s: i, il r i S c c P T d - ,.,.', ..;;;.Administering Authority to,~dertake aprogramme ofpolitical education in ordertoprepare thepeople'fortheexe~cise 'ofthat inalie~~b~~ right. (6)TheSpecial Committee takesnoteofalldevelopments ,thathave takenplaceintheTrust Ter~itory duringtheperiodunderreview. Bearine inminditsprevious conclusions, £/theCommittee takesdue,n~teaswellof theintention oftheAdministering Authority toconclude thenegotiations and seektermination of'theTrusteeship Agreement inthenear fu~~~. The Committee isoftheviewthatthisshouldbedoneinstrictcODformity with theCharter. Recognizing thatitisultimately forthepeopleoftheTrust Territory themselves todecidetheirpolitical destiny, theCQ~ittee calls oncemoreupontheAdministering Authority topreserve theunityofthe TrustTerritory untilthepeoplehaveexercised theirrighttoself­ determination andindependence inaccordance withtheDeclaration contained inGeneral Assembly resolution 1514(XV). (7) Th~Special Committee, :whilenotingthatresponsibility for administrative matters throughout theTrustTerritory isnowexercised by localauthorities, nonethelessregretsthattheHigh Commi~s.~qner ofthe TrustTerritory ofthePacific Islandsstillmaintains, altho~h itisrarely invoked, thepowertosuspend certainlegislation. Inthisconnexion, the Committee recallsthattheAdministering Authority isdutybO,undtotransfer allpowertotheelected leadersoftheTrustTerritory. (8)TheSpecial Committee notesthatoncemoretheTrusteeship Council hasfoundthatstructural imbalances intheeconomyoftheTrustTerritory appearnottohavebeensignificantly reduced. Moreover, theCouncil regrets thelackofsufficient fundstocoveradministrative andsocialexpenditure intheTrustTerritory. TheCommittee isoftheviewthateconomic assistance totheTrustTerritory, giventhepresent stageofdevelopment, shouldbeincreased inordertoenablethepeopletoachieve economic independence tothegreatest extentpossible andreducethestructural imbalances oftheeconomyoftheTrustTerritory. (9)TheSpecial Committee noteswithsatisfaction thatthe Administering Authority willprovide thefundsneededfortheattainment of thegoalsofthefive-year capital improvement plan,duetoendin1981. (10)TheSpecial Committee notesthattheAdministering Authority's roleisincreasingly restricted tooverseeing, interalia,thecapital improvement programme andtheexpenditure offundsappropriated bytheUnited StatesCongress. (11)TheSpecial Committee urgestheAdministering Authority to continue totakeeffective measures tosafeguard andtoguarantee, in co-operation withtheauthorities oftheTrustTerritory, therightofthe peopleofHicronesia toownandtodiepose ofthenatural resources ofthe TrustTerritory andtoestablish andmaintain controloftheirfuture development. £/Official RecordsoftheGeneral Assembly, Thirty-fifth Session) Supplement No.23(A/35/23/Rev.l), chap.XVIII,para.10. -13A-! I(1 authori le~isla: 200-mil rights thatth (1 5(1)0 9Janua Pacific seized. United shalle areas, . ofthei assist United social (14 assistan Developm Institut Territo encourag thevari theUnit 3/S(12)Inthisconnexion, theSpecial Committee notesthatthemaritimeauthorities oftheTrustTerritory are~rorking tostrengthen theexistingle~islation concerning theexploitation, management andconservation ofa200-mile exclusive economic zone.TheCommittee expresses thehopethattherightsofthepeopleofMicronesia oversuchazonewillberespected andthattheywillreceiveallbenefits deriving fromit. (13)TheSpecial Committee notesthat,asindicated insubparagraph5(1)ofthesUI.'lll1ary statement bytheSecretary-General dated9January 1981,J!thereports onthestrategic TrustTerritory ofthePacific Islands areamatterofwhichtheSecurity Counciliscurrentlyseized. TheCommittee invites theattention oftherelevant organsoftheUnitedNationstoArticJe 83oftheCharter, underwhichtheSecurity Councilshallexercise allfunctions oftheUnitedNationsrelating tostrategicareas,includinB theapproval ofthetermsofthetrusteeship agreements andoftheiralteration oramendment and,interalia,shallavailitselfoftheassistance oftheTrusteeship Counciltoperform thosefunctions oftheUnitedNations undertheTrusteeshi~ Systemrelating topolitical, economic,socialandeducational matters inthestrategic areas.
**Analysis**
The text appears to be a report from the United Nations Special Committee, discussing the development of the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands, particularly Micronesia. The report covers various aspects, including political education, economic development, and natural resources. The tone suggests that the committee is urging the Administering Authority to take certain actions to support the people of Micronesia, such as increasing economic assistance and safeguarding their rights to natural resources.

**Category**
Economic development, Natural resources and environment