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Report of the United Nations Commission on the Racial Situation in the Union of South Africa Report of the United Nations Commission on the Racial Situation in the Union of South Africa http://www.aluka.org/action/showMetadata?doi=10.5555/AL.SFF.DOCUMENT.puun1953003 Use of the Aluka digital library is subject to Aluka’s Terms and Conditions, available at http://www.aluka.org/page/about/termsConditions.jsp. By using Aluka, you agree that you have read and will abide by the Terms and Conditions. Among other things, the Terms and Conditions provide that the content in the Aluka digital library is only for personal, non-commercial use by authorized users of Aluka in connection with research, scholarship, and education. The content in the Aluka digital library is subject to copyright, with the exception of certain governmental works and very old materials that may be in the public domain under applicable law. 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Firestone Library, Princeton University, JZ5010.2 .A41 Relation United Nations General Assembly Official Records Supplements Vol. 2 10th Session, 1955 Format extent 129 pages (length/size) http://www.aluka.org/action/showMetadata?doi=10.5555/AL.SFF.DOCUMENT.puun1953003 http://www.aluka.org UNITED NATIONS UNITED NATIONS UNITE RACIAL REPORT OF THE D NATIONS COMMISSION ON THE SITUATION IN THE UNIC OF SOUTH AFRICA GENERAL ASSEMBLY OFFICIAL RECORDS: EIGHTH SESSION SUPPLEMENT No. 16 (A/2505 & A/2505/Add.I) New York, 1953 )N NOTE Symbols of United Nations documents are composed of capital letters combined with figures. Mention of such a symbol indicates a reference to a United Nations document. TABLE OF CONTENTS Paragraph Page COVERING LETTER.................................... .................... ix MEMBERS OF THE COMMISSION ................... .. ........ PREFACE .................................. 1 Part I Chapter . History of the establishment of the Commission and organization of its work Secion I. HISTORY OF THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE COMMISSION ................ (a) Establishment and composition of the Commission ................. (b) Origins of the Commission ..................................... (i) Request for inclusion of the question in the agenda of the General A ssem bly .................................. ............. (ii) Attitude of the Government of the Union of South Africa during the discussions ........................................... (iii) Discussion in the Ad Hoc Political Committee ................ II. ORGANIZATION OF THE WORK OF THE COMMISSION ..................... (i) M eeting of the Commission ................................. (ii) Competence of the Commission with respect to the Territory of South W est A frica ........................................ (iii) Co-operation with the Government of the Union of South Africa .. (iv) The Commission's methods of work ........................... (v) Exchange of communications with Member States, written and oral statem ents .. ... ......................................... III. CONCLUSION OF THE COMMISSION's WORK. ............................ Chapter 11t. The Commission's terms of reference in the light of the provisions of the Charter and of certain previous resolutions of United Nations organs I. PRELIMINARY REMARKS ...................... ...... .............. II. THE CHARTER AND HUMAN RIGHTS ................................. (i) The text of the Charter as a whole in relation to racial discrimination and fundamental human rights ................ ....... (ii) The spirit of the Charter ................ .................. (iii) Preamble to the Charter .................................... '(iv) Purposes and Principles of the Charter ...................... (v) Respect for human rights as an essential condition of peace ..... (vi) The pledge in Article 56 of the Charter ...................... III. DEFiNxTior OF HUMAN RIGHTS AND FUNDAMENTAL FREEDOMS ........... (i) The Declaration of Human Rights ........................... (ii) Prevention of discrimination ................................ IV. IMPLEMENTATION OF THE PRINCIPLES RELATING TO HUMAN RIGHTS ...... V. ARTICLE 2, PARAGRAPH 7, OF THE CHARTER .......................... 18 3 20 3 24 4 5 31 5 50 7 66 24 68 8 78 10 Section Paragraph Page VI. COMPETENCE OF THE UNITED NATIONS .............................. (a) First argument concerning the competence of the United Nations .... (i) The word "nothing" . ........... ........................... (ii) The word "intervene" . .................................... (iii) The phrase "essentially within the domestic jurisdiction of any S tate" . .............. .................................... (iv) Drafting of Article 2, paragraph 7, of the Charter .............. (v) Article 55 a and b of the Charter ............................. (vi) The definition of human rights ................ .............. (b) Second and third arguments concerning the competence of the United N a tions . ... ......... ..................................... (c) Fourth argument concerning the competence of the United Nations ... VII. PRECEDENTS CONCERNING THE COMPETENCE OF THE UNITED NATIONS .... (a) General Assembly ................ ..................... (i) Treatment of people of Indian origin in the Union of South Africa (ii) Violation by the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics of fundamental human rights, traditional diplomatic practices and other principles of the Charter .............................. (iii) Observance in Bulgaria, Hungary and Romania of human rights and fundamental freedoms .............................. (b) Economic and Social Council . .. .............................. (iv) Survey of forced labour ......... .......................... (v) Infringements of trade union rights .......................... VIII. CONCLUSIONS ON THE COMMISSION'S TERMS OF REFERENCE IN THE LIGHT OF THE PROVISIONS OF THE CHARTER AND THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY RESOLUTIONS .......... ...... ................ ................ Part II A. GENERAL INFORMATION ON THE UNION OF SOUTH AFRICA Chapter III. Geographical data and historical sketch I. GEOGRAPHICAL DATA .............................................. (i) General description ............. ........... ............. (ii) R ainfall .................................... ............. (iii) The problem of subsistence ................................. 11. H ISTORICAL SKETCH ............................................... (i) The Dutch period (1652-1795) ......................... (ii) First contacts with the British element ....................... (iii) The Voortrekkers ......................................... (iv) The consequences of the Great Trek ......................... (v) The Bantus ............................................... (vi) T he Indians ... .. ....................................... III. PARLIAMENTARY AND ADMINISTRATIVE INSTITUTIONS .................... (i) South Africa Act, 1909 .................................... (ii) The Central Govermnent ................................... (iii) The Provincial Governments ............................... (iv) The local authorities ....................................... (v) The Native reserves ....................................... (vi) Transkei .............. ............................ Chapter IV. Demographic situation of ethnic groups I. INTRODUCTION ... ................................................ Ii. CHARACTERISTICS AND COMPOSITION OF ETHNIC GROUPS ................. (i) The Native population (Bantus) ............................ (ii) E uropeans ............................................... iv 172 22 174 22 175 23 23 181 23 214 28 31 233 31 243 32 Section Paragraph Page (iii) Coloured ................................................ 334 44 (iv) A siatics .................................................. 338 45 III. STRUCTURE OF THE POPULATION ........................................ 345 45 (i) Criteria for classification ................................. 346 45 (ii) Growth of the various ethnic groups ....................... 347 46 (iii) Geographical distribution ....................... ...... ... 351 46 (iv) Density ................................................ 354 47 (v) Breakdown by age ...................................... 356 47 (vi) Urban and rural populations ................. ........... 358 47 (vii) Breakdown by sex ................................... 363 48 (viii) Composition of the labour force .......................... 367 48 (ix) Distribution of the Bantu population by type of residential area... 372 49 IV. POPULATION CHANGES ................................................ 375 49 (i) Fertility .......... ........ ............. ............... 376 49 (ii) M ortality ................................................ 381 50 (iii) M igration ................................................ 388 51 V. PROSPECTS FOR ONE GENERATION HENCE ......................................... 51 (i) Basis of prediction ........................................ 391 51 (ii) G eneral results ...........
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