General Assembly

End of Western Samoan UN Trusteeship Voted Unanimously

18 October 1961

The General Assembly this morning voted unanimously to terminate the United Nations trusteeship in Western Samoa when the territory accedes to independence on 1 January 1962.
The Prime Minister of Western Samoa, Fiame Mataafa Foumuina Mulinu'u II is seen here addressing the Assembly, as a member of the New Zealand delegation. Seated at the presidential rostrum are from left: Assembly President Mongi Slim (Tunisia), and UN Under-Secretary for General Assembly Affairs, Andrew W. Cordier.

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