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1 ST/L1B/SER.B/T.37 In ex t ro in s of the T US E HI CU Cil Forty-third session UNITED NATIONS

2 5TjLlBj5ER.Brr.37 I x t Forty-third session UNITED NATIONS New York, 1976

3 DAG HAMMARSKJOLD LIBRARY Bibliographical Series No. T. 37 I STILIB/SER. BIT. 37 I UNITED NATIONS PUBLICATION Sales No. E. 76. L 18 Price: $U. S (or equivalent in other currencies)

4 Contents Page Explanatory Note Abbreviations v vi Introduction Agenda Subject Index 3 Index to Speeches 7 Numerical List of Documents iii

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6 Explanatory Note SCOPE 1. This index, prepared by the Documentation Services Division of the Dag Hammarskjold Library at United Nations Headquarters, is intended to offer a bibliographical guide to the proceedings and documentation of the fortythird regular session of the Trusteeship Council as well as of its committees which met during the session. ARRANGEMENT 2. The index consists of the following parts: (a) Introduction, including list of officers and checklists of meetings of the Trusteeship Council; ( b) Agenda, with reference to the relevant subject headings used in Part ( c ); (c) Subject index. SUbjects are arranged alphabetically, with reference to the documentation, discussion, and disposition of each item. Agenda item numbers are indicated in parentheses following the subject headings. Names of delegations are noted in parentheses following the meeting number whenever statements are made on a subject not scheduled as an agenda item; (d) Index to speeches. Speeches and statements by representatives are listed in alphabetical order by country or organization, subdivided by subject discussed and by name of speaker, with an indication of the meeting at which the speech was made. statements and speeches made by private individuals representing an organization to which a hearing was granted are listed under the name of the organization. Statements made by officers of the United Nations Secretariat are listed under the name of the office or department they represented; ( e ) Numerical list of documents, arranged by document symbols. AVAILABILITY OF DOCUMENTS 3. In accordance with a decision taken at the thirtysixth session of the Trusteeship Council meeting records of the Council are issued only as verbatim records in provisional form with corrigenda provided as appropriate to cover substantive corrections submitted by delegations. They may be identified by their symbol (TjPV.-) as indicated in the introduction (see Checklist of meetings), followed by an ordinal number corresponding to that of the meeting (e.g., TjPV.I450). Of the other documents, a few appear only as printed Supplements to the Official Records (a fact always noted in this Index). The rest are issued in mimeographed form. Some of these are later printed as Annexes in the Sessional Fascicte to the OfficialRecords. The resolutions and decisions adopted by the Trusteeship Council, first issued in mimeographed form, are collected in printed Supplement No.1 to the Official Records of the session. 4. Printed documentation of this session of the Trusteeship Council may be obtained, or purchased from authorized sales agents, by requesting: Trusteeship Council, Official Records, forty-third session: Meeting.. (specify plenary meeting number) for verbatim records; Supplement No... (specify supplement number) for documents issued in this form; Sessional Fascicle... for documents republished in the Annexes (also includes text of agenda, list of delegations and check list of documents). v

7 Abbreviations Add. Art. Corr. Cttee Plen. Rev. SCOR seas. Suppl. No. TC TCOR UN United Kingdom United States USSR Addendum (Addenda) Article(s) Corrigendum Committee Plenary meeting Revision Security Council Official Records session supplement number Trusteeship Council Trusteeship Council Official Records United Nations United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland United States of America Union of Soviet Socialist Republics vi

