XVII. RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED WITHOUT REFERENCE TO A COMMITTEE
1811. Question of Zanzibar

The General Assembly, Hating considered chapter VI of the report of the Special Committee on the Situation with regard to the Implementation of the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples,[1] concerning the situation in Zanzibar, Having considered the views of the petitioners submitted to the Special Committee, Taking note of the statements made by the representatives of the administering Power before the Special Committee, Guided by the provisions of the Declaration on the granting of independence to colonial countries and peoples contained in General Assembly resolution 1514 (XV) of 14 December 1960 and by resolution 1654 (XVI) of 27 November 1961,

1. Takes note with satisfaction of the political achievements of the people of Zanzibar;

2. Takes note further of the declared policy of the administering Power with respect to the independence of Zanzibar;

3. Requests the administering Power to take immediate steps for the implementation in Zanzibar of the provisions of the Declaration on the granting of independence to colonial countries and peoples, and requests all concerned to make arrangements for the holding of elections on the basis of universal adult suffrage;

4. Appeals to all the people of Zanzibar to achieve national unity, having in view the independence of Zanzibar at the earliest date;

5. Requests the administering Power to make every effort, including the promotion of harmony and unity among the political elements of Zanzibar, to bring that Territory to independence at the earliest date in accordance with the Declaration contained in resolution 1514 (XV).

1195th plenary meeting,
17 December 1962.


[1] Ibid., Seventeenth Session, Annexes, agenda item 25, document A/5238.
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