Participation of the Indigenous Inhabitants of the Trust Territories in the Work of the Trusteeship Council

A/RES/853(IX)View PDF

Who adopted this document and its mandates?

A Resolution of the General Assembly, published in 1955.

What other versions does this mandate have?

2 versions · 1952–1955

Year	Symbol	Title	Word length	Text similarity
1955	A/RES/853(IX)	Participation of the indigenous inhabitants of the Trust Territories in the work of the Trusteeship Council	477	14%Compare
1952	A/RES/554(VI)	Participation of the indigenous inhabitants of the Trust Territories in the work of the Trusteeship Council	395	–

What subjects does this mandate have?

11 subjects

Consultations Freedom of Expression Indigenous Peoples Information Dissemination Participants Public Opinion Recommendations Right of Petition Trust Territories Visiting Missions Written Communications

What’s in this document?

7 operative paragraphs

Recommends to the Trusteeship Council that, in order to develop further the participation of the indigenous inhabitants in its work through the medium of visiting missions, it instruct each mission:

Not only to consider such expressions of public opinion as may be spontaneously brought before it by all sections of the population, but also to take the initiative in seeking out public opinion on all important problems and to undertake popular consultations in whatever forms it may deem appropriate;

( b) To report fully on the development of the free expression of the wishes of the people and on the main trends of their opinions and to make recommendations concerning the further development of a free public opinion;

Recommends to the Council that, in order to develop further the participation of the indigenous inhabitants in its work through the medium of their right of petition, it should:

Examine and propose concrete action upon, a~ part of its examination of conditions in each Trust Territory, petitions which may reflect public opinion on questions of general concern to the development of the Territory;

( b) Request the Administration Authorities to make copies of their annual reports promptly available to the peoples of the Territories;

Instruct each visiting mission to encourage in the Trust Territories public discussion of and expression of views on the annual reports, and to report on the extent to which facilities have been made available to the population for the purpose;

Recommends to the Council that, as a means of ensuring, in cases which it deems urgent, that a given situation in a Trust Territory meets with the freely expressed wishes of the people, it should immediately grant a hearing to those qualified representatives of public opinion who apply for one, or in the case of representatives who are unable to travel, the Council should examine all communications, letters or telegrams

expressing their points of view;

Reiterates the views and recommendations put forward in its resolutions 554 (VI) of 18 January 1952 and 653 (VII) of 21 December 1952.

14 December 1954.

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