A/RES/1807(XVII) GA

Resolutions adopted on the reports of the Fourth Committee 39 Bearing in mind the findings, conclusions and recom- mendations set forth in the two reports, Having heard the petitioners, Expressing its deep concern that the continuance of the critical situation in South \Vest Africa constitutes a serious threat to international peace and security, 1. Reaffirms its solemn proclamation of the inalien- able right of the people of South West Africa to inde- pendence and national sovereignty; 2. Condemns the continued refusal of the Govern- ment of South Africa to co-operate with the United Nations in the implementation of resolution 1702 (XVI) as well as other resolutions concerning South 'vVest Africa; 3. Requests the Special Committee on the Situation with regard to the Implementation of the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples to discharge, mutatis mutandis, the tasks assigned to the Special Committee for South West Africa by resolution 1702 (XVI), taking into considera- tion the special responsibilities of the United Nations with regard to the Territory of South Vv est Africa, and to submit to the General Assemblv, at its seventeenth or eighteenth session, a report on the' implementation of the present resolution; 4. Further requests all Member States to extend to the Special Committee such assistance as it may require in the discharge of these tasks; 5. Requests the Secretary-General to appoint a United Nations Technical Assistance Resident Repre- sentative for South West Africa to achieve the obiectives outlined in General Assembly resolution 1566 (XV) of 18 December 1960 and paragraph 2 ( g) of resolution 1702 (XVI), in consultation with the Special Com- mittee; 6. Requests the Secretary-General to take all neces- sary steps to establish an effective United Nations pres- ence in South West Africa; 7. Urges the Government of South Africa to refrain from: ( a) Employing direct or indirect action involving the forcible removal of indigenous inhabitants from their homes or their confinement in any particular location ; (b) Using the Territory of South West Africa as a base for the accumtilation, for internal or external pur- poses, of arms or armed forces ; 8. Urges all Member States to take into considera- tion the anxieties expressed by a large number of Mem- ber States concerning the supply of arms to South Africa, and to refrain from any action likely to hinder the implementation of the present and previous General Assembly resolutions on South West Africa; 9. Decides to maintain the question of South West Africa on its agenda as an item requiring urgent am! constant attention. 1194th plenary meetinr,, 14 December 1962. 1806 (XVII). Special Committee for South West Africa The General Assembly, Recalling that the Special Committee for South West Africa was established by its resolution 1702 (XVI) of 19 December 1961, Considering that, under its resolution 1805 (XVII) of 14 December 1962, it decided to request the Special Committee on the Situation with regard to the Imple- mentation of the Declaration on the Granting of Inde- pendence to Colonial Countries and Peoples to discharge the tasks assigned to the Special Committee for South West Africa by resolution ~702 (XVI), 1. Decides to dissolve the Special Committee for South West Africa ; 2. Expresses its gratitude to the Special Committee for South West Africa for its efforts and for its contribu- tion to the achievement of the objectives of the United Nations. 1194th plenary meeting, 14 December 1962. 1807 (XVII). Territories under Portuguese administration The General Assembly, Recalling the Declaration on the granting of inde- pendence to colonial countries and peoples, set out in its resolution 1514 (XV) of 14 December 1960, Recalling further its resolutions 1542 (XV) of 15 De- cember 1960 and 1699 (XVI) of 19 December 1961, and all its other resolutions relating to Territories under Portuguese administration, Having examined the report of the Special Committee on Territories under Portuguese Administration6 and chapters VIII and XI of the report of the Special Com- mittee on the Situation with regard to the I mplementa- tion of the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples,1 N otinq the statements of the petitioners. Greatly deploring the continued disregard by the Por- tuguese Government of the legitimate aspirations for immediate self-determination and independence ex- pressed by the peoples of the Territories under its administration, Greatly concerned at the intensified measures of op- pression being carried out by the PortugttP!-e Govern- ment against the indigenous peoples of Territories under its administration, Noting that the Portuguese military and other forces of repression have used extensively and continue to ttse, for the repression of the nationalist movements, military and other equipment supplied to Portugual by some of its allies for other purposes and also equipment obtained from other sources, Noting the opinion of the Special Committee on Ter- ritories under Portuguese Administration, expressed in paragraph 439 of its report, concerning the implications of the supply of military equipment to the Portugnese Government, Noting with deep concern that the policy and acts of the Portttg-ttese Government with regard to the Terri- tories under its administration have created a situation which constitutes a serious threat to international peace and security, 1. Approves the report of the Special Committee on TerritoriPs under Portuguese Administration; 2. Condemns the attitude of Portugal, ·which is in- consistent with the Charter of the United Nations; 3. Reaffirms the inalienable right of the peoples of the Territories under Portuguese administration to self- determination and independence and upholds without any 6 Ibid., Sc1Jcnternth Session. Amic.rcs, agenda item 54, docu- ments A/5160 and Add.1 and 2. 