S/PV.1807 Security Council

More than 40 representatives have addressed the Council before me on the item on today’s agenda. -They have covered at length and with great eloquence the relationship between the United Nations and South Africa. Every aspect has been thoroughly discussed; there is really nothing new to add to the indictments which have been made against the racist rigime of South Africa. My delegation has no intention of trying the Council’s patience by repeating them. 3. Indonesia’s position with regard to the policy of ttprrrtl~4tl and other forms of racial discrimination practised by South Africa in violation of the Charter of the United Nations. and to its defiance of the United Nations also with regard to -Namibia and Southern Rhodesia, is similar to the views which have been expressed by the delegations from Africa, Asia and Lniin America that have spoken before me. Indonesia’s views have been expressed on many previous occasions in the General Assembly and in 4. II llilh illWi\yS IM!n lhc practice Of’ the countries 01’ 111~ AsSlJCiillkJu oI’ SollII1-LilSl hiill N;ltionh, 01 which IllllOnchiil is il IIICIlll)CI~, lO~clhCl’ wilh tVlillilySi;l. IhC I’hilippinCs, Sill~;~pOlx! :llltl ‘I‘ll~lilillld, lo be guided primiirily hy 11~ vicwb of lhc coiinlrics of Ihc region righS 01 111~ IJlilCk Af’rie;ln n~qjdty. Nothing hiis IWCI~ s;Jitl ;IhtJt1l its rcndincsS lo return Numihin to Ihe ClJr~crnCd when they NC conl’~~ontCd with Cffor~s iit lintlin~ solulions for prohlcms Ihnt hnve nriscn in 1hiIl region. 01’ EOLIIW, WC have our own views with rCtJ.illd lo Ihe principles involved in each problem. ;ldrllillislr;ltioII of the Ilnitcd NuIi!)ns SO thnt this ‘l’crritory will hCCouiC il sovereign lillllt independent counlry. Nothing hiis been sitid ~~h~~ut ending South Africa’s assistance to the illegill while minority rdginie in Southern Khodcsi;l. No withdruwd of ils military and police forces from -that teryitory has been ‘l’llil1 is Why I IN! coullll~iCs Of’ IhC AssoCiiltion &lVC their llnCqlliV~Cill support lo IliC decision rc$cting the CrCdCnti;ds O. the Soulh AfriCnn delCp;ltim~ amI dhc rc~olution bringing the question of the relationship il~~~lO~llCCd. Y. My delegation woulJ wish Ihilt South Africa haI heeded the weruinys and condemnations of the Uniled N:dious. that it had IukCn lo heart its exclusion I’w~ vnrious ogcncius and that it hid expressed its !~twccn the United Nations and South Africa bcfurc thg Sccurily Council, ‘i . I The views of the African countries regarding the qucalion hnvc been clearly cxpresscd in the statements of’ their rcprCsCnti\tivcs who have spoken in the lX!ildinCss LO CO-OpCl’iltC in iniplementing United Natious resolutions, proving in n concrete and deqiiatc maiiner its respect for the Organization and the Ch;uIer.. WC regl Ct thut South Afric;l has persisted, consciously und sysrcm;ltiCnlly, in its defiance of the United N&m, leilving the Organizatjon no alternative but 10 take up its ChdlCnge. My delegation will vote in Council. ‘I’hc representatives of the countries of the ASSocinlion hnvc rcyuested me IO express in the Council their sympathetic understanding of those views. -- (1. ‘I’hrec African mcmhers-Kenya, Msuritmia. and the LJnited l<spuhlic of Cameroon-together with Iraq, have submitted to the Guncil a draft resolution IS// /S&I cmhodying the views of the African countries with rCgnrd IO the relationship hctween the United Nations ilntl South Africa. My delegntion is prepared fnvour of lhe draft resolution in docymenl S/I 1543. IO. Mr. 1’C1l.IEHNOUCH’I’ClIENKO (HyClorussiiln Sovicl SociiJlist Republic) (~~drr~io/r ji~rr /bssitr/r): Mr. I’rcsident, may we express our sincere satishclion iJI the fnct thnt YOU. the representative of the IJnitcJ Kcpuhlic of C’nmer~>on, un independent African Stale, are the President