A/RES/51/224 Page 7 Conscious of the different viewpoints of the political parties of the Territory on the future status of the Territory, Noting the measures taken by the Government to combat racism and the plan to set up a Commission for Unity and Racial Equality, Noting also the report of the intended closure of the foreign military bases and installations in the Territory, Taking into consideration the statement made in October 1995 by the Finance Minister on the transfer of those lands for development projects, 1. Requests the administering Power, bearing in mind the views of the people of the Territory ascertained through a democratic process, to keep the Secretary-General informed of the wishes and aspirations of the people regarding their future political status; 2. Calls upon the administering Power to continue its programmes of socio-economic development of the Territory; 3. Requests the administering Power to elaborate, in consultation with the territorial Government, programmes of development specifically intended to alleviate the economic, social and environmental consequences of the closure of certain military bases and installations in the Territory; IV. British Virgin Islands Noting the completion of the constitutional review in the British Virgin Islands and the coming into force of the amended Constitution, and noting also the results of the general elections held on 20 February 1995, Noting also the results of the constitutional review of 1993-1994, which made it clear that a prerequisite to independence must be a constitutionally expressed wish by the people as a result of a referendum, Taking note of the statement made in 1995 by the Chief Minister of the British Virgin Islands that the Territory was ready for constitutional and political advancement towards full internal self-government and that the administering Power should assist through the gradual transfer of power to elected territorial representatives, Noting that the Territory is emerging as one of the world's leading offshore financial centres, Noting also the need for continued cooperation between the administering Power and the territorial Government in countering drug trafficking and money laundering, 1. Requests the administering Power, bearing in mind the views of the people of the Territory ascertained through a democratic process, to keep the Secretary-General informed of the wishes and aspirations of the people regarding their future political status; 2. Also requests the administering Power, the specialized agencies and other organizations of the United Nations system and all financial /...