The Future of Togoland Under French Administration

A/RES/1046(XI)View PDF

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A Resolution of the General Assembly, published in 1957.

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4 versions · 1956–1959

This is an older version — the most recent is A/RES/1253(XIII)

Year	Symbol	Title	Word length	Text similarity
1959	A/RES/1253(XIII)	The future of Togoland under French administration	265	17%Compare
1958	A/RES/1182(XII)	The future of Togoland under French administration	711	14%Compare
1957	A/RES/1046(XI)	The future of Togoland under French administration	777	—
1956	A/RES/944(X)[II]	The future of Togoland under French administration	—	–

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8 subjects

Elections Establishment Fact-Finding Missions Legislative Bodies Members Plebiscites Political Status Togo

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7 operative paragraphs

Recalling section II of its resolution 944 (X) of 15 December 1955,

Having been informed by the Administering Authority that it is the intention of the Government of the

Having received the special report of the Trusteeship United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ire- Council,8 land that the Gold Coast shall become independent on N oting that the Trusteeship Council bas forwarded 6 March 1957,

the memorandum by the Administering Authority,' l. Expresses its approval of the union of the Terriwith Decree No. 56-847 of 24 August 1956, requesting tory of Togoland under British administration with termination of the Trusteeship Agreement, an independent Gold Coast and accordingly invites the H aving received the document entitled "Memoran- Administering Authority to take such steps as are dum by the Government of the Autonomous Republic necessary to this end ;

of Togoland",5 which memorandum was transmitted

Resolves, with the agreement of the Administerby the Administering Authority to the United Nations, ing Authority, that, on the date on which the Gold Hamng taken note that the report of the Referendum Coast becomes independent and the union with it of Administrator in Togoland6 sets forth as a fact that the the Territory of Togoland under British administrapopulation of Togoland under French administration, tion takes place, the Trusteeship Agreement approved consulted by referendum on 28 October 1956, exby the General Assembly in resolution 63 (I) of 13 pressed itself, by a substantial majority, in favour of December 1946 shall cease to be in force, the objectives of trusteeship having been attained ;

the reforms introduced by Decree No. 56-847 setting forth the Statute of Togoland,

Reqiiests th_e ~overnment of the United King- N oting further the statements made in the Fourth dom of Great Bntam and Northern Ireland to notify Committee by the delegation of France, which included the Secretary-General as soon as the union of the representatives of the Government of Togoland,

1 Official Records of the General Assembly, Eleventh Session,

• Official Records of the General Assembly, Eleventh Session, Annexes, agenda item 39, documents A/3173 and Add.1.

Annexes, agenda item 39, documents A/3169 and Add.l.

• Official Records of the Trusteeship Council Eighteenth 'Ibid., document A/3169/Add.l, anncx 1. Session, Annexes, agenda item 12, documents 'T /1269 and • Ibid., document A/C.4/341. Add.1.

0 Ibid., document A/3169/Add.1, annex II.

Taking note also of the views expressed by the petitioners before the Fourth Committee,

Being of the opinion that the reforms introduced by Decree No. 56-847 and their application require further study by the Trusteeship Council,

Taking note of the invitation by the Administering Authority to send a commission to Togoland under French administration to study on the spot the conditions under which the provisions of the Statute of 24 August 1956 are being applied,

Taking note also that the invitation by the Administenng Authority was initiated by the Government of Togoland which was set up in consequence of the Statute of 24 August 1956,

Considers with satisfaction that the extent of powers transferred to the Territory of Togoland under French administration by the Administering Authority in consequence of the new political Statute of the Territory represents a very significant step in the achievement of the objectives of Article 76 of the Charter and of the Trusteeship Agreement;

Congratulates the population of Togoland under French administration on the progress it has made in the political, economic, social and cultural fields;

Resolves to dispatch to Togoland under French administration a Commission of six members, to be appointed on the basis of equitable geographical distribution by the President of the General Assembly, in order to examine in the Jight of the discussions in the Fourth Committee, the entire situation in the Territory resulting from the practical application of the new Statute and tht1 conditions under which the Statute is being applied, and to submit a report thereon, with its observations and suggestions, to the T rusteeship Council for its consideration;

Recommends that, in addition to such further reforms as the authorities concerned may deem appropriate, the Legislative Assembly of the Territory should be constituted, as soon as possible, by election on the basis of universal adult suffrage ;

Requests the Trusteeship Council to study the question, taking into account the report of the Commission, and to transmit the results of its study to the General Assembly at its twelfth session.

23 ]anuary 1957.

* * * At the 657th p/enary meeting on 20 February 1957, the President of the General Assembly appointed the Members of the Commission established under the terms of the above resolution. The Commission is composed as follows:

CANADA, DENMARK,

GUATEMALA,

LIBERIA,

PHILIPPINES, and YuGO- SLAVIA.

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