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United Nations: Reports by the Secretary-General on the Situation Concerning Western Sahara*

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  04 April 2017

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Meanwhile the situation in’ the Western Sahara has developed further and new events have taken place, which were discussed extensively by the Council at its 1853rd and 1854th meetings leading to the appeal of the President of the Security Council to His Majesty, the King of Morocco, and to the adoption of resolution 380 (1975). However, I am submitting the present report to the Security Council in view of the Council's request that I should report as soon as possible on the results of my renewed consultations.

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International Legal Materials , Volume 14 , Issue 6 , November 1975 , pp. 1503 - 1515
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Copyright © American Society of International Law 1975

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Footnotes

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[The Advisory Opinion of the International Court of Justice on Western Sahara, dated October 16, 1975, appears at I.L.M. page 1355.

[The situation concerning Western Sahara was. considered by the U.N. Security Council on October 20 and 22 at the request of. the Permanent Representative of Spain in view of the march into Western Sahara planned by Morocco.

[Annexed to the Third Report of the Secretary-General, beginning at I.L.M. page 1509, are the documents resulting from the trilateral negotiations among representatives of Spain, Morocco, and Mauritania, held in Madrid, November 12-14, 1975.

[The question of Western Sahara was also before the General Assembly at its 30th Session. On December 10, 1975, two resolutions were adopted––3458A (XXX) and 3458B (XXX). The first requested Spain to take immediate steps so that the Saharan–born population could determine their own future under U.N. supervision and requested all parties to desist from unilateral action. The vote was 88 in favor (Algeria), to none against, with 41 abstentions (Spain). Morocco and Mauritania did not take part in the vote. The second resolution noted the Madrid agreement and asked interim authorities to ensure that the Saharans exercise their right to self–determination. The vote was 56 in favor (Spain, Morocco, and Mauritania), to 42 against (Algeria), with 34 abstentions.]

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* Text referred to in paragraph 4 of the report.