of Palest.ine. fsraeli zionist circles are continuing to pursue a policy of territorial expansion and gross violation of the inalienable rights of peoples, especially the right of the long-suffering Palestinian people to self-determination and the establishment of their own independent State. The acts of usurpation and annexation on the part of tbose circles, inspired from across the ocean, are becoming increasingly defiant. 11. The Ukrainian SSR is convinced that a comprehensive and lasting settlement in the Middle East can be achieved only by collective efforts witb the involvement of all parties concerned, including the Palestine Liberation Organizat,ion, the sole legitimate representative of the Arab people of Palestine. Such a settlementA/40/46s/Add.r Englistr Page 9 should be based on observance of the legitimate rights of the Palestinian people, including their right to self-determination and the establishnent of their own independent State, and on Israel's unconditional withdrawal from all the Arab lands occupied since L967. 12. As a member of the Conmittee on the Exercise of the fnalienable Rights of the Palestinian People, the Ukrainian SSR takes an active part in tbat Committee's work, endeavours to ensure a just sett,Iement in the Middle East and contributes to the elaboration of useful solutions in the interesEs of the Arab people of Palestine. 13. Notwittrstanding the fact that the right to self-determination applies to all colonial Territories regardless of their geographical location, size or population, a considerable number of so-called small Territories in the Pacific' Indian and Atlantic oceans still remain under the beel of colonialisn. fn an effort to perpetuate their control over these possessions, the administering Powers are retarding or tralting entirely their social and economic developnent. They are using these Territories prinarily for military purposes, as staging grounds for suppressing the peoples' national liberation movements and for aggression against and interference in the internal affairs of independent States.
**Analysis**
The text appears to be a political statement or resolution, focusing on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and the rights of the Palestinian people. It discusses the issue of territorial expansion, annexation, and self-determination, as well as the need for a comprehensive and lasting settlement in the Middle East. The text also touches on the issue of colonialism and the control of administering powers over small territories.

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Humanitarian aid and relief, International trade