A/RES/3116(XXVIII) GA

Re!olutions adopted on the reports of the Fourth Committee 99 2. Reaffirms the principle that there should be no independence before majority rule in Zimbabwe and that any settlement relating to the future of the Terri- tory must be worked out with the full participation of the genuine political leaders and representatives of the national liberation movements, who are the sole and authentic representatives of the ·true aspirations of the people of Zimbabwe, and must be endorsed freely and fully by the people; 3. Calls upon the Government of the United King- dom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, in the discharge of its primary responsibility as the adminis- tering Power, to take all effective measures to terminate the illegal racist minority regime and not under any circumstances to accord to the illegal regime any of the powers or attributes of sovereignty, and requests that Government to ensure the country's attainment of in- dependence by a democratic system of government in accordance with the aspirations of the majority of the population; 4. Calls upon the Government of the United King- dom to bring about the conditions necessary to enable the people of Zimbabwe to exercise freely and fully their right to self-determination and independence, in- cluding: (a) The expulsion of all South African forces from the Territory forthwith; ( b) The unconditional release of alJ political pris- oners, detainees and restrictees; (c) The repeal of all repressive discriminatory leg- islation; ( d) The removal of all restrictions on political activity and the establishment of full democratic free- dom and equality of political rights; (e) The convening, as soon as possible, of a national constitutional conference where the genuine political representatives of the people of Zimbabwe, including the national liberation movements, would be able to work out a settlement relating to the future of the Territory for subsequent endorsement by the people through free and democratic processes; 5. Further calls upon the Government of the United Kingdom to ensure that, in any exercise to ascertain the wishes and aspirations of the people of Zimbabwe as to their political future, the procedure to be followed should be in accordance with the principle of universal adult suffrage and by secret ballot on the basis of one- man one-vote, without regard to race, colour or edu- cational, property or income considerations; 6. Requests the Government of the United King- dom, bearing in mind its responsibility as the admin- istering Power under Chapter XI of the Charter, to secure the full enjoyment by the African people of Zimbabwe, both within and outside the Territory, of their fundamental human rights, their just treatment and their protection against abuses, including in par- ticular their right to travel freely, and to ensure the full utilization of all available assistance in co-operation, as appropriate, with the United N;:,tions High Com- missioner for Refugees; 7. Requests all States, directly and through their action in the specialized agencies and other organiza- tions within the United Nations system of which they are members, as well as the non-governmental organi- zations concerned and the various programmes within the United Nations, to extend to the people of Zim- babwe all the moral and material assistance necessary in their struggle for the restoration of their inalienable rights; 8. Requests the Government of the United King- dom to remove any obstades to the effective utilization by the African :people of Zimbabwe, both within and outside the Territory, of offers by the States, organiza- tions and programmes referred to in paragraph 7 above of educational and training grants and facilities and, at the same time, to ensure that adequate resources are made available for the education and training of the people of Zimbabwe; 9. Calls once again upon the Government of the United Kingdom, in accordance with the relevant Gen- eral Assembly resolutions, to co-operate with the Spe- cial Committee on the Situation with regard to the Implementation of the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples in the discharge of the mandate entrusted to it by the Assembly and to participate in the work of the Special Committee in connexion with the latter's consideration of the question, as well as to report to the Special Committee and to the Assembly at its twenty-ninth session on the implementation of the present resolution; 10. Invites all Governments, the specialized agen- cies and other organizations within the United Nations system, the United Nations bodies concerned and non- governmental organizations having a special interest in the field of decolonization, as well as the Secretary- General, to take steps, as appropriate, to give wide- spread and continuous publicity through all the media at their disposal to information on the situation in Zimbabwe and the relevant decisions and actions of the United Nations, with particular reference to the application of sanctions against the illegal regime; 11. Requests the Special Committee to keep the situation in the Territory under review. 2198th plenary meeting 12 December 197 3 3116 (XXVIII). Question of Southern Rhodesia The General Assembly, Having examined the critical and deteriorating situa- tion in Southern Rhodesia (Zimbabwe), which the Security Council, in its resolution 277 (1970) of 18 March 1970, reaffirmed as constituting a threat to international peace and security, Deeply disturbed that measures taken so far have failed to bring the rebellion in Southern Rhodesia (Zimbabwe) to an end, owing primarily to the con- tinued and increasing collaboration which certain States, in particular Portugal and South Africa, in vio- lation of Article 25 of the Charter of the United Na- tions and of the relevant decisions of the United Nations, maintain with the Blegal regime, thereby seri- ously impeding the effective application of sanctions against the illegal regime, Gravely concerned that the Government of the United States of America continues to permit the im- portation of chrome and nickel into the United States from Southern Rhodesia, in violation of the relevant provisions of Security Council resolutions 253 ( 1968) of 29 May 1968, 277 (1970) of 18 March 1970, 288 (1970) of 17 November 1970, 314 (1972) of 28 February 1972, 318 (1972) of 28 July 1972 and 320 ( 