Voting on Important Questions in the United Nations General Assembly

At its 681st meeting on October 25, 1957, the Fourth Committee of the General Assembly adopted a resolution which provided in part as follows: The Fourth Committee Requests the Sixth Committee to consider the following points and to give an opinion thereon to the Fourth Committee: (a) Which is the voting majority that is applicable to resolutions of the General Assembly on matters concerning Non-Self-Governing Territories in accordance with Chapter XI of the Charter of the United Nations? (b) Considering that matters concerning Non-Self-Governing Territories are not enumerated in Article 18(2), would it be in accordance with the terms of the Charter to submit a resolution on Non-Self-Governing Territories to a two-thirds vote if an additional category to that effect has not been established beforehand for the Non-Self-Governing Territories in the terms of Article 18(3)

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