session, the Assembly condemned and considered null and void the referendums of 8 February and 11 April 1976 organised in Mayotte by the Government of France and cdlled upon France to withdraw immediately from the island (resolution 3114). At its thirty-second session, the General Assembly continued its consideration of this item (resolution 3217). At its thirty-third session, the General Assembly decided to defer consideration of the item to its thirty-fourth session (decision 33/435). At its thirty-fourth session, the General Assembly appealed to the Government of France to begin negotiations with the Government of Comoros as soon as possible with a view to implementing the relevant United Nations resolutions on the Comorian island of Mayotte; and requested the Secretary-General of the United Nations, in liaison with the Secretary-General of OAU, to provide the two parties with all necessary assistance and to report to the Assembly at its thirty-fifth session on developments relating to this question (resolution 34169). At its thirty-fifth to forty-third sessions, the General Assembly continued its consideration of this item (resolutions 35/43, 361105, 37165, 38113, 39146, 40162, 41/30. 42117 and 43/14). At its forty-fourth session, fi/ the General Assembly requested the Secretary-General of the United Nations to maintain continuour contact with the Secretary-General of OAU with regard to this problem and to make available his good offices in the search for a peaceful negotiated solution to the problem: and requested him to report on this matter to the Assembly at its forty-fifth session (resolution 44/g). Document: Report of the Secretary-General (resolution 4419). - 451 References for the forty-fourth sessicn (agenda item 29): (a) Report of the Secretary-General: A/44/633; (b) Draft resolution: A/44/L.10: ic) Resolution 4419: (d) Plenary meeting: A/44/Pv.34. I.. . A/45/100 English Page 87 28. The sitx&j.on in C-car thtm to internationel secuxby 