Law-ref.org Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples
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PREAMBLE     [go to this PREAMBLE]
... Considering the important role of the United Nations in assisting the movement for independence in Trust and Non- Self- Governing Territories, ...


ARTICLE-5     [go to this ARTICLE]
... 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. ...