A/RES/2422(XXIII) GA

60 General Anembly-Twenty-thlrd SeHJon 2422 (XXIII). Governing Article 73 Natione lnformation from Non-SeJf. Territoriee tranemitted under e of the Charter of the United The General Assembly, Recalling its resolution 1970 (XVIII) of 16 De- cember 1963, in which it requested the Special Com- mittee on the Situation with regard to the lmplementa- tion of the Declaration on the Granting of Inde- pendence to Colonial Countries and Peoples to study the information transmitted to the Secretary-General in accordance with Article 73 e of the Charter of the United Nations and to take it fully into account in examining the situation with regard to the implementa- tion of the Declaration, Recalling also its resolutions 2109 (XX) of 21 De- cember 1965, 2233 (XXI) of 20 December 1966 and 2351 (XXII) of 19 December 1967, in which it, inter alia, approved the procedures adopted by the Special Committee for the discharge of the functions entrusted to it under resolution 1970 (XVIII) and requested the Special Committee to continue to dis- charge those functions in accordance with the said procedures, Recalling further the provisions of paragraph 3 of its resolution 2351 (XXII) in which the General As- sembly once again urged ali Member States which have or assume responsibilities for the administration of Territories whqse peoples have. not yet attained a full measure of self-government to transmit, or continue to transmit, to the Secretary-General the information prescribed in Article 73 e of the Charter, as well as the fullest possible information on política! and constitu- tional developments in the Territories concerned, H avin,q studied the chapter of the report of the Special Cornmittee dealing with the transmittal of in- formation under Article 73 e of the Charter and the action taken by it in respect of that information,8 Having a/so examined the report of the Secretary- General on this information,4 l. Approves the chapter of the report of the Special Committee on the Situation with rcg2.nl to the Im- plementation of the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples re- lating to the information from N on-Seli-Governing Territories transmitted under Article 73 e of the Charter of the United Nations; 2. Regrets that, despite the repeated recommenda- tions of the General Assembly and the Special Com- mittee, sorne Member States having responsibilities for the administration of Non-Self-Governing Territories still have not seen fit to transmit information under Article 73 e of the Charter, have transmitted insufficient information or have transmitted information too late; 3. Strongly regrets the persistent refusal of tlie Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland to transmit such information on Southern Rhodesia and the decision of that Govern- ment to cease transmittin~ information on Antigua, Dominica, Grenada, St. Kitts-Nevis-Anguilla and St. Lucia; 3 Official Records of the General Assembly, Twenty-third Session, Anneres, addendum to agenda itero 23 (A/7200/Rev.l), chapter XXXII. 4 ]bid., agenda items 63 and 71, documents A/7281/Rev.l and Addl. 4. Deeply deplores the fact that, despite the nu- merous resolutions adopted by the General Assembly concerning the colonial Territories under Portuguese domination, the Government of Portugal has main- tained its refusal to transmit information under Article 73 e of the Charter with regard to those Territories; 5. Once again urges the administering Powers con- cerned to transmit, or continue to transmit, to the Secretary-General the information prescribed in Article 73 e of the Charter, as well as the fullest possible in- formation on political and constitutional developments in the Territories concerned; 6. Reiterates its previous requests, the most recent of which is contained in General Assembly resolution 2351 (XXII), that the administering Powers con- cerned transmit such information as early as possible and at the latest within a maximum period of six months following the expiration of the administrative year in the Non-Self-Governing Territories concerned; 7. Requests the Special Committee to continue to discharge the functions entrusted to it under General Assembly resolution 1970 (XVIII), ;11 accordance with the procedures referred to above. 1747th plenary meeting, 18 December 1968. 2423 (XXIII). Offers by Member Statee of etudy and training facilities for inhabitants of Non-Self-Governing Territoriee The General Assembly, Recalling its resolution 2352 (XXII) of 19 De- cember 1967, H aving exaniined the report of the Secretary-General on offers by Member States of study and training facilities for inhabitants of Non-Self-Governing Terri- tories under General Assembly resolution 845 (IX) of 22 November 1954,5 l. Takes note of the report of the Secretary- General; 2. Expresses its appreciation to those Member States which have made scholarships available to inhabitants of Non-Self-Governing Territories; 3. Requests those Memb-er States offering scholar- ships and those which might subsequently do so to take into account the necessity of furnishing complete in- formation about the scholarships offered and, if p::issible, to provide travel funds to prospective students; 4. Invites the administering Powers concerned to provide ali the necessary facilities to enable students to avail themselves of offers by Member States of study and training facilities; 5. Requests the Secretary-General to report to the General Assembly at its twenty-fourth session on the implementation of the present resolution; 6. Draws the attention of 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 the present resolu- tion. 5 Jbid., document A/7308. 1747th plenar.y meeting, 18 December 1968.

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