A/RES/54/90 Page 5 9. Stresses that the eradication of colonialism requires the full and constructive cooperation of all parties involved, and notes with concern that the plan of action for the International Decade for the Eradication of Colonialism cannot be concluded by the year 2000; 10. Calls upon the administering Powers to enter into constructive dialogue with the Special Committee before the fifty-fifth session of the General Assembly to develop a framework for the implementation of the provisions of Article 73 of the Charter and the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples for the period beyond 2000; 11. Notes the particular circumstances that 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 twentyfirst 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, and calls for closer cooperation between the Special Committee and the Economic and Social Council in furtherance of the provision of assistance to the Territories; 14. Requests the Secretary-General to report to the General Assembly on the implementation of resolutions concerning decolonization adopted since the declaration of the International Decade for the Eradication of Colonialism; 15. Requests the Special Committee to continue to examine the question of the small Territories and to report thereon to the General Assembly at its fifty-fifth session. 71st plenary meeting 6 December 1999 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 island’s present relationship with the United States of America, /...