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Petition, by letter dated 3 August 1960, from the Souh West Africa Peoples Organization, Windhcek, South West Africa, to the Secretary-General ......... ......................... ... 12 2. Petition, by letter dated 9 August 1960, and enclosure from the South West frica National Union, Windhoek, South West 1frica, to the Chairman of the Committee on South West Africa .. .......... 14 3. Petition, by letter dated 30 August 1960, from Mr. S. Mifima, Chairman, South West Africa Peoples Organization, Cape nown, South Africa, to the Chairman of the Committee on South -Test Africa . 18 4. Petition, by letter dated 14 September 1960, from Chief Hosea and Chief Samuel Witbooi, South West Africa Peoples Organization, Windhcek, South West Africa, to the Secretary-General .... ........ 2C 5. Petition, by letter dated 17 September 1960, from Mr. Abraham Thomas, Acting Chief and Messrs. Ludwig Snewe, Hendrik Claasen, Simon Gertze, Edward Isaak and Willy Claasseh, Keetmanshoop, South West Africa, to the Secretary-General ........ ....................... ...22 4/ See Official Records of the General Assembly, Sixteenth Session, Supplement No. 12 (A/4957), Part I. 61-25317 /"" A/AC.73/4 English Page 3 ,TENTS (continued) Page 17. Petition, by letter dated 1 August 1961, from the South West African United National Independence Organization and Chief H.S. Witbooi, Mariental, South West Africa, to the Secretary-General and the Committee on South West Africa ......... 41 18. Petition, by letter dated 12 August 1961, from Mrs. A.R. Salt, Otjwarongo, South West Africa, to the Chairman, United Nations Organization ............ .............................. 43 19. Petition, by letter dated 17 August 1961, from Chief H.S. Witbooi, Acting Chief A. Thomas and others, South West Africa United National Independence Organization, Keetanshoop, South West Africa, to the Secretary-General .......... ....................... 44 20. Petition, by letter dated 23 August 1961, from Mr. Sedekia Ngavirue and Mr. Nathanael Mbaeva, Representatives of the South West Africa National Union, Dar es Salaam, Tanganyika, to the Committee on 46 South West Africa ........... ........................... 21. Petition, by letter dated 23 August 1961, and enclosures from Chief Hosea Kutako and Chief Samuel Witbooi, South West Africa Peoples Organization, Windhoek, South West Africa, to the Secretary-General .......... .......................... ...46 22. Petition, by letter dated 7 September 1961, from Mr. E.E. Mbumba, South West Africa Peoples Organization, Luderitz, South West Africa, to the Secretary-General ........ ...................... ....58 23. Petition, by undated letter, from Mr. J. Swartbooi and Chief H.S. Witbooi, Maltahohe, South West Africa, to the Secretary-General .......... .......................... ...59 24. Petition, by letter dated 11 September 1961, from Mr. P.J. Steyn, Sannieshof, Western Transvaal, Republic of South Africa, to the Secretary-General .......... .......................... ...61 25. Petition, by telegram received on 21 September 1961, from Chief Hosea Kutako, Windhcek, South West Africa, to the Secretary-General .......... .......................... ...62 26. Petition, by letter dated 24 August 1961, from Captain H.S. Witboci and Mr. Willem Fredrik, Gibeon, South West Africa, to the Chairman of the Committee on South West Africa ...... ................ ...62 27. Petition, by letter dated 10 October 1961, from Mr. Erasmus ja Erastus Mbumba, Secretary SWAPO, Luderitz, South West Africa, to the President of the General Assembly .... ........ 70 A/AC. 73/4 English Page 2 CONTENTS (continued) Page 6. Petition, by letter dated 26 September 1960, from Miss Mary Benson, London, to the Chaircan, Fourth Committee, United Nations ......... 23 7. Petition, by cablegram received on 1 November 1960, from Chief Hosea Kutako and Chief Samuel Witbooi, Windhoek, South West Africa, to the Secretary-General ........ ...................214 8. Petition, by letter dated 1 November 1960, from Chief Hosea Kutako and Chief Samuel Witbooi, Windhoek, South West Africa, to the Secretary-General ......... ..............................24 9. Petition, by letter dated 2 November 1960, from Chief Hosea Kutako and Chief Samuel Witbooi, Windhoek, South West Africa, to the Secretary-General ............ .......................... 