A/RES/8(I) GA

X. RF.SOLUTIONS ADOPTED ON THE REPORTS OF THE THIRD COMMm'EE 7 ( 1) • MATTERS CoVERED BY CHAPTER 111, SECTION lA, PARAGRAPH 4 (a), (e) AND (e), PARAGRAPH 5 (a), PARAGRAPHS 1, 2, 3, 6, AND 7 AND SECTION lB OF THE REPORT OF THE PREPARATORY COMMISSION The General Assembly noted the report of the Third Committee ( document A/ 17) and adopted its conclusions. Nineteenth plenary meeting, 29 January 1946. 8 ( 1) • QUESTION OF REFUGEES The General Assembly, recognizing that the problem of refugees and dis- placed persons of ali categories is one of immediate urgency and recognizing the necessity of clearly distinguishing between genuine refugees and dis- placed persons, on the one hand, and the war criminals, quislings and traitors referred to in para- graph (d) below, on the other: (a) decides to refer this problem to the Economic and Social Council for thorough examination in ali its aspects under ítem 10 of the agenda for the first session of the Council and for report to the second part of the first session of the General Assembly; ( b) recommends to the Economic and Social Council that it establish a special Committee for the purpose of carrying out promptly the ex- amination and preparation of the report re- ferred to in paragraph (a) ; (e) recommends to the Economic and Social Council that it take into consideration in this matter the following principies: (i) this problem is international in scope and nature; (ii) no refugees or displaced persons who have finally and definitely, in complete freedom, and after receiving full knowl- edge of the facts, including adequate in- formation from the governments of their 12 countries of origin, expressed valid ob- jections to returning to their countries of origin and who do not come within the provisions of paragraph (d) below, shall be compelled to return to their country of origin. The future of such refugees or displaced persons shall become the con- cern of whatever international body may be recognized or established as a result of the report referred to in paragraphs (a) and ( b) above, except in cases where the government of the country where they are established has made an arrangement with this body to assume the complete cost of their maintenance and the re- sponsibility for their protection; ( iii) the main task concerning displaced per- sons is to encourage and assist in every way possible their early return to their countries of origin. Such assistance may take the form of promoting the conclu- sion of bilateral arrangements for mutual assistance in the repatriation of such per- sons having regard to the principies laid down in paragraph (e) (ii) above; ( d) considers that no action taken as a result of this resolution shall be of such a character as to interfere in any way with the surrender and punishment of war criminals, quislings and traitors, in conformity with present or future international arrangements or agreements; (e) considers that Germans being transferred to Germany from other States or who fled to other States from Allied troops, do not fall under the action of this declaration in so far as their situation may be decided by Allied forces of occupation in Germany, in agreement with the governmcnts of the respective countrics. Thirtieth plenary meeting, 12 Febrnary 1946.

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