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Report of the Special Committee on the Policies of Apartheid of the Government of the Republic of South Africa, A/7254 http://www.aluka.org/action/showMetadata?doi=10.5555/AL.SFF.DOCUMENT.scaa1968001 Use of the Aluka digital library is subject to Aluka’s Terms and Conditions, available at http://www.aluka.org/page/about/termsConditions.jsp. By using Aluka, you agree that you have read and will abide by the Terms and Conditions. Among other things, the Terms and Conditions provide that the content in the Aluka digital library is only for personal, non-commercial use by authorized users of Aluka in connection with research, scholarship, and education. The content in the Aluka digital library is subject to copyright, with the exception of certain governmental works and very old materials that may be in the public domain under applicable law. 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Action taken by the General Assembly at its twenty-second session; C. Programme of work; D. Question of the embargo on the supply of arms to South Africa; E. Commemoration of the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination; F. Session away from Headquarters; G. Establishment of a Sub-Committee on Information on Apartheid; H. Letter to anti-apartheid movements, intergovernmental and non-governmental organizations concerned with apartheid; I. Work of the Sub-Committee on Petitions and the hearing of petitioners; J. Action by other organs of the United Nations. III: Conclusions and recommendations of the Special Committee: A. Introduction; B. Implementation of the resolutions of the General Assembly and the Security Council; C. Sanctions under Chapter VII of the Charter; D. Moral, political and material assistance to the liberation movement; E. Treatment of South Africa freedom fighters; F. Question of political prisoners; G. Humanitarian assistance to victims of apartheid; H. International campaign against apartheid; I. Intensification of information activity. Annexes: I. Report of the Sub-Committee on Information on Apartheid. II: Review of developments in South Africa since http://www.aluka.org 17 October 1967. III: List of documents of the Special Committee issued from October 1967 to September 1968. Format extent 138 pages (length/size) http://www.aluka.org/action/showMetadata?doi=10.5555/AL.SFF.DOCUMENT.scaa1968001 http://www.aluka.org GA/7254 GA/7254 GENERAL ASSEMBLY OFFICIAL RECORDS TWENTY-THIRD SESSION REPORT OF THE SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON THE POLICIES OF APARTHEID OF THE GOVERNMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA UNITED NATIONS GENERAL ASSEMBLY OFFICIAL RECORDS TWENTY-THIRD SESSION REPORT OF THE SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON THE POLICIES OF APARTHEID OF THE GOVERNMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA UNITED NATIONS New York, 1968 NOTE Symbols of United Nations documents are composed of capital letters combined with figures. Mention of such a symbol indicates a reference to a United Nations document. CONTENTS Paragraphs Page Letter of transmittal vi I. Introduction 1- 9 1 II. Review of the work of the Special Committee lo - 84 4 A. Report of 17 October 1967 by the Special Committee to the General Assembly and the Security Council . 0- 22 4 B. Action taken by the General Assembly at its twenty-second session 23 -32 6 CProgrammeofwork - 33 8 D. Question of the embargo on the supply of arms to South Africa 34 - 36 8 E. Commemoration of the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination 37 - 4o 8 F Session away from Headquarters . 41 - 59 9 (i) Communiqu6 of the Special Committee on its session away from Headquarters 47 11 (ii) Matters raised and points underlined 48 12 (iii) Remarks of the Chairman at the end of the meetings in London 49 - 53 14 (iv) Geneva visit . 54 14 (v) Papers prepared for the session 55 15 (vi) Memoranda submitted . .. 56 15 (vii) Committee's appreciation . 57 - 59 16 G. Establishment of a Sub-Committee on Information on Apartheid . 