Report of the Good Offices Committee on South West Africa

A/RES/1243(XIII)View PDF

Who adopted this document and its mandates?

A Resolution of the General Assembly, published in 1959.

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2 versions · 1959–1960

This is an older version — the most recent is A/RES/1362(XIV)

Year	Symbol	Title	Word length	Text similarity
1960	A/RES/1362(XIV)	Report of the Good Offices Committee on South West Africa	59	6%Compare
1959	A/RES/1243(XIII)	Report of the Good Offices Committee on South West Africa	709	–

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3 subjects

Annexation of Territory Namibia Question Territorial Partition

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8 operative paragraphs

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38. 1243 (Xlll). Report of the Good Offices and related communications from Mr. Johannes Dausab Committee on South West Africa1 and others in the Hoachanas Native Reserve, a petition dated 27 November 1957 from Chief Hosea Kutako, a

I n·vites the Committee to renew discussions with questions relating to various aspects of the administration of the Territory of South West Africa and of conthe Government of the Union of South Africa in order to find a basis for an agreement which would continue ditions in the Territory upon which the Committee has to accord to the Mandated Territory of South West presented a report, Africa as a whole an international status, and which Decides to draw the attention of the petitioners to the would be in conformity with the purposes and princireport and observations of the Committee on South ples of the United Nations ;

West Africa regarding conditions in the Territory sub-

Requests the Committee, in the conduct of its mitted to the General Assembly at its thirteenth session, work, to bear fully in mind the discussions held at the and to the action taken by the General Assembly on this thirteenth session of the General Assembly;

report.

Requests the Committee to submit a further report ·1?8th plenary meeting, to the General Assembly at its fourteenth session;

30 October 1958.

Requests the Secretary-General to continue to provide the Committee with all necessary staff and facilities.

1245 (XIII). Conditions in the Territory of

South West Africa

30 October 1958.

Expresses its appreciation of the work of the Committee on South West Africa ;

Having accepted the advisory opinion of 11 July 1950 of the International Court of Justice on the question of

Approves the report of the Committee concerning South West Africa,3 conditions in the Territory of South West Africa ;6

Having authorized the Committee on South West

Expresses its deep concern regarding the social, Africa, by resolution 749 A (VIII) of 28 November economic and political situations now prevailing in the 1953, to examine petitions in accordance with the Man- Territory; dates procedure of the League of Nations,

Draws the attention of the Government of the

Having received a report from the Committee dealing Union of South Africa to the report of the Committee. with petitions dated 24 July and 10 August 1957, as well as an undated petition from Mr. Jacobus Beukes of the

30 October 1958.

1 See resolution 1333 (XIII).

'Official Records of the General Assembly, Thirteenth Ses- • Official Records of the General Assembly, Thirteenth Session Supplement No. 12 (A/3906 and Add.l), part I, chap. V; sion, Annexes, agenda item 39, document A/3900.

see also annexes II to VII and IX to XIII.

• International status of South West Africa, Advisory Opin- "Ibid., Supplement No. 12 (A/3906 and Add.I). ion: I.CJ. Reports 1950, p. 128.

• Ibid., Supplement No. 12 (A/3906 and Add.l), part III.

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1245 (XIII). Conditions in the Territory of

South West Africa

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