8 Introduction The forty-third session of the Trusteeship Council was held at United Nations Headquarters in New York, from 29 June to 13 July Members Members China France USSR United Kingdom United States Basis of tenure Art. B6b Art. B6b Art. B6b Art. B6b Art. B6a & b Officers President: Mr. Guy Scalabre (France) elected at the 1450th meeting Vice-President: Mr. James Murray (United Kingdom) elected at the 1450th meeting Rules of Procedure The rules of procedure of the Trusteeship Council as amended up to and during the twenty-ninth session, T/1/Rev. 6 (Sales No ), were in effect during the forty-third session. Resolutions and Decisions Resolutions and decisions of the forty-third session are collected in document T/1779 (TCOR, 43rd sess. Suppl. No.1) (To be issued). Resolutions are also listed in the Subject Index, under the heading: Trusteeship Council: resolutions (p.6). Checklist of Meetings (Symbol T/PV.-) Meeting 1450 (opening) (closing) Date, Jun 29 Jun 30 Jun 30 Jun 1 Jul 1 Jul 6 Jul 7 Jul 8 Jul 13 Jul

9 Agenda NOTE: The words in capital letters following the title of the item, and introduced by the word "See", indicate the subject headings under which the related documentation is listed in the Subj ect Index. 1. Adoption of the agenda See TRUSTEESffiP COUNCIL: agenda 2. Report of the Secretary-General on credentials See TRUSTEESffiP COUNCIL: members: repre- - sentatives: credentials 3. Election of the President and Vice-President See TRUSTEESffiP COUNCIL: officers: election 4. Examination of the annual report of the Administering Authority for the year ended 30 June 1975: Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands See PACIFIC ISLANDS UNDER UNITED STATES ADMINISTRATION: report, 1974/ Examination of petitions listed in the annex to the agenda See PACIFIC ISLANDS UNDER UNITED STATES ADMINISTRATION: petitions 6. Report of the United Nations Visiting Mission to observe the plebiscite in the Mariana Islands District, Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands, June 1975 See UNITED NATIONS VISITING MISSION TO - OBSERVE THE PLEBISCITE IN THE MARIANA ISLANDS DISTRICT OF THE TRUST TERRITORY OF THE PACIFIC ISLANDS: report, Jun Report of the United Nations Visiting Mission to the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands, 1976 See UNITED NATIONS VISITING MISSION TO THE - TRUST TERRITORY OF THE PACIFIC ISLANDS: report, Offers by Member states of study and training facilities for inhabitants of Trust Territories: report of the Secretary-General See TRUST TERRITORIES: study and training facilities offered to inhabitants 9. Dissemination of information on the United Nations and the International Trusteeship System in Trust Territories: report of the Secretary General See UNITED NATIONS: & Trust Territories: infer- - matron about the United Nations 10. Co-operation with the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination See TRUSTEESffiP COUNCIL: co-operation with Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination 11. Decade for Action to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination See DECADE FOR ACTION TO COMBAT RACISM - AND RACIAL DISCRIMINATION, Attainment of sell-government or independence by the T'rnst Territories and the situation in Trust Territories with regard to the implementation of the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples See TRUST TERRITORIES: self-government or independence 13. Co-operation with the Special Committee on the Situation with regard to the Implementation of the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples See COLONIAL COUNTRIES: independence: Decla- - ration, 1960: implementation 14. Adoption of the report of the Trusteeship Council to the Security Council See TRUSTEESillP COUNCIL: report to Security Council, 1975/1976 2

