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Situation in the Trust Territories of the Cameroons Under British Administration and the Cameroons Under French Administration

A/RES/1211(XII)No PDF available

Who created this mandate?

A Resolution of the General Assembly, published in 1958.

What subjects does this mandate have?

6 topics
AmnestyCameroons Under British AdministrationCameroons Under French AdministrationPetitionsPolitical ViolenceVisiting Missions

What does this mandate say?

4 operative paragraphs
1
Takes note of the pertinent chapters of the report of the Trusteeship Council;
2
Transmits the statements of the petitioners to the Trusteeship Council for further study; . 3. Recommends that the Trusteeship Council take mto_ account the <;1bservations and suggestions made dunng the debate m the Fourth Committee, when the Council considers conditions in the Trust Territories of the Cameroons under British administration and the Cameroons under French administration at its twentyfirst session;
~- Expresses the hope that, as a result of the application of ~ppropriate measures, in particular the early promulgation of the amnesty law by the Administering Authority, and the renunciation of the use of violence
""This resolution was submitted directly in plenary meeting and adopted by the General Assembly after consideration of the report of the Fourth Committee. For the text of the report, see Official Records of the General Assembly, Twelfth Session Annexes, agenda item 13, document A/3779.
' "Official Records of the General Assembly, Twelfth Session, Supplement No. 4 (A/3595 and Corr.I), part II, chapters IV and V. General AuemhlT-TweUda See1ion
by all political parties, it will be possible to achieve, in the Cameroons under French administration, conditions conducive to the early restoration of a normal situation in the disturbed area, and to the furtherance of democratic progress and political activities in the Territory;
5
Is confident that the appropriate steps to be taken by the Administering Authorities will further facilitate the realization in both Territories of the final objectives of the Trusteeship System, in accordance with the free expression of the wishes of the populations concerned,
taking into account any alternative relative to their future status ;
6
Requests the Trusteeship Council to instruct its next visiting mission, in 1958, to take into account the observations and suggestions made at the twelfth session of the General Assembly during the examination of the situation in the two Territories.
13 December 1957.

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