Letter dated 29 January 2002 from the Under-Secretary-General for Legal Affairs, the Legal Counsel, addressed to the President of the Security Council

Letter, 29 Jan. 2002, from the Under-Secretary-General for Legal Affairs, the Legal Counsel

Concerns request of the President of the Security Council, on behalf of the Council members, for opinion on "the legality in the context of international law, including relevant resolutions of the Security Council and the General Assembly, and agreements concerning Western Sahara of actions allegedly taken by the Moroccan authorities consisting in the offering and signing of contracts with foreign companies for the exploration of mineral resources in Western Sahara".

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