to colonial territories through the transfer of technology, the introduction of new -including managerial -skills, job creation, and industrial development which, taken together, would raise living standards. 88. His delegation also considered that foreign military installations should not interfere with the decolonization process and accordingly agreed with the main objectives of the draft decision on that issue. Not all military activities necessarily hindered the decolonization process however. It was for the inhabitants of the Territories themselves to decide if their right to I ... A/C.4/40/SR.l0 English Page 18 (Mr. Ram, Fiji) self-determination was being affected by foreign military installations. With that reservation, his delegation had voted in favour of the draft decision although it did not agree with the text of some of the paragraphs; if those paragraphs had been voted on separately, his delegation would have abstained on.them. 89. Mr. LE KIM CHUNG (Viet Nam) said that his delegation was in general satisfied with the positive content of the draft decision on military activities and had therefore voted in its favour. It nevertheless had reservations regarding the words "might be impeding" in the title and in ·paragraph 1 and the words "could constitute" in paragraph 22. Viet Nam's own experience during its liberation struggle had shown that foreign military installations and activities did in fact constitute a serious impediment to the implementation of General Assembly resolution 1514 (XV). The use of the words "could" or "might" cast doubt on obvious realities and should have been deleted. 90. It was not appropriate for the General Assembly to ask administering Powers to continue to take all necessary measures to avoid involving Non-Self-Governing­ Territories in activities against other States. The world had witnessed the bombing of Viet Nam and other evidence showed clearly that the colonial Powers had used military bases in the Territories under their control to launch military 
**Analysis**
The text discusses the decolonization process and the role of foreign military installations in Non-Self-Governing Territories. The authors mention the transfer of technology, job creation, and industrial development as means to raise living standards, which suggests that economic development is a key aspect. However, the text also touches on the issue of self-determination and the potential impact of foreign military activities on the decolonization process, which could fit under the category of International relations or Humanitarian aid and relief.

**Category**
Economic development, International relations