1. Approves the report of the Special Committee on the Situation with regard to the Implementation of the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples on the question of South West Africa, particularly its conclusions and recommendations, and expresses keen appreciation for the work of the Committee;

2. Solemnly reaffirms the inalienable right of the people of South West Africa to self-determination and independence;

3. Condemns the Government of the Republic of South Africa for its persistent refusal to co-operate with the United Nations in applying the principles of the Charter of the United Nations and implementing the resolutions of the General Assembly;

4. Considers that any attempt to annex a part or the whole of the Territory of South West Africa constitutes an act of aggression; 5. Requests the Secretary-General:

(a) To continue his efforts with a view to achieving the objectives stated in paragraphs 5 and 6 of General Assembly resolution 1805 (XVII); 71

(b) To invite the Government of South Africa to inform him of its decision regarding the provisions of those paragraphs not later than 30 November 1963;

(c) To report to the General Assembly immediately after he has received the reply of the Government of South Africa; 72

6. Decides to draw the attention of the Security Council to the present critical situation in South West Africa, the continuation of which constitutes a serious threat to international peace and security;

7. Urges all States which have not yet done so to take, separately or collectively, the following measures with reference to the question of South West Africa:

(a) Refrain forthwith from supplying in any manner or form any arms or military equipment to South Africa;

(b) Refrain also from supplying in any manner or form any petroleum or petroleum products to South Africa;

(c) Refrain from any action which might hamper the implementation of the present resolution and of the previous General Assembly resolutions on South West Africa;

8. Requests the Special Committee:

(a) To continue its efforts with a view to discharging the tasks assigned to it by resolution 1805 (XVII);

(b) To consider, in co-operation with the Secretary-General and the agencies of the United Nations, the implications of the activities of the mining industry and the other international companies having interests in South West Africa, in order to assess their economic and political influence and their mode of operation;

(c) To report on these questions to the General Assembly at its nineteenth session;

9. Decides to maintain the question of South West Africa on the agenda of its eighteenth session and to resume consideration of this

"I.e., the appointment of a U.N. Technical Assistance Resident Representative for South-West Africa, and the establishment of an effective U.N. presence in that Territory.

12 See post, doc. VIII-60.

question in the light of the reply of the Government of South Africa, given in accordance with paragraph 5 above, and immediately after receipt of that reply.

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PETITIONS CONCERNING THE TERRITORY OF SOUTHWEST AFRICA: Resolution 1900 (XVIII), Adopted by the U.N. General Assembly, November 13, 1963 3

The General Assembly,

Noting that the Special Committee on the Situation with regard to the Implementation of the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples has received and examined ninety-four petitions concerning South West Africa, in accordance with paragraph 3 of General Assembly resolution 1805 (XVII) of 14 December 1962,

Noting further that those petitions dealt, inter alia, with the general situation and the events occurring within the Territory of South West Africa, the establishment of a United Nations presence in the Territory in accordance with paragraph 6 of resolution 1805 (XVII), the attitude of the Government of the Republic of South Africa towards the resolutions of the General Assembly, the problems faced by South West Africans, including students, traveling through the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland, and the consideration of the question of South West Africa in the United Nations,

Draws the attention of the petitioners concerned to the report on South West Africa submitted to the General Assembly by the Special Committee on the Situation with regard to the Implementation of the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples, to the report of the Secretary-General on special educational and training programmes for South West Africa, and to the resolutions on the question of South West Africa adopted by the Assembly at its eighteenth session.

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"U.N. General Assembly Official Records, Eighteenth Session, Supplement No. 15 (A/5515), p. 47. This resolution was adopted unanimously.

"Text in American Foreign Policy: Current Documents, 1962, pp. 940-941. U.N. doc. A/5446/Rev. 1, ch. IV.

76 U.N. doc. A/5526 and Add. 1.

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SPECIAL EDUCATIONAL AND TRAINING PROGRAMS FOR SOUTH-WEST AFRICA: Resolution 1901 (XVIII), Adopted by the U.N. General Assembly, November 13, 1963 **

The General Assembly,

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Recalling its resolution 1705 (XVI) of 19 December 1961, by which it established a United Nations Special Training Programme for South West Africans,78

Having considered the report of the Secretary-General submitted in accordance with paragraph 9 of resolution 1705 (XVI),"

Noting that few applicants for training under the Special Training Programme possess qualifications that would enable them to enter colleges or universities,

Noting further that many of the scholarships offered by individual Member States are for higher education only and that few South West Africans possess the qualifications required to make use of such scholarships,

Taking note of the difficulties encountered by United Nations scholars in securing necessary travel documents and other travel facilities, 1. Expresses its appreciation to those Member States which have made scholarships and travel grants available for the use of South West Africans;

2. Invites those Member States offering scholarships and those which might subsequently do so to consider providing in their offers scholarships for secondary education and for vocational and technical training;

3. Further invites Member States to give sympathetic consideration to requests by the Secretary-General for the placement in their secondary, vocational or technical schools of candidates who have been awarded scholarships under the Special Training Programme for South West Africans;

4. Once again requests all Member States, and in particular the Republic of South Africa, to facilitate in every possible way the travel of South West Africans seeking to avail themselves of educational opportunities provided under that Programme;

5. Requests the Secretary-General to consult with the Special Committee on the Situation with regard to the Implementation of the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples concerning the implementation of the Programme and to report thereon to the General Assembly at its nineteenth session.

