Withdrawal of a passport from Mr. Hans Johannes Beukes
- Author: UN General Assembly
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Date:
17 November 1959
XIV. RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED ON THE REPORTS OF THE FOURTH COMMITTEE
1358. Withdrawal of a passport from Mr. Hans Johannes Beukes
1. Is of the opinion that the withholding or withdrawal from a qualified South West African student of a passport 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. Considers the withdrawal by the Union of South Africa of the passport granted to Mr. Beukes to be an act of administration contrary to the Mandate for South West Africa;
3. Expresses the hope that the Government of the Union of South Africa will reconsider its decision so that Mr. Beukes may take advantage of the scholarship offered him to study at the University of Oslo in circumstances permitting him to maintain normal relations with his family and his country.
838th plenary meeting,17 November 1959.
[1]1 Ibid., Fourteenth Session, Supplement No. 12 (A/4191), part I, section III; part II, section III, para 80, and section VI, paras. 226 and 227; see also annexes XXIX to XXXII.
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