Status of the Territory of South West Africa

A/RES/940(X)View PDF

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A Resolution of the General Assembly, published in 1956.

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6 versions · 1955–1960

This is an older version — the most recent is A/RES/1359(XIV)

Year	Symbol	Title	Word length	Text similarity
1960	A/RES/1359(XIV)	Status of the Territory of South West Africa	363	91%Compare
1959	A/RES/1246(XIII)	Status of the Territory of South West Africa	341	17%Compare
1958	A/RES/1141(XII)	Status of the Territory of South West Africa	1,811	15%Compare
1957	A/RES/1055(XI)	Status of the Territory of South West Africa	323	49%Compare
1956	A/RES/940(X)	Status of the Territory of South West Africa	255	40%Compare

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2 subjects

Namibia Question Trusteeship Agreements

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2 operative paragraphs

Reiterates its resolutions mentioned above to the effect that the Territory of South West Africa be placed under the International Trusteeship System;

Reasserts that the normal way of modifying the present international status of the Territory would be to place it under the International Trusteeship System by means of a trusteeship agreement in accordance with the provisions of Chapter XII of the Charter.

3 December 1955.

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