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6. To declare formally that discrimination on racial groun<ls as regards educational facilities available to the different communities in the Trust Territories is not in accordance with the principles of the Charter, the Trusteeship Agreements and the Univprsal Declaration of Human Rights; 7. To recommend to the Trusteeship Council to include in its annual reports to the General Assembly a special section on the manner in which the Administering Authorities have imple- mented r~solution 36 (III) on the provision of information concerning the United Nations to the peoples of Trust Territories, resolution 83 (IV) on educational advancement in Trust Territories, free primary education and the training of in- digenous teachers, and resolution 110 (V) on higher education in the Trust Territories in Africa, and, generally, on the implementation of the Council's recommendations in the field of education. 240th plenary meeting, 15 November 1949. 325 (IV). Use of the flag of the United Nations in Trust Territories The General Assembly, Considering its resolution 167 (II) 9 of 20 Oc- tober 1947 by which it a<lopted the United Nations flag, Realizing that the accomplishment of the ob- jectives of the International Trusteeship System requires not only the closest collaboration between the Trusteeship Council and the Administering Authorities concerned, but also the active co- operation of the peoples of all Trust Territories, Mindful of the fact that one of tl:.e most potent means of stimulating the interest and enlisting the co-operation of the peoples of Trust Territories is to keep them constantly reminded of the abid- ing concern of the United Nations in the pro- motion of their political, economic, social and educational advancement, and their full enjoy- ment of human rights and fundamental freedoms, Considering that the flag of the United Nations symbolizes the ideals and aspirations proclaimed in the Charter, which include the effective im- plementation of the principles of the International Trusteeship System, Requests the Trusteeship Council to recom- mend to the Administering Authorities concerned, that the flag of the United Nations be flown over all Trust Territories side by side with the flag of the Administering Authority concerned and with the territorial flag if there is one. 240th plenary meeting, 15 November 1949. 326 (IV). Administrative unions affect- ing Trust Territories The General Assembly, Ha1Jing noted the action taken by the Trustee- ship Council in respect of General Assembly resolution 224 (HI) 10 of 18 November 1948, concerning administrative unions affecting Trust Territories, 9 See Official Records of the second session of the Gen- "al Assembly, Resolutions, page 91. 10 See Official Records of the third session of the Gen- n-al Assembly, Part I, Resolutions, page 86. Having considered the information on adminis- trative unions receive<l by the Trusteeship Coun- cil and transmitte<l by its resolution 109 ( V )_11 of 18 July 1949 to the General Assembly, Considering that the Trusteeship Council has not yet completed the investigation, requested under the aforesaid resolution of the General Assembly, with respect to all the questions aris- ing out of the said a<lministrative unions, Noting that, although the Trusteeship Agree- ments authorize customs, fiscal and administrative unions or federations, they do not authorize any form of political association which would involve annexation of the Trust Territories in any sense or would have the effect of extinguishing their status as Trust Territories, Affirming the view that measures of customs, fiscal or administrative union must not in any way hamper the free evolution of each Trust Terri- tory towards self-government or independence, 1. Recommends to the Trusteeship Council to complete its investigation, paying particular at- tention to the following: (a) The desirability of having the Administer- ing Authorities inform the Trusteeship Council beforehand when they propose to create new administrative unions of Trust Territories with adjacent territories, or extend the scope of any existing union or federation ; ( b) The desirability, should it be impossible as a consequence of the establishment of an administrative union to furnish clear and precise separate financial, statistical and other data re- lating to a Trust Territory, of the Administering Authority concerned accepting such supervision by the Trusteeship Council over the unified ad- ministration as the Council may consider necessary for the effective discharge of its high responsi- bilities under the Charter, ( c) The desirability of establishing a separate judicial organization in each Trust Territory; ( d) The desirability of establishing in each Trust Territory a separate legislative body with increasing powers and with headquarters within the Trust Territory, and of eliminating any type of legislative action originating in any other legis- lative body with headquarters in a Non-Self- Governing Territory; ( e) The desirability of taking into account, before any administrative, customs or fiscal union is established or extended in its nature or scope, the freely expressed wishes of the inhabitants of the Trust Territories concerned; 2. Recommends that the Trusteeship Council complete its investigation, in accordance with the terms of General Assembly resolution 224 (III) and of the present resolution, and present a spe- cial report to the next regular session of the General Assembly on the results of its investiga- tion and the action taken by it, with particular reference to any safeguards which the Council may consider it necessary to request of the Ad- ministering Authorities concerned, and that the Council continue likewise to observe the develop- ment of such unions and to report to the General Assembly at its regular sessions. 40 240th plenary meeting, 15 November 1949. 11 See Official Records of the fifth sc.,sioH of t/1e Trus- teeship Council, Resolutions, page 15.

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