uNIT Eb NATIONS uNIT Eb NATIONS GENERAL ASSEMBLY S A/8023/Add.3* 5 October 1970 ORIGINAL: ENGLISH Twenty-fifth session Agenda items 63 and 23 REPORT 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 (covering its work during 1970) Rapporteur: Mr. S.M.S. CHADHA (India) CHAPTER VII TERRITORIES UNDER PORTUGUESE ADMINISTRATION CONTENTS Paragraphs A. CONSIDERATION BY THE SPECIAL COMMITTEE ......... B. DECISION OF THE SPECIAL COMITTEE ..... ............ 1 - 16 17 Page 3 6 ANNEXES I. WORKING PAPERS PREPARED BY THE SECRETARIAT ...... ............. 9 A. GENERAL INFORMATION CONCERNING THE TERRITORIES .... ......... 9 B. ANGCLA ........... ............................. .... 67 This document contains chapter VII of the Special Committee's report to the General Assembly. The general introductory chapter will be issued subsequently under the symbol A/8023. Other chapters of the report will be issued under the same symbol or as addenda. The complete report will be issued subsequently as Supplement No. 23 to the Official Records of the Twenty-fifth Session of the General Assembly (A/8023/ReV.l). 70-21739 WA Distr. GENERAL CONTENTS (continued) Page C. MOZAMBIQUE .......................... 111 D. GUINEA, CALLED PORTUGUESE GUINEA ..... ............... 163 E. CAPE VERDE ARCHIPELAGO ........ .................... ...180 F. SAO TOA AND PRINCIPE .......... .................... 202 G. MACAU AND DEPENDENCIES ........ .................... ...213 H. TIMOR AND DEPENDENCIES ........ .................... ...218 II. REPORT OF THE DELEGATION OF OBSERVERS FROM THE SPECIAL COMMITTEE TO THE INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE IN SUPPORT OF THE PEOPLES OF PORTUGUESE COLONIES, HELD IN ROME, ITALY, FROM 27 TO 29 JUNE 1970 ....... .................. ...223 CHAPTER VII TERRITORIES UNDER PORTUGUESE ADMINISTRATION A. CONSIDERATION BY THE SPECIAL COMMITTEE 1. At its 737th meeting, on 13 April 1970, the Special Committee, by approving the forty-seventh report of the Working Group (A/AC.109/L.623), decided, inter alia, to hold a general debate covering the question of the Territories under Portuguese administration, together with two other items, namely, the questions of Namibia and Southern Rhodesia. In taking that decision, it was the understanding of the Special Committee that individual draft resolutions on matters covered by those items would be considered separatcly following the conclusion of the general debate. 2. The Special Committee considered the question of the Territories under Portuguese administration at its 743rd to 747th, 750th to 752nd, and 755th to 757th meetings, between 14 May and 18 August 1970. 3. In its consideration of this item, the Special Committee took into account the relevant provisions of General Assembly resolution 2548 (XXIV) of 11 December 1969 on the implementation of the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples. By that resolution, the General Assembly, in paragraph 10, requested the Special Committee "to continue to seek suitable means for the immediate and full implementation of the Declaration in all Territories which have not yet attained independence, and in particular to formulate specific proposals for the elimination of the remaining manifestations of colonialism". In paragraph 12, the General Assembly requested the Special Committee "to continue to examine the compliance of Member States with the Declaration and with other relevant resolutions on the question of decolonization, particularly those relating to the Territories under Portuguese administration...". The Committee also took into account the provisions of General Assembly resolution 2507 (XXIV) of 21 November 1969, concerning the question of the Territories under Portuguese administration, by paragraph 16 of which the General Assembly requested the Special Committee "to keep the situation in the Territories under review". 4. During its consideration of the item, the Special Committee had before it working papers prepared by the Secretariat (see annex I below) containing information on action previously taken by the Special Committee and by the General Assembly as well as the latest developments concerning the Territories. 5. In addition, the Special Committee had before it the following written petitions concerning the Territories under Portuguese administration: Angola (a) Letter dated 22 April 1970 from Mr. Lukoki Lunzinga on behalf of the NTO- BAKO Angola Party (A/AC.109/PET.1144). Guinea, called Portuguese Guinea (b) Undated letter from the Frente Patri6tica de Libertaqao Nacional (FPLN) (A/AC.109/PET.1153). The Territories in general (c) Letter dated 30 December 1869 from Dr. S. Bosgra, Representative of the Angola Committee, Netherlands (A/AC.109/PET.1130). (d) Letter dated 23 April 1970 from Mr. Tim Smith, Assistant for African Affairs, Council for Christian Social Action, United Church of Christ (A/AC.109/PET.ii42). (e) Letter dated 22 April 1970 from Mr. George M. Houser, Executive Director, American Committee on Africa (A/AC.109/PET.43). (f) Letter dated 11 May 1970 from Dr. S. Bosgra, Representative of the Angola Committee, Netherlands (A/AC.109/PET.1154). 