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Report of the Good Offices Committee on South West Africa1

Publisher UN General Assembly
Author UN General Assembly
Publication Date 30 October 1958
Citation / Document Symbol A/RES/1243
Reference Thirteenth Session
Cite as UN General Assembly, Report of the Good Offices Committee on South West Africa1, 30 October 1958, A/RES/1243, available at: https://www.refworld.org/docid/3b00f07780.html [accessed 24 May 2023]

XIII. RESOLUTION ADOPTED ON THE REPORTS OF THE FOURTH COMMITTEE
1243. Report of the Good Offices Committee on South West Africa

The General Assembly,

Having considered, with appreciation of the difficulties of the task, the report of the Good Offices Committee on South West Africa[1]2established under, General Assembly resolution 1143 (XII) of 25 October 1957,

1. Decides not to accept the suggestions contained in the report of the Good Offices Committee on South West Africa that envisage partition and annexation of any part of the Territory as a basis for the solution of the question of South West Africa;

2. Invites the Committee to renew discussions with the Government of the Union of South Africa in order to find a basis for an agreement which would continue to accord to the Mandated Territory of South West Africa as a whole an international status, and which would be in conformity with the purposes and principles of the United Nations;

3. Requests the Committee, in the conduct of its work, to bear fully in mind the discussions held at the thirteenth session of the General Assembly;

4. Requests the Committee to submit a further report to the General Assembly at its fourteenth session;

5. Requests the Secretary-General to continue to provide the Committee with all necessary staff and facilities.

778th plenary meeting
30 October 1958.



[1] Official Records of the General Assembly, Thirteenth Session, Annexes, agenda item 39, document A/3900.

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