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its peoples and their varying stages
OF Advancement;
Co To further international peace
and security;
Cd To promote constructive meas
ures Of development, to encourage
research, and to cooperate with one
another and with appropriate inter-
national bodies with a view to the
practical achievement of The social,
economic and scientific purposes set
forth in this paragraph, and
E) To transmit regularly to the
secretary general for information
purposes, subject to such limitation
as security ana constitutional con-
siderations may require, statistical
and other information of a techni-
cal nature relating to economic
social, and educational conditions in
the territories for whic hthey are
respectively responsible other than
the territories for which they are
XII and XIII Of the present charter
applies.
ARTICLE "A.
Members Of the United Nations
agree that their policy in respect of
the territories, to which this chap
ter applies, no less than in respect
OF their metropolitan areas, must
be based on the general principle of
Observation-Disclosures, due account
being taken of the interests and
well being Of the rest OF the world,
in social. economic and CONNER
cial matters.
Chapter XII
international Trusteeship System.
ARTICLE rs.
The United Nations shall estab-
lish under its authority an inter-
national trusteeship system for the
administration and supervision of
such territories as may be placed
hereunder by subsequent individual
agreements. These territories are
hereafter referred to as trust ter
ritories.
ARTICLE rs.
The basic detectives OF the trus-
teeship system in accordance with
the purposes Of the United Nations
laid down In Article l Of the pres
ent charter, shall be:
(A) To further international peace
and security;
CD To promote the political, eco
nomic, social and educational ad-
vancement Of the inhabitants of
the trust territories, and their pro-
gressive development toward self
government or independence as may
be appropriate to the particular
circumstances Of each territory and
its peoples and the freely expressed
wishes of the peoples concerned,
and as may be provided by the
terms of each trusteeship agree
ment;
(Cl To encourage respect for
human rights and for fundamental
freedoms for all without distinction
as to race, sex, language or religion
and to encourage recognition of
the interdependence Of the peoples
Of the world; and
CD to insure equal treatment
in social, economic and commercial
matters for all members of the
United Nations and their nationals,
and also equal treatment for the
latter in the administration Of
justice without prejudice to the
attainment of the foregoing OBJ
jectives, and subject to the pro-
visions Of Article 80.
ARTICLE n.
l. The trusteeship system shall
apply to such territories in the fol-
lowing categories Is may be placed
hereunder by means Of trusteeship
agreements: ca Territories now held
under mandate; 90 territories which
may be detached from enemy states
Is . result Of the Second World
War: and (c) territories voluntarily
placed under the system by states
responsible for their administration.
2. 1t will be a matter for sub
sequent agreement which terri
tories in the foregoing categories
will be brought under the trustee
ship system and upon what terms.
ARTICLE 70.
The trusteeship system shall not
apply to territories which have be-
come members of the United
Nations, relationship among which
should be based on respect for the
principle Of sovereign equality.
ARTICLE 70.
The terms of trrsteeship for each
territory to be placed under the
truHteeship system, including any
alterations or amendment, shall be
agreed upon by the state directly
concerned including the mandatory
power in the case of territories held
under mandate by . member of the
United Nations, and shall be ap-
proved as provided for in Articles
80 and IS.
ARTICLE 80.
I. Except rs may be agreed upon
in individual trusteeship agreements
made In accordance with the pro-
visions of this chapter, placing each
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