Expresses deep regret at the action taken by the police and soldiers in the Windhoek Native Location on the night of 10 to 11 December 1959 against residents of the Location, resulting in the death of eleven Africans and many other casualties;
23 Union of South Africa, Seoote Debates, 1956, No. 15, cols. 3884 and 3885.
24 For the text of the report, see Official Records of t/ir Genera[ Assembly, Fifteenth Session, Supplement Na. 12 (A/ 4464), annex V.
2
Deplores the fact reported by petitioners that the Mandatory Power has employed such means as deportations, dismissals from employment, threats of such action and other methods of intimidation to secure the removal of residents of the Windhoek Location to Katutura despite the continued opposition of the residents to their removal ;
3
N ates with deep concern that the situation remains critical;
4
Urgesthe Mandatory Power to refrain from the use of direct or indirect force to secure the removal of Location residents;
5
Requeststhe Mandatory Power to take steps to prosecute and punish the civilian and military officers responsible for the death of eleven Africans and many other casualties in the Windhoek Native Location on the night of 10 to 11 December 1959, and to provide adequate compensation to the families of the victims ;
6
Draws the attention of the Mandatory Power to the recommendations of the Committee on South \Vest Africa concerning the measures which should be taken to alleviate the tension and unrest in the Windhoek area, and in particular to the recommendation that housing developments in urban areas of the Territory should be carried out in accordance with the freely expressed wishes of the peoples concerned.
18 December 1960.
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