Question of the Future of the Trust Territories of the Cameroons Under French Administration and the Cameroons Under United Kingdom Administration

A/RES/1282(XIII)View PDF

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A Resolution of the General Assembly, published in 1959.

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6 subjects

Cameroons Under British Administration Cameroons Under French Administration Independence Self-Rule Visiting Missions West Africa

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3 operative paragraphs

N ates the declarations of the Government of France20 that the Cameroons under French administration is to achieve independence on 1 January 1960, thus fulfilling the objectives of the Trusteeship System;

N ates the statement made by the representative of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland21 that the Cameroons under United Kingdom administration is expected to achieve in 1960 the objectives set forth in Article 76 b of the Charter of the United Nations;

Requests the Trusteeship Council to examine, as early as possible during its twenty-third session, the reports of the United Nations Visiting Mission to Trust Territories in West Africa, 1958, and to transmit the same, with its observations and recommendations, to the General Assembly not later than 20 February 1959, to enable the Assembly, in consultation with the Administering Authorities, to take the necessary measures in connexion with the full attainment of the objectives of the Trusteeship System in the two Territories.

5 December 1958.

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