T/1218 UNITED NATIONS i'.f 11nn A~'/ UI . .loo Uhl\•\ I ur.C 6 195& UN/SA COkbliCTION United Nations Visiting Mission to the Trust Territories of Togoland under British Administration and Togoland under French Administration, 1955 SPECIAL REPORT ON THE TOGOLAND UNIFICATION PROBLEM AN.D THE FUTURE OF THE TRUST TERRITORY OF TOGOLAND UNDER BRITISH ADMINISTRATION TOGETHER WITH RELATED DOCUMENTS TRUSTEESHIP COUNCIL OFFICIAL RECORDS: FIFTH SPECIAL SESSION (24 October· 14 December 1955) SUPPLEMENT No. 2 NEW YORK UNITED NATIONS United Nations Visiting Mission to the Trust Territories of Togoland under British Administration and Togoland under French Administration, 1955 SPECIAL REPORT ON THE TOGOLAND. UNIFICATION PROBLEM AND THE FUTURE OF THE TRUST TERRITORY OF TOGOLAND UNDER BRITISH ADMINISTRATION TOGETHER WITH RELATED DOCUMENTS TRUSTEESHIP COUNCIL OFFICIAL RECORDS: FIFTH SPECIAL SESSION (24 October .. 14 December 1955) SUPPLEMENT No. 2 NEW YORK NOTE At its 652nd meeting on 14 December 1955, the Trusteeship Council decided that the special report of the United Nations Visiting Mission to the Trust Terri­ tories of Togoland under British Administration and Togoland under French Administration, 1955 (T/1206 and Add.l), the statements made by the represent­ atives of the United Kingdom (T/1214) and France (T/1215) and the resolution adopted by the Trusteeship Council on that report (resolution 1368 (S-5)) should be printed in the same document. Symbols of United Nations documents are composed of capital letters com­ bined with figures. Mention of such a symbol indicates a reference to a United. Nations document. T/1218 January 1956 TABLE OF CONTENTS Paragraphs Page Special Report of the United Nations Visiting Mission to the Trust Territories of Togoland under British Administration and Togoland under French Administration, 1955, on the Togoland unification problem and the future of the Trust Territory of Togoland under British administration LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL DATED 18 OCTOBER 1955 FROM THE CHAIRMAN OF THE VISITING MISSION TO THE SECRETARY-GENERAL • • • • • • • • . • • • • • • INTRODUCTION • • • • • • • • • • • • • . • 1-31 A. Terms of reference of the Visiting Mission 1-4 1 B. Itinerary of the Mission . 5-23 2 C. Method of work followed by the Mission . 24-31 3 CHAPTER I. PREVIOUS CONSIDERATION BY THE UNITED NATIONS OF THE SPECIAL PROBLEMS REQUIRING INVESTIGATION BY THE MISSION • • • • • • • . • • . 32-49 4 A. Developments up to 1952 . 32-38 4 B. Conclusions of the Visiting Mission to Trust Territories in West Africa, 1952, and resolutions arising therefrom . 39-43 5 C. General Assembly resolution 750 (VIII) . 44-48 6 D. Action taken by the General Assembly at its ninth session . 49 7 CHAPTER Il. OUTLINE OF THE PRESENT SITUATION IN THE TWO TRUST TERRI- TORIES ••••.•••••••••••.•••••• 50-98 7 A. The situation in Togoland under British administration . 50-75 7 (a) Land and people . 50-58 7 (b) Present constitutional position . 59-70 9 (c) Regional and local government and state councils 71-75 11 B. The situation in Togoland under French administration 76-98 12 (a) Land and people . 76-83 12 (b) Present constitutional position 84-91 12 (c) Local administration .· 92-98 B CHAPTER Ill. CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS 99-125 14 CHAPTER IV. ARRANGEMENTS FOR A PLEBISCITE IN TOGOLAND UNDER BRITISH ADMINISTRATION ••• 126-209 IS. A. Introduction . 126-134 18 B. Electoral districts . 135-142 19 C. Qualifications of voters for the purpose of the plebiscite 143-154 20 D. Registration of voters . 155-169 21 E. Provisions governing the pre-election campaign 170-172 22 F. Voting procedures . 173-203 23 G. Petitions arising out of the plebiscite . 204-208 25 H. Timing of the plebiscite . 209 25 iii Para.graphs Pa ~t ANNEX J. Su.mfARY OF VIEWS EXPRESSED TO THE MISSION IN TOGOLAND UNDER BRITISH AD!.Il~ISTRATI0:-.1 I. Preliminary discussions at Accra 1-3 26 2. The Northern Territories Council . 4-6 26 3. The ~lamprusi administrative district 7-26 26 (a) The K usasi area 7-9 26 (b) The South Mamprusi area . 10-26 26 (i) The :--:alc:rigulocal council area 12 27 (ii) The Yunyoo local council area . 13 27 (iii) The Bunkpurugu local council area 14-26 27 4. The Dagornba administrative district 27-53 28 (a) The Dagornb:t district council area 28-50 28 (i) The Ciushiago local council area. 34-36 28 (ii) The Sumon local council area. 37-39 28 (iii) The \tionlocal council area. 40-41 29 (iv) The K worli local council area . 42-43 29 (V) The Yehori loc;d council area. 44 29 (vi) The Chereponi local council area 45-50 29 (h) The );anurnha di-.trict council area 51-53 29 5. The Cionj;t diqrict 54-59 29 (a) The :\lLti local council area. 55-58 30 (h) The Kpcmhe 1\Jcal council area 59 30 6. The J a ~ib n ( Buern- K rachi) administrative district 60-91 30 (a) \fcetirll!'