Security Council resolution 658 (1990) [on a settlement plan for Western Sahara]
Symbol: S/RES/658(1990)
Date: 1990-06-27
Status: adopted
Agenda: S/45 [65] WESTERN SAHARA QUESTION
Subjects: UN Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara|ELECTION VERIFICATION|PLEBISCITES|WESTERN SAHARA|WESTERN SAHARA QUESTION
Votes in favour: 15
Votes against: 0
Abstentions: 0
Voting record:
country: CANADA
vote: yes
country: CHINA
vote: yes
country: CÔTE D'IVOIRE
vote: yes
country: COLOMBIA
vote: yes
country: CUBA
vote: yes
country: ETHIOPIA
vote: yes
country: FINLAND
vote: yes
country: FRANCE
vote: yes
country: UNITED KINGDOM
vote: yes
country: MALAYSIA
vote: yes
country: ROMANIA
vote: yes
country: USSR
vote: yes
country: UNITED STATES
vote: yes
country: YEMEN
vote: yes
country: ZAIRE
vote: yes

Resolution 658 (1990)
of 27 June 1990

The Security Council,

Recalling its resolution 621 (1988) of 20 September
1988, by which it decided to authorize the Secretary-General to appoint a special representative for Western Sahara
and to request the Secretary-General to transmit to it as
soon as possible a report on the holding of a referendum
for self-determination of the people of Western Sahara and
on ways and means to ensure the organization and supervision of such a referendum by the United Nations in
co-operation with the Organization of African Unity,

Recalling also that, on 30 August 1988, the Kingdom of
Morocco and the Frente Popular para la Liberación de
Saguia el-Hamra y de Rio de Oro gave their agreement in
principle to the proposals of the Secretary-General of the
United Nations and the current Chairman of the Assembly
of Heads of State and Government of the Organization of
African Unity in the framework of their joint mission of
good offices,

Having considered the report of the Secretary-General
on the situation concerning Western Sahara, 103

1. Expresses its full support to the Secretary-General
in his mission of good offices, pursued jointly with the
current Chairman of the Assembly of Heads of State and
Government of the Organization of African Unity, with a
view to settling the question of Western Sahara;

2. Approves the report of the Secretary-General, 103
transmitted to the Council in accordance with resolution
621 (1988) with a view to settling the question of Western
Sahara, which contains the full text of the settlement
proposals as accepted by the two parties on 30 August 1988
as well as an outline of the plan provided by the Secretary-General in order to implement those proposals;

3. Calls upon the two parties to co-operate fully with
the Secretary-General of the United Nations and the current Chairman of the Assembly of Heads of State and
Government of the Organization of African Unity in their
efforts aimed at an early settlement of the question of
Western Sahara;

4. Welcomes the intention of the Secretary-General to
dispatch, in the immediate future, a technical mission to
the territory and to neighbouring countries, in particular to
refine the administrative aspects of the outlined plan and
to obtain the necessary information for the preparation of
a further report to the Council;

5. Requests the Secretary-General to transmit to the
Security Council as soon as possible a further detailed
report on his implementation plan, containing, in particular, an estimate of the cost of the United Nations Mission
for the referendum in Western Sahara, on the understanding that this further report should be the basis on
which the Council would authorize the establishment of
the Mission.

Adopted unanimously at the
2929th meeting.


103 Ibid., document S/21360.