A/RES/4(I) GA

the declaration by certain allied govemments of 13 January and 18 December 1942 conceming the same matter; taking note of the laws and usages of warfare established by the fourth Hague Convention of 1907; taking note of the definition of war crimes and crimes against peace and against humanity con- tained in the Charter of the Intemational Mili- tary Tribunal dated 8 August 1945; believing that certain war criminals continue to evade justice in the territories of certain Sta tes; recommends that Members of the United Nations forthwith take all the necessary measures to cause the arrest of those war criminals who have been responsible for or have taken a consenting part in the above crimes, and to cause them to be sent back to the countries in which their abominable deeds were done, in order that they may be judged and pun- ished according to the laws of those countries; and calls upon the govemments of States which are not Members of the United Nations also to take ali necessary measures for the apprehension of such criminals in their respective territories with a view to their irnmediate removal to the countries in which the crimes were committed for the purpose of tria! and punishment according to the laws of those countrie5. Thirty-second plenary meeting, 13 February 1946. 10 4(1). REPRESENTATION OF NoN-GoVERN- MENTAL BoDIES ON THE EcoNOMIC AND SOCIAL CoUNCIL In connection with the requests of the World Federation of Trade Unions, the American Federa- tion of Labour, the Intemational Co-operative Alliancc, and other non-governmental organiza- tions, that their representatives shall be allowed to take part in the work of the Economic and Social Council, and in accordance with Article 71 of the Charter providing for the carrying out by the Economic and Social Council of appropriate con- sultations with non-govemmental organizations, The General Assembly recommends: (a) that the Economic and Social Council should, as soon as possible, adopt suitable ar- rangements enabling the World Federation of Trade Unions and the International Co-opera- tive Alliance as well as other intemational non- govemmental organizations whose experience the Economic and Social Council will find necessary to use, to collaborate for purposes of consultation with the Economic and Social Council; (b) that the Economic and Social Council should likewise adopt as soon as possible suitable arrangements enabling the American Federation of Labour as well as other national and regional non-governmental organizations whosc experi- ence the Economic and Social Council will find nccessary to use, to collabora te for purposes of consultation with the Economic and Social Council. Thirty-third plenary meeting, 14 February 1946.

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