Treatment of people of Indian origin in the Union of South Africa
- Author: UN General Assembly
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Date:
2 December 1950
V. RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED ON REPORTS OF THE AD HOC POLITICAL COMMITTEE
395. Treatment of people of Indian origin in the Union of South Africa
1. Recommends that the Governments of India, Pakistan and the Union of South Africa proceed, in accordance with resolution 265 (III), with the holding of a round table conference on the basis of their agreed agenda and bearing in mind the provisions of the Charter of the United Nations and of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights;
2. Recommends that, in the event of failure of the governments concerned to hold a round table conference before 1 April 1951 or to reach agreement in the round table conference within a reasonable time, there shall be established for the purpose of assisting the parties in carrying through appropriate negotiations a commission of three members, one member to be nominated by the Government of the Union of South Africa, another to be nominated by the Governments of India and Pakistan and the third to be nominated by the other two members or, in default of agreement between these two in a reasonable time, by the Secretary-General;
3. Calls upon the governments concerned to refrain from taking any steps which would prejudice the success of their negotiations, in particular, the implementation or enforcement of the provisions of "The Group Areas Act", pending the conclusion of such negotiations;
4. Decides to include this item in the agenda of the next regular session of the General Assembly.
315th plenary meeting,2 December 1950.
[1] See document A/1289.
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