION 379 (1975), GA RESOLUTION 1514 (1960), SECURITY COUNCIL, SPAIN

  Part 4

  Annexes (cont’d)

  TOPICS: C-24, FRENTE POLISARIO, GA RESOLUTION 2229 (XXI), MAURITANIA, MOROCCO, SPAIN, SPANISH SAHARA, WESTERN SAHARA

• Decolonization No 18 Issue on St. Kitts-Nevis [Part 1|Part 2] - Jun 1983  Contents
  

  Part 1

  I. Basic Information on the Territory
  II. Historical Outline
  III. Constitutional and Political Developments
  IV. Other Political Developments
  V. Economic, Social and Educational Conditions
  VI. Action by the United Nations

  TOPICS: ANGUILLA, C-24, EAST CARIBBEAN TERRITORIES, EUROPEAN POWERS, LEEWARD ISLANDS, TREATY OF VERSAILLES, UNITED KINGDOM, WEST INDIES

  Part 2

  VI. Action by the United Nations (cont’d)
  Map of St. Kitts-Nevis 

  TOPICS: ANGUILLA, C-24, EAST CARIBBEAN TERRITORIES, ENGLAND, EUROPEAN POWERS, LEEWARD ISLANDS, TREATY OF VERSAILLES, UNITED KINGDOM, WEST INDIES

• Decolonization No 19 UN Participation in Popular Consultations and Elections [Part 1|Part 2] - Dec 1983  Contents
  

  Part 1

  I. Introduction
  II. Acts of Supervision or Observation
  III. Examples of Supervision
  IV. Examples of Observation

  TOPICS: ADMINISTERING AUTHORITY, ELECTIONS, FRANCE, NIUE, PACIFIC ISLANDS, PLEBISCITE, REFERENDUM, TOGOLAND, TRUST TERRITORIES, UNITED KINGDOM, WESTERN SAMOA

  Part 2

  IV. Examples of Observation (cont’d)
  Annex

  TOPICS: NIUE, PALAU, REFERENDUM

• Decolonization No 20 Issue on Brunei - Dec 1983  Contents
  

  I. Brunei Accedes to Independence on 31 December 1983
  II. Background Information on the Territory
  III. Economic Conditions
  IV. Social Conditions
  V. Educational Conditions
  VI. Action by the United Nations
  Annex

  TOPICS: ASSOCIATION OF SOUTHEAST ASIAN NATION (ASEAN), ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COMMISSION FOR ASIA AND THE PACIFIC (ESCAP), UNITED KINGDOM

• Decolonization No 21 Issue on the Cocos (Keeling) Islands - Dec 1984  Contents
  

  I. Introduction
  II. Background Information on the Territory
  III. Constitutional and Political Development
  IV. Economic Conditions
  V. Social and Educational Conditions
  VI. Action by the United Nations
  Annex
  Map

  TOPICS: AUSTRALIA, C-24, REFERENDUM, SELF-DETERMINATION, SINGAPORE, VISITING MISSIONS

• Decolonization No 22 Recent Activities of the Special Committee - Jun 1985  Contents
  

  I. Introduction
  II. Organization of Work
  III. Highlights of the Special Committee’s Work in 1984
  Annex

  TOPICS: ADMINISTERING POWERS, ANGUILLA, APARTHEID, ARGENTINA, C-24, DISSEMINATION OF INFORMATION, EAST TIMOR, FALKLAND ISLANDS (MALVINAS), NAMIBIA, SELF-DETERMINATION, SOUTH AFRICA, UNITED KINGDOM, UNITED STATES, VISITING MISSIONS, WESTERN SAHARA

• Decolonization No 23 Twenty-Fifth Anniversary of the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples [Part 1|Part 2] - Oct 1985  Contents
  

  Part 1

  I. Introduction
  II. Extraordinary Session held at Tunis
  III. Regional Seminars held at Port Moresby and Havana

  TOPICS: APARTHEID, C-24, NAMIBIA, REGIONAL SEMINARS, TUNISIA

  Part 2

  III. Regional Seminars Held at Port Moresby and Havana (cont’d)
  IV. Journalists’ Encounter on Decolonization
  V. Recommendation to the General Assembly

