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General Assembly Resolution 1514 (XV), His Country Gave Its Unqualified Support to the Demands of the People of Zimbabwe United Nations FOURTH COMMITTEE GENERAL 42nd meeting ASSEMBLY held on WednesdSiY, 8 December 1976 THIRTY-FIRST SESSION at 3 p.m. Official Records * New York SUMMARY RECORD OF THE 37th MEETING Chairman: Mr. VRAALSEN (Norwq) CONTENTS AGENDA ITEM 86: QUESTION OF SOUTHERN RHODESIA: REPORT OF THE SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON THE SITUATION WITH REGARD TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE DECLARATION ON THE GRANTING OF INDEPENDENCE TO COLONIAL COUNTRIES AND PEOPLES (continued) • This record is subject to correction. Corrections should be incorporated in a copy of Distr. GENERAL the record and should be sent within one week of the date of publication to the Chief, Official Records Editing Section, room LX-2332. A/c.4/31/SR.42 10 December 1976 Corrections will be issued shortly after the end of the session, in a separate fascicle for each Committee. ORIGINAL: ENGLISH 76-91682 / ... A/C.4/31/SR.42 English Page 2 The meeting was called to order at 3. 30 p.m. AG.E:l\JDA ITEl'l 86: QUESTIOn OF SOUTHERN RHODESIA: REPORT OF 'rHE SPECIAL COJ1.1fV1ITTEE ON TH:C SITUATION WITH REGARD TO TIIE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE DECLARATION ON THE GRANTING OF INDEPENDENCE TO COLONIAL COUNTRIES Al\fD PEOPLES (A/31/23/Add.l-2, A/31/61, A/31/62, A/31/66, A/31/71, A/31/77, A/31/155, A/31/197, A/31/237, A/31/258, A/31/274) (continued) 1. lvlr. GIGNAC (Canada) said that his delegation supported the efforts being made at the Geneva Conference to achieve a peaceful solution to the problem of Southern Rhodesia. Largely as a result of the efforts of the United States Secretary of State, Ivlr. Kissinger, the Smith l:'egime had announced its acceptance of the joint Anglo-American proposals for a settlement to the Rhodesian crisis. Although the Geneva Conference had already adjourned a number of times, and although Mr. Smith's interpretation of the An~lo-American proposals left the seriousness of his negotiating effort open to question, it was to be hoped that the Conference would lead to a peaceful settlement. He urged nationalist delegations to put aside their national, factional, political and ideological differences and to maintain a united front, with the aim of establishing an interim government as a first step towards obtaining majority rule. To do otherwise would result in an escalation of the use of force, which his country opposed. It 1-muld be regrettable if violence continued, either in Southern Rhod0sia itself or in neighbouring countries, during the negotiations or during the transitional Deriod leading to independence. Although his country was not directly involved in Southern Rhodesia, it would give careful consideration to any request for assistance which the parties involved might agree to put to it. l'lith some exceptions) the international community had generally respected the economic sanctions imposed against Southern Rhodesia by the Security Council. For its part, Canada had observed the sanctions scrupulously, and would continue to do so. It was to be hoped that the Conrnittee would adoDt a resolution reiterating United Nations demands with respect to Southern Rhodesia's immediate accession to independence and the establishment of majority rule, and urging the participants in the Geneva Conference to direct their efforts towards that end. 2. Mr. BOUZAIANE (Tunisia) said that the negotiations taking place at Geneva had been made possible above all by the armed struggle of the people of Zimbabwe and by the various types of pressure which the international community, particularly the Government of the United States, had exerted on the illegal regime of Southern Rhodesia. Despite the goodwill demonstrated by the Zimbabwe nationalists, the Geneva negotiations showed no sign of reaching a successful conclusion because the representatives of the illegal regime constantly resorted to stratagems aimed at restoring the status quo and even tried to sabotage the dialogue by insulting their African colleagues. Nevertheless, the nationalist leaders continued to pursue their objectives. 3. The escalation of violence against the Zimbabwe patriots and the acts of aggression against neighbouring countries had continued throughout the Geneva Conference, and demonstrated beyond doubt that the aim of the minority regime was to delay independence and majority rule as long as possible. In Zimbabwe itself, I . .. A/C.4/31/SR.42 English Page 3 (Mr. Bouzaiane, Tunisia) the policies of oppression, terror, imprisonment and execution were being intensified in order to sabotage the Geneva talks. The minority regime was also increasing its military strength, as if the aim of the Geneva talks was to ensure its survival. The regime continued to commit acts of aggression against neighbouring States, particularly Hozambique, and he declared his country's active solidarity with that country. Such acts of aggression apparently constituted the illegal regime's last attempt to resist the efforts of the international community and the nationalists to reach a peaceful negotiated settlement. The illegal regime had no intention of abandoning its oppressive policies, as was shown by the methods it was using at the Geneva Conference. 