Page 10 Western Sahara issue is one of decolonisation and that the solution calls for free expression of the will of its people. 23. It is natural, therefore, that efforts to resolve the Western Sahara issue are aimed at enabling the people of this region to seize the opportunity to determine their future through the organization of a referendum on self-determination in a free and fair manner. 24. The Settlement Plan proposed by the United Nations in tandem with the OAU and adopted by the two parties to the conflict, Morocco and the Polisario as well as the UN Security Council in its Resolutions 658 (1990) and 690 (1991), points to that direction. It calls for the implementation of a ceasefire and the organisation of a referendum on self-determination in January 1992 that is free and fair away from any forms of administrative and military pressures. Participation in such a referendum will be confined to the Sahrawi population registered during the 1974 census organised by Spain. 25. The, manoeuvres, rejection and drastic changes in Morocco‟s position have undermined the implementation of the Plan, culminating in the conclusion of the Huston Accords negotiated and signed by the two parties in September 1997 under the auspices of Mr. James Baker, the Personal Envoy of the UN Secretary General. Those accords provided the opportunity for the resolution of the outstanding problems and fixing of 8 December 1998 as the date for the referendum. 26. To-date, it is possible at any time, to operationalize this Plan if Morocco has the will for that. After frantic efforts, agreement was reached on practical amendments regarding the positioning of troops, return of refugees and organisation of electoral campaign for the referendum. In addition, the Identification Committee of the United Nations has approved the temporary voter list. 27. The other plan duped the Peace Plan for Self-Determination of the People of Western Sahara prepared by Mr. James Baker at the request of the UN Security