of the Security Cbumil during the lo Support the dKif1 rcsolulion recommending to the (iCnernl Asscmhly the expulsion of Sout_h_Africa from Ihe United Nations. C~JnSidcrntioll of iill exlremely important question which i.s ckJsdy linkcd with the Istruggle against colonialism und racism ad for the str$ngthenlng of the peace and security d-the peopltsi of the African 7. ‘I’his recommendation for expulsion is n very serious matter ilnd our decision to support it has not been InkCn lightly. My delegation would like to make it quite clear that this support does not in any wny mcun the weakening of Indonesia’s strong ;IttdlmCnt to the principle of the universality of the corl.litinent. 1 I I q The JClegulion of Ihc Byelprilssian Sqviet Socidist Republic, basing itself upoli its positiono,of principle Qn nlilltcrs coiicerniny IhCi struggle ilguinsl c0li~~liilli~ii1, I.iICiSIn illld rrplr,Tlrcjid, aclively SUppOrfed &n~~!.nl Assembly resolution 3707 (XXIX) adopted aI ~hc prcscnl session, which calls upon the Security (‘ouncil “ILJ rc’vicw lhc l~clilli~Jllsllip bC~WCCl1 the llnilcd N;lIiOnh illld Soulh Afkil in the lighl of‘ the mcmhership uf the United Nations, to which we rcnmin fully committed. ln the CilSe of South Afkl it is not so tiillch the OrgaGzation which WiIIllS to cspcl Soulh h1’lica hut in I’M South Africa itsalf; whicll, by ils pcrsisknt tlcli;~~cc of the IJnitctl Nations. by ilh conslant rcfus~il lo iml~lcnici~1 lhc resolulionr trl thu (kncral AssCmbly ;III~ lhc Council, his CiJnsliuil ViiJlilli~Jn by Soulh Africa of the principleh of IllC C’h;ll’tCr :lml 1llC UnivCrsill DCClillxli~Jll of SySlClllilliC;llly tlissociatcd ilsclffrom (hC Ol’gilllhlioll. t IUlllilll l<iglils”. lly ils politics ilnd ilClil)llS the rncist rcgimc 01 Solrlll Af’rica has consciously emph~~sizctt its disdain, iI\ ddi;~ncc of the llnitutl Nations, of the C’h;lrtcl I:! ‘l’hc po5ilivc c’ll,illgC\ which ;lI’C lilhillg IllilCC 111 lk illlCrn;llioll;~t i~rc’ii;i, llic rcI;lx;ilioii of’ iiikl n~lliollill lciiuioii I~l~oll~III iJllOlll by IhC pCilCC-IOVillg foreign policy 01’ IIIC IlLSI< .III~ 0ihcr couiilric\ ol‘lhc Irociidibl i’0lllll1lll1llL’ ilIlt lllc iloii-illiyrirtl Slillk’S. illlli llle -13. The heroic victory of the people of Guincn.. Bissau and the establishment of ;I NW sovereign State in Africa, the fall of the Fascist regime in Portugal and the C/V ,/irc./o collapse of OII~ I~NH’C ~colonial empire, the steps to grant independence to Mozambique a11d Angola, all these are concrete facts and events pointing to these tlCtllill conditions and new possibilities. These positive changes are also illustrated bv the determination of the neooles of Azania, Namibia and Zimbabwe to fight even harder against colonialist iltld racist rdgimes, ilS well iIs by the constantly growing solidarity with this struggle evidenced by the peoples of the sockdist commtmity and other freedom-loving and peace-loving -forces and the constantly growing international efforts -in the United Nations in support of the just cause ot the peoples of southern Africa. __ _.~- 14. Numerous delegations which have spoken in the Council have painted a11 impressive atld accurate picture of the situation in southern Af’rica. They have adduced numerous acts which expose the inhumanity of crptrrtlrd in the Republic of South Africa, and the policy of the South African racist minority which has established dominion over Namibia is providing support to the colonial Smith r&me in Southern Rhodesia and threatening peace and security in southern Africa. The policy of South Africa’s ruling circles, as representatives have testilied, is in flagrant contradiction with {he provisions of tke Charter, 15. The white racists holding power in the Republic of South Africa have established there a r6gime of cruel oppression of the