27 10. Petition, by letter dated 10 December 1960, from I Mr. John Garvey Muundjua, South West Africa National Union, Windhoek, South West Africa, to the Secretary-General .......... .28 11. Petition, by letter dated 22 February 1961, from Chief Hosea Kutako, Chief Samuel Witbooi and the South West Africa Peoples Organization, Windhoek, South West Africa, to the Secretary-General .......... .30 12. Petition, by letter dated 18 March 1961, from the Secretary, South West Africa Peoples Organization, Windhcek, South vTest Africa, to the Secretary-General .......... ....................... 36 13. Petition, by letter dated 19 March 1961, from Mr. B. Bode, Otavi, South West Africa, to the Chairman of the Committee on South West Africa .............. ................................ 37 14. Petition, by letter dated 17 April 1961, from Chief Hosea Kutako, Chief Samuel Witbooi, South West Africa Peoples Organization, Windhoek, South West Africa, to the Secretary-General .......... .39 15. Petition, by letter dated 17 April 1961, from Mr. Robert Jones, President, Student Senate, Colgate University, New York, to the Secretary-General .... .... ......................... 16. Petition, by cablegram received on 7 June 1961, from Mr. Sam Nujoma, President, and Mr. Louis Nelengani, Vice-President, South West Africa Peoples Organization, Cairo, to the Chairran of the Committee on South West Africa ......... ............................. 41 A/AC. 73/4 English Page 4 CONTENTS (continued) Page PETITIONS RELATING, INTER ALIA, TO THE SITUATION IN THE WINDHOEK LOCATION 28. Petition, by letter dated 16 August 1960, and enclosures from Mr. C. Kapuuo for Chief Hosea Kutako, Windhoek, South West Africa, to the Secretary-General ....... ............... ...... ..... 71 29. Petition, by letter dated 19 August 1960, from Chief Hosea Kutako, Windhoek, South West Africa, to the Secretary-General ....... .74 X30. Petition, by letter dated 24 September 1960, from Chief Hosea Kutako and Chief Samuel Witbooi, South West Africa Peoples Organization, Windhoek, South West Africa, to the Secretary-General . ...... ...75 31. Petition, by letter dated 5 December 1960, and enclosure, from Chief Hosea Kutako and Chief Samuel Witbooi, South West Africa Peoples Organization, Windhoek, South West Africa, to the Secretary-General ............ .......................... .76 32. Petition, by letter dated 17 December 1960, from the Reverend Michael Scott, Africa Bureau, London, to the Chairman of the Committee on South West Africa ....... ................... ...78 53. Petition, by letter dated 21 December 1960, from Mr. Mburumba Kerina, New York, to the Chairman of the Committee on South West Africa .... 79 34. Petition, by cablegram received on 10 February 1961, from Mr. Kozonguizi, London, to the Committee on South West Africa ..... ...80 35. Petition, by cablegram received on 12 April 1961, from Chief Hosea Kutako, Chief Samuel Witbooi, South West Africa Peoples Organization, Windhoek, South West Africa, to the Secretary-General 80 36. Petition, by letter dated 10 Mar 1961, from Chief Hosea Kutako, Chief Samuel Witbooi, South West Africa Peoples Organization, Windhoek, South West Africa, to the Secretary-General ............ 8c PETITIONS RELATING, INTER ALIA, TO CONDITIONS IN OVAMBOLAD 37. Petition, by undated letter, from the Ovamboland Peoples Organization, Cape Town, South Africa, to the Secretary-General ..... ........... 83 38. Petition, by letter dated 16 September 1960, from Mr. Simon Shivute, Acting Secretary-General, South West Africa Peoples Organization, Windhoek, South West Africa, to the Secretary-General .. ............84 I..' A/AC.73/4 English Page 5 CONTENTS (continued) Page 39. Letter dated 26 September 1961, from Messrs. Sam Nujoma, President, South West Africa Peoples Organization, Mr. Jacob Kuhangua and Mr. Mburumba Kerina, New York, to the Committee on South Ilest Africa concerning the petition reproduced as No. 38 above ..... ........... 86 40 Petition, by letter dated 24 October 1960, from the Acting Secretary, South West Africa Peoples Organization, Windhoek, South West Africa, to the Secretary-General ......... ........................ ...87 PETITIONS RELATING, INTER ALIA, TO CONDITIONS IN THE WARMBAD NATIVE RESERVE 41. Petition, by letter dated 15 September 1960, from Mr. Johannes Christian and other inhabitants of the Warmbad Native Reserve, South West Africa, to Members of the United Nations ....... .......................89
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