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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. Annex. Activities of Foreign Ecnomic and Other Interests which are impeding the Implementation of the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples in Southern Rhodesia, Namibia and Territories under Portuguese Domination and in All Other Territories under Colonial Domination and Efforts to Eliminate Colonialism, Apartheid and Racial Discrimination in Southern Africa http://www.aluka.org/action/showMetadata?doi=10.5555/AL.SFF.DOCUMENT.bmun004 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. 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Activities of Foreign Ecnomic and Other Interests which are impeding the Implementation of the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples in Southern Rhodesia, Namibia and Territories under Portuguese Domination and in All Other Territories under Colonial Domination and Efforts to Eliminate Colonialism, Apartheid and Racial Discrimination in Southern Africa Alternative title A/6868/Add.1 Author/Creator United Nations General Assembly; Special Committee on the Situation with regard to the Implementation of the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples Publisher United Nations Date 1967-10-30 Resource type Reports Language English Subject Coverage (spatial) Zimbabwe, South Africa, Angola, Mozambique, Namibia, Southern Africa (region), Guinea-Bissau Coverage (temporal) 1967 Description Activities of foreign economic and other interests which are impeding the implementation of the declaration on the granting of independence to colonial countries and peoples in Southern Rhodesia, Namibia and territories under Portuguese domination and in all other territories under colonial domination and efforts to eliminate colonialism, apartheid and racial discrimination in Southern Africa Format extent 367 page(s) (length/size) http://www.aluka.org/action/showMetadata?doi=10.5555/AL.SFF.DOCUMENT.bmun004 http://www.aluka.org UNITED NATIONS UNITED NATIONS GENERAL ASSEMBLY U'v Distr. GENERAL A/6868/Add .l ,0 October 1967 ORIGINAL: ENGLISH Twenty-second session Agenda item 24 ACTIVITIES OF FOREIGN ECONOMIC AND OTHER INTERESTS WHICH ARE IMPEDING THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE DECLARATION ON THE GRANTING OF INDEPENDENCE TO COLONIAL COUNTRIES AND PEOPLES IN SOUTHERN RHODESIA, SOUTH WEST AFRICA AND TERRITORIES UNDER PORTUGUESE DOMINATION AND IN ALL OTHER TERRITORIES UNDER COLONIAL DOMINATION AND EFFORTS TO ELIMINATE COLONIALISM, APARTHEID ADD RACIAL DISCRIMINATION IN SOUTHERN AFRICA Report bf the Special Committ . on the Situation with regard to the Implementation of the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples Annex REPORT OF SUB-COMMITTTEE I* Rapporteur: Mr. Rafic JOUEJATI (Syria) CONTENTS Paragraphs INTRODUCTION ...... ........................ .....1 - 6 CONSIDERATION BY THE SUB-OMMITTEE ....... .............. 7 - 134 A. Statements by members ............... Page 3 7 - 80 B. Conclusions ........ .................... .81 - 132 C. Recommendations. ................ 133 D. Adoption of report ....... ................. 134 * Previously issued under the symbol A/AC.109/L.434. 67-25207 ... A/6868/Add.l English Page 2 CONTENTS (continued) APPENDICES: I. Economic conditions in Southern Rhodesia with particular reference to foreign economic interests II. Economic conditions in South West Africa witn particular reference to foreign economic interests III. Territories under Portuguese administration: Economic activities in selected sectors with special reference to foreign interests IV. Economic conditions in Fiji, with particular reference to foreign economic interests V. Economic conditions in Mauritius with particular reference to foreign economic interests VI. Economic conditions in Papua and the Trust Territory of New Guinea with particular reference to foreign economic interests VII. Economic conditions in the Bahamas with particular reference to foreign economic interests VIII. Statements by petitioners A/6868/Add.l English Page 3 INTRODUCTION 1. In accordance with General Assembly resolution 1899 (XVIII) of 13 November 1963 and subsequent resolutions of the Special Committee of 25 March and 3 July 1964, and of 26 April 1966, the Sub-Committee studied the activities of foreign economic and other interests in South West Africa, Southern Rhodesia and the Territories under Portuguese administration.fa2. On 12 December 1966, following its consideration of the report of the Special Committee, the General Assembly adopted resolution 2189 (mXI) in which it condemned the activities of those foreign financial and economic interests in colonial Territories, in particular in South West Africa, Southern Rhodesia and the Territories under Portuguese domination, which supported colonial r~gimes and thus constituted a serious obstacle to the implementation of General Assembly resolution 1514 (XV), and urged the Governments concerned to end those activities. It also condemned the policies pursued by certain administering Powers in the Territories under their domination of imposing non-representative regimes and constitutions, strengthening the position of foreign financial and economic interests, misleading world public opinion, and encouraging the systematic influx of foreign immigrants whilst displacing, deporting and transferring the indigenous inhabitants to other areas, and called upon those Powers to desist from such manoeuvres. The General Assembly decided to include in the provisional agenda of its twenty-second session an item entitled "Activities of foreign economic and other interests which are impeding the implementation of the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples in Southern Rhodesia, South West Africa and Territories under Portuguese domination and in all other Territories under colonial domination". / The Sub-Committee's reports on these Territories are contained in the following documents: Official Records of the General Assembly, Nineteenth Session, Annex No. 15 (A/5840); Ibid., Twentieth Session, Annexes, Addendum to item 23 (Ai600/Rev.1), chapter V, appendix; A/6300/Add.3 (Part II), appendix; A/6300/Add.1 (Part II), appendix. I... A/686/Add.13 English Page 4 3. At its 438th mceting on 20 February 1967, the Special Committee decided to request Sub-Committee I to undertake a study of this item. 4. Pursuant to the request by the Sub-Committee, the Secretariat prepared seven working papers on economic conditions in South WHest Africa, Southern Rhodesia, Territories under Portuguese administration, Fiji, Mauritius, Papua and New Guinea and the Bahamas (see appendices I-VII) as well as one paper containing excerpts of statements by petitioners (see appendix Viii). The working papers on the Territories in southern Africa were designed to bring up to date the previous studies. 5. The Sub-Comittee considered the question of the activities of foreign economic and other interests which are impeding the implementation of the Declaration on the granting of independence to colonial countries and peoples in Southern Rhodesia, South West Africa and Territories under Portuguese domination and in all other Territories under colonial domination at its 39th to 44th meetings held between 10 May to 29 August 1967. 6. In formulating conclusions and recommendations on the question under consideration, the Sub-Comittee also took into account additional relevant information provided by its members. CONSIDERATION BY THE SU-C0Od9ITTEE A. Statements by members 7. The Chairman drew attention to the seven working papers which had been prepared by the Secretariat on economic conditions in Southern Rhodesia, South West Africa, Territories under Portuguese administration, Mauritius, Papua and the Trust Territory of New Guinea, Fiji and the Bahamas. The item under consideration had been included separately in the agenda for the twenty-second session of the General Assembly and it was therefore important that the Sub- Committee should prepare a report in time for submission to that session. 8. The representative of Syria said that the item was of paramount importance since a study of the activities of foreign and economic and other interests would reveal the true reasons for the subjection to foreign control of