indigenous African population. The Republic of South Africa has become virtually a police State, a prison for the African and Coloured population and for all dissenters. The legislation of South Africa is subordinated to a single end, the maintenance IIIKI strengthening of the system 01 slavery to enrich a small handful of prosperous South African bosses and foreign monopolies. IO. The cruel racist laws which regillale lhe life 01 the African illld Coloured population from birth to denth iire coupled with Icgislative decrees aimed at the suppression of the slightest manifestation of discontent in the Kepublic of South Africa. such ils the xl on \ubvci sivc ;ictivilics, lhc llnla~\l’ul Org;ini‘iation3 AC I illld IhC Siipplc~xioli III ~I~~illliiiiiiisiil .4Cl. kl \Oll\ iICI u& 01’ \IIc’II “ct.illu“ iuc dcpri~c~l 01‘ lhcii. I ipht II) II~,c~~uII, ~UI~ILII secuiity ;iiid cLcn their light IO life. \‘ii Itlilll!’ (k5lapc1 like mchcds th;tt h;lv:e bcw CO~KI~IIII~~~ II! (he wh& civili& world ;111d criiim 01’ I hc Lind li)r which Hitler’\ cuecuticlner\ pilid ;I \c’\ tic pcii;~ll\~ ;~licr the idOpted tllC- Ii~tCWltil~llill Convention 011 ‘lb Suppression and Punishment of the Crime 01 :lptt/V/tc~id. I’hC i\dOptiO~~ of Llli\t instrument rcpresenth an, importnnt contribution by the United Nations to the struggle against colonialism, racism ;111cl c~ptrrtlrcicl. It would be as well to remind the racists in the Republic of South Africa and those who are conniving ilt the policy of trptrrllrckl that the Convention provides that international criminal responsibility shall apply to all whu participate in the crime of tr/Jctrlltrit/ or abet it. The l3yelorussian SSR was one of the first States to sign the Convention, thus furnishing further proofof our determined s~r~rgglc against raci~illi and one of‘ its worst ~~a~~if~stations. trptrrllicitl, --. IS. The Byelorussian delegation was among the first to demonstrate in the lJnited Nations the spiritunl kinship of the ideology of Hitlerism and South African racism. It was among the first to advocate declaring t//Jc/~/l/c~itl a crime against humanity, as nazism was at Niirnberg. During the Second World War. in a fight to the death against Hitlerite Pdscism, the Byelorussian people came face to face with Hitler’s policy of racial superiority. Our people, like many other peoples of Europe, knows what it was like. Orre in every four Byelorussians died in the Second World War. 19. In 1975 we shall celebrate the thirtieth anniversary of the victory over German fascism, to which a decisi\c contribution was made by the peoples of the Soviet Union. After the victory of the countries of. the anti- Hitlerite coalition, the foundations of the United Nations were laid and its Charter was drafted and ndopted, and next year the United Nutions will likewise mark its thirtieth anniversary. In that connexion it i4 relevant to refer to the direct link proclaimed in lhe Charter, which spenks of the determination 01 the peoples “to SilVe succeeding gellelIltiolls from the wollrge of war, which twice in our lifetime 1~1s i~i~t;l~l lllltold sonuw to In~iilltind. aid to ix3flii~tll faith iii fundi\n~eIltal IlUnlall rights, in the dignity :IIKI worth d thl! hlll11;ll1 pCrs0l1”. ‘I‘llkIt W;IS 1lUllC SO t1lilt I10 OIIC might fwgc’t thilt fascism is Will’. It is lxial dumiiiatiorl. Ilxiiiplin~ 011 tllc rights ;~nd I’rccdonis 01’ lllilll. II i\ I Ilc tic*$truction of wI10Ic coutitj’ic\ ;III~ p~opl~~i. nny of the treaties limiting the nrms rncc, It opposed the Declorution on the Grnnting of lndependencc to Coloniul Countries rind Peoples imd the Gencrnl Assembly resolutions on the non-use of force in internutionul relations and permanent prohibition ofthe use of nuclear WCilpOllS illld 011 the il~lplei~~ciiliitioi~ 22. Despite vehement condemnations by the United