The Governor of Guam stated that, as the United Nations embarked on its Second International Decade for the Eradication of Colonialism, he was sure that the people in all the Non-Self-Governing Territories would agree that there was no substitute for their views when deciding their futures.
C. Gutierrez, a exprimé l'espoir que les délibérations sur la question de Guam commenceraient comme cela avait été le cas pour les Samoa américaines.