  TOPICS: C-24, GENERAL ASSEMBLY

• Decolonization No 24 Twenty-Fifth Anniversary of the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples [Part 1|Part 2] - Dec 1985  Contents
  

  Part 1

  I. Introduction
  II. Statements Made at the Special Commemorative Meeting in Observance of the Twenty-Fifth Anniversary of the Declaration
  III. Messages Received from Governments and Intergovernmental Bodies on the Occasion of the Twenty-Fifth Anniversary of the Declaration

  TOPICS: APARTHEID, C-24, CHINA, GENERAL ASSEMBLY, GERMAN DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC, GROUP OF AFRICAN STATES, GROUP OF ASIAN STATES, GROUP OF EASTERN EUROPEAN STATES, GROUP OF LATIN AMERICAN STATES, GROUP OF WESTERN EUROPEAN AND OTHER STATES, KAMPUCHEA, NAMIBIA, NICARAGUA, NON-SELF-GOVERNING TERRITORIES, SECRETARY-GENERAL, SOUTH AFRICA, SPECIAL COMMITTEE AGAINST APARTHEID, TUNISIA, UNITED NATIONS COUNCIL ON NAMIBIA

  Part 2

  III. Messages Received from Governments and Intergovernmental Bodies on the Occasion of the Twenty-Fifth Anniversary of the Declaration (cont’d)
  IV. General Debates on Decolonization Issues
  V. Resolution Adopted by the General Assembly on the Twenty-Fifth Anniversary of the Declaration

  TOPICS: GA RESOLUTION 40/56, ORGANIZATION OF THE ISLAMIC CONFERENCE, TURKEY, UNION OF SOVIET SOCIALIST REPUBLIC, YUGOSLAVIA

• Decolonization No 25 Role of the Specialized Agencies [Part 1|Part 2] - Dec 1985  Contents
  

  Part 1

  I. Introduction
  II. Assistance of the Specialized Agencies to National Liberation Movements and Non-Self-Governing Territories

  TOPICS: ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COMMISSION FOR THE ASIA AND THE PACIFIC (ESCAP), ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COUNCIL (ECOSOC), ECONOMIC COMMISSION FOR AFRICA (ECA), ECONOMIC COMMISSION FOR LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN (ECLAC), INTERNATIONAL LABOUR ORGANIZATION (ILO), PORTUGAL, SCHOLARSHIPS AND TRAINING, SOUTH AFRICA, UN-HABITAT, UNITED NATIONS CHIDREN'S FUND (UNICEF), UNITED NATIONS CONFERENCE ON TRADE AND DEVELOPMENT (UNCTAD), UNITED NATIONS DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME (UNDP), UNITED NATIONS HIGH COMMISSION ON REFUGEES (UNHCR),UNITED NATIONS INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT ORGANIZATION (UNIDO)

  Part 2

  II. Assistance of the Specialized Agencies to National Liberation Movements and Non-Self-Governing Territories (cont’d)

  TOPICS: FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION (FAO), INTERNATIONAL CIVIL AVIATION ORGANIZATION (ICAO), INTERNATIONAL MIGRATION ORGANIZATION (IMO), INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND (IMF), INTERNATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATION UNION (ITU), UNITED NATIONS EDUCATIONAL, SCIENTIFIC AND CULTURAL ORGANIZATION (UNESCO), UNIVERSAL POSTAL UNION (UPU), WORLD BANK, WORLD FOOD PROGRAMME (WFP), WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION (WHO), WORLD METEOROLOGICAL ORGANIZATION (WMO)

   

• Decolonization No 26 Twenty-Five Years of the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples [Part 1|Part 2|Part 3] - Dec 1985  Contents
  

  Part 1

  I. Background of the Declaration
  II. Adoption of the Declaration
  III. Establishment 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
  IV. Decisions and Recommendations of the General Assembly and of the Special Committee of a General Nature Concerning Decolonization
  V. Actions and Procedures Relating to Decolonization Followed by the Special Committee
  Tables

