A/RES/1948(XVIII) GA

48 General Assembly-Eighteenth Seesion 1901 (XVIII). Special educational and training programmes for South West Mrica The General Assemblv, Recalling its resolutif,~ 1705 (XYI) of I? Decemb_er 1961, by which it eshulished a Umted N~t1ons Special Training Pr-ogramme for South West Afncans, Having considered the report of the Secretary- General8 submitted in accordance with paragraph 9 of resolution 1705 (XVI), Noting that few applicants for traini~g u:1der the Special Training Programme possess qualt~catH?~s that would enable them to enter colleges or umvers1ties, Noting further that many of the scho!arships offe~ed by individual Member States are for higher education only and that few South West Africans possess _the qualifications required to make use of such scholarsh_1ps, Taking note of the difficulties encountered by Umted Nations scholars in securing necessary travel documents and other travel facilities, 1. Expresses its appreciation to those Member ~tates which have made scholarships and travel grants available for the use of South West Africans ; 2. Jm;ites those Member States offering scholarships and those which might subsequently do so to consider providing in their offers scholarships for. ~econdary education and for vocational and techmcal trammg; 3. Further invites Member States to give sympathetic consideration to requests by the Secretary-General for the placement in their secondary, vocational or tech- nical schools of candidates who have been awarded scholarshins under the Special Training Programme for South ·west Africans; 4. Once aqain requests all Member States, and in particular the Republic of South Africa. to faci!itate in every possible way the travel of So~1th West Afn~~ns seeking- to avail themselves of educat10nal opportumt1es provided under that Programme; 5. Requests the Secretary-General to consult with the Special Committee on the Situation with regard to the Implementation of the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countri~s and Peoples con- cerning the implementation of the Programme and to report thereon to the General Assembly at its nineteenth session. 1257th plenary meeting, 13 November 1963. 1913 (XVIIl). Territories under Portuguese administration The General Assembly, Having considered the question of Territories under Portuguese administration, Having considered the report on this question sub- mitted 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,9 Having heard the petitioners, Recalling the Declaration on the granting of inde- pendence to colonial countries and peoples contained in General Assembly resolution 1514 (XV) of 14 De- cember 1960, 9 Jbid., addendum to agenda item 23, document A/5446/Rev.1, chapter II. Recalling its resolutions 1542 (XV) of 15 December 1960 1603 (XV) of 20 April 1961, 1699 (XVI) of 19 Decembe~ 1961, 1742 (XVI) of 30 January 1962, 1807 (XVII) of 14 December 1962 and 1819 (XVII) of 18 December 1962, and the Security Council reso- lutions of 9 June 19611° and 31 July 1963,11 Recalling in particular that the Security Council, by its resolution of 31 July 1963, urgently called upon Portugal to implement the following : (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 representatives of the political parties within and outside the Territories with a view to the transfer 0f 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, Noting with deep regret and great concern the con- tinued refusal of the Government of Portugal to take any steps to implement the resolutions of the General Assembly and of the Security Council, Convinced that the implementation of the afore- mentioned resolutions will provide the only means of obtaining a peaceful solution of the question of Terri- tories under Portuguese administration, l. Requests the Security Council to consider imme- diately the question of Territories under Portuguese administration and to adopt necessary measures to give effect to its own decisions, particularly those contained in the resolution of 31 July 1963; 2. Decides to maintain the question of Territories under Portuguese administration on the agenda of its eighteenth session. 1270th plenary meeting, 3 December 1963. 1948 (XVIII). Question of Oman The General Assembly, Having discussed the question of Oman, Having heard the petitioners, Deeply concerned with the situation existing in Oman, Taking note of the report of the Special Representa- tive of the Secretary-General12 and thanking him for his efforts, Taking into consideration the fact that in the report it is recognized that in the course of his mission the Special Representative did not have the time to evaluate the territorial, historical and political issues involved in the problem, nor did he consider himself competent to do so, 10 Official Records of the Security Council, Siztefflth Year, Supplement for April, May and June 1961, document S/4835. 11 fbid., Eighteenth Year, Supplement for July, August and September 1963, document S/5380. 12 Official Records of the General Assembly, Eightetftth Ses- sion, Annexes, agenda item 78, document A/5562. Re1olution1 adopted on the report• of the Fourth Committee 49 1. Decides to establish an Ad H oc Committee com- posed of five Member States appointed by the President of the General Assembly to examine the question of Oman; 2. Calls upon all the parties concerned to co-operate with the Ad H oc Committee by all possible means, including that of facilitating visits to the area; 3. Requests the Ad H oc Committee to report to the General Assembly at its nineteenth session; 4. Requests the Secretary-General to render all nec- essary assistance to the Ad H oc Committee. 