10 Subject Index COLONIAL COUNTRIES -- independence: Declaration, 1960: implementation (agenda item 13) General Assembly resolution 1654 (XVI) Discussion in Plenary: Meeting 1458 The Council decided to draw the attention of the Security Council to the conclusions and recornmendations adopted as well as to the statements made by members of the Council DECADE FOR ACTION TO COMBAT RACISM AND RACIAL DISCRIMINATION, (agenda item 11) General Assembly resolutions 3057 (XXVIlI) and 3377 (XXX) Discussion in Plenary: Meeting 1458 The Council decided to authorize the President of the Council to issue a statement during the commemoration of Human Rights Day in December pertaining to the observance of human rights in Trust Territories DRAFTING COMMITTEE ON THE PACIFIC ISLANDS UNDER UNITED STATES ADMINISTRATION -- members: appointment Action in Plenary: Meeting 1455 France and United Kingdom appointed -- report T/L See Pacific Islands under United states administra- - tion: report, 1974/1975 for discussion PACIFIC ISLANDS UNDER UNITED STATES ADMINISTRA TION -- petitions (agenda item 5) See also Trusteeship Council: hea rings: Pacific Islands under United states administration Documents T!1773/Add.2 List of petitions and communications received Petitions and communications T/COM. loll. 164 Tinian Municipal Council. Communication transmitting resolution authorizing the Honorables J. R. Cruz and B. V. Hofschneider as official spokesmen and representatives of the people of Tinian T/COM. 10/L. 165 Palau District Legislature. Communication transmitting resolution concerning the timing of the general referendum called for by Trust Territory Public Law No T/COM.10/L.166 Luckens, D., Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament. Communication transmitting resolutions adopted by the Conference for a Nuclear Free Pacific concerning Mariana Islands trusteeship PACIFIC ISLANDS UNDER UNITED STATES ADMINISTRA TION (continued) - - petitions (continued) Petitions and communications (continued) T/COM. 10/L. 167 Armstrong, Wendy, Greenpeace Foundation of New Zealand. Communication supporting resolution V of the Conference for a Nuclear Free Pacific T/COM. io/r, 168 Keju, Jinna and 8 others. Communication requesting postponement of voting scheduled on 8 Jul concerning future status of Marshall Islands T/COM.10/L.169 Ponape District Legislature. Communication transmitting resolution requesting the Administering Authority of the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands to cease all activities and negotiations with separate districts of Micronesia and to allow Micronesians to exercise their right to selfdetermination T/COM.10/L.170 Saipan Municipal Council. Communication transmitting resolution expressing appreciation to the Plebiscite Commissioner, the Plebiscite Voters Board of Registration, the District Administrator and the United Nations Visiting Mission for their efforts in connexion with the plebiscite T/COM. 10/L. 171 Congress of Micronesia: House of Representatives. Communication transmitting resolution requesting Japan and United states to compensate the inhabitants of Micronesia for the death, suffering and destruction during the 2nd World War T/COM.I0/L.I72 Tinian Municipal Council. Communication transmitting resolution expressing appreciation and commendation to the Honorable Erwin D. Canham, Marianas Plebiscite Commissioner T/COM. 10/L. 173 Tinian Municipal Council. Communication transmitting resolution expressing appreciation to the members of the United Nations Trusteeship Council for their part as official observers to the Marianas plebiscite T/COM.10/L.174 Micronesian Constitutional Convention. Communication transmitting resolution relating to the implementation of the Constitution of the Federated states of Micronesia T/COM.10/L.175 International League for the Rights of Man: President. Communication transmitting statement of J. A. Cabranes before the United states Cttee on Interior and Insular Affairs concerning the proposed status of Northern Marianas T/COM.10/L.176 Congress of Micronesia: House of Representatives. Communication transmitting resolution requesting the United states Senate to take favorable action on resolution No. 549 approving the Covenant to Establish a Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands in Political Union with the United states of America 3