4. The United Kingdom must assume its responsibilities and lead the people of Zimbabwe to independence. After 11 years of laissez-faire, it had acknowledged those responsibilities and must now ensure that the Geneva talks followed a constructive course. His Government welcomed the administering Power's decision to assurae its responsibilities as set out in the Charter and resolutions of the United Nations. The international community was unanimous in its support for the administering Power's efforts to establish majority rule and independence. His delegation welcomed the United Kingdom Government's decision to fix 1 March 1978 as the date for independence and its commitment to help to ensure the transition towards independence at as early a date as possible. 5. Every effort must be made to thwart the manoeuvres of the Smith Government, to support the Zimbabwe nationalists and to encourage the administering Pm·rer in the exercise of its prerogatives. The international community must continue to exert pressure by imposing a general embargo and by providing both moral and material assistance to the Zimbabwe liberation movement, in order to show the Smith regime that it had no alternative but to enter into peaceful negotiations. 6. Mr. PAYPOOL (Papua New Guinea) said that his Government was greatly appalled by the acts of aggression perpetrated against humanity in Zimbabwe and Namibia by the racist regimes of Southern Rhodesia and South Africa. It was beyond anyone's comprehension that countries which professed to uphold human rights and justice in the world could remain tranquil while millions of black people were indiscriminately machine-gunned and slaughtered because they claimed what was already rightfully theirs. The issue of Zimbabwe was yet another challenge to the credibility and effectiveness of the United Hations. 7. His delegation commended the unselfish and courageous acts of the front-line countries, Botswana, lvlozambique, the United Republic of Tanzania and Zambia in rendering assistance to the just struggle of the people of Zimbabwe and expressed the hope that the peace-loving peoples of the world would also contribute towards the process of liberation and, where possible, offer economic and material assistance to those countries to compensate for the losses they had suffered as a direct result of their involvement in the struggle. 8. His delegation did not favour bloodshed and loss of life, which seemed inevitable in Zimbabwe: it therefore earnestly hoped that a speedy solution would I ... A/C.4/31/SR.42 English Pae;e 4 (Mr. Paypool, Papua New Guinea) be found to prevent further human misery. Since the world Powers were in a better position to exert pressure than a country such as his own, he appealed to those countries which had diplomatic and trade links with both South Africa and Southern Rhodesia to apply greater pressure with a view to achieving a positive and negotiated solution. 9. He also appealed to those countries concerned to prevent further recruitment of mercenaries, who committed wanton aggression against black people, including women and children. 10. His delegation greatly deplored the violation by some countries of the mandatory sanctions imposed on Southern Rhodesia by the Security Council and appealed to those States Members of the United Nations to reconsider their actions. 11. Finally, his delegation appealed to the different factions of freedom fighters in Zimbabwe to unite against the racist regime and not to allow the enemy to benefit from their division. 12. ~4r. HR~KA (Czechoslovakia) said that political changes in southern Africa had rocked the racist regimes, and the Southern Rhodesian regime was now trying to ccnvince world opinion that it vas interested in negotiating with the national liberation movements. Events in Angola showed that there was little room for tactical manoeuvring, and the allies of the Southern Rhodesian regime had therefore had to come to its aid. That, however, was nothing new for the national liberation movements. The anti-colonialist forces had not been deceived by the various tricks employed by the colonialists in Southern Rhodesia and in the metropolitan country. As had been the case in the Middle East a few years earlier, diplomatic attempts were being made to maintain the status guo in Zimbabwe. Such initiatives had, however, come too late; although they might delay independence, they could not prevent it. The United Nations must reaffirm its unqualified support for the people of Zimbabwe and for African States such as Mozambique which had been subjected to acts of aggression by the racists. In accordance with General Assembly resolution 1514 (XV), his country gave its unqualified support to the demands of the people of Zimbabwe. 13. ~tr. DIAB (Sudan), referring to the Geneva talks, welcomed the fact that the United Kingdom had assumed its responsibilities.
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