Decolonization

2 July 1998

Press Release
GA/COL/2985

DECOLONIZATION COMMITTEE IS TOLD SPIRIT OF REFORM IN INDONESIA SHOULD LEAD TO FRESH LOOK AT SITUATION OF EAST TIMOR

19980702 Hearing of Petitioners Concluded; Most Say Large Majority of People in Territory Favour Independence

2 July 1998

Press Release
GA/COL/2983/

EAST TIMOR PETITIONERS PLEAD FOR SELF-DETERMINATION, OTHERS ADVOCATE INTEGRATION WITH INDONESIA CORRECTION

19980702

On page 3 of Press Release GA/COL/2983 of 1 July 1998 the statement attributed to ABILIO SERENO was, in fact, made by BASILIO DIAS ARAUJO of the Indonesian Association of British Alumni of East Timor.

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1 July 1998

Press Release
GA/COL/2983

EAST TIMOR PETITIONERS PLEAD FOR SELF-DETERMINATION, OTHERS ADVOCATE INTEGRATION WITH INDONESIA

19980701

Decolonization Committee Hears Contrasting Views; `Special Status' Proposal of President Habibie also Discussed

30 June 1998

Press Release
GA/COL/2982

29 June 1998

Press Release
GA/COL/2981

DECOLONIZATION COMMITTEE BEGINS SERIES OF MEETINGS, ADOPTS TEXT ON PUBLICITY FOR DECOLONIZATION, HEARS STATEMENTS ON GIBRALTAR

19980629

The Special Committee on the Situation with regard to the Implementation of the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples this afternoon adopted without a vote a draft resolution on the question of dissemination of information on decolonization.

22 May 1998

Press Release
GA/COL/2979

SECRETARY-GENERAL CITES SOLEMN DUTY OF ALL NEW NATIONS TO ENSURE HUMAN RIGHTS FOR THEIR PEOPLE

19980522 Addresses Commemorative Meeting Observing Week of Solidarity with Colonial Peoples

15 May 1998

Press Release
GA/COL/2978

4 May 1998

Press Release
GA/COL/2977*

30 April 1998

Press Release
GA/COL/2975

6 February 1998

Press Release
GA/COL/2974

GOAL OF ERADICATING COLONIALISM BY YEAR 2000 SHOULD GUIDE WORK OF DECOLONIZATION COMMITTEE, SAYS SECRETARY-GENERAL

19980206 Special Committee Opens 1998 Session; Committee Chairman Says Decolonization Task Remains Unfinished