  TOPICS: ADMINISTERING POWERS, APARTHEID, C-24, DECLARATION ON THE GRANTING OF INDEPENDENCE TO COLONIAL COUNTRIES AND PEOPLES, GENERAL ASSEMBLY, SECURITY COUNCIL, TRUSTEESHIP COUNCIL, TRUST TERRITORIES, VISITING MISSIONS

  Part 2

  Tables (cont’d)
  Annexes

  TOPICS: ARTICLE 73 E, AUSTRALIA, BELGIUM, C-24 MEMBERSHIP, FRANCE, GA RESOLUTION 1654 (XVI), GA RESOLUTION 35/118, ITALY, NEW ZEALAND, NON-SELF-GOVERNING TERRITORIES, PORTUGAL, SOUTH AFRICA, SPAIN, TRUSTEESHIP COUNCIL, UNITED KINGDOM, UNITED STATES, VISITING MISSIONS

  Part 3

  Annexes (cont’d)

  TOPICS: DECLARATION ON THE GRANTING OF INDEPENDENCE TO COLONIAL COUNTRIES AND PEOPLES, GA RESOLUTION 35/118, GA RESOLUTION 40/56, PLAN OF ACTION

• Decolonization No 27 Work of the 1985 Session of the Special Committee - May 1986  Contents
  

  Introduction
  I. Organization of Work
  II. Highlights of the Special Committee’s Work in 1985

  TOPICS: ARGENTINA, DISSEMINATION OF INFORMATION, EAST TIMOR, ECONOMIC ACTIVITIES, FALKLAND ISLANDS (MALVINAS), GIBRALTAR, MILITARY ACTIVITIES, NAMIBIA, SPECIALIZED AGENCIES AND OTHER INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS, UNITED KINGDOM, VISITING MISSIONS, WESTERN SAHARA

• Decolonization No 28 Activities of the UN Council for Namibia in 1985 [Part 1|Part 2] - Jun 1986  Contents
  

  Part 1

  I. Background
  II. Structure of the Council and Organization of Work
  III. Work of the Council as the Legal Administering Authority for Namibia
  IV. Work of the Council as a Policy-Making Organ of the United Nations

  TOPICS: APARTHEID, DISSEMINATION OF INFORMATION, EDUCATIONAL, FUND-RAISING MISSIONS, GA RESOLUTION 40/97, GENERAL ASSEMBLY, ICJ, MOVEMENT OF NON-ALIGNED COUNTRIES (NAM), NAMIBIA, OAU, SC RESOLUTION 435 (1978), SECURITY COUNCIL, SEMINAR AND SYMPOSIA, SOCIAL AND RELIEF ASSISTANCE, SOUTH AFRICA, SWAPO

  Part 2

  IV. Work of the Council as a Policy-Making Organ of the United Nations (cont’d)

  TOPICS: DISSEMINATION OF INFORMATION, GA RESOLUTION 40/97

• Decolonization No 29 Decolonization Issues before the General Assembly at its Fortieth Session - Jul 1986  Contents
  

  I. Introduction
  II. Issues Considered by the Fourth Committee
  III. Issues Considered in Plenary Meeting

  TOPICS: AMERICAN SAMOA, APARTHEID, ARTICLE 73 E, BERMUDA, BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS, CAYMAN ISLANDS, DISSEMINATION OF INFORMATION, ECONOMIC AND OTHER INTERESTS, FALKLAND ISLANDS (MALVINAS), FOURTH COMMITTEE, GIBRALTAR, GUAM, MILITARY ACTIVITIES, MONTSERRAT, NAMIBIA, PITCAIRN, SC RESOLUTION 435 (1978), SOUTH AFRICA, SPECIALIZED AGENCIES AND OTHER INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS, ST. HELENA, STUDY AND TRAINING FACILITIES, TOKELAU, TRUST TERRITORY OF THE PACIFIC ISLANDS, TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS, UNITED STATES VIRGIN ISLANDS, WESTERN SAHARA

• Decolonization No 30 Tokelau - Jun 1987  Contents
  

  I. Basic Information on the Territory
  II. Brief Historical Outline
  III. Constitutional and Political Developments
  IV. Economic and Social Conditions
  V. Action by the United Nations
  Annex
  Map

