Treatment of People of Indian Origin in the Union of South Africa

A/RES/395(V)View PDF

Who adopted this document and its mandates?

A Resolution of the General Assembly, published in 1951.

What other versions does this mandate have?

11 versions · 1949–1960

This is an older version — the most recent is A/RES/1460(XIV)

Year	Symbol	Title	Word length	Text similarity
1960	A/RES/1460(XIV)	Treatment of people of Indian origin in the Union of South Africa	215	64%Compare
1959	A/RES/1302(XIII)	Treatment of people of Indian origin in the Union of South Africa	262	41%Compare
1958	A/RES/1179(XII)	Treatment of people of Indian origin in the Union of South Africa	159	14%Compare
1957	A/RES/1015(XI)	Treatment of people of Indian origin in the Union of South Africa	90	14%Compare
1956	A/RES/919(X)	Treatment of people of Indian origin in the Union of South Africa	109	18%Compare

What subjects does this mandate have?

7 subjects

Conferences India Indians Negotiation Pakistan Race Relations South Africa

What’s in this document?

4 operative paragraphs

Recalling its resolutions 44 (I) and 265 (III) relating to the treatment of people of Indian origin in the Union of .South Africa,

Having considered the communication u by the Permanent Representative of India to the Secretary-General dated 10 July 1950.

11 See documents A/1367 and A/1367/Corr.l.

18 See document A/1367/Add.1.

a See document A/17.W}.

Having in mind its resolution 103 (I) of 19 November 1946 against racial persecution and discrimination, and its resolution 217 (III) dated 10 December 1948 relating to the Universal Declaration of Human Rights,

Considering that a policy of "racial segregation" (Apartheid) is necessarily based on doctrines of racial discrimination,

Recommends that the Governments of India, Pakistan and the Union of South Africa proceed, in accordance with resolution 265 (III), with the holding of a round table conference on the basis of their agreed agenda and bearing in mind the provisions of the Charter of the United Nations and of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights;

J<ecmnmends that. in the event of failure of the governments concerned to hold a round table conference before 1 April 1951 or to reach agreement in the round table conference within a reasonable time, there shall be established for the purpose of assisting the parties in carrying through appropriate negotiations a commission of three members, one member to be nominated by the Government of the Union of South Africa, another to be nominated by the Governments of India and Pakistan and the third to he nominated by the other two members or, in default of agreement between these two in a reasonable time, by the Secretary-General ;

Calls upon the governments concerned to refrain from taking any steps which would prejudice the success of their negotiations, in particular, the implementation or enforcement of the provisions of "The Group Areas Act", pending the conclusion of such negotiations;

Decides to include this item in the agenda of the next regular session of the General Assembly.

2 December 1950.

Who adopted this document and its mandates?

What other versions does this mandate have?

What subjects does this mandate have?

What’s in this document?

Table of contents