S/20400 SC

Reaffirming its (1978) of 29 September in particular, and 435 relevant resolutions, Taking note of its resolution 628 (1989) of 16 January 1989, Noting that the parties to the Protocol of Brazzaville, contained in document S/20325 of 14 December 1988, agreed to recommend to the Secretary-General that 1 April 1989 be established as the date for the implementation of resolution 435 (1978), Recognizing the progress in the Southwestern African peace process, Expressing concern at the increase in the police and para-military forces and the establishment of South West Africa Territory Force since 1978 and stressing the need to ensure conditions under which the Namibian people will be able to participate in free and fair elections under the supervision and control of the United Nations, preventing infiltration, preventing intimidation, and ensuring the safe return of refugees and their free participation in the electoral process, Recalling the approval by the Security Council of the Secretary-General's statement on 28 September 1978 to the Security Council, Emphasizing its determination to ensure the early independence of Namibia through free and fair elections in accordance with its resolution 435 (1978) of 29 September 1978, Reaffirming the legal responsibility of the United Nations over Namibia. 1. April 1989 shall be the date on which implementation of 2. Requests the Secretary-General to proceed to arrange a formal cease-fire between SWAPO and South Africa; 3. Calls upon South Namibia with South Africa to reduce immediately and substantially the achieving reasonable balance in view to between these forces and UNTAG to ensure effective monitoring by the latter; 4. Reaffirms the implementation responsibility of all concerned to co-operate to ensure the settlement plan in accordance with resolution 435 (1978); 5. Requests the Secretary-General to prepare at the earliest possible date a report on the implementation of resolution 435 (1978) taking into account all relevant developments since the adoption of that resolution; 6. Requests also the Secretary-General to identify wherever possible in preparing his report, tangible cost-saving measures necessary for UNTAG in order to fully carry out its mandate as established in resolution 435 (1978) without prejudice to his ability to ensure the early independence of Namibia through free and fair elections under the supervision and control of the United Nations; 7. Calls upon Members of the United Nations to consider in co-ordination with the Secretary-General how they might provide economic and financial assistance to the Namibian people, both during the transitional period and after independence.

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