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U.N. General Assembly Official Records, Eighteenth Session, Supplement No.

15 (A/5515), p. 48. This resolution was adopted unanimously.

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Text ibid., Seventeenth Session, Supplement No. 17 (A/5100), p. 41.

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RECONSIDERATION OF THE QUESTION OF SOUTH-WEST AFRICA: Resolution 1979 (XVIII), Adopted by the U.N. General Assembly, December 17, 1963 **

The General Assembly,

Having considered the question of South West Africa,

Guided by the Declaration on the granting of independence to colonial countries and peoples contained in General Assembly resolution 1514 (XV) of 14 December 1960,81

Recalling its resolution 1899 (XVIII) of 13 November 1963, particularly paragraphs 5 (b), 5 (c) and 6 of that resolution.

Having considered the report of the Secretary-General of 2 December 1963,83

Considering that the reply of the Government of the Republic of South Africa to the letter of the Secretary-General reproduced in that report demonstrates that South Africa persists in its refusal to cooperate with the United Nations in regard to South West Africa,

Considering further that the situation obtaining in South West Africa is seriously disturbing international peace and security,

1. Condemns the Government of the Republic of South Africa for its refusal to co-operate with the United Nations in the implementation of the Declaration on the granting of independence to colonial countries and peoples and for its non-compliance with the General Assembly resolutions with regard to South West Africa;

2. Requests the Security Council to consider the critical situation. prevailing in South West Africa.

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"U.N. General Assembly Official Records, Eighteenth Session, Supplement No. 15 (A/5515), p. 51. This resolution was adopted by a vote of 89 (including the United States) to 2 (Portugal, South Africa), with 3 abstentions (France, Spain, U.K.). The U.S. delegation voted for the resolution on the understanding that the Security Council would not take up the question until the case before the International Court of Justice was decided (see ante, doc. VIII-56), unless the situation was seriously aggravated.

Text in American Foreign Policy: Current Documents, 1960, pp. 110-111. "Ante, doc. VIII-57.

U.N. doc. A/5634.

F. Status and Pending Independence of Trust Territories and Other Dependencies in Africa

[See also ante, docs. II-52 et seq.]

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DECOLONIZATION: Resolution Approved by the Summit Conference of Independent African States, Addis Ababa, May 25, 1963 1

The summit conference of Independent African States meeting in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, from 22 May to 25 May 1963;

Having considered all aspects of the questions of decolonization; Unanimously convinced of the imperious and urgent necessity of co-ordinating and intensifying their efforts to accelerate the unconditional attainment of national independence by all African territories still under foreign domination; Reaffirming that it is the duty of all African Independent States to support dependent people in Africa in their struggle for freedom and independence; Noting with deep concern that most of the remaining dependent territories in Africa are dominated by foreign settlers;

Convinced that the colonial powers by their forcible imposition of the settlers to control the governments and administration of those territories are thus establishing colonial bases in the heart of Africa;

Have agreed unanimously to concert and co-ordinate their efforts and action in this field, and to this end have decided on the following measures:

1. Declares that the forcible imposition by the colonial powers of the settlers to control the governments and administration of the dependent territories is a flagrant violation of the inalienable rights of the legitimate inhabitants of the territories concerned;

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2. Invites the colonial powers to take the necessary measures for the immediate application of the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples by insisting on the fact that their determination to maintain colonies or semi-colonies in Africa constitutes a menace to the peace of the continent;

3. Invites further, the colonial powers, particularly the United Kingdom with regard to Southern Rhodesia, not to transfer the powers and attributes of sovereignty to foreign minority governments imposed on African peoples by the use of force and under cover of racial legislation. A transfer to this kind would amount to a violation of the provisions of United Nations resolution 1514 (XV) on independence;

4. Reaffirms its support of African nationalists of Southern Rhodesia and solemnly declares that if power in Southern Rhodesia were to be usurped by a racial white minority government, the States Members of the Conference would lend their effective moral and practical support to any legitimate measures which the African nationalist leaders may devise for the purpose of recovering such power and restoring it to the African majority; the Conference undertakes henceforth to concert the efforts of its members to take such measures as the situation demands against any State according such recognition ;

5. Reaffirms that the territory of South-West Africa is an African territory under international mandate and that any attempt by the Republic of South Africa to annex it would be regarded as an act of aggression; Reaffirms also its determination to render all necessary support to the second phase of the

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1 Department of State files. See also ante, docs. VIII-4–6, 46.

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'U.Ñ. General Assembly Res. 1514 (XV), adopted Dec. 14, 1960; text in American Foreign Policy: Current Documents, 1960, pp. 110-111.

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See post, docs. VIII-65-67.

'See ante, docs. VIII-56-60.

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