A/RES/49/46 Page 13 necessary steps to facilitate the readmission of Montserrat as an associate member of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization; 5. Urges the specialized agencies and other organizations of the United Nations system, as well as regional and other multilateral financial institutions, to continue to expand their assistance to the Territory in the strengthening, development and diversification of the economy of Montserrat in accordance with its medium-term and long-term development plans; 6. Urges the administering Power to continue its assistance to the Territory in the prevention of drug trafficking and money laundering; 7. Notes that a period of twelve years has elapsed since a United Nations mission visited the Territory and calls upon the administering Power to facilitate the dispatch of a visiting mission to Montserrat as early as possible. VIII. Turks and Caicos Islands The General Assembly, Referring to resolution A above, Having heard the statement of the representative of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, as the administering Power, 6/ Noting recent changes to the Constitution of the Territory and the intention of the territorial Government to continue to campaign for further constitutional changes, Noting also the different views expressed by the elected representatives of the Turks and Caicos Islands on the question of the future status of the Territory, Aware of the decision of the administering Power to implement a policy change aimed at establishing better dialogue, coordination and cooperation between itself and its Caribbean dependent Territories, Noting the emergency measures taken by the territorial Government to cut the budget deficit and government spending, Noting also the commitment of the territorial Government to reform the public service to achieve greater efficiency and to implement its policy of localization of employment, Noting further the territorial Government’s expressed need for development assistance to achieve its stated goal of economic independence by the year 1996, Noting the territorial Government’s decision to establish an investment bank in order to attract substantial investments world wide for much-needed projects, /...

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