Libya: Problem of War Damages

A/RES/529(VI)View PDF

Who adopted this document and its mandates?

A Resolution of the General Assembly, published in 1952.

What subjects does this mandate have?

9 subjects

Data Collection Development Assistance Economic Development Economic Surveys Experts Libya Reconstruction Technical Cooperation War Damage Compensation

What’s in this document?

12 operative paragraphs

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Notes with satisfaction the valuable work which is being done by the regional economic commissions and the decision of the Economic and Social Council, contained in its resolution 414 (XIII), section C. I, of 20 September 1951, to continue them.

365th plenMy meeting,

26 January 1952.

527 (VI). Living standard,; of the working population

Requests the Economic and Social Council to continue to pay spec~al_ attention to changes occurring in the sta~dards of hvmg of the working population, and to provide for the :Vorking out of adequate statistical methods and techmques so as best to facilitate the gathering and use of pertinent data in order to enable the Secretary-General to publish regular annual re- P?:ts sh?wing chang~s in absolut_e levels of living conditions m all countries and which would permit the study o_f this ~r?blem in t~e ~ight of changing general economic cund1t1ons; and mv1tes all Mc:mber States to

• See Official Records of the General Assembly, Sixth Session Supplement No. 3. Resolutiom1 adopted on reports of the Second Committee

furnish to the Secretary-General all the data required for this purpose ;

Recommends that all Members of the United Nations, in order to combat inflation a11d to maintain and raise the general standard of living of their populations, give special attention (i) in the domestic sphere, to increasing the production of food and consumer goods, to reducing the burden of taxation of the lowerincome population groups, to adopting social legislation and other measures for improving conditions of health, housing and education and for strengthening tradeunion rights; and (ii) in the international sphere, to promoting economic and commercial relations between all countries.

26 January 1952.

528 (VI). Production and distribution of newsprint and printing paper

The General Assembly N ates with satisfaction:

The decision taken by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations at its Conference, 10 pursuant to the resolutions of the General Conference of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Orangization11 and of the Economic and Social Council, 12 to adopt a long-term programme to supply the world with newsprint and printing paper;

The decision taken by the Economic and Social Council to study at its fourteenth session the report to be prepared by the Secretary-General pursuant to Council resolution 374 (XIII) regarding measures '·to improve the position and ultimately put an end to the shortage of newsprint and printing paper", both "with a view to immediate results" and "with a view to action over a longer period".

26 January 1952.

529.(VI). Libya: problem of war damages

Invites the ~ecretary-General, and the agencies par- ' ;cipating in the Technical Assistance Board, to give sympathetic consideration to requests of the Libyan Government for assistance with economic development programmes which would strengthen the Libyan economy, including the repair or reconstruction of damaged property an<l installations, public and private, and in this connexion to appoint, as requested by the Libyan Governm~nt, any additional experts that may be required to collect the necessary data, to complete the survey of the problem of war damages and to make recommendations.

29 January 1952.

530 (VI). Economic and financial provisions relating to Eritrea

Whereas, in accordance with the provisions of article 23 and paragraph 3 of annex XI of the Treaty of Peace with Italy,15 the question of the disposal of the former Italian colonies was submitted on 15 September 1948 to the General Assembly by the Governments of France, the Union of Soviet Socialist Republi~s, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the United States of America,

Whereas, by virtue of the above-mentioned provisions, the four Powers have agreed to accept the recommendation of the General Assembly and to take appropriate measures for giving effect to it,

Whereas the General Assembly, by resolution 390 A

(V) of 2 December 1950, recommended that Eritrea be constituted an autonomous unit federated with Ethiopia under the sovereignty of the Ethiopian Crown not later than 15 September 1952, and laid down the necessary provisions for effecting the federation of Eritrea with Ethiopia, and left for settlement by the United Nations only the probkm referred to in paragraph 19 of annex XIV of the Treaty of Peace with Italy, while

taking into account, inter alia, the importance of assuring the continuing collaboration of the foreign communities in the ernnomic development of Eritrea,

Whereas paragraph 19 of annex XIV of the Treaty of Peace with Italy, which contains the economic and financial provisions relating to ceded territories, atates that "The provisions of this Annex shall not apply to the former Italian Colonies. The economic and financial provisions to be applied therein will form part of the arrangements for the final disposal of these territories pursuant to article 23 of the present Treaty",

Whereas it is desirable that the economic and financial provisions relating to Eritrea should be determined before Eritrea is constituted an autonomous unit federated with Ethiopia under the sovereignty of the Ethiopian Crown in order that they may be applied as soon as possible,

The General Assembly Approves the following articles:

11 See Treaty Series. Treaties and international agreements rl'gistered or filed atr.d recorded ·with the Secretariat of the U,1itcd Nations, volume 49, 1950 I, No. 747. General Aseemhly-Sixth ~ssion

Article I Subject to the provisions of paragraphs 4 and 5 of this article Eritrea• shall receive, without payment, the movable and immovable property located in Eritr~a owned by the Italian State, either in its own name or in the name of the Italian administration in Eritrea, and such property shall be transferred to Eritrea not later than the effective date of the final transfer of power from the Administering Power to the appropri_ate authorities referred to in paragraph 14 of resolution 390

(V) of the General Assembly of the United Nations.

The property referred to in paragraph 1 shall be taken as comprising:

The public property of the State (demanio . publico);

( b) The inalienable property of the State (patrimonio in dis ponibile) ;

( c) The property of the Fascist Party a!1d its organizations as listed in article 10 of the Italian Royal Decree No. 513 of 28 April 1938;

The alienable property of the State (patrimonio disponibile) ;

( e) The property belonging to the aut~nomous agencies ( azicnde autonomc) of the State which are:

Ferro11ie dell 'Eritrea Azienda Speciale A pprovigionamenti Azienda Minicre Africa Orientale (AMAO)

Azienda Autonoma Strade Statali {AASS);

The rights of the Italian State in the form of shares and similar rights in the capital of institutio!1s, companies and associations of a public character w~1ch have their siege social in Eritrea. Where the operations of such institutions, companies and associations extend to Italy or to countries other than Eritrea, Eritrea shall receive only those rights of the Italian State o: the Italian administration of Eritrea which appertam to the operations in Eritrea. In cases where the Italian State or the Italian administration of Eritrea exercised only managerial control over such· institutio1;1s, companies and associations, Eritrea shall have no claim to any rights in those institutions, companies and associations.

Properties, institutions, companies and associations referred to in paragraph 2 of this article shall be transferred as they stand at the date of transfer and Eritrea will take over all commitments and liabilities outstanding at that date in connexion with those concerns.

Italy shall retain the ownership of the following property listed in paragraph 2 of this article, that is to say:

The immovable property necessary for the functioning of Italian government representation in Eritrea ;b ( b)

The immovable and mo~able property as at the date of the present resolution used for the functioning of the schools and hospitals of the Italian community in Eritrea.

• The term "Eritrea" as used in the present resolution is to be interpreted in conformity with paragraph 3 of resolution 390

(V) where the jurisdiction and responsibilities of the Federal Government and the Eritrean Government are set out.

b The nature of Italian Government representation remains for settlement between the future Federal· Government and the Italian Government in accordance with international law and practice.

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527 (VI). Living standard,; of the working population

529.(VI). Libya: problem of war damages

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