Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples

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Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples

Statements	Video [Real Player]
Fifteenth Session of the General Assembly, 933rd to 939th Plenary Meetings, 2 to 7 December 1960: Declaration on the granting of independence to colonial countries and peoples [Minor image quality problems in the original]	31 minutes [Full version]
Statement by Mr. Plimsoll (Australia), 933rd Plenary Meeting, 2 December 1960	3 minutes English
Statement by Mr. Miyazaki (Japan), 933rd Plenary Meeting, 2 December 1960	2 minutes English
Statement by Mr. Comay (Israel), 933rd Plenary Meeting, 2 December 1960	2 minutes English
Statement by Mr. Shaha (Nepal), 935th Plenary Meeting, 5 December 1960	1 minute English
Statement by Mr. Kamil (Federation of Malaya), 935th Plenary Meeting, 5 December 1960	2 minutes English
Statement by Mr. Wirjopranoto (Indonesia), 936th Plenary Meeting, 5 December 1960	4 minutes English
Statement by Mr. Akakpo (Togo), 936th Plenary Meeting, 5 December 1960	3 minutes Français
Statement by Mr. Wadsworth (United States of America), 937th Plenary Meeting, 6 December 1960	8 minutes English
Statement by Mr. Zorin (Union of Soviet Socialist Republics), 939th Plenary Meeting, 7 December 1960	6 minutes Русский
Fifteenth Session of the General Assembly, 945th Plenary Meeting, 13 December 1960: Declaration on the granting of independence to colonial countries and peoples	5 minutes [Full version]
Statement by Mr. Omar (Somalia)	3 minutes English
Statement by Mr. Zorin (Union of Soviet Socialist Republics)	2 minutes Русский
Fifteenth Session of the General Assembly, 947th Plenary Meeting, 14 December 1960: Adoption of the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples [Minor sound quality problem in the original]	5 minutes [Full version]
The President of the General Assembly, Mr. H. Boland (Ireland), puts the draft declaration and the amendments submitted by the USSR to the vote. Votes are taken by roll-call. The declaration and the amendments are rejected.	2 minutes English
The President of the General Assembly, Mr. H. Boland (Ireland), puts the forty-three-Power draft resolution to the vote. The vote is taken by roll-call. The Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples is adopted.	2 minutes English

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