11 SUBJECT INDEX PACIFIC ISLANDS UNDER UNITED STATES ADMINISTRA TION (continued) -- petitions (continued) Petitions and communications (continued) TjCOM. 10jL. 177 International League for the Rights of Man: Chairman. Communication concerning delay of circulating petitions as documents of the Trusteeship Council (contains reply from President of the Council) TjCOM. 10jL. 178 Palau District Legislature. Communication transmitting resolution offering congratulations and expressing good wishes to the people of the Marianas for having achieved a political status they have worked hard and long for TjCOM.10jL.179 Congress of Micronesia: House of Representatives. Communication transmitting resolution condemning any practical attempts to thwart Micronesia's economic and political development TjCOM.10jL.180 Joseph, Ucherbelau K. and Pedro, Balerio U., Angaur Island. Communication concerning Angaur phosphate claims against Germany, Japan and the United States TjCOM.IOjL.181 Palau District Legislature: House of Chiefs. Communication transmitting resolution requesting the Congress of Micronesia to establish a special commission to undertake research, survey and exploration toward the exploitation of undersea minerals including oil and gas, throughout the Micronesian waters TjCOM.IOjL.182 Marshall Islands Nitijela. Communication transmitting resolution condemning the amendment of Secretarial Order No.2918 affecting the Marshall Islands District surtax TjCOM.10jL.183 (& Corr.1, English only) Palau District Legislature. Communication transmitting resolution requesting and urging the United states, as the Administering Authority, to assist in resolving the Angaur phosphate mining claims TjCOM.10jL.184.Palau District Legislature. Communication transmitting resolution requesting the United states and Japan to increase Micronesian war damage claims and to assure full payment TjCOM. 10jL. 185 Palau District Legislature. Communication transmitting resolution requesting the United states to recognize the desires of the elected members and traditional leaders of the Palau District for a separate political status based upon an agreement similar in nature to the Covenant of Commonwealth between the United states and the Northern Marianas TjCOM.10jL.186 Voice of Marshallese. Communication objecting to official representa L'linl' nuw l.ltn.hg-m<roe- L}Y-I.'llt::"l~~la-rsllall'.lklanol>J' Political Status Commission (POLSTACOM) to the United Nations TjCOM.10jL.187 Northern Mariana Islands Legislature. Communication transmitting resolution requesting the United states to provide more State Department leadership grants to citizens of Northern Marianas PACIFIC ISLANDS UNDER UNITED STATES ADMINISTRA TION (continued) -- petitions (continued) Petitions and communications (continued) TjCOM.10/L.188 Keju, Jinna A., Voice of Power Cttee. Communication confirming the dispatch sent by Voice of Marshallese TjPET.10j95 Moritaki, Ichiro, Japan Congress Against A- and H- Bombs (GENSUlKIN) TjPET.10/96 Choy, Mary W. and 17 others T/PET.10j97 Gerson, Lani, War Resisters International TjPET.10j98 Woodward, Beverly T/PET.10j99 Baldwin, Roger N., International League for the Rights of Man TjPET.10j100 Shestack, Jerome J., Irtternational League for the Rights of Man TjPET.10/101 & Add.1 Shestack, Jerome J., International League for the Rights of Man TjPET.10j102 Utto, Alfonso P. TjPET.10j103 De Brum, Anton A., Marshall Islands Political status Commission TjPET.10j103jAdd.1 Allen, George M., Marshall Islands Political Status Commission TjPET.10j104 & Add.1 Tmetuchl, Roman, Palau Pol.itical Status Cornrnisaion TjPET.10j105 Besebes, Akemi, Save Palau Organization Observations T/OBS.IO/42 United States. Observations on petitions in TjPET.10j99 and 100 and communication in TjCOM. 10jL. 175 Discussion in Plenary: Meetings 1450, ,1458 At the 1452nd meeting, the Council decided to grant oral hearings requested in TjPET.10j101 & Add.1, TjPET.10j103 &Add.1, TjPET.10j 104 & Add. 1 and TjPET. 10j105 At the 1454th meeting, the Council took note of the communications in TjCOM.10jL. 172-L. 174, L.176-L.18B as well as TjPET.10j95-98, As regards TjCOM.10jL.175 and TjPET.10j99 & 100, the Council decided to draw the attention of the petitioners to the observation of the Administering Authority in TjOBS. 10j42 -- report, 1974j1975 (agenda item 4) DDcuments T/1772 Secretary-General. Note transmitting report of the United States Government on the administration of the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands for the period 1 Jul Jun 1975 (United states Government document transmitted in limited number as attachment to T/1772) T j177 8 Nakayama, T. Letter, 1 Jul, transmitting statement by the Micronesian delegation to the 3rd UN Conference on the Law of the,,'ea TjL & Add. 1,2 Secretariat. Outline of conditions in the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands Discussion in Drafting Cttee: No meeting records issued TjL.1201 Report 4

