of independence has been specifically discussed on various occasions, when the inhabitants rejected it as impractical and undesirable. By unanimous decision in June 1968, the Island Council declared that it had no wish at that time to change the nature of the relationship between the Government and people of Pitcairn and the Government of the United Kingdom. The Council further declared that independent statehood would be administratively and economically impracticable for Pitcairn. The declaration has not been rescinded nor have either the Island Council or the people of Pitcairn expressed any wish for a change in status. Nothing that was said to the Governor when he visited the Island in September 1985 suggested that they had changed their mind6. This confirmed the position found by the Commissioner for Pitcairn when he visited the Islands in June 1983. There has been no interference by the United Kingdom at any time with the right of Pitcairners to make free use for their own ends of their natural wealth and resources. There are no exports of produce or manufactured goods from Pitcairn nor any contribution by Pitcaim to the financial revenue of the United Kingdom. 10. It has not been necessary in Pitcaim to take any measure to prevent public and private support for apartheid. No faintest suggestion of support for the apartheid regime of South Africa having ever been evinced in Pitcairn, it has not been necessary for the administration to take any preventive measures. By its very origins, the tiny population of Pitcaim recognizes the admixture of peoples of differing ethnic origins. In a formal measure requested by the Government of the United Kingdom, the administration has prohibited the importation of Krugerrand coins to demonstrate its overt opposition to the apartheid regime of South Africa. CCPR/C/58/Add.6 page 136 ArHcles 2 and 3 
**Analysis**
The text appears to be discussing the political and economic relationship between Pitcairn Island and the United Kingdom, specifically the Island's status of being a British Overseas Territory. The text highlights the Island's independence, natural resources, and economic situation, as well as its stance on apartheid. The tone is more formal and official, suggesting a document from a government or international organization.

**Category**
International trade, Politics