The colonized people of Guam would vote on its status by 4 July 2000, a representative of that Territorys Governor told the Fourth Committee (Special Political and Decolonization) this afternoon, as the Committee continued consideration of decolonization issues and heard petitioners.
In this day and age, Gibraltar was neither Spains to claim nor the United Kingdoms to give away - it was the homeland of the people of Gibraltar, who were the only ones to determine their own political future, the Fourth Committee (Special Political and Decolonization) was told this morning as it heard requests for hearing.
While the popular consultation in East Timor had already taken place, the people of Western Sahara were still struggling to make their will known through a similar referendum, the representative of Algeria told the Fourth Committee (Special Political and Decolonization) this morning.
The Fourth Committee (Special Political and Decolonization) this morning elected Matia Mulumba Semakula Kiwanuka (Uganda), Yuri Kazhura (Belarus) and Carlos Morales (Spain) as Vice-Chairmen. The Committee deferred election of its Rapporteur until a future meeting. The Chairman of the Committee, Sotirios Zacheos (Cyprus), was elected on 14 September.
On page 14 of Press Release GA/SPD/149 issued 13 November, the name of the representative of Bangladesh should be: ANWARUL KARIM CHOWDHURY.
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