VOLUME 8
INTRODUCTION
ANNEX 22
In 1950, the Special Committee, by a resolution,' appointed "a Sub-Committee consisting of the following six members: Brazil, France, India, the Philippines, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the United States of America, to meet in 1951, in the week immediately preceding the meeting of the Special Committee, in order to undertake the task of revision in time for the con- sideration of the Committee at its 1951 session"; and requested "the Secretary-General for this purpose to prepare a working paper for the use of the Sub-Committee, taking into account the wishes of the Committee as expressed in this resolution."
Accordingly, the Sub-Committee met in Geneva from 27 September to 2 October 1951. It had before it the working papers prepared by the Secretariat (A/AC.35/SC.1/L.2 and L.3) and a compilation of amendments submitted by the delegations of France, the United Kingdom and the United States of America; by FAO and UNESCO, as well as suggestions put forward by the Secretariat (A/AC.35/SC.1/L.7).
The Sub-Committee held five meetings under the Chairmanship of the representative of the Philippines and unanimously adopted a revised text of the Standard Form as amended for consideration of the Special Committee (A/AC.35/L.67).
The Committee discussed the revised text during its thirty- eighth and thirty-ninth meetings. During the discussion, some further amendments were adopted and incorporated in the revised text.
See Officlul Records of the General Assembly, Fifth Session, Supplement No. 17, Part One, paragraph 88.
Following on that discussion, the Special Committee submitted for the consideration of the General Assembly a draft resolution which that body adopted at its 352nd plenary meeting on 7 December 1951. The resolution reads as follows:
"The General Assembly,
"Considering the importance of the advancement of the peoples of Non-Self-Governing Territories as set forth in the Declaration contained in Chapter XI of the Charter of the United Nations,
"Considering that the information transmitted by the Members responsible for the administration of Non-Self- Governing Territories is of increasing interest to the General Assembly,
"Noting that this information, which has been compiled in accordance with the Standard Form for the guidance of Members annexed to resolution 142 (11) adopted by the General Assembly on 3 November 1947, together with the supplemental information placed at the disposal of the Secretary-General, is becoming of increased value,
"Considering, nevertheless, that this Standard requires adaptation in the light of experience,
Form
"1. Decides that the Standard Form annexed to resolution 142 (11) shall be replaced by the annexed text;
"2. Invites the Members responsible for the transmission of information under Article 73 e of the Charter to undertake all necessary steps to render information as complete and up to date as possible and for this purpose to take into account the sections of the revised Standard Form."
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