American Samoa, the United States Virgin Islands and Guam. The latter delegation did not take part in the Committee's consideration of the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands. 5. The delegation of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, the administering Power concerned, did not participate in the Special Committee's consideration of the Territories under its administration. 1/ ^ In its reports on the Territories under United Kingdom administration, the Sub-Committee on Small Territories, recalling that it had been the established procedure for the administering Power to participate in the consideration of the Territory under its administration and bearing in mind the relevant provisions of the General Assembly resolutions, particularly those that had invited all States to co-operate fully with the Special Committee in the fulfilment of its mandate, expressed its regret at the non-participation of the United Kingdom and the negative impact that that had on its work. In that regard, the Sub-Committee stressed the importance of multilateral efforts within the framework of the United Nations for the solution of the remaining problems of decolonisation. It reiterated its appeal to the administering Power to reconsider its decision and to resume its participation in the work of the Special Committee, and called upon the administering Power to provide detailed and up-to-date information under Article 73 e of the Charter of the United Nations. 7. In a related content, the Special Committee, at its 1385th meeting, on 8 August, adopted a resolution on the question of sending visiting missions to Territories (A/AC.109/1048) by which, in "reiterating its regret at the decision in 1988 of the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ^ot to take part in the work of the Special Committee and noting with concern that the non-participation of the United Kingdom has, since then, made it difficult for 
**Analysis**
The text appears to be discussing international relations and decolonization, specifically the non-participation of the United Kingdom in the work of the Special Committee on the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands. The text highlights the importance of multilateral efforts and cooperation within the United Nations to solve the remaining problems of decolonization. This suggests that the category is likely related to international relations or politics.

**Category**
International relations