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INWARD TELEGRAM.

TO THE SECRETARY OF STATE FOR THE COLONIES.

Orig. on 25113/11/149.

Cypher (0,To P. )

FROM NEW YORK (Colonial Attache)

PRIORITY

D. 26th August, 1949. R. 27th

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11,00 hrs,

(vie Poreign Office)

BRIED NO. 170. Confidential,

Addressed to Colonial Office.

Repeated for information by savingram to washington,

Following for Galeworthy from Fletcher Cooke,

Begins.

Special Committee Information from Nin-Self Gwend

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Committee considered Item 4 of agenda. There was some mild criticism by Soldutor (U. 6. J. Rv ) of belated information. from U. K. Territori99, I gave oxplanation as instructed,

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Soldator then raised objections to the consideration of any information from Indonesia, saying that bis Delegation resepved the right to propose a formal resolution whion would insist on deletion of thie information if they deemed it necessaIY, Spits (Netherlands) explained his Governmen & position, pointing out that sovereignty had not (repeat no?) yet been transferred, Without discussing perite of this ceso 1 then emphasised our view that question of whether or not (repeat not) Automation should be traneul Sted in pespect of any particular Territory pasted exclusively with the Metropolitan Fowey concerned, and reserved my right to speak further on the question of principle 17 Soldator put in his formal revolution.

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Ferrag (Egypt) then raised whole question of definition of non-self-governing texrituries, saying that in bia view territories included in French inden had not (repsat not) cease to be self governing. While admitting that speciel Chamittee was not (repeat not) empetent to decide this question, he suggested that Committee might paas a resolution inviting the Assembly to define this Gemüs

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1 then stressed our view that as regards this item Committee was only competent to take note of Infomation before 11; that it was not (repest not) competent såthor to discusS substance of the matter now to formulate reccomendations. vent on to say that atriot interpretation of terme of reference of Committee would preclude Committee from eren cousidering & rosolution inviting Assembly to define the term "non-self- govering", I addod that in any case we did not (repeat not) agree that Assembly had any competence in this matter, and continued as in second (repsat accond) sub-paragraph (a) of paragraph 21 of my brief,

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After genepel discussion in which I received support from Ryckmane (Belgium), Hood (Australis) and darrean (France) although the latter on 000asionA GIprossed the view that it would be useful if Assembly did (repeat did) define

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