The Nordic countries did not hesitate to condemn those activities which impeded decolonization. But they could be -and often were -beneficial to the economic and social development of dependent Territories. The Nordic countries also had reservations of principle with regard to a number of specific paragraphs in the draft resolution which failed to take into account the Charter provisions concerning the division of competence between the General Assembly and the Security Council. 59. Regarding the draft decision on military activities, the Nordic countries had reservations regarding United Nations endorsement of the use of armed struggle. One of the basic principles ot the Charter was to promote peaceful solutions, and they could not support the call for military assistance. 60. Mr. AOKI (Japan) said that his delegation found it ditticult to subscribe to the basi~ thrust of the draft resolution on the activities of foreign economic and other interests, which was that all such activities were necessarily prejudical. That depended rather on the nature of the activity in question and on the s.ituation in the dependent Territory in question. Experience had shown that foreign economic and other interests could make beneficial contributions to dependent Territories, especially in the areas of transfer of technology, managerial skills and the creation of job opportunities. Moreover, the draft resolution was unbalanced: the new paragraphs added to the previous year's resolution on the question were particularly unfortunate. His delegation deplored the reference to three loyal Member States in paragraph 18: such a counter-productive practice would only result in more negative votes against the draft resolution. 61. Japan could therefore not support the draft resolution but would abstain out of respect for the work of the Special Committee on decolonization. He hoped that the consensus process would be revived in the following year. 62. Mr. KURPERSHOEK (Netherlands) said that his delegation would be compelled to 
**Analysis**
The text discusses the Nordic countries' stance on decolonization and their reservations regarding certain paragraphs in a draft resolution. The main focus is on the economic and social development of dependent territories, with mentions of foreign economic and other interests, transfer of technology, and job opportunities. This suggests that the category is related to economic development and international trade.

**Category**
Economic development, International trade