UNITED NATIONSA CMwel Assembly Distr, QENERAL A/45/640 27 September 1990 ENQLISH ORIQINAL: ENOLIBWFRENCH Forty-f if thsession Agenda item 27 QUESTION OF THE COMORIAN IStAND OF XAYOTTE CONTENTS I. INTRODUCTION . . ..*..................................,*..... 1-4 2 II. INFORMATION RECEIVED FROM THE PERMANENT MISSION OF FRANCS TO THE UNITED NATIONS ..*...........*..........,........*.. 5 2 III. INFORMATION RECEIVED FROM THE PERMANENT MISSION OF THE COhOROS TO THE UNITED NATIONS ..I.*...*.................... 6 3 IV. INFORMATJ.ON PROVIDED BY THE ORQANIZATION OF AFRICAN UNITY . 7 4 v.CONCLUDINQ REMARKS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..I..............*...... 0 6 go-24229 19835 (E) /. . .A/45/540 English Page 2 I.INTRODUCTION 1.On 18 October 1989, the Qeneral Assembly adopted resolution 4419 on the question of the Comorian island of Mayotte, In paragraphs 5 and 6 of the resolution, the Assembly reguested the Searetary-Qeneral to maintain continuous aontaat with the Searetsry-Qeneral of the Organisation of African Unity (OAU) with regard to the problem and to make available his good offiaes in the search for a peaaeful negotiated solution to the prOb18mr and to report on the matter to the Asssmbly at its forty-fifth session. 2.On S February 1990, tb,e secretary-Q8nStal addressed a note verbale to the Permanent Representatives of the Comoros and of Franae to the United Nations, drawing their attention to the contents of resolution 44/9 and inviting them to provide him with any pertinent information for inclusion in his report to the Q8nersl Assembly. 3.On 5 February 1990, the Secretary-Qeneral addressed a letter to the Secretary-Qeneral of OAU, drawing his attention to paragraph 5 of resolution 44/g, and requesting information on any action undertaken by OAU in the search for a p8aO8fUl n8gOtiat8d Solution t0 the problem. 4,In aaaordance with paragraph 6 of resolution 4419, the present report, based