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           Trusteeship Council;
 
     b.   by a two-thirds vote to adopt the initial
           territorial characters, to amend such
           characters, to designate the administering
           authorities, to remover the authorities
           for cause, to determine the conditions of
           termination, and to terminate trusteeship
           of any territory;
 
     c.   to institute investigations into any aspect
           of the trusteeship system;
 
     d.   to authorize representation of the Organi-
           zation on any regional or technical com-
           mission within whose sphere of responsibility
           a trust territory may be situated;
 
     e.   to encourage and facilitate cooperation be-
           tween the Trusteeship Council and the Economic
           and Social Council and between the admin-
           istering authorities and the economic, social,
           and other organizations or agencies brought
           into relationship with the Organization; and
 
     f.    to assign to the Trusteeship Council such
           powers and functions, in addition to those
           listed in paragraph 2 below, as may be
           deemed desirable.
 
     2.   The Trusteeship Council, exercising general
supervision over trust territories, should be empowered:
 
     a.   to advise the authorities administering 
           trust territories;
 
     b.   to call for and examine reports from the
           administering authorities;
 
     c.   to interrogate representatives of those
           authorities;
 
     d.   to receive petitions and to hear petitioners
           in person;
 
                                                  e.   to