A/RES/48/51 Page 6 developments in the Territory and ascertaining the views of the people of American Samoa with regard to their future status. II. - Anguilla The General Assembly, Referring to resolution A above, Having heard the statement of the representative of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, as the administering Power, 6/ Noting the decision of the administering Power to effect a policy change aimed at enhancing its relations with its Caribbean dependent Territories, Aware that the educational system in Anguilla is facing severe problems, including overcrowding and insufficient equipment and supplies in the schools, as well as a high percentage of untrained teachers and the loss of teachers to the private sector and to other parts of the civil service, Aware also of the inability of Anguilla’s educational system to alleviate the problem of scarcity of skilled national personnel, particularly in the fields of economic management and tourism, and that educational reform is of paramount importance to the achievement of the long-term economic goals of the Territory, Noting that the territorial Government is placing great emphasis on manpower development and training, Also noting that the Government’s Public Sector Investment Programme for 1991-1995 is expected to be financed by external donors through grants and concessional loans, Aware that the exploitation of deep-sea resources would help to reduce the risk of depleting the Territory’s own fishing resources as a result of overfishing, Recalling the dispatch of a United Nations visiting mission to the Territory in 1984, 1. Noting the efforts of the administering Power aimed at improving its relations with its dependent Territories of the Caribbean; 2. Requests the administering Power, in considering, adopting and/or implementing policy decisions likely to affect its dependent Territories, to continue to grant the highest attention to the interests, needs and wishes of the territorial Government and the people of Anguilla; 3. Calls upon national, regional and international institutions specializing in the field of education to grant Anguilla funds and equipment and to make available to the Territory teacher training courses, to enable it to overcome its educational problems; ____________ 6/ A/C.4/48/SR.4. /...