A/RES/334(IV) GA

3. Invites the Special Committee to examine, in the spirit of paragraphs 3 and 4 of Article 1 and of Article 55 of the Charter, the summaries and analyses of information transmitted under Article 73 e of the Charter on the economic, social and educational conditions in the Non-Self-Gov- erning Territories, irtcluding any papers prepared by the speciali1t!d agencies and any reports or information o~-fneasures taken in pursuance of the resolutions adopted. by the General Assembly con- cerning economic, social and educational condi- tions in the Non-Self-Governing Territories; 4. Considers that the Special Committee should meet in 1950, 1951 and 1952 before the opening of the regular sessions of the General Assembly, at places and dates to be determined by the Secretary-General, in order that it should con- clude its work not later than one week before the opening of each session ; 5. Invites the Special Committee to submit to the regular sessions of the General Assembly in 1950, 1951 and 1952 reports containing such pro- cedural recommendations as it may deem fit and such substantive recommendations as it may deem desirable relating to functional fields generally but not with respect to individual Territories; 6. Decides that at its regular sessions in 1950 and 1951 the General Assembly will proceed to any new elections for the Special Committee that may be necessary, and examine in 1952 the ques- tion whether the Special Committee should be renewed for a further period, together with the questions of the composition and terms of refer- ence of any such future Special Committee. 263rd plenary meeting, 2 December 1949. * * * In accordance with the terms of the abo,•e reso- lution, the Fourth Committee, at its 142nd meeting on 5 December 1949, elected eight members to the Special Committee. Thr f olloiving M embrrs of the United Nations were elected: For a term of three ymrs: BRAZIL, EGYPT, INDIA, the UNION OF Sov1ET SocIALIST REPUBLICS; For a term of two y,·ars: MExtco, the PHILIP- PINES; For a term of one year: VENEZUELA, SWEDEN. The General Assembly, informed of these elec- tions through document A/1214, took note of them at its 274th plenary meeting on 9 December 1949. The Special Committee is therefore composed of the above-mc11tioncd ciglit Members. and of the fol- lm»ing l\Icmbcrs transmilting information under Article 73 c of the Chartrr · AUSTRALIA, BEI.GllJM, DF.:-!MARK, FRANCE, the NETHERLANDS, Nnv ZEALAND, the U:-irTED KING- DOM OF GREAT BRITAIN A"!D NoRTIIERN ]REI.AND, the UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. 333 nv). Work of the Sprria! Com- mittee on Information transmiUetl under Artide ·,;i c of 1)u'. Clrnrh'r The c;cneral ,·lssnnl,/y, N otinr; that resoiut ion 3J2 ( IV ) ado1,tccl hv the General Assembly on 2 I kccml )('f l CJ.+') provided for the estalili.,lm1enc of a Special Committee on Information transmitted undn Article 73 e of the ,Charter for a three-year periorl without pn·judice as to the future, 43 Considering that the value of the work of the Committee would be enhanced if, without preju- dice to the annual consideration of all the func- tional fields enumerated in Article 73 e of the Charter, special attention were given to one field each year, Noting that the Special Committee will have before it at its 1950 session a considerable volume of documentation on the subject of education in- cluding various reports from the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, Considering that information on the develop- ment of facilities for the training of the peoples of the Non-Self-Governing Territories deserves particular attention at a time when programmes of economic and social development are being ex- tended or initiated, l. Invites the Special Committee at its 1950 session, without prejudice to the consideration of the other two functional fields, to give special attention to the problems of education in the Non-Self-Governing Territories, with particular attention to development of training in the eco- nomic and social fields; 2. Invites members of the Special Committee to make special preparations in this field for the 1950 session, with a view to facilitating the con- structive interchange of ideas and experience on such educational problems; 3. Invites the Secretary-General to consult with the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization and other specialized agen- cies in order to secure their collaboration in the study of these problems. 263rd plenary meeting, 2 December 1949. 334 (IV). Territories lo which Chapter XI of the Charter applies The General Assembly, H ai>ing regard to the obligation to transmit in- formation under Article 73 e of the Charter ac- cepted by the Members which have or assume responsibilities for the administration of terri- torif's whose peoples have not yet attained a full measurl' of self-government, Ii aving regard to resolution 66 (I) 15 adopted by the (ieneral Assembly on 14 December 1946 in which seventy-four territories were enumerated, in accordance with the declarations of the respon- sible Governments, as falling within the scope of Article 73 e, H aviny uotcd the information supplied by certain l\Iembers concerning the constitutional chauges which have led to the cessation of the transmission of information under Article 73 e in respect of certain territories which were e11t1111- eratl'd in resolution (>CJ (I), l. Collsidcrs that it is within the responsibility of the ( ;eneral A~scmbly to express its opinion on the principles which have guided or which may in future guide· Lhc l\lernhers concerned in enunH·rating the terriluries for \Yhich the obliga- tion exists to transmit information under Article 73 e of the Charter; ' 5 See Hcsolulions adopted /,y the General Assembly dnring tlw second part of its first session, page 124. 