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265.    We bclioc the bcst solubon fcr the futurę of Eritrca to bc indcpcndcnce. But, at the utnę time, w* arc of the opinion that indcpendencc cannot bc madę eifcc-tWe tmmediatciy. Thcrc/orc, the wetfarc of Eru/ea can beat be promoted by placing tKc territory under diica trustceship by the United Naci o.•u lot a maximum period of ten ycar, at the end of w Kich it should become córo-pletely independent.

266.    The Chancr of the United Nations protides that territories of ceruin categories, which inchide those detaehed U cm enemy States as* a rcsult of the Sec ond World War, are to be ticated as Trust Temeorics with the objcaivc of their progresu ve developroeot towirdt sel/-govtmmem or mdcpendence.

267.    Therefore, we recomp\end to the General As-scmbly^

(1)    That Erarea, whhin iu prtsent boundarics, shali bc an independent soYcreign Sute.

(2)    That this independence shaH become dkeutt at theend of a period of ten years from the datę on which the General Asscmbly apptovcs this rccommcndabon.

(3)    That, during the period mcoriooed in para-graph 2. Eritrca shali be pbced under the Internabooal Truuccship System, with the United Kauons kself as the Adoiinistering Authotiry.

(4)    That the Administrator who excicitcs auihocity on behalf of the United Nations bc appoirued by the General Asscmbly and bc auisted and advised by an advisory coundl composed of rcprtsenucives of the fol-lowing States:

United Sutes of America (in view of iu conuibution to the progu mmc for the devclopjncnt of under-dcvclopcd areas and iu ir.tercst in the futurę of dependent ter ritories);

Eihiopta and My (in view of their weil-known interesu);

A Mus lim country (in vicw of the proportton ot the Muslim populauon and so ensure geographica! dżstribution);

A Latin-American country (in view of the principle of geographica) distnburion and of Latin Amtr-ica^#s interest in the faie of dependent terrkocict).

That, to ensure the r cpccscaution of the population, a rcprescncam* of the Copbc Christ ians, a represenume of the Muślinu and a teptesemiUYt of th: minorities be included in the advisory coundl.

(5)    That cconomk agreemenes be conduded bc-twecn Eritrca and Eihiopia for the primary purposc of faciliuting trade and the transit of goods, and with a vicw to an cventual econocnic union.

(6)    That ftec zones be eseabSshcd in the poru of Massawa and Assab to facilicate the cxehange of goods and the mosemcnc of shippiAg. taking advanugc of the spedał condióons of the |wo'pocts and their strategie geograpbicai posirion.

(7)    That, with a vicw to promońng the integral developmen: of the country, the United Nations send a mission of exper u from the various spedaliied agencies in order to make appropeiate itudics for the devek>pmcnt of the country on a tcctuucal bisis.

(S) That the prtsent adminisscrifYg Power, on the jppoinemen: of the United Nations Administrator, shali mmate immediatefy aQ nccessary uep$ lot transfer of power to him.

lt is further considered oppor tune to recommenó:

(a)    That the United Nations Educational, Sóenrific and Cultural Orgamaation study che adviiability of es-tablishing a univcrsity with iu centre at Asmaca, making usc of iu suita bk position, for the benefit not only of Eritrca but also of the neighbouring countdes, which do not possess centru of higher cducation.

(b)    That, on icceipc of the report of the missicn of capem recommended above, appropdate steps be taken for finandng tbc program nxs suggested for the develop-mcnc of Eritrca, in accordincc with that mi*uons^,s rec* ommendabent.

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Report of the Interim Gommittcc of the General Assembly (exccrpt)

A/1388,1950

KL Work of che Interim Committce

A. CohsuktJuon of the report of rht United Ssttons Commiyiiou for Efitrtj

7. The report o/ the United Naciom Commiuion for Eritrea was presented to the Interim Comminee at iu 39th mecting held oo 13 Juk 1950 by Mr. Mian Ziaud-Din (Pakistan), Rapponeur of the Commiuion.

