Recalling its resolution
3236 (XXIX) of 22 November 1974,
Taking note of
the report of the Secretary-General on the implementation of that
resolution,1/
Deeply
concerned that no just solution to the
problem of Palestine has yet been achieved,
Recognizing
that the problem of Palestine continues
to endanger international peace and security,
1. Reaffirms its
resolution 3236 (XXIX);
2.
Expresses its grave
concern that no progress has been
achieved towards:
(a) The exercise
by the Palestinian people of its inalienable rights in Palestine, including the
right to self-determination without external interference and the right to
national independence and sovereignty;
(b) The exercise by Palestinians of their inalienable right
to return to their homes and property from which they have been displaced and
uprooted;
3. Decides to
establish a Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the
Palestinian People composed of twenty member States to be appointed by the
General Assembly at the current session;
4. Requests the
Committee to consider and recommend to the General Assembly a programme of
implementation, designed to enable the Palestinian people to exercise the rights
recognized in paragraphs 1 and 2 of Assembly resolution 3236 (XXIX), and to take
into account, in the formulation of its recommendations for the implementation
of that programme, all the powers conferred by the Charter upon the principal
organs of the United Nations;
5.
Authorizes the Committee, in the fulfilment of its mandate, to
establish contact with, and to receive and consider suggestions and proposals
from, any State and intergovernmental regional organization and the Palestine
Liberation Organization;
6.
Requests the Secretary-General to provide the Committee with all
the necessary facilities for the performance of its tasks;
7. Requests the
Committee to submit its report and recommendations to the Secretary-General no
later than 1 June 1976 and requests the Secretary-General to transmit the report
to the Security Council;
8.
Requests the Security Council to consider, as soon as possible
after 1 June 1976, the question of the exercise by the Palestinian people of the
inalienable rights recognized in paragraphs 1 and 2 of resolution 3236
(XXIX);
9. Requests the
Secretary-General to inform the Committee of the action taken by the Security
Council in accordance with paragraph 8 above;
10. Authorizes the
Committee, taking into consideration the action taken by the Security Council,
to submit to the General Assembly, at its thirty-first session, a report
containing its observations and recommendations;
11. Decides to
include the item entitled "Question of Palestine" in the provisional agenda of
its thirty-first session.
