Questions Concerning Non-Self-Governing Territories and the International Trusteeship System

CHAPTER I INFORMATION ON NON-SELF-GOVERNING TERRITORIES TRANSMITTED UNDER ARTICLE 73e OF THE CHARTER

TRANSMISSION OF INFORMATION IN 1956 United Nations Members responsible for the tectorate, British Somaliland, Brunei, Cyprus, 2 administration of Non-Self-Governing Terri- Falkland Islands, Federation of Malaya, Fiji, Gambia, Gibraltar,2 Gilbert and Ellice Islands, Gold tories whose peoples have not yet attained a Coast, Hong Kong, Jamaica, Kenya, Leeward Is- full measure of self-government transmit in- lands, Mauritius, New Hebrides (under Anglo- formation regularly to the Secretary-General French Condominium), Nigeria, North Borneo, on economic, social and educational conditions Northern Rhodesia, Nyasaland, Pitcairn Island, in these Territories. St. Helena, Sarawak, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Swaziland, Trinidad and Tobago, In 1956 information was due from the follow- Uganda, Windward Islands, Zanzibar. ing Members on the following Territories for United States: Alaska, American Samoa, Guam, 1955 or 1955-1956: Hawaii, Virgin Islands. Australia: Papua. Belgium: Belgian Congo. In most cases the information transmitted France:1 Comoro Archipelago, French Equatorial followed the Standard Form adopted by the Africa, French Somaliland, French West Africa, General Assembly in 1951 for the guidance of Madagascar, New Hebrides (under Anglo-French Members. Information on the government of Condominium). Netherlands: Netherlands New Guinea.2 the Territories, suggested under an optional New Zealand: Cook Islands, Niue Island, Tokelau category in the Standard Form, was again trans- Islands. 2 mitted by Australia, the Netherlands, New United Kingdom: Aden, Bahamas, Barbados, Basuto- Zealand and the United States in respect of the land, Bechuanaland, Bermuda, British Guiana, British Honduras,2 British Solomon Islands Pro- Territories under their administration. The United Kingdom Government transmitted a 1 France's obligation to transmit information on Netherlands in respect of Netherlands New Guinea Morocco and Tunisia ceased when these countries (West Irian); by the United Kingdom and Yemen attained independence in 1956. So did the United in respect of Aden; and by Argentina and the United Kingdom's obligation in respect to the Gold Coast Kingdom regarding the Falkland Islands (Islas Mal- with the latter attaining independence in March vinas) and the Falkland Islands Dependencies. On 1957. behalf of Mexico it was stated that if the status of 2 Reservations on the question of sovereignty and British Honduras were changed, the right of Mexico the transmission of information were made during over part of that Territory would have to be taken 1956, either in the General Assembly's Fourth Com- into account. On behalf of Chile it was stated that mittee or in the Assembly's Committee on Informa- the Government of Chile regarded its rights over the tion from Non-Self-Governing Territories as follows: Antarctic Territory concerned as unquestionable. by Guatemala and the United Kingdom in respect of Reservations were also made by Spain and the British Honduras (Belize); by Indonesia and the United Kingdom in respect of Gibraltar.