particular: •••toformulate specific proposals fortheelimination ofthe remaining manifestations ofcolonialism andtoreportthereon totheGeneral Assembly atitsthirty-sixth session". 'rheCommittee alsotookintoaccount General Assembly decision 35/413of11November 1980.Further, theCommittee took intoaccount therelevant provisions ofGeneral Assembly resolution 35/118 of11December 1980containing thePlanofActionfortheFUllImplementation of theDeclaration ontheGranting ofIndependence toColonial Countries andPeoples. 3.Atthel202ndmeeting, on21August, theChairman madethefollowing statement (A/AC.l09/pV.1202) inconnexion withtheaccession toindependence ofAntigua on1November 1981: "TheSpecial Committee notesitssatisfaction thatAntiguawillachieve independence astheStateofAntigua andBarbuda on1November 1981.The Special Committee warmlycongratulates theGovernment andthepeopleof Antigua ontheirdecision andextends tothemitsbestwishesforafutureof peace,happiness andprosperity. ,"Innotingwithappreciation theintention ofthenewStatetoseek membership inth~UnitedNations andotherinternational andregional organizations, theSpecial Committee looksforward toworking closely withthe newmemberinthedischarge ofthemandate entrusted toitbytheGeneral Assembly." B.Decision oftheSpecial Committee 4.Atitsl200thmeeting, on19August1981,following astatement bythe Chairman (A/AC.109/PV.1200), theSpecial Committee decided, without objection, to giveconsideration totheitematitsnextsession, subject toanydirectives which theGeneral Assembly mightgiveinthatconnexion atitsthirty-sixth session and, inorde~tofacilitate consideration oftheitembytheFOurthCommittee, to authorize itsRapporteur totransmit therelevant documentation directly tothe General Assembly. *Previously issuedaspartofA/36/23 (PartVI). -162-j:"I) i' !'~i I-I!. I I:ilii iI H j j "{ .J- CHAPTER XXVI* BELIZEa4 Irisand ~ntthe cular ionQn ph12of suitable ion in l t eetook :>nof ~oples. tatement la chieve Ibe E tureof rl1ththe ~al )n,to ~swhich >nand, ) theConsideration bytheSpecial Committee 1.~eSpacial COmmittee considered thequestion ofBelizeatits1200thand 1202ndmeetings, on19and21August1981. 2.Initsconsideration oftheitem,theSpecial committee tookintoaccount the provisions oftherelevant General Assembly resolutions, including inparticular resolution 35/119of11December 1980ontheimplementation oftheDeclaration on theGranting ofIndependence toColonial Countries andPeoples. Byparagraph 12of thatresolution, theAssembly requested theCommittee "tocontinue toseeksuitable meansfortheimmediate andfullimplementation ofGeneral Assembly resolution 1514(XV)inallTerritories whichhavenotyetattained independence andin particular: •••toformulate specific proposals fortheelimination ofthe remaining manifestations ofcolonialism andtoreportthereon totheGeneral Assembly atitsthirty-sixth session". TheCommittee alsotookintoaccount General Assembly resolution 35/20of11November 1980concerning Belize, bywhich theAssembly declared that"Belize shouldbecomeanindependent Statebeforethe conclusion ofthethirty-sixth sessionoftheGeneral Assembly" andrequested the Special Committee "toremainseizedofthequestion andtoassistthepeopleof Belizeintheearlyexercise oftheirinalienable rights". FUrther, thecommittee tookintoaccount therelevant provisions ofGeneral Assembly resolution 35/118of 11December 1980containing thePlanofActionfortheFUllImplementation ofthe Declaration ontheGranting ofIndependence toColonial COuntries andPeoples. 3.Duringitsconsideration oftheitem, ~.eSpecial committee hadbeforeita working paperprepared bytheSecretariat (A/AC.109/672), andthefollowing communications addressed totheSecretary-Generals (a)Letterdated24March1981fromtherepresentatives ofBarbados, Grenada,
**Analysis**
The text appears to be a report on the status of colonial territories and their path towards independence. It mentions specific countries and resolutions related to decolonization, which suggests that the topic is more related to international politics and governance than to specific economic or social sectors.

**Category**
International relations, Politics