Petitions and related communications from Mr. Hosea Kutako, Mr. David Roos and Mr. Erastus Amgabeb concerning South West Africa — A/RES/936(X) | UN Mandate Registry
Petitions and Related Communications From Mr. Hosea Kutako, Mr. David Roos and Mr. Erastus Amgabeb Concerning South West Africa
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Decides to inform the petitioners that, according to the advisory opinion of 11 July 1950 of the International Court of Justice :
a
"South West Africa is a territory under the international Mandate assumed by the Union of South Africa on December 17th, 1920";
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" ... the Union of South Africa continues to have the international obligations stated in Article 22 of the Covenant of the League of Nations and in the Mandate for South West Africa";
( c) ". . · . competence to determine and modify the international status of the Territory [of South West Africa] rests with the Union of South Africa acting with the consent of the United Nations"; and that the General Assembly, by its resolution 449 A
(V) of 13 December 1950, accepted the advisory opinion of the International Court of Justice on the question of South West Africa;
Noting the observations of the Committee on South West Africa with respect to questions raised by the petitioners relating to conditions in the Territory of South West Africa,
10 International status of South-West Africa, Advisory Opinion: J.C.!. Reports 1950, p. 128.
11 Official Records of the General Assembly, Tenth Seslio", Supplement No. 12 (A/2913), chap. VIII and annex VII.
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Decides to transmit to the petitioners the report
12 Jbid., annex II.
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. Suf'Plement No. 12 (A/29! 1 ), i:!Jap. VIII and annex VIII.
