Translation for "territorial possessions" to french

Territorial possessions

• possessions territoriales

Translation examples

possessions territoriales

69. Mr. Vega Ramos (Popular Democratic Party, Puerto Rican House of Representatives) recalled that, although in 1952, the Constituent Convention of Puerto Rico had reserved the right of future generations to achieve self-determination and the United States had undertaken to accede to subsequent requests by Puerto Rican citizens for an increase in their political powers and freedoms, President Bush had recently reneged on that undertaking, claiming that Puerto Rico was a territorial possession that could be disposed of without the consent of its people.
M. Vega Ramos (Popular Democratic Party, Puerto Rican House of Representatives) rappelle que, bien qu'en 1952 la Convention constituante de Porto Rico ait laissé le soin aux générations futures d'exercer de leur droit à l'autodétermination et que les États-Unis aient choisi d'accéder aux demandes ultérieures des citoyens portoricains visant à accroître leurs pouvoirs et libertés politiques, le Président Bush est revenu sur cette initiative en se prévalant du fait que Porto Rico était une possession territoriale dont on pouvait disposer du sort sans le consentement de son peuple.

The League of Nations document adopted in November 1920 on this matter states that this territory, which measures 40,000 square kilometres, had never previously been a separate State but had always formed part of large groups of territorial possessions, such as those of the Persians and the Mongols, and since 1813 had formed part of the Russian empire.
Le document de la Ligue des Nations adopté en novembre 1920 sur cette question fait état du fait que ce territoire, qui mesure 40 000 m2, n'avait jamais auparavant été un État séparé mais avait toujours fait partie des vastes possessions territoriales de la Perse ou des Mongols et depuis 1813, il faisait partie de l'empire russe.