effect. He had so informed President Jose Eduardo dos Santos, President of the People's Republic of Angola, and Mr. Jonas Savimbi, President of the National Union for the Total Independence for Angola. He requested the President of the Security Council to convey this information to the members of the Council.
In a letter dated 7 February 1992, the President of the Security Council informed the Secretary-General as follows: 274
"I have the honour to inform you that your letter dated 6 February 1992273 concerning the appointment of Miss Margaret Joan Anstee as your Special Representative for Angola and Chief of the United Nations Angola Verification Mission 11 has been brought to the attention of the members of the Council, who welcome your decision."
At its 3062nd meeting, on 24 March 1992, the Council decided to invite the representatives of Angola and Portugal to participate, without vote, in the discussion of the item entitled "Further report ofthe Secretary-General on the United Nations Angola Verification Mission 11 (S/23671 and Add.1)".3

Taking into account the report of the Secretary-C'.Ieneral of 31 October 1991 on the United Nations Angola Verification Mission 11,275
Having considered the further report of the SecretaryGeneral of3 and 20 March 1992 on the United Nations Angol:l Verification Mission 11/76
1. Approves the further report of the Secretary-C.eneral of 3 and 20 March 1992 on the United Nations Angola Verification Mission 11276 and the recommendations contained therein concerning the operational plan for United Nations observation of the elections and the enlargement of the Mission;
2. Calls upon the Angolan parties to cooperate fully with the Special Representative ofthe Secretary-General for Angola and with the Mission, including in the discharge of its expanded mandate;
3. Underlines the necessity recalled in paragraph 18 of the report of the Secretary-General for the United Nations electoral mission to have the explicit agreement of the two parties to the Peace Accords for Angola;

Resolution 747 (1992)
or 24 March 1992

4. Decides to enlarge the mandate of the Mission to include the mission provided for in paragraph 22 of the report of the Secretary-General for the remainder of its existing mandate period;

The Security Council,
Recalling its resolution 696 (1991) of30 May 1991 by which it decided to entrust a new mandate to the United Nations Angola Verification Mission 11 as proposed by the SecretaryGeneral in line with the Peace Accords for Angola,
Welcoming the continuing efforts ofthe Secretary-General to implement fully the mandate entrusted to the Mission,
Noting with satisfaction the efforts made so far by the Government of the People's Republic of Angola and the National Union for the Total Independence of Angola to maintain the cease-fire and expressing concern over the delays and gaps in the completion of some major tasks arising from the Accords,
Stressing again the importance it attaches to the fulfilment by the parties in good faith of all obligations contained in the Accords,

5. Urges the Angolan parties to comply scrupulously with the provisions of the Accords and with the agreed deadline~; and to this end, to proceed without delay with the demobilization of their troops, formation of a unified national anncd force, effective operation of joint police monitoring units. extension of the central administration and other major tasks;
6. Calls upon the Angolan authorities and parties to finalize political, legal, organizational and budgetary preparations for free and fair multi-party elections to be held in September 1992 and to make available as soon as possible all available resources for the electoral process;
7. Encourages all States to contribute voluntarily and requests the United Nations programmes and specialized agencies to provide the assistance and support necessary t<> prepare for free and fair multi-party elections in Angola:
8. Urges the parties to establish as soon as possible a precise timetable for the electoral process in Angola so that elections can take place at the date fixed and requests the Secretary-General to extend his cooperation to this end;

Welcoming the appointment by the Secretary-General of a Special Representative for Angola who will be in charge of all current and projected activities of the United Nations in connection with the Accords and will also be the Chief of the Mission,

9. Requests the Secretary-General to keep the Security Council informed of developments and to submit a further report to the Council within three months of the adoption of the present resolution.
Adopted wwnimously at the 3062nd meeting.

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