it necessary he should draw
attention to the precise wording
of Article 73 which refers to
"Members of the United Nations
which have or assume responsibilities
for the administration of territories
whose peoples have not yet attained
a full measure of self-government..."
The article does not raise the
question of sovereignty, but
concerns itself with the exercise
of administrative responsibility.
The representative of the United
Kingdom can point out that his
Government is responsible for the
administration of the Leased
Territories and therefore deems it
appropriate, by the terms of the
Charter, to transmit information
on social, economic and educational
conditions in those territories.
If the United Kingdom representative
finds himself obliged to develop
this argument, he may cause some
embarrassment to the United States
in view of their discussions with
Panama regarding the transmission
of information on the Canal Zone.
He should therefore warn the United
States delegation in advance that,
if pressed, he will feel obliged
to say something on these lines.
He should insist that it is quite
beyond the competence of the Fourth
Committee to discuss the question
of sovereignty".
In the event, the Chinese representative
/did
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