Trusteeship Council

Abstract

The eighteenth session of the Trusteeship Council was held at Headquarters from June 7 through August 14, 1956, under the presidency of Mr. Asha (Syria). The Council adopted an agenda of nineteen items, and devoted the greater part of the session to an examination of the annual reports on the administration of the trust territories of Togoland under United Kingdom administration, New Guinea, Nauru, the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands, Somaliland under Italian administration, and Western Samoa. The Council also dealt with a number of questions referred to it by the General Assembly, including the Togoland unification problem and the future of Togoland under United Kingdom and under French administration. Before concluding the session the Council also took action on petitions relating to trust territories, and decided to hold its sixth special session for the purpose of considering the report of the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development on Somaliland under Italian administration.