The agreement was added to the agenda of the 1962 United Nations General Assembly and precipitated "General Assembly Resolution 1752 (XVII)" granting the United Nations authority to occupy and administer West New Guinea. Although agreements are not able to negate obligations defined in the Charter of the United Nations, and the agreement asserted that it was for the benefit of the people of the territory, some people believed that the agreement was sacrificing the people of the territory for the benefit of the foreign powers.