Nations, the policy oT the South At’ricim racists is Of the IkXlill2ltiOll 011 the Strengthening Of Illlel’lliltil~nill Security and numerous other important decisions uimed ut strengthening pence und internntionul security. generously ussisted rind supported by the leading member countries of NATO INorrlr Aflunric- ‘lir~rf\~ Ol:~trrri:crrio~r I illld their illterll~ilti~llill monopolies. In spite of the decisions of the General Assembly und of the Security Council, there is n steadily increasing 27. In terminating my stntement 1 should like once ugnin to point out that the decision of Ihe General Assembly to refer the question of the relationship between the United Nations and South Africa to the Security Council illustrates the success of the forces which are resolutely opposing coloniulism, racism rind trptrr~/hicl. The Ryelorussian delegution is in fnvour of drastic measures to put nn end to this mos! shameful of the phenomena of our time. We consider i&o thnt it is necessary to trike pructicul action within the framework of the United Nations to curb the South African .racists. flow of cilpitill investment from Western countries to the Republic of South Africa; there is growth in trade; there is continued support for and development of economic, political and even military ties. Such assistnnce and support by nlonopoly cupitul reflects the far-reaching pqlitical. economjc, military and strategic interests of ;he most reactionary und aggressive forces of imperialism. Our delegation firmly condemns colonialism, racism and zionLm. 23. In the Security Council ii large body of evidence has also been-provided thut the South African racists ,nre engaged in ii military build-up in the Republic of South Africa and carrying out a policy which threatens the peace and security of African countries. While it has been in power the Vorster Government of South Africa has imported more weapons rind military supplies than iill the other countries south of the Sahara combined. 28. Our delepation is convinced that the Security Council would not have been dealing with this question today if all States had nbid.ed by the United Nations decisions and had discontinued their political. economic and military co-operation with South Africa and had ceased supporting the racist rCgime in the Republic of South Africa. The Byelorussian delegation is ready to support any proposals that would resolutely call on Member Stntes providing imy ussistimce or support to the South African racists to desist from that action. We favour the adoption by the Council of the drnft resolution submitted by the delegations of Iraq, Kenya, Mauritania and the United Republic of Cameroon [S///543]. We consider it to be’timely and justified and we call on all the members of the Council to vote for it. 24. The racist r&,ime of t’re Republic of South Africa is defying the United Nations by refusing to implement the relevant decisions of the various organs of the United Nations and by continuing its unlawful occupation of the Territory of Namibia, heedless of the demands of the African majority of the people of Namibia for the right lo self-determination and national independence. 29: -The delegation of the Byelorussien SSR will contin,ue to fight for the total and complete liquidation of colonialism, for the grunting tif indcpendencc to iI11 cOlollii1l counlrics illlci [JCuplCS ilrld I‘OI’ IhC strengthening of peace icnd intcrn,ltionnl security. 25. The dangerous alliance between the Vorster rigime and the Southern Rhodesian racists merits the most vigorous condemnation; it is un nlliimce whichthreatens the peace illlll stxurily of Lhc countries of Africa. In violalion of‘Sccurity Council decisions bnscd 011 Chapter VI: of the Churler, the I’acisl r&ime r)t South At’ricn conlinues lo maintain diplomatic reliltiolls