  TOPICS: C-24, GA RESOLUTION 41/26, GENERAL ASSEMBLY, NAMIBIA, NEW ZEALAND, SECURITY COUNCIL, UNITED KINGDOM

• Decolonization No 31 International Conference for the Immediate Independence of Namibia [Part 1|Part 2] - Oct 1987  Contents
  

  Part 1

  I. Introduction
  II. Opening Meeting
  III. General Debate
  IV. Closing Meeting
  V. Special Activities
  VI. Postscripts and Suggestions for Further Reading
  Annexes

  TOPICS: APARTHEID, NAMIBIA, PRETORIA, SC RESOLUTION 435 (1978), SECURITY COUNCIL, SOUTH AFRICA, SWAPO, UNITED NATIONS COUNCIL ON NAMIBIA, UNITED STATES, WEST EUROPEAN PARLIAMENTARIANS FOR ACTION AGAINST APARTHEID (AWEPAA)

  Part 2

  Annexes (cont’d)

  TOPICS: APARTHEID, NAMIBIA, SECURITY COUNCIL, SOUTH AFRICA, SWAPO, UNITED NATIONS COUNCIL ON NAMIBIA, UNITED STATES

• Decolonization No 32 Work of the General Assembly (1986) and the Special Committee [Part 1|Part 2] - Sep 1987  Contents
  

  Part 1

  I. Introduction
  II. Action by the General Assembly at its Forty-First Session
  III. Special Committee’s Work in 1987

  TOPICS: AMERICAN SAMOA, ANGUILLA, APARTHEID, ARTICLE 73 E, C-24, DECLARATION ON THE GRANTING OF INDEPENDENCE TO COLONIAL COUNTRIES AND PEOPLES, DISSEMINATION OF INFORMATION, EAST TIMOR, FALKLAND ISLANDS (MALVINAS), FOREIGN INTERESTS, FOURTH COMMITTEE, FRENTE POLISARIO, GENERAL ASSEMBLY, GIBRALTAR, GUAM, MILITARY ACTIVITIES, NAMIBIA, NEW CALEDONIA, NON-SELF-GOVERNING TERRITORIES, PITCAIRN, SOUTH AFRICA,SPECIALIZED AGENCIES AND OTHER INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS, ST. HELENA, TOKELAU, TRAINING FACILITIES, TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS, UNITED STATES VIRGIN ISLANDS, VISITING MISSIONS, WESTERN SAHARA

  Part 2

  III. Special Committee’s Work in 1987 (cont’d)

  TOPICS: ADMINISTERING POWERS, AMERICAN SAMOA, ANGUILLA, ARTICLE 73 E, BERMUDA, BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS, C-24, CAYMAN ISLANDS, FALKLAND ISLANDS (MALVINAS), FRENTE POLISARIO, GUAM, DECLARATION ON THE GRANTING OF INDEPENDENCE TO COLONIAL COUNTRIES AND PEOPLES, MILITARY ACTIVITIES, MONTSERRAT, NEW CALEDONIA, PITCAIRN, ST. HELENA, TRUST TERRITORY OF THE PACIFIC ISLANDS, TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS, UNITED KINGDOM, UNITED STATES VIRGIN ISLANDS, VISITING MISSIONS

• Decolonization No 33 Extraordinary Plenary Meetings of the UN Council for Namibia - Dec 1987  Contents
  

  I. Introduction
  II. Opening of the Session
  III. Meeting to Commemorate the Twentieth Anniversary of the Council
  IV. Adoption of the Final Document
  Annexes

  TOPICS: DECLARATION ON THE GRANTING OF INDEPENDENCE TO COLONIAL COUNTRIES AND PEOPLES, FRONT-LINE STATES, GA RESOLUTION 41/39, GENERAL ASSEMBLY, MILITARY ACTIVITIES, MILITARY OCCUPATION, NAMIBIA, PROGRAMMES OF ACTION, SECURITY COUNCIL, SOUTH AFRICA, SWAPO, UNITED NATIONS COUNCIL ON NAMIBIA