1972) of 29 September 1972, and in disregard of General Assembly resolutions 2765 (XXVI) of 16 No- vember 1971 and 2946 (XXVII) of 7 December 1972, 100 General AHemhly-Tweoty-eighth Session Taking into consideration the programme of action adopted by the International Conference of Experts for the Support of Victims of Colonialism and Apart- heid in Southern Africa, held at Oslo from 9 to 14 April 1973,::a Deeply disturbed at recent reports of widespread violations of United Nations sanctions, including the regular operation of Southern Rhodesian aircraft for exporting Southern Rhodesian cargo to Europe an~ the participation of Southern Rhodesian teams at vari- ous sporting events, as well as the continued func- tioning of information and airline offices of the illegal regime outside Southern Rhodesia, Bearing in mind the views expressed by the repre- sentatives of the Zimbabwe African People's Union and the Zimbabwe African National Union and by the petitioners, :,4 Reaffirming its conviction that the sanctions wiU not put an end to the illegal racist minority regime unless they are comprehensive, mandatory, effectively super- vised, enforced and complied with, particularly by Portugal and South Africa, l. Condemns the failure of the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland to take effective measures in accordance with the relevant decisions of the United Nations to put an end to the illegal racist minority regime in Southern Rhodesia (Zimbabwe), and calls upon that Govern- ment to take forthwith all effective measures to bring down the rebellious minority regime; 2. Strongly condemns the policies of the Govern- ments, particularly those of Portugal and S~uth Africa, which, in violation of the relevant resolutions of the United Nations and contrary to their specific obliga- tions under Article 25 of the Charter of the United Nations, continue to collaborate with the illegal racist minority regime in its racialist and repressive domina- tion of the people of Zimbabwe, and calls upon those Governments to cease forthwith all such collaboration; 3. Condemns all violations of the mandatory sanc- tions imposed by the Security Council, as we.JI as the failure of certain Member States to enforce those sanc- tions strictly, as being contrary to the obligations assumed by them under Article 25 of the Charter; 4. Condemns the continued importation by the Gov- ernment of the United States of America of chrome and nickel from Southern Rhodesia (Zimbabwe) in contravention of the provisions of the relevant Security Council resolutions and contrary to the specific obli- gations assumed by that Government under Article 25 of the Charter, and calls upon the Government of the United States to terminate forthwith all such importa- tion and to observe faithfully and without exception the provisions of the relevant United Nations resolutions; 5. Requests all Governments: (a) To take stringent enforcement measures to en- sure strict compliance by all individuals, associations and bodies corporate under their jurisdiction with the sanctions imposed by the Security Council and to ensure the complete discontinuance by them of any form of collaboration with the illegal regime; (b) To take effective steps to prevent or discourage the emigration to Southern Rhodesia (Zimbabwe) of 83 Jbid. 34 Official Records of the General Assembly, Twenty-eighth Session, Fourth Committee, 2039th and 2060th meetings. any individuals or groups of individuals under their jurisdiction; 6. Further requests all Governments to refrain from taking any action which might confer a semblance of legitimacy on the illegal racist minority regime and, in particular, calls upon the Government of the United States to take the necessary steps to put an end to the operation and activities within the United States of Air Rhodesia, the Rhodesian National Tourist Board and the Rhodesian Information Office, or any other activ- ities which contravene the aims and purposes of the sanctions imposed by the Security Council; 7. Considers that, in view of the further deteriora- tion of the situation resulting from the intensified repressive measures taken by the illegal racist minority regime against the people of Zimbabwe and with a view to putting an end to the illegal regime, the scope of sanctions against the regime must be widened to in- clude all the measures envisaged under Article 41 of the Charter, and accordingly invites the Security Coun- cil to consider taking the necessary measures in that regard and, in particular, calling upon all States to take effective steps aimed, inter alia, at: (a) The unconditional confiscation of all shipments to and from Southern Rhodesia (Zimbabwe); ( b) The nullification of all insurance policies cov- ering such shipments; ( c) The invalidation of passports and other docu- ments for travel to Southern Rhodesia (Zimbabwe); 8. Further draws the attention of the Security Coun- cil, having regard to their persistent refusal to carry out the mandatory decisions of the Council, to the need, as a matter of priority, to consider imposing sanctions against Portugal and South Africa; 9. Appeals to those permanent members of the Security Council whose negative votes on various pro- posals relating to the question have continued to obstruct the effective and faithful discharge by the Council of its responsibilities under the relevant provi- sions of the Charter in this regard to reconsider their negative attitude with a view to the elimination forth- with of the threat to international peace and security resulting from the critical situation in Southern Rho- desia (Zimbabwe); 10. Requests the Special Committee to follow the implementation of the present resolution. 2198th plenary meeting 12 December 197 3 3117 (XXVIII). Activities of foreign economic and other interests which arc impeding the implementation of the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Coun- tries and Peoples in Southern Rhodesia, Namibia and Territories under Portuguese domination and in all other Territories under colonial domination and efforts to eliminate colonialism, apartheid and racial discrimination in southern Africa The General Assembly, Having considered the item entitled "Activities of foreign economic and other interests which are im- peding the implementation of the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and

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