Decides to dispatch a visiting mission to Palau, Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands, in March 1992, for approximately 2 weeks to observe current conditions in the Territory; further decides that the Visiting Mission to Palau should be composed of 4 members of the Trusteeship Council - China, France, the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics and the United Kingdom - and 2 representatives of countries of the region that are not members of the Council, to be determined through further consultations; directs the Visiting Mission to obtain firsthand information concerning political, economic and social developments in Palau; directs the Visiting Mission to receive petitions, without prejudice to its action in accordance with the rules of procedure of the Trusteeship Council, and to examine on the spot such of the petitions as, in its opinion, warrant special examinations.

Adopted............, 1690th meeting

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