A/RES/51/224 Page 5 9. Calls upon the administering Powers, in cooperation with the respective territorial Governments, to continue to take all necessary measures to counter problems related to drug trafficking, money laundering and other offences; 10. Stresses that eradication of colonialism by the year 2000 requires the full and constructive cooperation of all parties concerned; 11. Takes note of the particular circumstances which prevail in the Territories concerned, and encourages the political evolution in them towards self-determination; 12. Urges Member States to contribute to the efforts of the United Nations to usher in the twenty-first century in a world free 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. Invites the specialized agencies and other organizations of the United Nations system to initiate or to continue to take all necessary measures to accelerate progress in the social and economic life of the Territories; 14. Requests the Special Committee to continue the examination of the question of the small Territories and to submit a report thereon to the General Assembly at its fifty-second session, including recommendations on appropriate ways to assist the peoples of the Territories to exercise their right to self-determination. 94th plenary meeting 27 March 1997 B INDIVIDUAL TERRITORIES The General Assembly, Referring to resolution A above, I. American Samoa Noting the report by the administering Power that most American Samoan leaders express satisfaction with the island's present relationship with the United States of America, Noting also the non-participation of representatives of the people of American Samoa in the last two regional seminars, Noting further that the Government of the Territory continues to have significant financial, budgetary and internal control problems and that the Territory's deficit and financial condition are compounded by the high demand for government services from the rapidly growing population, a limited economic and tax base and recent natural disasters, /...