12 SUBJECT INDEX PACIFIC ISLANDS UNDER UNITED STATES ADMINISTRA TION (continued) -- report, 1974/1975 (continued) Discussion in Plenar. Meetings Report in T L.1201, together with the conclusions and recommendations annexed thereto, adopted (3-1-0) at the 1459th meeting TRUST TERRITORIES -- self-government or independence (agenda item 12) General Assembly resolutions 1413 (XIV), 1514 (XV), 3481 (XXX) Trusteeship Council resolution 1369 (XVII) See also Pacific Islands under United states administration: report, 1974/1975 Discussion in Plenary: Meeting 1458 The Council decided to draw attention of the Security Council to the conclusions and recommendations adopted concerning the attainment of self-government or independence by the Territory under the care of the Trusteeship Council as well as to the statements made by members of the Council on this question -- study and training facilities offered to inhabitants (agenda item 8) General Assembly resolutions 557 (VI), 753 (VIII) Documents T/1776 Secretary-General. Report on offers by Member states of study and training facilities for inhabitants of Trust Territories for the period 1 Jun May 1976 Discussion in Plenary: Meeting 1456 The Council took note of the report in T/1776 TRUSTEESHIP COUNCIL -- agenda (agenda item 1) Documents T11773 Provisional agenda T/1773/Add.1 Secretary-General. Note concerning the meeting date of the Council T/1773/Add. 2 List of petitions and communications received Discussion in Plenary: Meeting 1450 Proposal to delete item 15 from the provisional agenda, adopted (3-1-0). Provisional agenda, as amended, adopted without vote -- closing of session The 43rd session was declared closed at the 1459th meeting on 13 Jul by the President, Mr. Guy Scalabre (France) -- co-operation with Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (agenda item 10) General Assembly resolutions 2106 B (XX), 3266(XXIX) Discussion in Plenary: Meeting 1458 The Council decided to invite the attention of the Administering Authority to the requests and observations of the Cttee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination to take them into account in their annual reports to the Trusteeship Council TRUSTEESHIP COUNCIL (continued) -- co-operation with Special Committee on the Situation with regard to the Implementation of the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples See Colonial countries: independence: Declaration, : implementation -- hearings: Pacific Islands under United States administration See also Pacific Islands under United States administration: report, 1974/1975 Requests for hearinp;s International League for the Rights of Man T/PET. 10/101 & Add. 1 Marshall ISlands Political Commission T/PET.10/ 103 & Add. 1 Palau Political Status Commission T/PET.10/ 104 & Add. 1 Save Palau Organization T/PET.10/105 Requests granted at the 1752nd and 1754th meetings Petitioners heard as follows: International League for the Rights of Man: Baldwin, Roger N. (President) at the 1452nd meeting Clark, Roger S. at the 1452nd and 1453rd meetings Gutmann, James at the 1452nd meeting Marshall Islands Political Status Commission: Allen, George M. at the 1452nd and 1453rd meetings Balos, Ataji at the 1452nd and 1453rd meetings De Brum, Anton A. (Vice-Chairman) at the 1452nd and 1453rd meetings Palau Political Status Commission: Nakamura, Kuniwo at the 1454th meeting Toribiong, Johnson at the 1454th meeting Save Palau Organization: Ibedul, High Chief (Chairman) at the 1452nd meeting -- members: representatives: credentials (agenda item 2) Documents T/1777 & Add. 1 Secretary -General. Report on credentials (contains, in annex, list of delegations) Action in Plenary: Meetings 1450,1459 At the 1459th meeting, the Council took note of the report in T/1777 & Add officers: election (agenda item 3) Action in Plenary: Meeting 1450 The Council elected Mr. Guy Scalabre (France) as President and Mr. James Murray (United Kingdom) as Vice-President -- opening of session The 43rd session was declared open at the 1450th meeting on 29 Jun 1976 by the Temporary President, Mr. James Murray (United Kingdom) 5

