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people of Guam, and to take all necessary measures to respond to the concerns of
the territorial Government with regard to the question of immigration;
5.
Requests the administering Power to cooperate in establishing
programmes specifically intended to promote the sustainable development of
economic activities and enterprises, noting the special role of the Chamorro people
in the development of Guam;
6.
Also requests the administering Power to continue to support appropriate
measures by the territorial Government aimed at promoting growth in commercial
fishing and agricultural and other viable activities;
7.
Calls upon the administering Power to facilitate a visiting mission to
Guam as requested by the territorial Government;
VII
Montserrat
Taking note with interest of the statements made and the information on the
political and economic situation in Montserrat provided by the Chief Minister of the
Territory to the Caribbean regional seminar, held at The Valley, Anguilla, from 20 to
22 May 2003, 13
Noting with concern the dire consequences of the volcanic eruption, which led
to the evacuation of three quarters of the Territory’s population to safe areas of the
island and to areas outside the Territory, in particular Antigua and Barbuda and the
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, and which continues to have
enduring consequences upon the economy of the island,
Welcoming the continued assistance provided to the Territory by States
members of the Caribbean Community, in particular Antigua and Barbuda, which
has offered safe refuge and access to educational and health facilities, as well as
employment for thousands who have left the Territory,
Noting the continuing efforts of the administering Power to deal with the
consequences of the volcanic eruption,
Noting with concern that a number of the inhabitants of the Territory continue
to live in shelters because of volcanic activity,
Noting that the Chief Minister of Montserrat assumed the chairmanship of the
Organization of Eastern Caribbean States in May 2003,
1.
Calls upon the administering Power, the specialized agencies and other
organizations of the United Nations system, as well as regional and other
organizations, to continue to provide assistance to the Territory in alleviating the
consequences of the volcanic eruption;
2.
Takes note of the completion of the report of the Constitutional Review
Commission prepared after extensive consultations with Montserratians both in the
Territory and abroad and the consensus that, while Montserratians reserve the right
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See A/58/23 (Part I), chap. II, annex, para. 24. For the final text, see Official Records of the General
Assembly, Fifty-eighth Session, Supplement No. 23.
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