Cessation of the transmission of information under Article 73 e of the Charter in respect of the Netherlands Antilles and Surinam
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27 November 1953
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
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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