MI.. Prcsidcm. my dclegiition is deeply gt ntilicd and linds it highly with Sourhern Rhodesia. rind is openly violating the mondak)ry sanctions imposed by Ihc Council. 11 is nppropriiite 111ill YOU. Sir. ;I tl’llC sun of’ Afric... should m;iinkiiriing iIs niililnry and police forces thcrc, and is bc presiding over the Sccurily Council ditrln;. it< pi,ovitliriFcoiililltiill~ niilil;u.y assistimce 10 lhc unlnwful hislolic dclihero~ions in I’Cilppl’;lisitlg 1’01. ihc lirSI i~nie Soulhcrn lihodekm rtiginic in iI5 s~ruygle nguinsl the nnlional libcralion ~novemcn~ of the people ot in the history 01’ the Orgnnizi~lion lhc rclalic. .ship ~CIWCCII 1hC United Nations and il Mcmbcr Stxic. %inlhnbwc. drlibera~ions [he oulconic ol’ which could decpl) cloq~ciit testimony on lhc undcsiruhilily of Ihc ~continucd prcscncc of Soulh Africa within the Uniled -Nations. ‘ky huve convincingly argued that Ihe policy Of r/ptr/~//lc,icl is I101 Ollly iI lIil~lalll Violation of the principles of the United Nations, and a massive ilnd rUthl%S denial Of IllllllUll rights, hlll illSO il tllreill IO lhe peilee illld sccurily Of AfliCil, They iriiVe tlrUWl1 OUI’ attention I0 SOlllh Africil’S Celltrill role in helping lo U~ilintilin illlll pClplUiltC coloniiil illld racisl I~lllc iii southern Africa, its illegal occupation of Namihiil, its systematic violation of the mnntlatory simctions against Southern Rhodesia, its armed interventions in neighbouring territories, and its mililary build-up and threatening poSlUrC IOWUrds the I’CSI of’ the continent. 32. 1~ shall not dwell t~pon the evils of the system nor go into the criminal methods employed by the South African r&ime in implementing its abominable (~/>c~r/ltc’it/ policies. Those, alas, are facls all loo well established by now and the Council has been presented over the years with ample documented evidence .confirming the depth of the degradation and the enormity of the crime in South Africa. 33. The uuestion of racial conflict in South Africa has been hkfore the Council since 1960. The Council, then, recognized in its redolution 134 (1960) that the situation in South Africa was one that had led IO international friction, and, if continued, might endanger international peace and security. In 1963, by resolution 181 (1963) the Council called on all States to cease forthwith the sare and shipment of arms, ammunition of all types and military vehicles to South Africa. That ban was later extended to include the sale to South Africa of equipment and material for the maintenance and manufacture of arms and ammunition and has been reiterated and strengthened on several occasions. 34. In those early years of the lY6Os, following the Sharpeville massacre, there were some signs which indicated that effective measures were at last being taken to end international co-operation with Pretoria. Yet the decade was not over, when all hopes of effective sanclions against South Africa were brutull) dashed, and with them the hope of applying peaceful measures to instigate iI change in South Africa’s racial policies. Tt : last few years witnessed. inslead, a dramatic upsurge in South Africa’s forIuncs. iIn lip! .aC IhiLt WilS hy 110 IllC;lllS forliiitoiis. It WilS in fiKl closely connected with events which had occurred in OUI parI of the world. WC believe thaI the South Africau rCgime, being the OUICOSI il is among the gI’ei\t mijorily Of llx i~~lel~llillion;ll community, is willing illld ready t0 plily tllc SlllTO~illl!, il role which 110 self-respccling SIilIc wo~lrl undertake, in order IO Collilhc~lXlOl3 ilS Ll glOh;ll pivol iljld il bilSli0ll of thC sou$crii hcniisphcrc, 3s. ‘I’he growth in Ihe sIi\IUre ~)f SoUlh Africu ci\n IX Iraccd directly IO Ihc I967 war in lh Middle EasI ;IMI iIs $tcrmi~Ih. HOW ;111d why SoUIh Africa came into the Middle