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General Assembly
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 22 May 2009
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The fifth regular session of the General Assembly, meeting at Lake Success on September 19, 1950, had before it an agenda of 70 items. The Assembly was expected to discuss, in particular, questions concerning Palestine, the former Italian colonies, the Balkans, threats to the political integrity of China, the problem of the independence of Korea, observance of human rights, international control of atomic energy, technical assistance for under-developed areas, freedom of information, refugees and stateless persons, matters concerning trusteeship and non-self-governing territories, administrative and budgetary matters, reports of the specialized agencies, and reports of the Secretary-General on activities of the organization during the year.
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1 For list of General Assembly agenda items, document A/1400.
2 For summaries of past activities of the commission, see International Organization, III, p. 289, 493, 656, 657; IV, p. 79. 263, 430.
3 Document A/1350.
4 General Assembly, Official Records (5th session), Supplement No. 11; for summaries of the activities of the United Nations Special Committee on the Balkans, see International Organization, II, p. 294–298, 363, 486–487; III, p. 51–55, 289, 332–333, 659–661; IV, p. 67, 265, 429.
5 Document A/1367; for previous summaries of the Palestine question, see International Organization, II, p. 53, 283–288, 306–311, 481; III, 56, 57–58, 289–290, 351, 493–495, 549; IV, p. 64, 261, 428.
6 For summary of discussion on the former Italian colonies by the Interim Committee of the General Assembly, see this issue, p. 619–621.
7 For summary of the report of the United Nations Commissioner for Libya, see International Organization, IV, p. 431.
8 Document A/1405.
9 Document A/AC.18/SR.39. For summaries of previous meetings of the third session of the Interim Committee, see International Organization, IV, p. 264, 428; for a summary of the report of the Commission for Eritrea, see ibid., p. 431.
10 Document A/AC.18/SR.39.
11 Document A/AC.18/SR.40.
12 Document A/AC.18/SR.41.
13 Document A/AC.18/119.
14 For further information on this report, see International Organization, IV, p. 428.
15 For text of the report of the subcommittee, see document A/AC.35/L.21.
16 Document A/AC.35/SR.L1.
17 Document A/AC.35/L.19.
18 Document A/1303/Add.1.
19 Document A/1303.
20 Document A/AC.35/L.28.
21 For text of the “Formulation of Nürnberg Principles” see this issue, documents section.
22 General Assembly, Official Records (5th session). Supplement No. 12.
23 ibid., Supplement No. 13.
24 Ibid., Supplement No. 5; for summary, see issue, p. 667.
25 General Assembly, Official Records (5th session), Supplement No. 7a; see this issue, p. 665.
26 General Assembly, Official Records (5th session), Supplement No. 7.
27 Document A/1331.
28 Document A/1332.
29 Document A/1335.
30 Document A/1394/Rev.1.
31 Document A/1336.
32 Document A/1414.
33 For previous action taken by the United Na-tions, see International Organization, III, p. 519; IV, p. 105.
34 Document A/1339.
35 Document A/1329.
36 For texts of replies, see documents A/1338 and A/1338/Add.1.
37 Document A/1356.
38 Document A/1372.
39 Document A/1408.
40 For detailed accounts of the work of the Economic and Social Council, see International Organization, III, p. 673, IV, p. 117, 275, 442.
41 General Assembly, Official Records (5th session), Supplement No. 3.
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