The situation with regard to the implementation of the Declaration on the granting of independence to colonial countries and peoples

XVIII. RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED WITHOUT REFERENCE TO A COMMITTEE
1956. The situation with regard to the implementation of the Declaration on the granting of independence to colonial countries and peoples

The General Assembly, Recalling the Declaration on the granting of independence to colonial countries and peoples contained in its resolution 1514 (XV) of 14 December 1960, and resolutions 1654 (XVI) of 27 November 1961 and 1810 (XVII) of 17 December 1962 by which the General Assembly established the Special Committee on the Situation with regard to the Implementation of the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples, Having considered the report of the Special Committee [1] Taking into consideration the observations of the Special Committee regarding the list of territories to be examined by it,[2] Noting with deep regret that, three years after the adoption of the Declaration, many territories are still under foreign domination and that, in some cases, not even preliminary measures have been taken towards the application of the Declaration, Deploring the negative attitude of certain administering Powers and their partial or complete refusal to co-operate with the Special Committee in the implementation of the Declaration, Deploring further the assistance given to some administering Powers by certain States, which enables those Powers to persist in their refusal to apply the Declaration, Having adopted resolutions on Southern Rhodesia,[3] South West Africa,[4] Territories under Portuguese administration,[5] Aden,[6] Malta,[7] Fiji,[8] Northern Rhodesia,[9] Nyasaland,[10] Basutoland, Bechuanaland and Swaziland,[11] and British Guiana,[12]

1. Reaffirms its resolutions 1514 (XV), 1654 (XVI) and 1810 (XVII) ;

2. Notes with appreciation the work accomplished by the Special Committee on the Situation with regard to the Implementation of the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples and endorses its methods and procedures;

3. Approves the report of the Special Committee and calls upon the administering Powers to implement the conclusions and recommendations contained therein;

4. Requests the Special Committee to continue to seek the best ways and means for the immediate and total application of the Declaration to all territories which have not yet attained independence, and to report to the General Assembly not later than at its nineteenth session ;

5. Deeply regrets the refusal of certain administering Powers to co-operate with the Special Committee and their continued disregard of the resolutions of the General Assembly;

6. Invites the Special Committee to apprise the Security Council of any developments in any territory examined by it which may threaten international peace and security;

7. Requests all States to refrain from any action which may jeopardize the implementation of the resolutions adopted by the General Assembly and the Special Committee for the application of the Declaration;

8. Further requests the administering Powers to give their full co-operation to the Special Committee and to facilitate the task of the sub-committees and visiting groups instructed by the Special Committee to go to the territories under its mandate;

9. Requests the Secretary-General to continue to provide the Special Committee with all the facilities and personnel necessary for the implementation of the present resolution.

1277th plenary meeting,
11 December 1963.

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[1] Ibid., document A/5446/Rev.1. [2] Ibid., chapter 1, para. 27 [3] Resolutions 1883 (XVIII) of 14 October 1963 and 1889 (XVIII) of 6 November 1963 [4] Resolutions 1899 (XVIII), 1900 (XVIII) and 1901 (XVIII) of 13 November 1963 [5] Resolution 1913 (XVIII) of 3 December 1963. [6] Resolution 1949 (XVIII) of 11 December 1963 [7] Resolution 1950 (XVIII) of 11 December 1963. [8] Resolution 1951 (XVIII) of 11 December 1963. [9] Resolution 1952 (XVIII) of 11 December 1963. [10] Resolution 1953 (XVIII) of 11 December 1963 [11] Resolution 1954 (XVIII) of 11 December 1963. [12] Resolution 1955 (XVIII) of 11 December 1963