LlasIcrn piclurc is Icllinyly rcvculcd by iIn Americnn gcllcral. (icllcral S. I.. A. Marshall, in iI ~llldy PI’CpiII’CCl Ibl’ IhC Amcricon- African Affairs Associulion in Novcmher 11367, entitled /I .S/~c,cGl S/&J o/’ .Yor/rlr ,4,/i%,f/: ‘lh Strct/c~,~ic~ C’icw*. Hc we11 nlcniionh my coUlllry, Iruq, as il possible point of straIcgic importnncc where South Africa coukl pIiIy iI vital purl, 011 page 4 of his study, &ncral MarshalI writes; “When a line is drawn through the IOP of Africit ;lcrc)ss the Arabian peninsula IO the corner where Irim -meel~ WCSI Pakistan and with this base, with ones point at Karachi and the other at the Cemlries, iUl isosceles triangle is projected evenly ~mtowi\rds the C:~pe, much open oceUI1 is enclosed as well ;IS a twelfth or thereabouts of the earth’s surface. With Aden out, now IhaI the British are yielding it to Ihe Arabs. the only modern and friendly ports are in South Africa , , . The United StiltCS must nol di4eol.qt the connexion between such a facility and the conserving of its worldwide Strntegic intcrcst. In the event of ;I miljor WUr in the Middle East-a struggle over Iraq, fol example-in which our forces became engaged, WC would have IO lean on that prop. We have rl_o!~e__so before.“- 36. To illustrate South Africa’s importance, General Mar&al! goes on to state: “South Africa this year”--that is lY67--“plays the most dramalic, the least dispensable role, in keeping lamps lit and wheels turning around the world at a cIose-to-normal rate. despite the prolonged b1ockir.g of the Suez Canal which will certainly extend into I968 and possibly beyond, ,211 of South Africa’s ports began adjusting to the overload c!’ work that was certain to come. this while the shooting was slill (111. “South Africa hiis l’rcp;Irct~ itself IO hcIp lo IllOdCXlC Whill miglil Il;IVC dC\JCIOpCJ ;iS il fill costlier world cmergcncy. Dulling the preceding live YCill’S. 935.000.000 was spenl iii improviiig the hillhours.” of ~lllClCi\l weapons, we find ourselves in a position 38. According to Genernl Mnrshall, South Africu embarked OII the h;d~ur improvcnlent pr0y1~11llc iI1 of’ increasing strategic in~portiiilee in thiit stIuggle. Like the rest of the free world, the Kepuhlic ot South Africa is a target for international communism the timely hour precisely bei’ause it nnticipnted that u crisis like thnt of IYSO COUM happen ng;Iin. One iUld its cohorts-leftists activists, t2Xitgpfi&2d humanism, permissiveness, IllilteriilliStl~, d related ideologies. In nddition, the Republic of South Africa has been singled Out iis iI special target for the by-products of their ideologies, such us black r;icialism, exaggerated individual freedom, one-Inan-one-vote SIO~M, and it host of othel slognns elnployed ngainst US on ;I hasis of double stundurds. Nor can the Western Powers control these movements: in the United Nations they nre cnsnnred by the application of their own one-manone-vote slogan-to such an extent that they even failed to persuade that body to adopt a resolution condemning ‘international terrorism, Because the Republic of South Africa holds a position of strategic importance, these ideological attacks are progressively being converted into more tangible action in the form of sanctions, boycotts, isolation, demonstrations and the like ,,, Geographically the Kepublic of South Africa is a part of the third world: in the military and cultural spheres it is n captive ally of the West, and ideologically a direct obstacle in the path of communism. Could Wel ask whether South Africa knew nhead of time about a wur which was being secretly prepared, It COUM itIs 1~ 11otd that the harbour improvement programme was embarked uPon exactly at the time that the Security Council and the international cornmunity had begun tIJ take some effective action against ihe PreAoria Idgime after Sharpevillc. 