A/RES/51/224 Page 13 3. Calls upon the administering Power and the relevant regional and international organizations to continue to provide assistance for the improvement of the economic, social, educational and other conditions of the population of the Territory; 4. Calls upon the administering Power and the territorial Government to continue to cooperate to counter problems related to money laundering, smuggling of funds and other related crimes, as well as drug trafficking; XI. United States Virgin Islands Noting that general elections were held in November 1994 in the United States Virgin Islands, Noting also that 27.5 per cent of the electorate participated in the referendum on the political status of the Territory held on 11 October 1993, and that 80.4 per cent of those who voted supported the existing territorial status arrangements with the United States of America, and that the referendum left the status issue undecided, Noting further the continuing interest of the territorial Government in seeking associate membership in the Organization of Eastern Caribbean States and observer status in the Caribbean Community, Noting the necessity of further diversifying the Territory's economy, Noting also that the question of Water Island is still under discussion between the Government of the Territory and the administering Power, Noting further the efforts of the Government of the Territory to promote the Territory as an offshore financial services centre, Noting with satisfaction that the Territory joined the International Drug Enforcement Conference as a full member in 1995, which would strengthen its capability to combat illegal drug trafficking, Recalling the dispatch in 1977 of a United Nations visiting mission to the Territory, 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 to continue to assist the territorial Government in achieving its political, economic and social goals; 3. Further requests the administering Power to facilitate the participation of the Territory, as appropriate, in various organizations, in particular the Organization of Eastern Caribbean States and the Caribbean Community; /...