evidence: P.R.CARUANA, Chief Minister of Gibraltar, said his delegation was once again appearing before the Committee to reassert the Territory's right to self-determination and to rebut the arguments of Spain in its attempt to obtain sovereignty over Gibraltar against the democratic wishes of the people. The delegation also sought from the United Nations a clear acknowledgement and declaration of the applicability of the principle of self-determination as the only principle relevant to the decolonization of Gibraltar. He said the people of Gibraltar were not Spanish and did not wish to be part of the Spanish State. The facts about Gibraltar and its people spoke for themselves. He said he would welcome United Nations visits to the Territory and recalled earlier invitations extended to the Committee. [...] The people of Gibraltar had the right to decide their own future, he said. The exercise of self-determination could not be advanced in bilateral dialogue between the United Kingdom and Spain. Only respect for Gibraltar's right to self-determination could bring about the decolonization of the Territory in accordance with the spirit of the Charter and the Committee's recommendation to the General Assembly should reflect that.