6. The Special Committee also took into account the report of the Ad Hoc Group established by the Special Committee at its 740th meeting on 21 April 1970 (A/AC.10g/L.64l). The Group visited Africa during May/June 1970 for the purpose of establishing contact with representatives of national liberation movements from colonial Territories in that continent in connexion with the preparation of the analytical study and the suggested programme of action called for under the terms of General Assembly resolution 2521 (XXIV) of 4 December 1969 relating to the tenth anniversary of the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples. The report included, inter alia, the views expressed by the following representatives of national liberation movements from the Territories under Portuguese administration: Mr. Joseph Turpin, representative in Algeria of the Partido Africano da Independ~ncia da Guin6 e Cabo Verde (PAIGC); Mr. Marcelino dos Santos, Vice-President, Frente de Libertaqo de Moqambique (FRELIMO); Mr. Henrique Carreira, member of Lhe Director Committee, Movimento Popular de Libertsao de Angola (MPLA); Mr. Fanuel Martuza, Secretary for External Affairs, Comit6 Revolucionario de Mocambique (COREMO). 7. The Special Committee received two communications (A/AC.l0;/L.637) dated I and 2 June 1970 from Mr. Marcelino dos Santos, President of the Confer~nciadas Organiza &es Nacionalistas das Col6nias Portuguesas (CONCP) containing an invitation addressed to the Special Committee to attend an international conference in support of the peoples of Portuguese Colonies, to be held in Rome, Italy, from 27 to 29 June 1070. 8. At its 745th meeting, on 18 June, the Special Committee, by adopting the fifty-first report of the Working Group (A/AC.109/L.637), decided to accept the invitation and to send a delegation of observers to attend the conference. The delegation that attended the conference was cooposed of the representatives of the following States: Bulgaria, Iran, the United Republic of Tanzania, Venezuela and Yugoslavia. 9. The general debate covering the question of the Territories under Portuguese administration, together with the two other items referred to in paragraph I above, took place at the 743rd to 747th, and 750th and 751st meetings, between 14 May and 28 July. Statements in the general debate were made by the representatives of Sierra Leone (A/AC.109/PV.743), Syria and the United Republic of Tanzania (A/AC.109/PV.744), Madagascar (A/AC.l09/PV.745 and Corr.l), Yugoslavia (A/AC.l09/Pv.746), the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, Afghanistan and Ethiopia (A/AC.109/PV.747 and Corr.l), Bulgaria (A/AC.109/PV.750), Poland and India (A/AC.109/PV.751 and Corr.l). Statements in exercise of the right of reply were made by the representatives of the United States of America, Ethiopia, the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (A/AC.109/PV.747 and Corr.l). 10. At its 752nd meeting, on 30 July, Mr. Assad K. Sadry (Iran), Chairman of the delegation of observers referred to in paragraph 8 above, in a statement to the Special Committee (A/AC.109/PV.752 and Corr.l), presented the report of that group (see annex II below). Statements were made by the representatives of Bulgaria, Poland and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (A/AC.109/PV.752 and Corr.l). 11. At the 755th meeting, on 11 August, the representative of the United Republic of Tanzania introduced a draft resolution, which was finally sponsored by Afghanistan, Ethiopia, India, Iraq, the Ivory Coast, Madagascar, Mali, Sierra Leone, Syria, Tunisia, the United Republic of Tanzania and Yugoslavia (A/AC. 109/L. 652). 12. The Special Committee considered the draft resolution at its 756th and 757th meetings, on 13 and 18 August. At the 756th meeting, the representative of the United Republic of Tanzania introduced a revised text of the joint draft resolution (A/AC.109/L.652/Rev. 1). Statements on the draft resolution were made by the representatives of Afghanistan (A/AC.109/PV.756 and Corr.l and 2), Tunisia, the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, Poland and the United Republic of Tanzania (A/AC.109/PV.757 and Corr.l). 13. At the 757th meeting, the Special Committee adopted the draft resolution (A/AC.109/L.652/Rev.l) by a roll-call vote of 14 to 2, with 2 abstentions. The result of the voting was as follows: In Favour: Afghanistan, Bulgaria, Ecuador, Ethiopia, Honduras, India, Iraq, Madagascar, Poland, Sierra Leone, Syria, Tunisia, Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, United Republic of Tanzania. Against: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, United States of America. Abstaining: Italy, Norway. 14. The text of the resolution is reproduced in paragraph 17 below. 15. Statements in explanation of vote were made by the representatives of the United States of America, the United Kingdom and Italy (A/AC.109/PV.757 and Corr.