39. It d0CS Ilot require il glZilt hid of imagination io come to the conclusion that the South African rCgime would tind collabor;~tion with anothet rucist &gime, situated nt the northern end of the African continent, the best mctins of preserving theh mt\tual and common interests. 40. In 1971, Mr. C. 1,. Sulzbcrger. writing in 7’lro NV\V I’orl\ ‘Tijrr(a.\ of 30 April of that year, in an article entitled “Strange non-alliance”. speaks of “this relationship between the nution controlling Africa’s southern tip and the nation still holding the gnte to its northern tip”: and in the course of that article he states that, “there is, in addition to everything else, considerable military understanding.” ‘The state of stability and order in neighbouring countries has a direct bearing on the security of the Kepublic of South Africa. Consequently, should requests for assistance be made by those couiiiries, such requests will he considered by the Government wlto will Jeact in accordance with the mean available and the applicable provisions ot international law. 41. Thus the two settler-colonialist rggimes would also provide the best instrument to control and obstruct the nationalist liberation movements in the whole continent and in the neighbouring Middle East. Racism confirmed its natural nlliancc with imperialism and co!loriialism. 42. After describing the importance of the route around the Cape for the giant oil tankers as profitahlc and a bargain for oil compnnies, General Marshall, in the study I referred to earlier, states: “ln thi: view of the Government, the Republic of South Africa’s survival is closely interwoven with the future of the present free world. Consequently, the measures instituted for our defense are designed COllStillltly ills0 to assist in promoting the security of the free world in general.” “‘I he diminution trf Egypt’s power ;lnd position Callli~l fnil to have the efl’ect not OIIIY of proliting SOUth Afl ICil ~ll~Jll~tit~il~. but of proportioniltely enhaniine her j~o5itl~)h ;~:rd i?r.“itlgf. ov~‘r the lol~g run.” ‘I’hc White I’ilpcr further states that: ” 1 hc Dcl’cnse Force must at all tinles be able lo dssist the South Al’ricxtl poiice in preserving 43. AmI ‘,lj iI ha; SO IIIIIC~I \IU III;II hy April lQ1.i l’retolra’s Mltjiztt*l ol lkt’c~~~. MI I’. W. I~othn. in a “Whrte Papcc 011 I )efCrI\e ad Aix~a~nC~~I I’rcltltrction”. COIIICI \vritc thr following: llltk?lIlill IJl‘tlel~.” 44. II the We41, lhe “free world” , iii fact sIihscri\~es IO thi*; SOIII~ Africnn interpletntion of the world ii/V prdllcers of strategic I’lIW materiuls, pilrtiCUlitrly the oil producers in the Arabian Gulf area. Coupled with this is South Africa’s own increasing military c;&,ility, including the development of the urnnium enrichment technique-uranium 235 at that--which can be used for hydrogen weapons. 45, South Africa, counting on the protection of the m;!jor Western Power, is thus ready to embnrk upon any action which the imperialist Powers would assign to it, flouting world public opinion, the principles of the Charter aud the precepts of international Ihw. 4L Put in proper perspective, thz itdanlnnt refusal of South Africn to abide by its obligations under the Charter, its per$istent disregard of the rights of the ml\jority of its population and the sensitivities of its African neighbours, should not he a cause ol wonder. Pretoria’s attttude, however, is alarming enough for the States in that whole area to undertake im immediate reassessment of their entire relations with the big Powers of the West, in addition to ma!+ concerted efforts to force South Africa to respect the wiH of the international xqmmunity. 