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42 General Assembly-Thirty-third Session governmental experts, initiate an expert study on the relationship between disarmament and development in view of the relationship between expenditure on arma- ments and economic and social development and the need to release real resources now being used for military purposes to economic and social development in the world, particularly of the developing countries,17 Affirming the urgent need for the promotion of negotiations on effective measures for the cessation of the arms race, especially in the nuclear field, for the reduction of military expenditures and for general and complete disarmament, l. Calls upon the Disarmament Commission to give priority consideration to the elements of a com- prehensive programme of disarmament at its session to be held in 1979 and to exert its best endeavours to transmit its recommendations thereon, through the General Assembly at its thirty-fourth session, to the Committee on Disarmament; 2. Expresses its satisfaction that the Group of Governmental Experts on the Relationship between Disarmament and Development has been convened by the Secretary-General to commence its study and looks forward to receiving an interim report on the study at its thirty-fourth session; 3. Takes note of the preparations for the strategy for the third United Nations development decade and stresses the need to continue to promote the link between the strategy for disarmament and the strategy for development in view of the close relationship be- tween disarmament and development affirmed by the General Assembly at its tenth special session; 4. Decides to include in the provisional agenda of its thirty-fourth session an item entitled "Consideration of the declaration of the 1980s as a disarmament decade". 84th plenary meeting 14 December 1978 33/63. Implementation of the Declaration on the Denuclearization of Africa The General 'Assembly, Recalling its resolution 32/81 of 12 December 1977, in which it requested all States to refrain from such co-operation with South Africa in the nuclear field as would enable the aggressive and racist regime of that country to acquire nuclear weapons, Bearing in mind the Declaration on the Denuclear- ization of Africa18 adopted by the Assembly of Heads of State and Government of the Organization of Afri- can Unity at its first ordinary session, held at Cairo from 17 to 21 July 1964, Recalling its resolutions 1652 (XVI) of 24 Novem- ber 1961, 2033 (XX) of 3 December 1965, 3261 E (XXIX) of 9 December 1974, 3471 (XXX) of 11 December 1975, 31/69 of 10 December 1976 and 32/81 of 12 December 1977, in which it called upon all States to consider and respect the continent of Africa, comprising the continental African States, 11 Ibid., para. 94. 18 Official Records of the General Assembly, Twentieth Ses- sion, Annexes, agenda item 105, document A/5915. Madagascar and other islands surrounding Africa, as a nuclear-weapon-free zone, Taking note of Security Council resolution 418 (1977) of 4 November 1977, in which the Council, inter alia, decided that all States should refrain from any co-operation with South Africa in the manufacture and development of nuclear weapons, Gravely concerned that South Africa has not re- nounced the acquisition of nuclear weapons and there- fore may still detonate a nuclear explosion and ac- quire nuclear-weapon capability in contravention of the Declaration on the Denuclearization of Africa adopted by the Organization of African Unity and of the relevant resolutions of the General Assembly and the Security Council, Convinced that this situation constitutes a grave danger to international peace and security and a permanent challenge to the efforts of the international community to establish Africa as a nuclear-weapon- free zone, Reiterating its decision, taken at the tenth special session, that the Security Council should take appro- priate effective steps to prevent the frustration of the decision of the Organization of African Unity for the denuclearization of Africa,19 1. Strongly reiterates its call upon all States to consider and respect the continent of Africa, com- prising the continental African States, Madagascar and other islands surrounding Africa, as a nuclear-weapon- free zone; 2. Vigorously condemns any attempt by South Af- rica to introduce in any way whatsoever nuclear weap- ons into the Africa continent; 3. Demands that South Africa refrain forthwith from conducting any nuclear explosion in the continent of Africa or elsewhere; 4. Requests the Security Council to exercise a close watch on South Africa and to take appropriate effective s_t~ps to prevent South Africa from developing and acqumng nuclear weapons, thereby endangering international peace and security; 5. Condemns any nuclear collaboration by any State, corporation, institution or individual with the racist regime which could frustrate the objective of the Organization of African Unity to keep Africa a nuclear-weapon-free zone; 6. Demands that South Africa submit all its nuclear facilities for inspection by the International Atomic Energy Agency; 7. Appeals to all States to refrain from such co- operation with South Africa in the nuclear field as would enable the racist regime to acquire nuclear weapon~, and to dissuade corporations, institutions and individuals within their jurisdiction from any co- operation with South Africa in this field; 8. Requests the Secretary-General to render all nec_essary assistance to the Organization of African Umty towards the realization of its solemn Declaration on the Denuclearization of Africa; 9. Decides to include in the provisional agenda of i!s thirty-fourth sessio~ the item entitled "Implementa- tion of the Declaration on the Denuclearization of Africa". 84th plenary meeting 14 December 1978 19 Resolution S-10/2, para. 63 (c).

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