UN General Assembly
1946

There are other problems having to do with the implementation of certain provisions of the Charter which are of transcendent importance. One is the establishment of the Trusteeship Council, which is the only Council not yet organized. The Chinese delegation is gratified to note that a number of trusteeship agreements have been officially submitted for United Nations’ approval and it earnestly hopes that, with the approval of these agreements, the Trusteeship Council can be set up without further delay. For it must be remembered that upon the United Nations repose the hopes of millions of Non-Self-Governing Peoples throughout the world who look to it for the realization of their aspirations for independence or self-government. The carrying out of the principles and obligations of certain Powers, under Chapter XI, to promote the welfare and development of the peoples of Non-Self-Governing Territories which are administered by them and which do not come under the international trusteeship system, is a matter of vital importance not only to the peoples concerned but also to the United Nations.