• Decolonization No 34 Military Activities and Arrangements in Namibia and Other Colonial Territories - Mar 1988  Contents
  

  I. Introduction
  II. Military Situation in and Relating to Namibia
  III. Military Activities and Arrangements in Other Colonial Territories
  IV. Action by the United Nations
  Annexes

  TOPICS: APARTHEID, GENERAL ASSEMBLY, GUAM, MILITARY ACTIVITIES, MILITARY BASES, MILITARY OCCUPATION, NAMIBIA, NUCLEAR-WEAPON CAPABILITY, SOUTH AFRICA, C-24, ST. HELENA, UNITED NATIONS COUNCIL ON NAMIBIA, UNITED STATES VIRGIN ISLANDS

• Decolonization No 35 Decolonization Issues before the General Assembly at its Forty-Second Session - Mar 1988  Contents
  

  I. Introduction
  II. Action by the General Assembly at its Forty-Second Session

  TOPICS: AMERICAN SAMOA, ANGUILLA, ARTICLE 73 E, BERMUDA, BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS, CAYMAN ISLANDS, EAST TIMOR, FALKLAND ISLANDS (MALVINAS), FOREIGN INTERESTS, FOURTH COMMITTEE, GA RESOLUTION 41/41 A, GENERAL ASSEMBLY, GIBRALTAR, GUAM, MILITARY ARRANGEMENTS AND ACTIVITIES, MONTSERRAT, NAMIBIA, NEW CALEDONIA, PITCAIRN, SOUTH AFRICA, SPECIALIZED AGENCIES AND OTHER INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS, ST. HELENA, STUDY AND TRAINING FACILITIES, TOKELAU, TRUST TERRITORY OF THE PACIFIC ISLANDS, TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS, UNITED STATES VIRGIN ISLANDS, WESTERN SAHARA

• Decolonization No 36 Co-Operation between the UN Council for Namibia and Non-Governmental Organizations - Jun 1988  Contents
  

  Introduction
  I. Co-operation between the United Nations Council for Namibia and Non-governmental Organizations: A General Review
  II. Political Action
  III. Economic Action
  IV. Legal Action for the Protection of Namibia’s Resources
  V. Material and Social Assistance
  VI. Dissemination of Information
  Annexes

  TOPICS: AID PROGRAMMES, DISSEMINATION OF INFORMATION, ECONOMIC ACTION, GA RESOLUTION 2145 (XXI), LEGAL ACTION, MATERIAL AND SOCIAL ASSISTANCE, NAMIBIA, NATURAL RESOURCES, NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS, SOUTH AFRICA, SOUTHERN AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT CO-OPERATION CONFERENCE, SWAPO, UNITED NATIONS COUNCIL FOR NAMIBIA

• Decolonization No 37 New Caledonia [Part 1|Part 2] - May 1988  Contents
  

  Part 1

  I. Background Information
  II. Political and Constitutional Developments
  III. Economic and Social Conditions
  IV. Actions Taken by the United Nations
  Annexes

  TOPICS: ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL CONDITIONS, GA RESOLUTION 41/41, GA RESOLUTION 42/79, NEW CALEDONIA, REFERENDUM

  Part 2

  Annexes (cont’d)

  TOPICS: GA RESOLUTION 42/79, NEW CALEDONIA

• Decolonization No 38 Work of the General Assembly (1988) and the Special Committee [Part 1|Part 2] - May 1989  Contents
  

  Part 1

  I. Introduction
  II. Action by the General Assembly at its Forty-Third Session
  III. Special Committee’s Work in 1988

  TOPICS: ADMINISTERING POWERS, AMERICAN SAMOA, ANGUILLA, APARTHEID, ARTICLE 73 E, BERMUDA, BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS, C-24, CAYMAN ISLANDS, EAST TIMOR, FALKLAND ISLANDS (MALVINAS), FOURTH COMMITTEE, GENERAL ASSEMBLY, GIBRALTAR, GUAM, NAMIBIA, NEW CALEDONIA, PITCAIRN, ST. HELENA, TOKELAU, STUDY AND TRAINING FACILITIES, TRUST TERRITORY OF THE PACIFIC ISLANDS, TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS, UNITED STATES VIRGIN ISLANDS, WESTERN SAHARA