47. Since lY62, the General Assembly has been calling upon all States to impose a trade and diplomatic boycott on South Africa. In 1972, in resolution 2923 E (XXVII), the Assembly requested the specialised agencies “to discontinue all collaboration with the Government of South Africa until 11 renomices its policies of~rptr~Vhc+cl”. In 1973, in resolution 3151 G (XXVIII), the Assembly requested “all specialized agencies and other intergovernmental organizations to deny membership or privileges of membership to the South African rigirne”. It has also. since 1970, refused to accept the credentials of the South African delegation. 4X. The Security Council cannot ignore these actions and resolutions edopted in the General Assembly h) all overwhelming majority. If it fails to take nny ni~‘;~surcs in response to the request put hcfore it by Ihc Aswnbly , it would mean that, rcjecling all tlic evidwce before it. iI does not accept Itie fact thil South Africa has persistently violated the principle\ of the Charter, and thut the situation in South Al‘rica doc4 not constitute ;I Ihrcnt to internalii~nnl pence ;ind zecurity. contrary lo lhc Council’s cunsidcred ,itrtlgcmeI;t as far back as IYOO. lzailurc lo azt would CI’C’;~~C ill1 ui~len;~blc position U hcrcby tt!c C’ouncil would not only be shirking its primary lespon\ihtlIt! bul ;iIso obstructirlg the will of the uvf:,~\vlielliii~~g Illil\c\l~il\ (11. m;rnhind. 50. Sir I.aurcncc McIN’I’YRl: (Australia): ‘I’hc draft resolution which Wilh inlroduced in the Council yesterday by the reprcsent;aivc of Kenya rind which recommend% to the ticncrnl Assembly the immediute expulsion of South Africa from the Ilnitcd Nations in compliance with Article 6 of the Charter [S///543J, has confronted my Government, nlong with all Government\ represcntcd in the Council. with a grnve responsibility, This is the tirst time in the life of the LJnited N;tticnl< thitt II Member State has been faced with a explicit call for its expulsion from the Orl+nnizirtion. Ex,7lllsion niusl be regnrded,ab a most serIou4 ~ICI. IO be undcrrokcn only after profound and searching cunsidcration of dll the circumstances involved. SI. To lllellllOll Olll~ one I cgrcttablc aspct, It represents u rcglession trom the cherished principle of universality of membership which hits offered dynamic inspiration to this Ol’#illli~iilii~ll eve1 ‘-since its foundation, and which has symbolized n goal that has so far been coming closer year by yenr. There is, indeed. an element of irony in n sriuaiion where a founding Member Slntc localed in southern Africa is under the threnI of expulsion at a time when the next suhstantiul increase in our membership could itself well come from southern Africe in the shape of indcpcndent former Portuyucse Territories. 52. All these and othel cc~~lsld~l.;itiolls, arguments for and against, haye hccn ~llost ciircfully weighed by my Government in drcidiny whnt attitude it should adopt towards Ihi\ I,ecoliiinend~Iti~)ti. The paramount considcrntion, however, illld the mosl compelling is the strong senkc of rcvul&)n in the Government and ;~~llong lhr. pcoplc or .AIlstrali;L ;Igninsl South Africa’s crprll/ltc,icl 1iIH’\ :Illtl tllc ;idrliiliistr;!li~,il of IIlciIl. 1: c’;iIl hilId!!: t’C CC~lltc‘~1Cl.l ltlili. 1;)l I1l;lIl) Yeill’S j>ilsl. SOUth Alrli,L ha I)ccn in per\Istcnt viol;ilion df the provision\ of’ Ihc C’h;lrtclanlccr~~ctl u ith 11I1111;111 rights ilnll lll~ll\ ldU;ll dignIt! . .111;! t1.1\ IglIIwLI LIII delll;lllds flml the Llnltcd N;IIion\ lo nicnd iIs ways. It has iLI%I f&d 10 c~~lnpl). \\ 1111 I~,ng.5l;iniling mtl ii\\~w4ngIj II~~L-W;\C 1 eqll~!~l~ t 1’011l lhl! UnIted Nation\ th;lt it ~li\~~ll.lI.~~ II\ \cltcmn ohligntionh ir, IC\~CCI of the M;mtl,~tctl I cl UIOI.L of’ N;tmibi:~ nncl th4l II c>tle) I Clc’\.1111 I.~‘~l~lUlloll\ r?fIhC SIxLil’ity Cniincil C~~lld;‘!lill'P>: llle l~llll~;ll~) ~1\\1~.1:~11~ t. 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