A/RES/1627(XVI) GA

34 General Assembly-Sixteenth Session 1. Expresses its high appreciation of the work of the United Nations Plebiscite Commissioner for West- ern Samoa and his staff, and of the co-operation he received from the Administering Authority and from the Government and people of Western Samoa ; 2. Endorses the results of the plebiscite, namely that: (a) The people of Western Sa~oa have, by _an overwhelming majority, expressed their agreement with the Constitution for an independent State of Western Samoa adopted by the Constitutional Convention on 28 October 1960; (b) The people of Western Samoa have agreed by an overwhelming majority that on 1 January 1962 Western Samoa should become an independent State on the basis of that Constitution; 3. Resolves, in agreement with the Administering Authority, that the Trusteeship Agreement for Western Samoa approved by the General Assembly on 13 De- cember 1946 shall cease to be in force upon the ac- cession of Western Samoa to independence on 1 J anu- ary 1962; 4. Expresses the hope that Western Samoa, on the attainment of independence, will be admitted to mem- bership in the United Nations, should it so desire. 1039th plenary meeting, 18 October 1961. 1627 (XVI). Assassination of the Prime Minister of Burundi The General Assembly, Having learnt with indignation and profound grief of the assassination of the Prime Minister of Burundi, Prince R wagasore, Recalling its resolu~ions 1579 (XV) of 20 December 1960 and lu05 (XV) of 21 April 1961, Considering that Ruanda-Urundi is a Trust Territory and that the accountability of the Administering Au- thority to the United Na!io1;s, in accordance with the T.rusteeship Agreement, is mvolved, Considering further that an inquiry and punishment of those respotlsible for the dastardly act are called for, 1. Expresses its sense of shock and abhorrence at the murder of the Prime Minister of Burundi; 2. Requests the United Nations Commission for Ruanda-Urundi to visit the scene immediately in order to carry out without delay an investigation of the cir- cumstances of the Prime Minister's tragic death and to submit a preliminary report to the General Assembly as soon as possible. 1041st plenary meeting, 23 October 1961. 1642 (XVI). The future of Tanganyika The General Assembly, Recalling its resolution 1609 (XV) of 21 April 1961 concerning the future of the Trust Territory of Tan- ganyika, Noting that the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the Gov- ernment of Tanganyika have since then agreed that Tanganyika should become independent on 9 December 1961, Noting further that the Trusteeship Council at its twenty-seventh session took note with satisfaction of the advancement of the date of independence for Tan- ganyika from 28 December 1961 to 9 December 1961 and drew the attention of the General Assembly to this date for appropriate action at its current session, 1. Resolves, in agreement with the Administering Authority, that the Trusteeship Agreement for Tanga- nyika, approved by the General Assembly on 13 De- cember 1946, shall cease to be in force upon the ac- cession of Tanganyika to independence on 9 December 1961; 2. Recommends that, upon the attainment of its independence on 9 December 1961, Tanganyika shall be admitted to membership in the United Nations in ac- cordance with Article 4 of the Charter of the United Nations. 1047th plenary meeting, 6 November 1961. 1643 (XVI). Offers by Member States of study and training facilities for inhabitants of Trust Territories The General Assembly, Recalling its resolution 1611 (XV) of 21 April 1961, in which it requested the Secretary-General to submit to the General Assembly at its sixteenth session a further report on the scholarships offered by Member States to students from Trust Territories, and on their utilization, Recalling further that the United Nations scholar- ship programme for students from Trust Territories established in accordance with General Assembly reso• lution 557 (VI) of 18 January 1952 and 753 (VIII) of 9 December 1953 is administered under the pro- cedure approved by the Trusteeship Council at its thirteenth session,2 1. Takes note of the report of the Secretary-Gen- era!3 and of part I, chapter VI, section D, of the report of the Trusteeship Council ;4 2. N ates with regret that full use is not being made of all offers of study and training facilities for inhabit- ants of Trust Territories; 3. Urges the Administering Authorities to provide all the necessary facilities to enable students to avail themselves of offers by Member States of study and training facilities; 4. Urges tl;iat closer liaison be established between the Secretariat and Member States offering the study and training facilities, to ensure the fullest exchange of information regarding the granting and utilization of the offers ; 5. Requests the Secretary-General to submit to the General Assembly at its seventeenth session a report on the scholarships and training facilities offered by Member States, which should include, among other • Official Records of the Trusteeship Council, Thirteenth Session, Annexes, agenda item 13, document T /1093. • Official Records of the General Assembly, Sixteenth Session, Annexes, agenda items 13, 50 and 51, documents A/4876 and Add.1. 'Ibid., Sixteenth Session, Supplement No. 4 (A/4818).

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