The United States and Non-Self-Governing Territories

T*he well-being of the non-self-governing peoples of the world •*• is a matter of particular interest to the United States, for less than 200 years ago that country itself consisted of a group of thirteen Colonies. The American nation, from its very beginning, has been a champion of human freedom and it will always have a deep concern for all those struggling for freedom. The colonial problem has taken on a new significance in recent years, especially since over 500 million people in India, Indonesia, the Philippines, Burma, Ceylon, etc., have attained or are about to attain a full measure of self-government. Within the United Nations, the problems of non-self-governing territories and the philosophy underlying the colonial question have become subjects of sharply differing points of view. The states administering colonies generally argue in favour of an orderly evolution towards self-government, while non-administering states, and especially the Soviet Union, generally urge an early or immediate separation of the non-self-governing territories from the mother country. The position of the United States, taken in a number of recent meetings of the United Nations, has been based on the belief that the necessary political, economic, and social advancement of the dependent peoples and their achievement of self-government should be attained within the framework of the Charter of the United Nations. Since the Charter was signed at San Francisco, only three years ago, many of the dependent peoples have taken the initiative to hasten their progress towards self-government or independence. The discussions in the various organs of the United Nations during the past year have reflected this accelerated tempo. In many cases, certain non-administering states have acted as the self-appointed champions of what they call the subjugated peoples. They have directed their propaganda against the

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