> at Ja~ikan . 62-71 30 (h) The Kr7tchi local council area 72-79 31 (c) The :\kan local council area. 80-81 31 (d) The Btlcmlocd council area 82-85 32 (!') The Biakovc locd council area .. 86-89 32 (j) The Lipkc:Lolohi local c.ouncil area 90 32 (d The );konya local council area .. 91 32 7. The Kp;mdu district 92-118 32 (a) The :\kpini local council are.a .. 108 33 33 (h) The Cibi-Hohoc local council area 109 110-112 33 (c) The Ea't Dain local council area 34 (d) The :\nfneca local council area 113-115 116-118 34 (c) The AhlPd~ local council area. 119-146 34 S. The Ho dimict 127-129 35 (a) The :\"ndi local council area 130-132 35 (h) The D;iche local council area 133-136 35 (c) The 1\d;{klulocal council area 137-142 35 (d) The Yincor loc;tl council area . 143-146 35 (c) The An:-~i~he local council area 147-149 36 9. The Tran<;-\'olta/Tngoland Council 150-155 36 10. Further di,cu"ions in :\cera . THE MISSION IN TOGOLAND UNDER A~~rx IT. Sl-'-1\I.\RY or Yli:WS LXPRESSED TO fRISCII A D'-ll~lSTRA T!O~ 1-2 36 . · of the Republic 1. Tnter.·icw with the Commrsswner 3-19 36 2. The cere le of Lornc . 20-25 38 3. The cerclc of Anccho 26-33 38 ~- The ccrclc ofT,cvic . 34-38 39 5. The cerclc of Klouto 39-43 39 6. The ccrclc of Atakpamc iv Paragraphs Page 7. The cercle of Sokode 44-49 40 8. The cercle of Bassari . 50-54 40 9. The cercle ofLama-Kara 55-59 41 10. The cercle of Mango 60-64 41 11. The cercle ofDapango 65-71 42 ANNEX Ill. MEMORANDA PRESENTED TO THE MISSION BY THE PRINCIPAL POLITICAL GROUPS IN TOGOLAND UNDER BRITISH ADMINISTRATION AND TOGOLAND UNDER FRENCH ADMINISTRATION A. Convention People's Party: Memorandum presented to the Mission at Ho on 29 August 1955 . 42 B. To go land Congress: 1. Memorandum from the National Executive of the Togoland Congress presented to the Mission at Accra on 11 August 1955 . 45 2. Addenda to the memorandum from the National Executive of the Togoland Congress presented to the Mission at Hohoe on 26 August 1955 ............................ 48 3. Resolution of the Togoland Congress and its supporters presented to the Mission at Ho on 30 August 1955 . 49 c. All-Ewe Conference: Memorandum presented to the Mission at Ho on 30 August 1955. 50 D. Parti togolais du progres: Memorandum presented to the Mission by the Executive Committee at Lome on 7 September 1955 . 51 E. Union des chefs et des populations du N ord-Togo: Memorandum, dated 5 September 1955, presented to the Mission by the Secretary of the Union . .. 53 F. M ouvement populaire togolais: Memorandum presented to the Mission by the Executive Committee on 5 September 1955 . 54 G. Comite de /'unite togolaise: 1. Memorandum presented to the Mission at Lome on 5 September 1955 by the Executive Board . 55 2. Letter, dated 17 September 1955, addressed to the Mission by the General Chairman of the Comite de 1'unite togolaise . 56 H. Mouvement de lajeunesse togolaise : 1. Memorandum, dated 3 September 1955, presented to the Mission by Mr. Ben Apaloo. 57 2. Memorandum presented to the Mission by Mr. Napo Badji at Lome on 7 September 1955 . 58 ANNEX IV. MAP SHOWING THE ITINERARY OF THE VISITING MISSION ANNEX V. ETHNIC SKETCH MAP OF TOGOLAND UNDER BRITISH AND FRENCH ADMINISTRATION 59 ANNEX VI. MAP SHOWING RECOMMENDED PLEBISCITE UNITS IN TOGOLAND UNDER BRITISH ADMINISTRATION ..•••.•.•.••..•...•...•. 60 Statement made by the representative of the United Kingdom at the 648th meeting of the Trusteeship Council on 21 November 1955 . 61 Statement made by the representative of France at the 648th meeting of the Trustee­ ship Council on 21 November 1955 . 64 Trusteeship Council resolution 1368 (S-5) of 23 November 1955 66 V SPECIAL REPORT OF THE UNITED NATIONS VISITING MISSION TO THE TRUST TERRITORIES OF TOGOLAND UNDER BRITISH ADMINISTRATION AND TOGOLAND UNDER FRENCH ADMINISTRATION, 1955, ON THE TOGOLAND UNIFICATION PROBLEM AND THE FUTURE OF THE TRUST TERRITORY OF TOGOLAND UNDER BRITISH ADMINISTRATION LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL DATED 18 OCTOBER 1955 FROM THE CHAIRMAN OF THE VISITING MISSION TO THE SECRETARY-GENERAL I have the honour to transmit to you herewith, in accordance with Trusteeship Council resolutions 1084 (XV) of 14 March 1955 and 1252 (XVI) of 8 July 1955 and with rule 99 of the rules of procedure of the Trusteeship Council, the Special Report of the United Nations Visiting Mission to the TrustTerritories ofTogoland under British Administration and Togoland under French Administration, 1955. This special report deals with the Togoland unification problem and the future of the Trust Territory of Togoland under British administration.