2. Invites any special committee which the General Assembly may appoint on information transmitted under Article 73 e of the Charter to examine the factors which should be taken into account in deciding whether any territory is or is not a territory whose people have not yet attained a full measure of self-government. 263rd plenary meeting, 2 December 1949. 335 (IV). Publication of information relating to Non-Self-Governing Ter- ritories The General Assembly, Having noted the summaries and analyses pre- pared by the Secretary-General e,f the information transmitted under Article 73 e of the Charter, Considering that the information contained therein on conditions existing in Non-Self-Gov- erning Territories has considerable value and that very abundant supplemental information has been placed at the disposal of the Secretary-General by the Members concerned, Considering that resolution 218 (III), rn adopted by the General Assembly on 3 November 1948, invites the Secretary-General to prepare full summaries and analyses at three-year inter- vals and annual supplements in the intervening years, 1. Notes that, in future, the complete sum- maries and analyses, as well as the annual supple- ments, are required to be published in the three working languages ; 2. Invites the Secretary-General to complement the summaries and analyses, as well as the annual supplements, by the periodical publication of data on special aspects of the progress achieved in Non-Self-Governing Territories as contained in the information transmitted under Article 73 e of the Charter and in the supplemental information. 263rd plenary meeting, 2 December 1949. 336 (IV). Information on assistance accorded to Governing Territories The General Assembly, technical Non-Self- Noting the special interest which the members of the Special Committee on Information trans- mitted under Article 73 e of the Charter have in measures adopted by the Governments responsible for Non-Self-Governing Territories concerning the economic and social welfare of the inhabitants of such Territories, Noting the decision of the General Assembly to establish an expanded programme of technical assistance for economic development through the United Nations and certain specialized agencies, and Noting the decision of the Economic and Social Council to authorize the Secretary-General, in consultation with the specialized agencies con- 16 See Official Raords of the third session of the Gen- eral Assembly, Part l, Resolutions, page 80. 17 See Official Recurds of the .scrnnd session of the General Assembly, Resolutions, page 47. 18 See Official Records of the third session of the Gen era! Assembly, Part I, Resolutions. page 89. cerned, to enter into negotiations with appropriate officers of inter-governmental regional organiza- tions engaged in the development of technical assistance programmes, with a view to ensuring the desirable co-ordination for the carrying out of technical assistance activities, l? equests the Secretary-General to keep the Special Committee informed of the nature of the technical assistance which is accorded from time to time to N on-Self-(;oyerning Territories by spe- cialized international bodies. 263rd plenary meeting, 2 Decemblr 1949. 33 7 (IV). Question of South West Africa: reiteration of prel--ious resolutions and submission of re- ports Whereas the General Assembly noted, in reso- lution 141 (II) 17 of 1 November 1947, that the Covernment of the Union of South Africa had undertaken to submit reports on its administra- tion of the Territory of South West Africa for the information of the United Nations, Whereas, in resolution 227 (III) 18 of 26 No- vember 1948, the l;eneral Assembly recommended that the Government of the Union of South Africa continue to supply annually information on the administration of the Territory of South West Africa, W'hereas the Government of the Union of South Africa in a letter19 to the Secretary-Gen- eral of 11 July 1949, which was transmitted to the :Viember States, stated that no further reports would be forwarded, ~Vhereas the Trusteeship Council, in resolu- tion 111 ( V) 20 of 21 July 1949, has called to the attention of the Ceneral Assembly the decision of the Government 0f the Union of South Africa not to transmit further reports and has informed 1he General Assembly that this decision pre- cludes the Trusteeship Council from exercising further the functions envisaged for it in resolu- tion 227 (III) of 26 November 1948, The General Assembly L Expresses regret that the Government of the Union of South Africa has withdrawn its pre- vious undertaking, referred to in resolution 141 (ll) of 1 November 1947, to submit reports on its administration of the Territory of South West Africa for the iniormation of the United Nations; 2. Reiterates in their entirety General Assembly resolutions 65 ( I )~ 1 of 14 December 1946, 141 (l[) of 1 November 1947 and 227 (III) of 26 November 1948; 3. Invites the Government of the Union of ~outh Africa to resume the submission of such reports to the (;eneral Assembly and to comply with the decisions of the General Assembly con- tained in the resolutions enumerated in the pre- ceding paragraph. 269th plenary meeting, 6 Decenr/Jer 1949. 44 rn See Official Rcrords of the fourth session of the General Asscm/>ly, Annex to the Fourth Committee, document A/929. "" See Official Rcrords of the fifth session of the Trus- t,·eship Council, Rrsc1i•:lio11s. page 19. 21 See ResolHlions adopted /,y the General Assembly during the secm1<1 part of its first session, page 123.

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