Petition from Miss Margery F. Perham concerning South West Africa

UN General Assembly, Petition from Miss Margery F. Perham concerning South West Africa, A/RES/938, UN General Assembly, 3 December 1955, https://www.refworld.org/legal/resolution/unga/1955/en/10305 [accessed 15 January 2025]
LinkedIn

X. RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED ON THE REPORTS OF THE FOURTH COMMITTEE
938. Petition from Miss Margery F. Perham concerning South West Africa

The General Assembly, Having accepted the advisory opinion [1] of 11 July 1950 of the International Court of justice on the question of South West Africa, Having authorized the Committee on South West Africa, by General Assembly resolution 749 A (VIII) of 28 November 1953, to examine petitions in accordance with the Mandates procedure of the League of Nations, Having received a report from the Committee on South West Africa dealing with a petition dated November 1953 from Miss Margery F. Perham,[2] Noting the petitioner's statement that Mr. Himumuine, a Native school principal of South West Africa, has been unable to avail himself of a scholarship at Oxford University because the Government of the Union of South Africa has refused to grant him a passport and has given no reason for its action, Noting that education forms the foundation of all development in the Territory and that educational facilities for Natives are still inadequate,

1. Is of the opinion that the withholding of a passport from a qualified student for the purpose of studying abroad is not only a direct interference in the educational and general advancement of an individual but a hindrance to the educational development of the Territory of South West Africa which was entrusted under the Covenant of the League of Nations to the administration of the Union of South Africa;

2. Regrets that the Government of the Union of South Africa did not respond to the appeal addressed to it by the representatives of such an eminent educational institution as Oxford University;

3. Invites the Secretary-General to use his good offices with the Government of the Union of South Africa in order to assist Mr. Himumuine to obtain a passport and all other administrative facilities so that he may avail himself of the scholarship granted to him by Oxford University.

550th plenary meeting,
3 December 1955.
[1] International status of South-West Africa, Advisory Opinion: I.C.J. Reports 1950, p. 128. [2]2 Official Records of the General Assembly, Ninth Session, Supplement No. 14 (A/2666 and Corr.1), chap. VII and annex VI.
Disclaimer:

This is not a UNHCR publication. UNHCR is not responsible for, nor does it necessarily endorse, its content. Any views expressed are solely those of the author or publisher and do not necessarily reflect those of UNHCR, the United Nations or its Member States.