Administrative Unions Affecting Trust Territories

A/RES/224(III)View PDF

Who adopted this document and its mandates?

A Resolution of the General Assembly, published in 1948.

What other versions does this mandate have?

5 versions · 1948–1953

This is an older version — the most recent is A/RES/649(VII)

Year	Symbol	Title	Word length	Text similarity
1953	A/RES/649(VII)	Administrative unions affecting Trust Territories	690	19%Compare
1952	A/RES/563(VI)	Administrative unions affecting Trust Territories	428	0%Compare
1950	A/RES/443(V)	Administrative unions affecting Trust Territories	3	0%Compare
1949	A/RES/326(IV)	Administrative unions affecting Trust Territories	511	12%Compare
1948	A/RES/224(III)	Administrative unions affecting Trust Territories	759	–

What subjects does this mandate have?

4 subjects

Administration Advisory Opinions Political Status Trust Territories

What’s in this document?

6 operative paragraphs

Endorses the observation of the Trusteeship Council that an administrative union ttmust remain strictly administrative in its nature and its scope, and that its operation must not have the effect of creating any conditions which will obstruct the separate development of the Trust Territory, in the fields of political, economic, social and educational advancement, as a distinct entity"; 1 Recommends accordin_gly that the Trusteeship Council should :

lnvestigate these questions in ail their aspects with special reference to such unions already constituted or proposed and in the light of the terms of the Trusteeship Agreements and of the assurances given by the Administering Authorities in this connexion;

ln the light of this investigation, recommend such safeguards as the Council may deem necessary to preserve the distinct political status of the Trust Territories and to enable the Council effectively to exercise supervisory fonctions over such Territories;

Request, whenever appropriate, an advisory opinion of the International Court of Justice as to whether such unions are within the scope of and compatible with, the stipulations of the Charter and the terms cf the Trusteeship Agreements as approved by the General Assembly;

Invite the Administering Authorities to make available to the Council such information relating to administrative unions as will facilitate the investigation by the Council referred to above;

Report specifically to the next regular session of the General Assembly on the results of the Council's investigations and the action ta1rnn by it.

Hundred and sixtieth plenary meetin9,

18 Novemher 1948.

1 Sec Ojficiul Ilrrord• of the •rruml pr,,-f ofthefir•t session of the 1 Voir !Ps Document• ojjiciels de l,, seconde partie de la prsmiere General Atseml,ly, Fourth Co,umilll'e, part I, paue 300.

session del' Assemblée générale, (Juatrième Commission, première partie, par,e 300.

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1 See Official Record. of 1/ui third sessfon of ch,, General Auembly,

1 Voir les Docum,mll officwu de la troisihne session del' A..,m/,fo,, Supplemcnt N• 4, pag._. 19.

générale, supplément n• A. page 19.

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