13 SUBJECT INDEX TRUSTEESHIP COUNCIL (continued) -- report to General Assembly, 1975/1976 Discussion in Plenary: Meetings 1450,1459 Proposal to delete item 15 from the provisional agenda, adopted (3-1-0) at the 1450th meeting -- report to Security Council, 1975/1976 (agenda item 14) Documents T!L & Add. 1 Secretariat. Outline of conditions in the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands T/L.1201 Drafting Cttee on the Pacific Islands under United States administration. Report T/L.1204 Secretariat. Working paper containing draft report Action in Plenary: Meeting 1459 Draft report in T/L.1204 adopted (3-1-0). Text of report will be published as a Security Council document (SCOR, 31st year, Special Suppl. No.1) -- resolutions T/1779 (TCOR, 43rd sess., Suppl, No.1) (To be issued) Collected edition of resolutions and decisions Resolutions issued separately in mimeographed form as follows: T/RES/2163 (XLIII) T/RES/2164 (XLIII) -- work: organization Discussion in Plenary: Meetings 1450, 1455, 1457,1458 TRUSTEESHIP COUNCIL: COMMITTEES UN Vic;~ting Mission to observe the plebiscite in the Mariana Islands District of the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands: report, Jun 1975 UN Visiting Mission to the Trust Territory of the Pacif ic Islands: report, 1976 See Drafting Committee on the Pacific Islands under United States administration UNITED NATIONS -- &Trust Territories: information about the United Nations (agenda item 9) General Assembly resolution 754 (VITI) Trusteeship Council resolution 36 (Ill) Documents T!1775 Secretary-General. Report for the period from 14 Apr Apr 1976 Discussion in Plenary: Meeting 1456 The Council decided to take note of the Secretary General's report in T/1775 and of comments made during consideration of the item UNITED NATIONS VISITING MISSION TO OBSERVE THE PLEBISCITE IN THE MARIANA ISLANDS DISTRICT OF THE TRUST TERRITORY OF THE PACIFIC ISLANDS -- report, Jun 1975 (agenda item 6) Documents T!1771 (TCOR, 43rd sess., Suppl. No.2) United Nations Visiting Mission to observe the plebiscite in the Mariana Islands District of the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands. Report, Jun 1975 T/L. 1202/Rev. 1 France. Draft resolution Discussion in Plenary: Meetings ,1454, Draft resolution in T/L. 1202/Rev. 1, taking note of the.report and expressing appreciation of the work accomplished by the Visiting Mission, adopted (2-1-1) as resolution 2163 (XLIII) UNITED NATIONS VISITING MISSION TO THE TRUST TERRITORY OF THE PACIFIC ISLANDS -- report, 1976 (agenda item 7) Documents T!1774 (TCOR, 43rd sess., Suppl. No.3) United Nations Visiting Mission to the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands. Report, 1976 T/L.1203 France. Draft resolution Discussion in Plenary: Meetings , Draft resolution in T/L. 1203, taking note of the report and expressing appreciation of the work accomplished by the 'Tisiting Mission, adopted (2-0 2) as resolution 2164 (XLIII) 6

