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... Considering the important role of the United Nations in assisting
the movement for independence in Trust and Non- Self- Governing
Territories, ...
... Welcoming the emergence in recent years of a large number
of dependent territories into freedom and independence, and recognizing
the increasingly powerful trends towards freedom in such territories
which have not yet attained independence, ...
... Welcoming the emergence in recent years of a large number
of dependent territories into freedom and independence, and recognizing
the increasingly powerful trends towards freedom in such territories
which have not yet attained independence, ...
... Convinced that all peoples have an inalienable right to complete
freedom, the exercise of their sovereignty and the integrity
of their national territory, ...
... All armed action or repressive measures of all kinds directed
against dependent peoples shall cease in order to enable them
to exercise peacefully and freely their right to complete independence,
and the integrity of their national territory shall be respected. ...
... Immediate steps shall be taken, in Trust and Non-Self-Governing
Territories or all other territories which have not yet attained
independence, to transfer all powers to the peoples of those
territories, without any conditions or reservations, in accordance
with their freely expressed will and desire, without any distinction
as to race, creed or colour, in order to enable them to enjoy
complete independence and freedom. ...
... Immediate steps shall be taken, in Trust and Non-Self-Governing
Territories or all other territories which have not yet attained
independence, to transfer all powers to the peoples of those
territories, without any conditions or reservations, in accordance
with their freely expressed will and desire, without any distinction
as to race, creed or colour, in order to enable them to enjoy
complete independence and freedom. ...
... Immediate steps shall be taken, in Trust and Non-Self-Governing
Territories or all other territories which have not yet attained
independence, to transfer all powers to the peoples of those
territories, without any conditions or reservations, in accordance
with their freely expressed will and desire, without any distinction
as to race, creed or colour, in order to enable them to enjoy
complete independence and freedom. ...
... Any attempt aimed at the partial or total disruption of
the national unity and the territorial integrity of a country
is incompatible with the purposes and principles of the Charter
of the United Nations. ...
... All States shall observe faithfully and strictly the provisions
of the Charter of the United Nations, the Universal Declaration
of Human Rights and the present Declaration on the basis of equality,
non-interference in the internal affairs of all States, and respect
for the sovereign rights of all peoples and their territorial
integrity. ...