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Mr. RYCKMANS (Belgium) pointed out that the terms of the Charter

were not entirely specific. The definition which the Egyptian delegate

desired had two aspects: first, which Members of the United Nations had

or assumed responsibility for the administration of territories whose

peoples had not yet attained a full measure of self-government? secondly,

which were the territories for which Members of the United Nations

were responsible? The Assembly should come to a decision regarding

both points.

Mr. FARRAG (Egypt), referring to the remarks of the

representative of Belgium, said that, in order that the Committee

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might proceed with its work, it was essential to have a definition of the

term "Non-Self-Governing Territory". It was within the competence of

the General Assembly to draw up such a definition.

The CHAIRMAN proposed, unless a majority wished to proceed at

once to a vote, that a decision on the Indian representative's proposal

should be postponed until Monday's meeting, in order to comply with the

wishes of the representative of the Soviet Union.

Mr. RYCKMANS (Belgium), Mr. FLETCHER-COOKE (United Kingdom) and Mr. SHIVA RAO (India) considered that the Indian proposal did not

call for a vote.

The CHAIRMAN ruled that a vote would not be taken.

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Mr. LI (China) quoted the statement of the United States Government in document A/915/Add.1 that the Panama Canal Zone "could not

be considered a Non-Self-Governing Territory and that sovereignty over the Canal Zone rested in the Republic of Panama", and that for that

reason the Canal Zone had been omitted from the list of territories on

which information was transmitted.

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In that connexion he referred to document A/908/Add.3 transmitted by the Government of the United Kingdom concerning Hong Kong which stated that the Colony of Hong Kong comprised the island of Hong Kong, the Kowloon Territory and the New Territories. Sovereignty

over Kowloon and the New Territories was vested in the Republic of China.

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