take effective measures to prevent further steps by colonial Powers aimed at circumventing United Nations resolutions. 41. He commenqed the work of the Committee ot 24 over the years in drawing the attention of the international community to the fact that the military bases and military activities of colonial Powers in colonial Territories were incompatible with the spirit and the letter of the Charter and the Declaration on Decolonization. 42. Mr. MORTIMER (United Kingdom), speaking in exercise of his right ot replv. said that the Committee had that morning and afternoon listened to the Soviet Union's usual well-worn statements on military activities in independent territories. The representative of the Soviet Union had reterred, in particular, to the Turks and Caicos Islands. He and his colleagues had claimed that the islands contained a military base that could be used for attacks on neighbouring territories. He would repeat once again that the military base. on the Turks and Caicos Islands had been closed at the beginning of 1984 and had, in any event, never cons~sted of more than one uniformed soldier whom it was manifestly absurd to consider as a threat to the integrity of neighbouring Caribbean States. 43. Mr. MOUSHAITI (Libyan Arab Jamahiriya), spepking in exercise of his right of reply, said that the statement made at an earlier meeting by the representative of Hissene Habre had, as usual, purposely distorted the facts with the intention ot damaging. Libya's reputation and deluding the international community about the· current situation in Chad in order to perpetuate the Habre regime's rule. The problem in Chad, which was not new, had arisen as the result of conflict between a number of ditferent factions within the country. Since the outbreak ot civil war, Lybia had made unceasing etforts to reconcile those factions in the interests of 
**Analysis**
The text appears to be a transcript of a United Nations meeting, discussing the activities of colonial powers and their military bases in territories. The representatives of various countries are speaking about the incompatibility of these activities with UN resolutions and the spirit of the Charter and the Declaration on Decolonization. The text does not mention specific economic, social, or cultural development projects, nor does it discuss natural resources, environment, or humanitarian aid. It seems to be focused on international relations and politics.

**Category**
International relations