A/RES/1723(XVI) GA

66 General Assembly-Sixteenth Session 1667 (XVI). Admission of Tanganyika to mem- hership in the United Nations The General Assembly, Having received the recommendation of the Security Council of 14 December 1961 that Tanganyika should be admitted to membership in the U nited N ations,9 H avin.r, considered the application for membership of Tanganyika, 10 Decides to admit Tanganyika to membership in the United Nations. 1078th plenary meeting, 14 December 1961. 1668 (XVI). Representation of China in the United Nations The General Assembly, Noting that a serious divergence of views exists among Member States concerning the representation of a founder Member who is named in the Charter of the United Nations, Recalling that this matter has been described re- peatedly in the General Assembly by all segments of opinion as vital and crucial and that on numerous occasions its inclusion in the agenda has been requested under rule 15 of the Assembly's rules of procedure as an item of an important and urgent character, Recalling further the recommendation contained in its resolution 396 (V) of 14 December 1950 that, when- ever more than one authority claims to be the govern- ment entitled to representa Member State in the United Nations and this question becomes the subject of con- troversy in the United Nations, the question should be considered in the light of the purposes and principles of the Charter and the circumstances of each case, Decides, 1,1 accordance with Article 18 of the Charter of the United Nations, that any propasa! to change the representation of China is an important question. 1080th plenary meeting, 15 December 1961. 1669 (XVI), Report of the Security Council The General Assembly, Takes note of the report of the Security Council to the General Assembly covering the period from 16 July 1960 to 15 July 1961.11 1080th plenary meeting, 15 December 1961. 1670 (XVI). Report of the Committee on arrange- ments for a conference for the. purpose of reviewing the Charter The General Assembly, Recalling the provisions of its resolutions 992 (X) of 21 November 1955, 1136 (XII) of 14 October 1957 and 1381 (XIV) of 20 November 1959, • Offi.cial Records of the General Assembly, Sfrteenth Session Annexes, agenda item 92, document A/5033. ' ,. /bid., document A/5021. 21 /bid., Sixteenth Session, Supplement No. 2 (A/4867). C onscious of the fact that present international cir- cumstances are not auspicious for a review of the Char- ter of the United Nations, Recognizing at the same time the need for such a review as soon as international circumstances permit, l. Decides to keep in being the Committee on • arrangements for a Conference for the purpose of re- viewing the Charter and to request the Committee to report, with recommendations, to the General Assembly not later than at its seventeenth session; 2. Rer¡uests that the work envisaged in paragraph 4 of General Assembly resolution 992 (X) should be continued. 1080th plenary meeting, 15 December 1961. 1723 (XVI). Question of Tihet The General Assembly, Recalling its resolution 1353 (XIV) of 21 October 1959 on the question of Tibet, Gravely concerned at the continuation of events in Tibet, including the violation of the fundamental human rights of the Tibetan people and the suppression of the distinctive cultural and religious Iife which they have traditionally enjoyed, N oting with deep anxiety the severe hardships which these events have inflicted on the Tibetan people, as evidenced by the large-scale exodus of Tibetan refugees to the neighbouring countries, C onsidering that these events viola te fundamental human rights and freedoms set out in the Charter of the United Nations and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, including the principie of self-deter- mination of peoples and nations, and have the deplorable effect of increasing international tension and embitter- ing relations between peoples, l. Reaffirms its conviction, that respect far the prin- cipies of the Charter of the United Nations and of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights is essential for the evolution of a peaceful world arder based on the rule of law; 2. Solemnly renews its call far the cessation of practices which deprive the Tibetan people of their fundamental human rights and freedoms, including their right to self-determination; 3. Expresses the hope that Member States will make ali possible efforts, as appropriate, towards achieving the purposes of the present resolution. 1085th plenary meeting, 20 December 1961. 1741 (XVI). Question of Hungary The General Assembly, Having considered the report of the United Nations Representative on Hungary,12 Sir Leslie Munro, who is responsible to the General Assembly far reporting on significant developments relating to the implementation of the Assembly's resolutions on Hungary, ª /bid., Sixteenth Session, Annexes, agenda item 89, document A/4996.

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