40 General Aasembly-Seventeenth Se11ion reservations the claims of those peoples for their imme- diate accession to independence ; 4. Urges the Portuguese Government to give effect to the recommendations contained in the report of the Special Committee on Territories under Portuguese Administration, in particular those set out in paragraphs 442 to 445 of that report, by taking the following measures: (a) The immediate recognition of the right of the peoples of the Territories under its administration to self-determination and independence; ( b) The immediate cessation of all acts of repression and the withdrawal of all military and other forces at present employed for that purpose; ( c) The promulgation of an unconditional political amnesty and the establishment of conditions that will allow the free functioning of political parties; (d) Negotiations, on the basis of the recognition of the right to self-determination, with the authorized repre- sentatives of the political parties within and outside the Territories with a view to the transfer of power to political institutions freely elected and representative of the peoples, in accordance with resolution 1514 (XV); ( e) The granting of independence immediately there- after to all the Territories under its administration in accordance with the aspirations of the peoples; 5. Requests the Special Committee on the Situation with regard to the Implementation of the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples to give high priority to an examination of the situation in the Territories under Portuguese admin- istration, bearing in mind the present resolution and the other relevant resolutions of the General Assembly; 6. Calls upon Member States to use all their influence to induce the Portuguese Government to carry out the obligations incumbent upon it under Chapter XI of the Charter of the United Nations and the resolutions of the General Assembly relating to the Territories under its administration; 7. Earnestly requests all States to refrain forthwith from offering the Portuguese Government any assistance which would enable it to continue its repression of the peoples of the Territories under its administration and, for this purpose, to take all measures to prevent the sale and supply of arms and military equipment to the Portuguese Government; 8. Requests the Security Council, in case the Portn- guese Government should refuse to comply with the present resolution and previous General Assembly reso- lutions on this question, to take all appropriate measures to secure the compliance of Portugal with its obli~ations as a Member State. 1194th plenary meetinq, 14 December 1962. 1808 (XVII). Special training programme for Territories under Portuguese administration The General Assembly, Having examined the report of the Special Committee on Territories under Portuguese. Administration,6 in particular chapters IV to VII of part two and chapter III of part three thereof, Having heard the petitioners, Considering the inadequacy of social and educational facilities in the Territories under Portuguese administra- tion, Bearing in mind that the process of education in these Territories must be designed to familiarize the inhabi- tants with, and train them in, the use of the tools of economic, social and political progress, Considering that it is one of the sacred duties of the United Nations to promote: (a) Higher standards of living, full employment, and conditions of economic and social progress and develop- ment, ( b) Solutions of international economic, social, health and related problems, and international cultural and edu- cational co-operation, Considering that the United Nations, in carrying out its duty under Article SS of the Charter, has created machinery for economic, social and technical assistance, and that substantial assistance has been rendered to peoples of the less developed countries, including peoples in colonial territories, Considering the necessity of extending such assistance to the Non-Self-Governing Territories under Portuguese administration with a view to forming in these Terri- . tories indigenous cadres for the future administration of their independent countries, Recor;nizing that the indigenous inhabitants of the Territories under Portuguese administration, whose countries can appropriately be designated as being eco- nomically under-developed, have a legitimate right to receive benefits from the United Nations programmes of technical co-operation, Recoqnizing further that the United Nations has a responsibility towards the inhabitants of the Non-Self- Governing Territories, Recognizing that: (a) A special intensive type of fellowship programme should immediately be organized to train the largest pos- sihle number of indigenous inhabitants of the Territories under Portuguese administration in the functions and techniques of administration and in the fields of eco- nomics, law, health and sanitation, and in such other fields as may be necessary, ( b) In addition, Member States should be invited to make available scholarships for study abroad by students from Territories under Portuguese administration, l. Decides to establish such a special training programme for Territories under Portuguese admini- stration, including technical education, education for leadership and teacher training; 2. Requests the Secretary-General, in establishing such a special training programme for the indigenous people of these Territories, to make use as fully as pos- sible of the existing United Nations programmes of tech- nical co-operation-notably the Expanded Programme of Technical Assistance and the Special Fund so as to minimize the charge on the regular budget-and par- ticularly to make available to those indigenous inhabi- tants of the Territories who are or who may be tem- porarily residing in various countries and territories outside the Territories under Portuguese administration the benefits of such programmes, with the consent and co-operation of the host Governments; 3. Invites the specialized agencies to co-Operate in the establishment and implementation of the special train- ing programme mentioned above, by offering every pos- sible assistance and such facilities and resources as they may be able to provide;

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