A UNITED NATIONS General Assembly Distr. GENERAL A/RES/52/73 26 February 1998 Fifty-second session Agenda items 92 and 12 RESOLUTION ADOPTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY [on the report of the Special Political and Decolonization Committee (Fourth Committee) (A/52/622)] 52/73. Implementation of the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples by the specialized agencies and the international institutions associated with the United Nations The General Assembly, Having considered the item entitled "Implementation of the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples by the specialized agencies and the international institutions associated with the United Nations", Having also considered the report of the Secretary-General1 and the report of the Chairman of the Special Committee on the Situation with regard to the Implementation of the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples on his consultations with the President of the Economic and Social Council,2 Having examined the chapter of the report of the Special Committee relating to the item,3 Recalling its resolutions 1514 (XV) of 14 December 1960 and 1541 (XV) of 15 December 1960, and resolutions of the Special Committee, as well as other relevant resolutions and decisions, including in particular Economic and Social Council resolution 1996/37 of 26 July 1996, 1 A/52/185. 2 A/AC.109/L.1866. 3 A/52/23 (Part IV), chap. VII. For the final text, see Official Records of the General Assembly, Fiftysecond Session, Supplement No. 23. 98-76381 /...