14 Index to Speeches ALLEN, G. (Petitioner) PaciIic Islands under United States administration: report, 1974/1975 Plen: 1452,1453 BALDWIN, R. (Petitioner) PaciIic Islands under United States administration: report, 1974/1975 Plen: 1452 BALOS, A. (Petitioner) PaciIic Islands under United States administration: report, 1974/1975 Plen: 1452,1453 UN Visiting Mission to the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands: report, 1976 Plen: 1452 FRANCE (continued) Speeches by representatives Duque, R. Plen: 1454 Garrigue-Guyonnaud, P. Plen: 1450, , 1458,1459 GUTMANN, J. (Petitioner) PaciIic Islands unde r United States administration: report, 1974/1975 Plen: 1452 lbedul l HIGH CHIEF (Petitioner) PaciIic Islands under United States administration: report, 1974/1975 Plen: 1452 CLARK, R. (Petitioner) PaciIic Islands under United States administration: report, 1974/1975 Plen: 1452,1453 UN Visiting Mission to observe the plebiscite in the Mariana Islands District of the Trust Territory of the PaciIic Islands: report, JW Plen: 1452 UN Visiting Mission to the Trust Territory of the PaciIic Islands: report, 1976 Plen: 1452 DE BRUM, A. (Petitioner) PaciIic lslands under United States administration: report, 1974/1975 Plen: 1452,1453 NAKAMURA, K. (Petitioner) Pacific Islands under United States administration: report, 1974/1975 Plen: 1454 SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE OF THE ADMINISTERING AUTHORITY FOR THE PACIFIC ISLANDS (Coleman, P.) PaciIic Islands under United States administration: petitions Plen: 1454,1458 report, 1974/1975 Plen: 1451,1454,1455,1458 UN Visiting Mission to the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands: report, 1976 Plen: 1455 FRANCE Decade for Action to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination, Plen: 1458 PaciIic Islands under United States administration: petitions Plen: report, 1974/1975 Plen: Trust territories: self-governrnent or independence Plen: 1458 study and training facilities offered to inhabitants Plen: 1456 Trusteeship Council: agenda Plen: 1450 closing statement Plen: 1459 co-operation with Cttee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination Plen: 1458 officers: election Pleri: 1450 report to General Assembly, 1975/1976 Plen: 1450 UN: & Trust Territories: information about UN Plen: 1456 UN Visiting Mission to observe the plebiscite in the Mariana Islands District of the Trust Territory of the PaciIic Islands: report, Jun 1975 Plen: 1458,1459 UN Visiting Mission to the Trust Territory of the PaciIic Islands: report, 1976 Plen: 1456,1458 SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ADMINISTERING AUTHORITY FOR THE PACIFIC ISLANDS: ADVISERS PaciIic Islands under United States administration: petitions Plen: 1454,1458 report, 1974/1975 Plen: 1451,1454,1455,1458 UN Visiting Mission to observe the plebiscite in the Mariana Islands District of the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands : report, Jun 1975 Plen: 1451 UN Visiting Mission to the Trust Territory of the PaciIic Islands: report, 1976 PIen: 1451,1458 Speeches by advisers: Nakayama, T. Plen: 1451,1454,1455,1458 Setik, R. Plen: 1451,1454,1458 TORlBIONG, J. (Petitioner) PaciIic Islands under United States administration: report, 1974/1975 Plen:

