UNITED NATIONS GeneralAssembly (@ Distr. GENERAL ^/39/66319 November 198 4 ENGLISH ORIGINAL: SPANISH Thirty-ninth sess ion Agenda item 104 ACTIVITIES OF FOF.EIGN ECONOI4I C AND OIHER INTERESTS VIHICH ARE IMPEDING THE IMPLEI"IENTAT ION OF THE DECLARATION ON THE GRANTING OF INDEPENDET{CE To COLONIAI, COTJNTRI ES AND PEOPLES IN NAMIBIA AND IN ALL OTHER TERRITORI ES UNDER COIONIAL DOMINATION AND EFFOFfS TO ELIMINATE COLONIALISI4, APARTHEID AND RACIAI, DISCRIMINATION IN SOUTHERN AFRICA Report ) of the Fourth Conmittee P"apporteur: Mr. Denetrio INFANTE (Chile) I. At its 3rd plenary neeting, on 21 September 1984, the ceneral Assenbty. on the recommendation of the ceneral Conmittee, decided to include in the agenda of its thirty-ninth session the item entitled! "Activities of foreign econonic and other interests which are impeding the implenentation of the Dectaration on the cranting of Independence to colonial countries and Peoples in Namibia and in all other Territories under colonial domination and efforts to elininate colonialisn, apartheid and racial discrinination in southern Africa: report of the Special Committee on the Situation with regard !o the Inplementation of the Declaration on the Grantinq of Independence to Colonial Countries and peoples,'. At the same meeting' the Assembly decided to allocate the it.en !o lbe Fourth Cornmitt.ee for consideration and report. 2. The Fourth Conrnittee considered the iten at its 2nd to llth neetings, betr.reen 24 Septenber and 26 October tA/C.4/39/sR.2-1I)., 3. At the 2nd neeting, on 24 Septenber' the Chairrnan drew attention to a letter dafed 24 Augusr 1984 (A/39/4781 addressed to the secretary-General by lhe Chairman of the Special Corunitbee on the Situa!ion with !egard to the Implenentalion of the )oeclaration on the cranting of Independence to Cotonial countries and Peoples, 84-28678 0160P (E) A/39/663 English Page 2 a transnitting the reconmendation of the Cofiunittee that nilitary aclivities and arrangenents by colonial Powers in Territories under lheir adninistration h'hich night be inpeding the implenentation of the Declaration on the cranling of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples should be taken uP by the General Assenbly in connection with its consideralion, in the Fourth Conunittee' of the present ilern. 4. At. the sane rneeting. the RapporLeur of the special Corunittee nade a statenent in which he gave an account of the relevant activities of the SPecial Comrittee during 1984 and drew attention to chapter V of the report of the Corunittee relating to itern 104 and chapter v' of the report relating to nilitary activities and arrangements by colonial Powers in Territories under their administration which migh! be i.mpeding the impl.ementation of the Declaration on che cranting of Independence to cotoniat Countries and Peoples (A/39/23 (Part III) , !/ as well as the relevant documentation of the Special comnittee (A/Ac.109/766. 778, 779, 7SL, 7 82, 786 and 787). 5. The general debate on the iten took place at the 3rd to llth neetings, oelween 16 and 26 October. 6. At its 7!h meeting, on 22 October, the Fourth Conunittee granted requests for hearing in connection with its consideralion of the iten to Mr. J. A. Go nze lez-conz Alez (A/C.4/39/'11 and Mrs. Wilna E. Rever6n, Oficina de a Informaci6n Internacional para 1a Independencia de Puerto Rico (A/C.4/39/7/Add.L\. I Mrs. Rever6n and Mr. conzalez-conzd lez rnade statenents at the 8th meeting, on 23 October. 7. On 23 October, the United States of America subniteed anendnents (A/C.4/39/L.21 to the draft decision contained in chapter VI, paragraph 14, of docunenl A/39/23 (Part III), which were subsequently introduced by the representative of the United States in a staternent to the Fourth Corunittee at its 1lth meeting on 26 October. The anendments read as foltows: "(a) fn paragraph 8, lines 2 and 3, delete the words rin particular the United States of Anerica and Israel, ri "(b) fn paragraph 9' line 11, delete the nords rin particular lhe United slates and Israelr." 8. At. the IIth neeting, on 26 October, the Chairman drevr attention to documents A/39/23 (Part III)/Corr.I and A/c.4/39 /L,2/ Cor r .I r issued j.n Chinese, French and Spanish only. U To be incorporated in Official Records of Ehe ceneral Assernbly, Thirtv-ninlh session' Supplenent No. 23 (A/39/23\ . I A/ 39 / 663 English ) Page 3 9. At ehe sar0e neeting, the Fourth Commlttee aalopted lhe draf! resolution contalned in A/39/23 (Part III), chapter v, paragraph f2, by a recorded vote of 1I2 to 4, with 23 abstentions (see para. LL't, Z/ The voting was as follows: 9/ I!