306. Editorial Note
On November 20, 1963, the UN General Assembly adopted unanimously Resolution 1904 (XVIII), a Declaration on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination. For text of the resolution, see American Foreign Policy: Current Documents, 1963, pages 152–156. Extracts from the text of Ambassador Stevenson’s address to the General Assembly after the resolution’s adoption are printed in U.S. Participation in the UN, 1963, pages 250–251.
Following approval of the declaration, the General Assembly unanimously adopted Resolution 1906 (XVIII) urging “absolute priority” for preparation of a draft convention on the elimination of racial discrimination, to be ready for the 19th session of the General Assembly in the fall of 1964. (UN Document A/1555)