A/RES/854(IX) GA

so General Assembly - Ninth Session evolves in each Trust Territory, it will be brought effectively to bear on the examination by the Council of conditions in that Territory, 1. Recommends to the Trusteeship Council that, in order to develop further the participation of the in- digenous inhabitants in its work through the medium of visiting missions, it instruct each mission: (a) Not only to consider such expressions of public opinion as may be spontaneously brought before it by all sections of the population, but also to take the initiative in seeking out public opinion on all important problems and to undertake popular consultations in whatever forms it may deem appropriate; ( b) To report fully on the development of the free expression of the wishes of the people and on the main trends of their opinions and to make recommendations concerning the further development of a free public opinion; 2. Recommends to the Council that, in order to develop further the participation of the indigenous inhabitants in its work through the medium of their right of petition, it should: (a) Examine and propose concrete action upon, a~ part of its examination of conditions in each Trust Territory, petitions which may reflect public opinion on questions of general concern to the development of the Territory; ( b) Request the Administration Authorities to make copies of their annual reports promptly available to the peoples of the Territories; (c) Instruct each visiting mission to encourage in the Trust Territories public discussion of and ex- pression of views on the annual reports, and to report on the extent to which facilities have been made available to the population for the purpose; 3. Recommends to the Council that, as a means of ensuring, in cases which it deems urgent, that a given situation in a Trust Territory meets with the freely ex- pressed wishes of the people, it should immediately grant a hearing to those qualified representatives of public opinion who apply for one, or in the case of representatives who are unable to travel, the Council should examine all communications, letters or telegrams expressing their points of view; 4. Reiterates the views and recommendations put forward in its resolutions 554 (VI) of 18 January 1952 and 653 (VII) of 21 December 1952. 512th plenary meeting, 14 December 1954. 854 (IX). Question of the frontier between the Trust Territory of Somaliland under Italian administration and Ethiopia The General Assembly, Recalling that, in its resolution 392 (V) of 15 De- cember 1950, it recommended that the boundary be- tween the Trust Territory of Somaliland under Italian administration and Ethiopia should be delimited by bilateral negotiations between the Administering Au- thority of the Trust Territory and the Government of Ethiopia and that, in order to resolve any and all differences arising in the course of such negotiations, the parties to such bilateral negotiations should agree, on the request of either party, to a procedure of me- diation by a United Nations Mediator to be appointed by the Secretary-General and, further, in the event of the inability of the parties to accept the recommenda- tions of the Mediator, to a procedure of arbitration, Recalling further that, in its resolution 755 (VIII) of 9 December 1953, it recommended to the two Gov- ernments that they should intensify their efforts to achieve a final, just, equitable and friendly settlement of the question, Having taken note of the conclusion of the Trus- teeship Council, contained in its resolution 1000 (XIV) of 6 July 1954, that the delimitation of the frontier is a matter of the utmost urgency in view both of the approach of the date of the attainment of independence by the Trust Territory and of the continuing political, economic and social difficulties in the area of the present provisional frontier, Having taken note of the information12 submitted by the Governments of Ethiopia and Italy concerning the progress of the direct negotiations between them on the delimitation of the frontier between the Trust Territory of Somaliland under Italian administration and Ethiopia, Having further taken note of the information13 submitted by the United Nations Advisory Council for the Trust Territory of Somaliland under Italian admin- istration concerning the situation in the frontier area, 1. N ates with concern that no progress has been made to date in the direct negotiations between the Governments of Ethiopia and Italy on the delimitation of the frontier between the Trust Territory of Soma- liland under Italian administration and Ethiopia; 2. Urges the Governments of Ethiopia and Italy to exert their utmost efforts to achieve a final settlement of the frontier question by direct negotiations ; 3. Recommends that, should direct negotiations fail to achieve any results by July 1955, the two Govern- ments agree to the procedure outlined in General As- sembly resolution 392 (V) of 15 December 1950. 512th plenary meeting, 14 December 1954. 855 (IX). Financing of the economic develop- ment plans of the Trust Territory of Soma- liland under Italian administration The General Assembly, Having considered Trusteeship Council resolution 1001 (XIV) of 7 July 1954 on the financing of the economic development plans of the Trust Territory of Somaliland under Italian administration, Bearing in mind the fact that a United Nations Visiting Mission has just travelled through the Terri- tory and will have to submit to the Trusteeshio Coun- cil a full report on the general situation there, includ- ing reference to the economic development plans pre- pared by the Administering Authority, 1. Takes sympathetic note of Trusteeship Council resolution 1001 (XIV) of 7 July 1954; 2. Requests the Secretary-General to consider in agreement with the Italian Government the advisability 12 See Official Records of the General Assembly, Ninth Ses- sion, Annexes, agenda item 13, document A/C.4/277. 13 Ibid.

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