  Part 2

  III. Special Committee’s Work in 1988 (cont’d)

  TOPICS: ARTICLE 73 E, FOREIGN INTERESTS, MILITARY ACTIVITIES, SPECIALIZED AGENCIES AND OTHER INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS, STUDY AND TRAINING FACILITIES, VISITING MISSIONS

• Decolonization No 39 Thirty Years of the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples [Part 1|Part 2] - Apr 1990  Contents
  

  Part 1

  I. Background of the Declaration
  II. Adoption of the Declaration
  III. Establishment 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
  IV. Decisions and Recommendations of the General Assembly and of the Special Committee of a General Nature concerning Decolonization
  V. Actions and Procedures relating to Decolonization Followed by the Special Committee
  Tables

  TOPICS: ADMINISTERING POWERS, C-24, DISSEMINATION OF INFORMATION, ELECTIONS, FOREIGN INTERESTS, MEETINGS AWAY FROM HQ, MILITARY ACTIVITIES, PETITIONERS, REFERENDUMS AND PLEBISCITES, SECURITY COUNCIL, SMALL TERRITORIES, SPECIALIZED AGENCIES AND INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS, TRUSTEESHIP COUNCIL, UNITED NATIONS COUNCIL FOR NAMIBIA, UNITED NATIONS FOR SOUTH WEST AFRICA, VISITING MISSIONS

  Part 2

  Tables (cont’d)
  Annexes

  TOPICS: ARTICLE 73 E, C-24 MEMBERSHIP, GA RESOLUTION 1654 (XVI), GA RESOLUTION 35/118, GA RESOLUTION 40/56, LIST OF NON-SELF-GOVERNING TERRITORIES, PRELIMINARY LIST OF NON-SELF-GOVERNING TERRITORIES, TERRITORIES THAT HAVE ACHIEVED INDEPENDENCE, TERRITORIES THAT HAVE INTEGRATED OR ASSOCIATED, TRUSTEESHIP TERRITORIES, VISITING MISSIONS

• Decolonization No 40 Work of the Special Committee and the General Assembly at its Forty-Fourth Session [Part 1|Part 2] - Dec 1990  Contents
  

  Part 1

  Introduction
  I. Work of the Special Committee in 1989
  II. Work of the General Assembly at its Forty-Fourth Session 

  TOPICS: ADMINISTERING POWERS, AMERICAN SAMOA, ANGUILLA, APARTHEID, ARTICLE 73 E, BERMUDA, BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS, C-24, CAYMAN ISLANDS, DECLARATION OF THE GRANTING OF INDEPENDENCE TO COLONIAL COUNTRIES AND PEOPLES, EAST TIMOR, FALKLAND ISLANDS (MALVINAS), FOREIGN INTERESTS, FOURTH COMMITTEE, GA RESOLUTION 1654 (XVI), GENERAL ASSEMBLY, GIBRALTAR, GUAM, MILITARY ACTIVITIES, MONTSERRAT, NAMIBIA, NEW CALEDONIA, PITCAIRN, SOUTH AFRICA, SPECIALIZED AGENCIES AND INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS, ST. HELENA, THIRTIETH ANNIVERSARY OF THE DECLARATION, TOKELAU, TRUST TERRITORY OF THE PACIFIC ISLANDS, TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS, UNITED STATES VIRGIN ISLANDS, VISITING MISSIONS, WESTERN SAHARA

  Part 2

  II. Work of the General Assembly at its Forty-Fourth Session (cont’d)

  TOPICS: APARTHEID, C-24, FOURTH COMMITTEE, FOREIGN INTERESTS, GA RESOLUTION 44/100, GA RESOLUTION 44/101, GA RESOLUTION 44/102, GENERAL ASSEMBLY, GIBRALTAR, MILITARY ACTIVITIES, MOROCCO, NAMIBIA, PETITIONERS, STUDY AND TRAINING FACILITIES, THIRTIETH ANNIVERSARY OF THE DECLARATION, WESTERN SAHARA

