A/RES/59/134 A-B Territory to further alleviate the difficult economic situation, including, inter alia, the provision of debt relief and loans; 5. Notes also the position of the territorial Government, including its articulation in resolution 1609 of 9 April 2001 of the 24th Legislature of the United States Virgin Islands, opposing the assumption by the administering Power of submerged land in territorial waters, having regard to relevant resolutions of the General Assembly on the ownership and control of natural resources, including marine resources, by the people of the Non-Self-Governing Territories, and its calls for the return of those marine resources within its jurisdiction. 71st plenary meeting 10 December 2004 11