15 INDEX TO SPEECHES TRUSTEESHIP COUNCIL: PRESIDENT (Scalabre, G.) Colonial countrtes : independence: Declaration, 1960: implementation Plen: 1458 Decade for Action to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination, Plen: 1458 Pacific Islands under United States administration: petitions Plen: report, 1974/1975 Plen: 1451,1455,1456,1458,1459 Trust Territories: self-government or independence Plen: 1458 study and training facilities offered to inhabitants Plen: 1456 Trusteeship Council: closing statement Plen: 1459 co-operation with Cttee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination Plen: 1458 members: representatives: credentials Plen: 1450,1459 officers: election Plen: 1450 report to General Assembly, 1975/1976 Plen: 1459 report to Security Council, 1975/1976 Plen: 1459 work: organization Plen: 1450,1455,1457,1458 UN: & Trust Territories: information about UN Plen: 1456 UN Visiting Mission to observe the plebiscite in the Mariana Islands District of the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands: report, Jun 1975 Plen: 1450,1458, 1459 UN Visiting Mission to the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands: report, 1976 Plen: 1450,1458,1459 TRUSTEESHIP COUNCIL: TEMPORARY PRESIDENT (Murray, J.) Trusteeship CounciI: agenda Plen: 1450 members: representatives: credentials Plen: 1450 officers: election Plan: 1450 opening statement Plen: 1450 report to General Assembly, 1975/1976 Plen: 1450 UNION OF SOVIET SOCIALIST REPUBLICS Colonial countries: independence: Declaration, 1960: implementation Plen: 1458 Decade for Action to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination, Plen: 1458 Pacific Islands under United States administration: petitions Plen: 1453,1455 report, 1974/1975 Plen: Trust Territories: self-government or independence Plen: 1458 Trusteeship Council: agenda PI en: 1450 closing statement Plen: 1459 co-operation with Cttee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination Plen: 1458 officers: election Plen: 1450 report to General Assembly, 1975/1976 Plen: report to Security Council, 1975/1976 Plen: 1459 ' work: organization Plen: 1457 UN: & Trust Territories: information about UN Plen: 1456 UN Visiting Mission to observe the plebiscite in the Mariana Islands District of the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands: report, Jun 1975 Plen: 1454,1457, 1459 UNION OF SOVIET SOCIALIST REPUBLICS (continued) UN Visiting Mission to the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands: report, 1976 Plen: ,1459 Speeches by representative Kovalenko, V. P. Plen: 1450, ,1459 UNITED KINGDOM Decade for Action to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination, PIen: 1458 Pacific Islands under United States administration: petitions Plen: 1453,1454 report, 1974/1975 Plen: 1450,1453, ,1459 Trust territories: self-government or independence PI en: 1458 Trusteeship Council: agenda Plen: 1450 closing statement Plen: 1459 co-operation with Cttee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination Plen: 1458 officers: election PI en: 1450 report to General Assembly, 1975/1976 Plen: 1450 work: organization Plen: 1457 UN Visiting Mission to observe the plebiscite in the Mariana Islands District of the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands: report, Jun 1975 Plen: 1450,1457 UN Visiting Mission to the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands: report, 1976 Plen: 1450,1455,1457 Speeches by representatives Murray, J. Plen: 1450, Richardson, T. L. Plen: 1459 Steel, H. Plen: 1450 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Colonial countries: independence: Declaration, 1960: implementation PI en: 1458 Decade for Action to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination, PI en: 1458 Pacific Islands under United States administration: petitions Plen: 1450,1454,1458 report, 1974/1975 Plen: 1450,1451,1454,1455,1458, 1459 Trust Territories: self-government or independence Plea: 1458 study and training facilities offered to inhabitants PI en: 1456 Trusteeship Council: agenda Plen: 1450 closing statement PI en: 1459 co-operation with Cttee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination Plen: 1458 officers: election Plen: 1450 report to General Assembly, 1975/1976 Plen: 1450 UN: & Trust Territories: information about UN Plen: 1456 UN Visiting Mission to observe the plebiscite in the Mariana Islands District of the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands: report, Jun 1975 Plen: 1450,1459 UN Visiting Mission to the Trust TerrItOry or the pac1!lc Islands: report, 1976 Plen: 1450,1458,1459 Speeches by representatives Kriendler, J. PI en: 1456 Sherer, A. W. Plen: 1450,1454,1458,1459 Zeder, F. M. Plen:

16 Numerical List ofdocuments NOTE: Information as to the republication of mimeographed documents in the printed sessional Fascicle to the Official Records was not available at the time of submission of this Index for publication (October 1976). General Series Plenary Pacific Islands under United States Corrununications Administration T/ 1771 (TCOR, 43rd sess., Suppl. No.2) & Add. 1, (TCOR, 43rd sess. J Suppl, No.3) 1775, & Add (TCOR, 43rd sess., SuppL No.1) (To be issued) Limited Series T/L & Add. 1, & Rev , 1204 Verbatim Records T/PV ResokJtions T/RES/2163, 2164 (XLIII) in T/1779 (TCOR, 43rd sess., Suppl. No.1) (To be issued) T/COM.10/L (& Corrv l, English only) Petitions T/PET.10/ & Add & Add & Add observations T/OBS.10/42 No.1 No.2 No.3 Supplements to Official Records Resolutions and decisions (T/1779) (To be issued) Report of the United Nations Visiting Mission to observe the plebiscite in the Mariana Islands District of the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands, Jun Feb iv, [51] p., including maps. (T/1771). Photo-offset. $U. S (or equivalent in other currencies). Report of the United Nations Visiting Mission to the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands, Jun vii, [113] p., including map. (T/1774). Photo-offset. $U.S (orequivalent in other currencies).

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