• Decolonization No 41 Work of the Special Committee and the General Assembly at its Forty-Sixth Session [Part 1|Part 2] - May 1992  Contents
  

  Part 1

  Introduction
  I. Work of the Special Committee in 1991

  TOPICS: ADMINISTERING POWERS, AMERICAN SAMOA, ANGUILLA, ARTICLE 73 E, BERMUDA, BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS, CAYMAN ISLANDS, EAST TIMOR, FALKLAND ISLANDS (MALVINAS), FOREIGN INTERESTS, FOURTH COMMITTEE, GENERAL ASSEMBLY, GIBRALTAR, GUAM, LIST OF TERRITORIES, MILITARY ACTIVITIES, MONTSERRAT, NEW CALEDONIA, PETITIONERS, PITCAIRN, SMALL TERRITORIES, SPECIALIZED AGENCIES AND OTHER INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS, ST. HELENA, TOKELAU, TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS, TRUST TERRITORIES OF THE PACIFIC ISLANDS, UNITED STATES VIRGIN ISLANDS, VISITING MISSIONS, WESTERN SAHARA

  Part 2

  II. Work of the General Assembly at its Forty-Sixth Session 
  Annex

  TOPICS: ARTICLE 73 E, EAST TIMOR, FALKLAND ISLANDS (MALVINAS), FOREIGN INTERESTS, FOURTH COMMITTEE, GA RESOLUTION 46/420, GA RESOLUTION 46/47, GA RESOLUTION 46/66, GA RESOLUTION 46/70, GENERAL ASSEMBLY, PETITIONERS, SPECIALIZED AGENCIES AND OTHER INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS, STUDY AND TRAINING FACILITIES

• Decolonization No 42 Regional Seminars Organized by the Special Committee on Decolonization - Sep 1992  Contents
  

  Introduction
  I. Seminar held at Port Vila, Vanuatu, from 9 to 11 May 1990
  II. Seminar held at Bridgetown, Barbados, from 19 to 21 June 1990
  III. Conclusions of the Seminars
  IV. Aftermath

  TOPICS: ADMINISTERING POWERS, AMERICAN SAMOA, ANGUILLA, BERMUDA, BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS, C-24, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, GA RESOLUTION 1541 (XV), GA RESOLUTION 43/47, GA RESOLUTION 44/100, GUAM, MONTSERRAT, NEW CALEDONIA, REGIONAL ORGANIZATIONS, REGIONAL SEMINARS, TOKELAU, TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS, UNITED STATES VIRGIN ISLANDS

• Decolonization No 43 Role of the Specialized Agencies and the International Institutions Associated with the UN - Jan 1993  Contents
  

  I. Introduction
  II. Role of the Specialized Agencies and the International Institutions Associated with the United Nations during Namibia's Transition to Independence
  III. Role of the Specialized Agencies and the International Institutions Associated with the United Nations in Extending Assistance to the Remaining Non-Self-Governing Territories

  TOPICS: ANGUILLA, BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS, CAYMAN ISLANDS, CARIBBEAN DEVELOPMENT AND COOPERATION COMMITTEE (CDCC), ECONOMIC COMMISSION FOR LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN (ECLAC), FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION, GUAM, INTERNATIONAL LABOUR ORGANIZATION (ILO), MONTSERRAT, NAMIBIA, NATIONHOOD PROGRAMME FOR NAMIBIA, ORGANIZATION OF AFRICAN UNITY, RESOLUTION 2311 (XXII), RESOLUTION 46/70, TOKELAU, TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS, UNITED NATIONS CENTRE ON TRANSNATIONAL CORPORATIONS, UNITED NATIONS CHILDREN'S FUND, UNITED NATIONS CONFERENCE ON TRADE AND DEVELOPMENT (UNCTAD), UNITED NATIONS COUNCIL FOR NAMIBIA, UNITED NATIONS DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME (UNDP), UNITED NATIONS ECONOMIC COMMISSION FOR AFRICA (ECA), UNITED NATIONS EDUCATIONAL, SCIENTIFIC AND CULTURAL ORGANIZATION (UNESCO), UNITED NATIONS FUND, UNITED NATIONS HIGH COMMISSIONER FOR REFUGEES (UNHCR), UNITED NATIONS INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT ORGANIZATION (UNIDO), UNITED NATIONS TRANSITION ASSISTANCE GROUP (UNTAG), WORLD FOOD PROGRAMME (WFP), WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION (WHO)