@gr Afghanistan' Albania, Algeria, Angola, Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Australia, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belize' Benin, Bolivia, Botshrana, BraziI, Brunei Darussalan, Bulgaria, Burma, Burundi, Byelorussian soviet socialist Republicl cameroon, Central Afrj.can Republicl Chad, ChiLe, China, Colonbia, Conoros, congb, cosca Rica, Cuba. CYprus, Czechoslovakia, Democratic Yenen' Djibouti, Doninican Republicl Ecuador, Egypt, EI Salvador, Ethiopia, Fiji, Gabon, Ganbia' German De$ocratic RePublic, Ghana, Guinea-Bissau, cuyana, Haiti, Honduras, Hungary, India, Indonesla, Iran (Islamic Republic of) , Iraqr Jamaica, ;Iordan, Kenya, Kuwait, Lao People's Denocratic Republic, Liberia, Libyan Arab ,tamahiriya, Madagascar, l,lalaysia, lfaldives, MaIi, Mauri tania, Mexico, i,tongolia, l'lorocco, l,iozambique, Nepal t Nerd zealand, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigerla, ornan, Pakislanr Panama ' PaPua Nev Guinea, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Qatar, Romania, Rvranda, saint vincent and the crenadines' samoa, saudi Arabia, senegal, Sierra l,eone, Singaporer Solomon Islands, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Syrian Arab Republic, Thailand, Togo, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, Turkey, Uganda, Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic, ) Union of soviet socialist Republics, united Arab Emlrates, United Republic of Tanzania, Uruguay, venezuela. Viet Nam, Yenen, Yugoslavia, zaire, zambia' zimbabwe. Againstr Doninica, crenada, United Kingdon of creat Britain and Northern Ireland, United states of Anerica. Abstaininqr Austria, Belgiun, Canada, Dennark, linland, France, Gernany, Federal Republic o!, creece, Iceland, Ireland' Israel' Italy, Ivory coast, Japan, Lesotho, Luxembourg, ualawi, Netherlands, Norway, Paraguay' Portugal, spain, sweden. 10. At the sane rneeting, the Fourth Connittee took action on the draft decision contalned Ln A/39/23 (Part III), chapte! vI, paragraph 14r and Ehe United states anendnents thereto, contalned Ln A/c.4/39/L.2, as follows: 2/ statements in explanation of vote were nade by the representatives of the foUowing Member statea: Australia, Au6tria, Barbados, Belgium, Botswana, canada, Cltadr Chller D€nnark, Dominican Republic, Fiji, France, cermany, PeateraL Republic ofr Greece, Irelandr IsraeL, Italy, Jamaica, ;Iapan, Malawi, Netherlandsr New zealand, Norrray, Onan. Papua New cuinea, Senegal, Sudan, Sweden, Turkey, Uruguay, Viet Nan and zaire. y - Subsequent to tbe voting, the representative of Guinea stated that hls I delegation had intenaled !o vote in favour of the draft resolution. A/ 39/663 English Page 4 I (a) The first anendment (see para. 7 (a) ) was adopeeal by a recorded vote of 62 to 47, with 24 abstenlions. 9/ \he voting was as follows: In favour t Atgentina, Australia, Austria, Bahanas, Bel-gium, BeIize, Burna, Caneroonr Canada, Central African Republic, Chad, Chile, Colombia, Conoros, Costa Rlca, Dennark, Dotninica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El salvador, Fiji, Finland, France, cabon, Ganbiap cernany, Federat Republ-ic of, creece, crenada, Haiti, Ilonduras, Iceland, Ireland, Israel, Ita1y, Ivory coast, Janaica, Japan, Liberia, Luxembourg, Malawi, Nepal, Netherlands, Ner.r Zealand, Niger, Nonray, Panarna, Papua Ner., cuinea, Philippines, Portugal, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Sanoa, Senegal, SingaPore, Solonon Islands, Spain, Sri Lanka, Swedenr Thailandr United Kingdon of creat Britain and Northern lreland. United States of America, Uruguay, Zaire. !g!nE!: Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Angola, Antigua and Barbudal Bahrain' Bulgaria, Byelorussian soviet socialist Republic, china, Congol Cubar Czechoslovakia, Democratic yenen, Ethlopia, German Denocratic Republic, Ghana, cuinea, cuyana, Hungary, lndonesia, Iran (Islanic Republic of), Iraq, itordan, Kuwait, Lao peoplers Detnocratic Republic, Libyan Arab ilamahiriya, Mauritania, Mexico, ttongolia, Nlcaragua, Nlgeria, pakistan, poLand, gatar, Sauati I Arabia, syrian Arab Republic, runisiar Uganda, ukrainian soviet Social-ist Republic, Union of Sovie! Socialist Republics, United Arab Erirates, United Republic of Tanzania, Viet Nan, Yemen, Yugoslavia, zanbia, zinbabwe. Abstai.nings Barbados, Benin, Boliva, Botswana, Brazil, Brunei Darussalam, cyprus, Egypt, India, Kenya, Lesotho, !4alaysia, ualdives. Mozambique, Oman, Paraguay, peru, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, Sudan, Togo, Trinidad and Tobago, Turkey, Venezuela. g Statenents in explanation of vote were rnade by the representatives of the follosing Menber Statest Austratia, Austria, Barbados, BeIgiun, Botswana' Canada, Chad, Chiler D€nmark, Doninican Republic, Fiji, f'rance, Germany, Federal RepubJ.ic of, creece, Irelandr Israel, Italy, ,Jamaica, Japan, l4a1arri, Netherlands. New Zealand, Norway, Onan, Papua Neu Guinea, senegal. sudan, Sweden, Turkey, Uruguay, I Viet Nan and za ire. A/ 39 / 663 English ) Page 5 (b) The second amendment (see para. 7 (b)) was adopted by a recorded vote of 52 to 4?, with 25 abstentions. 9/ The voting was as follows: In favour s Argentina, Augtraliar Austria, Bahamas, Belgiun,