A/RES/59/134 A-B 11. Invites the administering Powers to participate fully in the work of the Special Committee in order to implement the provisions of Article 73 e of the Charter and the Declaration; 12. Urges Member States to contribute to the efforts of the United Nations to usher in a world free of colonialism within the Second International Decade for the Eradication of Colonialism, and calls upon them to continue to give their full support to the Special Committee in its endeavours towards that noble goal; 13. Notes that some Non-Self-Governing Territories have expressed concern at the procedure followed by one administering Power, contrary to the wishes of the Territories themselves, namely, of amending or enacting legislation for the Territories through Orders in Council, in order to apply to the Territories the international treaty obligations of the administering Power; 14. Takes note of the constitutional reviews in the Territories administered by the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and led by the territorial Governments; 15. Reiterates its requests to the Secretary-General to report to the General Assembly on the implementation of decolonization resolutions since the proclamation of the Second International Decade for the Eradication of Colonialism for the purpose of a midterm review in 2005; 16. Requests the Special Committee to continue to examine the question of the Non-Self-Governing Territories and to report thereon to the General Assembly at its sixtieth session with recommendations on appropriate ways to assist the peoples of the Territories in exercising their right to self-determination. 71st plenary meeting 10 December 2004 B INDIVIDUAL TERRITORIES The General Assembly, Referring to resolution A above, I American Samoa Taking note of the report by the administering Power that most American Samoan leaders express satisfaction with the Territory’s present relationship with the United States of America, as reflected in statements made by those leaders in the regional seminars held in Havana, Cuba, Nadi, Fiji, and Madang, Papua New Guinea, in 2001, 2002 and 2004, respectively, Noting that the Government of the Territory continues to take steps to increase revenue and decrease government expenditure, Noting also that the Territory, similar to isolated communities with limited funds, continues to experience a lack of adequate medical and other infrastructural facilities, 5

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