1277th plenary meeting, 11 December 1963. • • * The President of the General Assembly, in pursuance of paragraph 1 of the above resolution, appointed the members of the Ad Hoe Committee on Oman.IB The Ad Hoe Committee will be composed of the following }.{ember States: AFGHANISTAN, CoSTA RICA, NEPAL, NIGERIA and SENEGAL. 1969 (XVIII). Report of the TruBteeBhip Council The General Assembly, Having received the report of the Trusteeship Council covering the period from 20 July 1962 to 26 June 1963,14 and the report of the Secretary-General on the dissemim1tion of information on offers by Member States of study and training facilities for inhabitants of Trust Territories,1~ 1. Takes note of those reports; 2. Calls upon the Administering Authorities to take account of the recommendations and observations con- tained in the report of the Trusteeship Council and to bear in mind those expressed by delegations during the debate on the report at the eii:;hteenth session of the General Assembly. 1281st plenary meeting, 16 December 1963. 1970 {XVIII). Queation of the continuation of the Committee on Information from Non- Self-Governing TerritorieB The General Assembly, Recalling its resolution 1847 (XVII) of 19 December 1962 in which it decided to review at its eighteenth session the question of the further continuation of the Committee on Information from Non-Self-Governing Territories, Considering that the Declaration regarding Non-Self- Governing Territories contained in Chapter XI of the Charter of the United Nations cannot be dissociated · from the Declaration on the granting of independence to colonial countries and peoples contained in General Assembly resolution 1514 (XV) of 14 December 1960, Considering that all United Nations activities con- cerning Non-Self-Governing Territories should now be co-ordinated and consolidated, with a view to the immediate ending of colonialism, Recalling that, by r.esolutions 1654 (XVI) of 27 November 1961 and 1810 (XVII) of 17 December 1a See A/5688. 14 Official Records of the GeMral Assembly, Eighteenth Ses- sion, S11ppltmtnt No. 4 (A/5504). 111 [bid., Eighttmth Session, AnMxes, agenda item 13, docu- ment A/5496. 1962, it 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 and that it has approved the Special Committee's methods and procedures, Considering that the Special Committee, in view of the experience it has gained, is now in a position to take over the functions of the Committee on Info!"ma- tion from Non-Self-Governing Territories, Having regard to the views of the Secretary-General on this question, 16 Considering that it is imperative to avoid any duplica- tion of work or overlapping of responsibilities, Having received the report of the Committee on Information from Non-Self-Governing Territories pre- pared at its fourteenth session, in 1963,17 1. Takes note of the report of the Committee on Tnformation from Non-Self-Governing Territories on the work of its fourteenth session; 2. Expresses its gratitude to the Committee for its efforts and for its valuable contribution to the accom- plishment of the purposes of the United Nations under Chapter XI of the Charter; 3. Decides to dissolve the Committee on Information from Non-Self-Governing Territories; 4. Inviter Member States which have or which as- sume responsibilities for the administration of Terri- tories whose peoples have not yet attained a full meas- ure of self-government to transmit or continue to transmit to the Secretarv-General information as pre- scribed under Article 73 e of the Charter, as well as the fullest possible information on political and consti- tutional development ; 5. Requests the Special Committee to study this information and take it fully into account in examining the situation with regard to the implementation of the Declarntion on the granting of independence to colonial countries and peoples in each of the Non-Self-Governing Territories, and to undertake any special study and prepare any special report it may consider necessary in addition to its activities under General Assembly reso- lutions 1654 (XVI) and 1810 (XVII) ; 6. 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. 1281st plenary meeting, 16 December 1963. 1971 (XVIII). Report on economic advancement in Non-Self-Governing TerritorieB The General Assembly, Recalling that by resolutions 564 (VI) of 18 January 1952, 846 (IX) of 22 November 1954. 1152 (XII) of 26 November 1957 and 1537 (XV) of 15 December 1960 it approved or took note of the reports on eco- nomic conditions prepared by the Committee on Infor- mation from Non-Self-Governing Territories in 1951, 1954, 1957 and 1960,18 18 A/C.4/630. 11 Official Records of the General Assembly, Eighteenth Session, SuPtlement No. 14 (A/5514). 18 Ibid., Sixth Session, Supplement No. 14 (A/1836), part three; ibid., Ninth Session, Supplement No. 18 (A/27'29), part two; ibid., Twelfth Session, Supplement No. 15 (A/3647), part two; ibid., Fifteenth Session, Supplement No. 15 (A/4371), part three.

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