6o - 65 17 H. Letter to anti-apartheid movements, intergovernmental and non-governmental organizations concerned with apartheid 66 - 67 18 -iii- CONTENTS (continued) Paragraphs I. Work of the Sub-Committee on Petitions and the hearing of petitioners (i) Communications published as documents of the Special Committee. (ii) Hearing of the Right Reverend C. Edward Crowther, 2 February 1968 J Action by other organs of the United Nations (i) UNCTAD Conference (ii) The International Conference on Human Rights Ilio Conclusions and recounmendations of the Special Committee A. Introduction B. Implementation of the resolutions of the General Assembly and the Security Council C. Sanctions under Chapter VII of the Charter D. Moral, political and material assistance to the liberation movement E. Treatment of South African freedom fighters F Question of political prisoners G. Humanitarian assistance to victims of apartheid H. International campaign against apartheid (i) Encouragement of anti-apartheid movements and non-governmental organizations (ii) Boycott of South Africa (iii) Commemoration of the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (iv) Session of the Special Committee away from Headquarters I. Intensification of information activity -iv- Page 68 - 77 70 85 85 104 107 115 119 122 - 118 - 121 - 128 129 - 130 131 - 14o 132 -134 135 -136 137 - 138 139 - 14o 141 -149 CONTENTS (continued) Page ANNEXES Report of the Sub-Committee on Information on Apartheid 38 1I Review of developments in South Africa since 17 October 1967 81 III List of documents of the Special Committee issued from October 1967 to September 1968 129 Letter of transmittal 4 October 1968 Sir, I have the honour to send you herewith the report adopted unanimously on 4 October 1968 by the Special Committee on the Policies of Apartheid of the Government of the Republic of South Africa. This report is submitted to the General Assembly in pursuance of operative paragraph 5 (b), of General Assembly resolution 1761 (XVII) of 6 November 1962, of operative paragraph 2 of General Assembly resolution 1978 A (XVIII) of 16 December 1963 and of operative paragraph 13 of General Assembly resolution 2307 (XXII) of 13 December 1967 Accept, Sir, the assurances of my highest consideration. (Signed) AbdulraLim Abby FARAH Acting Chairman Special Committee on the Policies of Apartheid of the Government of the Republic of South Africa His Excellency Sr- Emilio Arenales Catalan President of the General Assembly United Nations New York -vi- REPORT OF THE SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON THE POLICIES OF APARTHEID OF TBE GOVERNMENT OF TE REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA* Rapporteur: Mr- Abdulrahim Abby FARAH (Somalia) I INTRODUCTION i. The Special Committee on the Policies of Apartheid of the Government of the Republic of South Africa j/ has the mandate to follow constantly the various aspects of the policies of apartheid of the Government of the Republic of South Africa and to submit reports to the General Assembly and the Security Council whenever necessary Under General Assembly resolution 2307 (XXII), it was requested: "(a) To intensify its co-operation with other special organs concerned with the problems of racial discrimination and colonialism in southern Africa, taking into account the relevant General Assembly resolutions and the conclusions and recommendations of the International Seminar held at Kitwe in so far as they fall within the mandate of the Special Committee under General Assembly resolution 1761 (XVII); and (b) To continue to discharge its mandate and to intensify its efforts to promote an international campaign against apartheid and, to this end: (i) To hold during the International Year for Human Rights a special session away from Headquarters; (ii) In consultation with the Secretary-General, to arrange for the advisory services of experts or special studies on specific aspects of the campaign; (iii) To consult with the Secretary-General and the specialized agencies, regional organizations and non-governmental organizations concerned and to submit to the General Assembly at its twenty-third session a report on measures which might appropriately be taken to ensure the widest dissemination of information on the evils of apartheid and the efforts of the international community to secure its elimination." 2. The Committee's eleven members are Algeria, Costa Rica, Ghana, Guinea, Haiti, Hungary, Malaysia, Nepal, Nigeria, the Philippines and Somalia. * Also issued under the symbol S/8843. The Committee was established by General Assembly resolution 1761 (XVII) of 6 November 1962. See also General Assembly resolution 1978 (XVIII) 3. On 9 January 1968, the Committee re-elected Mr Achkar Marof (Guinea) as its Chairman, Major-General Padma Bahadur Khatri (Nepal) and Dr. Luis D. Tinoco (Costa Rica) as Vice-Chairmen and Mr Abdulrahim Abby Farah as Rapporteur 4. On 12 January 1968, it decided to set up a Sub-Committee on Information on Apartheid comprising the representatives of Costa Rica, Ghana, Hungary, Malaysia, Nepal and Somalia. The Sub-Committee subsequently elected Mr James E.K. Aggrey-Orleans (Ghana) as its Chairman/Rapporteur 5. Also on 12 January, the Committee decided that the representative of Haiti should replace the representative of Ghana on the Sub-Committee on Petitions so that the Sub-Mt-mittee comprised the representatives of Algeria, Haiti, Nigeria and the Philippines.