• S. At the same mecting. the Comminee was in-forracd by the Sccr eta ry-General of the desirc of the Italian Covemment to participate in the ditcustiom of the Comminee on the qucs:ion of Eritrca, and drddcd to feOvicc the reprcsenucive design a ted by the Italian Gov-ernmenc to anend tbe meetinp of the Commirtee for chat purposc. His Excetlency, Mr. Giuseppe Brusasca, Under-Seactary of States for Foecjgn Affairs of Italy, thercafter took part in the discuuiom of the Comminee on this subjea.

9.    Debatę on the report of the Commiuion for Eritrca took place during the 40ih, 41»c, 42nd, and 44 ih oeeongs, held during the period from 14 co 31 July 1950.

10.    At the 45th mccung held on 15 Septonbcr, the Cha irnu n summariied the situation with respcct to the report of the Commiuion for Eritrea in the following sutemem to the Interim Committce:

•The trend of the speeche* in the Interim Commuter, sińce it stancd the ejramiaańon of the report of che Commiuion for Eritrea and the evident drirc of all the deiegadons to reach a sołurioo on a bisis of compromise, encouragcd me, as I exprcued in our law mertir.g, to expiorę every means of rcconciling the conflicring interesu which have hitherto pre-vented any decision being reached regarding the futurę status of Erkrea.

'Confidenual ducussions, inidated jointly by the United States and United Kingdom delegations, Kas iakcn place with the represcncarives of the inrerested delegadoru in an endcavour to find suita bte grounds for a satisfactory formula. The uwenumng efforts madę by these rwo delegations rcsulied in coruider-able progres* being madę in esubfishing principlcs on which soch a formula could be builf.

* As Chairman of the Interim Committce, I had bccn kepi confidentialły informed of the step* whkhwerc being uVen u discussioa procteded and I, myscif. lata pirocipated in them. Whcn the proper moment arnvcd, l assumed the rcsponsibiUcy, agaio on a srrictly informal basis, of talang them further. In this, Ambauador Padilla Nervo of Me&ico (oined, in a pcnonal capacrty, in orda to widen tbe scope of the diwussion. Tbe formula which rcsutccd from these strenuous efforts to seck a compromise that might lead co the solution of this comploc and diffkuk problem appeart to those who took part m rhe conversanons under my dircoion as a earefuUy balaneed formula capablc of mccting the wSdcly divcigcni vicwt k affords a common denotnautor to the opposing interesu. It ukcs into coiuidcration the potitWc and construcmc ckments cootur.rd in the report bf the Commiuion for Erkrea and the trend of the debatc in the Interim Comminee. It agrees with the d^;jcctives cstabluhed by the Treaty of Peacc and widi the principles of the United Nations Chancr. It respeos the bcst interesu óf tbe inhabiunu of Eritrea and affords an adeqime pro-teedon to the ferrigners resident thefeio. h rccog-niiesche funda menu! netds of Ethiopu as eacprcssed in the discussions which havc taken place in the General Assembly. Although that formula does not give entire satisfaaion to ad interesu involved, as lcast it can be said that ii affords a usefu! basis for further discussion in the General Assembly in view of finding a solution for the Eritrcan ^uestion.

•Consłderarions which were a li en to the prinbples tnvolved in the sokitioa of this problem did noc permit us to recommend to the Interim Comminee the formula which a rosę from che consukadoos carrścd on under my dareaioo. 1 rtgret that the Interim Comminee Kas nor now the ncccssary timc to proceed with iu cndeavoun in orda to make a set of recommendations to the General Assembly oo the qucstion of Eritrca. Much of our time was consumed in the proccu of cocuulcatśon to arrfrc at a formula capabk of reconciling so many d:vcrgent views, and which could obutn the noreuary raajor-ity. Our inabilky, despite our bcst tfforu, to succeed in reaching a consensus of opinion among a subscan-tial nurr.ber of drlegarions, roust not howcver cause us to lose bcart. Our stxivings have not been in *ain.

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