Cessation of the transmission of information under Article 73 e of the Charter in respect of the Netherlands Antilles and Surinam

VIII. RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED ON THE REPORTS OF THE FOURTH COMMITTEE
747. Cessation of the transmission of information under Article 73 e of the Charter in respect of the Netherlands Antilles and Surinam

The General Assembly, Recalling that in its resolution 650 (VII) of 20 December 1952 it invited the Committee set up to study the factors which should be taken into account in deciding whether a Territory is or is not a Territory whose people have not yet attained a full measure of self-government to examine carefully the documents submitted by the Netherlands Government relating to the Netherlands Antilles and Surinam in the light of resolution 648 (VII) of 10 December 1952, Having received and considered the report[1] of the Ad Hoc Committee on Factors (Non-Self -Governing Territories) established by resolution 648 (VII), Having taken note of the statement [2] of the representative of the Netherlands that the negotiations between representatives of the Netherlands, the Netherlands Antilles and Surinam, which were adjourned in the year 1952, will shortly be resumed,

1. Notes with satisfaction the progress made by the Netherlands Antilles and Surinam towards self-government;

2. Considers that the new status of the Netherlands Antilles and Surinam can only be rightly appraised after the said negotiations have led to a final result and this has been embodied in constitutional provisions;

3. Expresses to the Netherlands Government its confidence that, as a result of the negotiations, a new status will be attained by the Netherlands Antilles and Surinam representing a full measure of self-government in fulfilment of the objectives set forth in Chapter XI of the Charter;

4. Invites the Government of the Netherlands to communicate to the Secretary-General the result of these negotiations as well as the provisions mentioned in paragraph 2 above;

5. Invites the Committee on Information from Non-Self-Governing Territories to examine these communications in connexion with the information already transmitted and to report thereon to the General Assembly;

6. Requests the Government of the Netherlands to transmit regularly to the Secretary-General the information specified in Article 73 e of the Charter in regard to the Netherlands Antilles and Surinam until such time as the General Assembly takes a decision that the transmission of information in regard to these Territories should be discontinued.

459th plenary meeting,
27 November 1953.


[1] See document A/2428. [2] See Official Records of the General Assembly, Eighth Session, Fourth Committee, 343rd meeting, para. 70.
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