• Decolonization No 44 The Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands (Micronesia) Political and Constitutional Development - Apr 1993  Contents
  

  Introduction
  I. Brief Historical Outline
  II. Basic Information
  III. Evolution of Constitutional Government, 1947-1978
  IV. Compact of Free Association
  V. Partial Termination of the Trusteeship Agreement
  VI. Question of Palau
  Annex

  TOPICS: ADMINISTERING AUTHORITY, UNITED KINGDOM, FEDERATED STATES OF MICRONESIA, FREE ASSOCIATION, GA RESOLUTION 683 (1990), GERMANY, JAPAN, MARSHALL ISLANDS, NORTHERN MARIANAS ISLANDS, PALAU, PHILIPPINES, SPAIN, SECURITY COUNCIL, TERMS OF COMPACT, TRUST TERRITORY OF THE PACIFIC ISLANDS, TRUSTEESHIP COUNCIL, UNITED STATES

• Decolonization No 45 Work of the Special Committee and the General Assembly at its Forty-Seventh Session [Part 1|Part 2] - Nov 1993  Contents
  

  Part 1

  Introduction
  I. Work of the Special Committee in 1992

  TOPICS: AMERICAN SAMOA, ANGUILLA, BERMUDA, BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS, CAYMAN, EAST TIMOR, FALKLAND ISLANDS (MALVINAS), GIBRALTAR, GUAM, MONTSERRAT, NEW CALEDONIA, PITCAIRN, ST. HELENA, TOKELAU, TRUST TERRITORY OF THE PACIFIC ISLANDS, TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS, UNITED STATES VIRGIN ISLANDS, VISITING MISSIONS, WESTERN SAHARA

  Part 2

  I. Work of the Special Committee in 1992 (cont’d)
  II. Work of the General Assembly at its Forty-Seventh Session Work of the General Assembly at its Forty-Seventh Session
  Annex

  TOPICS: ADMINISTERING POWERS, ALGERIA, AMERICAN SAMOA, ANGUILLA, APARTHEID, ARTICLE 73 E, BERMUDA, BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS, C-24, EAST TIMOR, FALKLAND ISLANDS (MALVINAS), FOREIGN INTERESTS, FOURTH COMMITTEE, FRANCE, FRENTE POLISARIO, GENERAL ASSEMBLY, GIBRALTAR, GUAM, MATIGNON ACCORDS, MOROCCO, NEW CALEDONIA, NEW ZEALAND, PETITIONERS, PITCAIRN, SOUTH AFRICA, SPECIALIZED AGENCIES AND INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTIONS, ST. HELENA, STUDY AND TRAINING FACILITIES, UNITED KINGDOM, UNITED STATES, UNITED STATES VIRGIN ISLANDS, VISITING MISSIONS, WESTERN SAHARA

• Decolonization No 46 Regional Seminars Organized by the Special Committee on Decolonization [Part 1|Part 2] - Dec 1993  Contents
  

  Part 1

  Introduction
  I. Seminar held at St. George’s, Grenada, from 17 to 19 June 1992
  II. Seminar held at Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea, from 8 to 10 June 1993

  TOPICS: AMERICAN SAMOA, ANGUILLA, BERMUDA, BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS, C-24, GUAM, MONTSERRAT, NEW CALEDONIA, TOKELAU, TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS, UNITED STATES VIRGIN ISLANDS

  Part 2

  II. Seminar held at Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea from 8 to 10 June 1993 (cont’d)
  III. Conclusions of the Seminars
  IV. Aftermath 

  TOPICS: C-24, CARIBBEAN DEVELOPMENT AND COOPERATION COMMITTEE (CDCC), FRANCE, FLNKS, MATIGNON ACCORDS, NEW CALEDONIA