UN General Assembly
1981

103. As for the legal status of Mayotte and the Malagasy Islands of Gloriousness, Juan de Nova, Europa and Bassas da India, we understand that the new French Government is prepared to cooperate fully with a view to incorporating those islands, respectively, into the Comoros and the Malagasy Republic. 104. Respect by the great Powers for the territorial integrity of the countries of the Indian Ocean and for the rights of all peoples to their independent policies, and the cessation of the trading off of technical and financial assistance against the right to use military facilities in the coastal countries, are major requirements for the process of demilitarizing the Indian Ocean.