A/RES/66/89 A-B Noting, in that regard, the statement made by the representative of the Governor of American Samoa at the 2011 Caribbean regional seminar and previous policy papers presented to the Special Committee stating that, against a backdrop of a decades-long popular preference for integration with the United States of America, the Territory wished to move forward on political status, local autonomy and selfgovernance issues, Acknowledging the indication by the territorial Government, including at the 2011 Caribbean regional seminar, that the effects of certain federal laws on the Territory’s economy are serious cause for concern, Aware that American Samoa continues to be the only United States Territory to receive financial assistance from the administering Power for the operations of the territorial Government, Takes note that, at the November 2010 general elections, voters defeated 1. the proposed amendments to the 1967 revised Constitution of American Samoa adopted at the fourth Constitutional Convention, held in June 2010; Welcomes the work of the territorial Government with respect to moving 2. forward on political status, local autonomy and self-governance issues with a view to making political and economic progress; Expresses its appreciation for the invitation extended in 2011 to the 3. Special Committee on the Situation with regard to the Implementation of the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples by the Governor of American Samoa to send a visiting mission to the Territory, calls upon the administering Power to facilitate such a mission if the territorial Government so desires, and requests the Chair of the Special Committee to take all the steps necessary to that end; Requests the administering Power to assist the Territory by facilitating its 4. work concerning a public awareness programme, consistent with Article 73 b of the Charter of the United Nations, and, in that regard, calls upon the relevant United Nations organizations to provide assistance to the Territory, if requested; Calls upon the administering Power to assist the territorial Government 5. in the diversification and sustainability of the economy of the Territory and to address employment and cost-of-living issues; Welcomes the invitation to American Samoa in 2011 to become Pacific 6. Islands Forum observer; II Anguilla Taking note of the working paper prepared by the Secretariat on Anguilla 9 and other relevant information, Recalling the holding of the 2003 Caribbean regional seminar in Anguilla, hosted by the territorial Government and made possible by the administering Power, the first time that the seminar had been held in a Non-Self-Governing Territory, _______________ 9 A/AC.109/2011/2. 7