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GENERAL ASSEMBLY GENERAL ASSEMBLY OFFICIAL RECORDS: THIRTY-SEVENTH SESSION SUPPLEMENT No.22 (A/37/22) UNITED NATIONS New York, 1982 REPORT OF THE SPECIAL COMMITTEE AGAINST APARTHEID 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. The present report was also submitted to the Security Council under the symbol S/15383. (Original: English] (14 October 1982] CONTENTS Paragraphs Page LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL .................................. .............. *.* ........... ix I. INTRODUCTION ........9. ......................... ....... 1 - 11 1 II. REVIEW OF THE WORK OF THE SPECIAL COMMITTEE ................ 12 - 281 3 A. Action taken by the General Assembly at its thirtysixth session ........................................... 12 - 29 3 B. International Year of Mobilization for Sanctions against South Africa .................................. 30 - 39 8 C. South Africa's aggression against neighbouring States .. 40 - 45 10 1. Hearing of the Special Committee on threat to peace in southern Africa and the implementation of United Nations resolutions for an end to military, nuclear and other collaboration with the racist r4gime of South Africa .................. 41 - 43 10 2. Other activities ................................. 44 - 45 11 D. Military and nuclear collaboration with South Africa ... 46 - 52 12 E. Economic and other collaboration with South Africa ..... 53 - 67 13 1. oil embargo ........................................0 54 - 55 14 2. Economic collaboration ............................. 56 - 59 14 3. Admission of South Africa and "Transkei" to the World Medical Association .......................... 60 - 64 15 4. Other collaboration ..................................... 65 - 67 15 F. Action against apartheid in sports ..................... 68 - 87 16 1. Hearing on sports and apartheid .................... 68 - 69 16 2. Register of sports contacts with South Africa, 1 April-31 December 1981 .......................... 70 - 76 16 3. Other activities ...................................... 77 - 87 17 -iii- CONTENTS (continued) G. Action against apartheid in the cultural field ........ 1. Promotion of establishment of Committee of Artists of the world against Apartheid .......... 2. Consultation with Mr. Ian Hall, musical director of the Union of London Choir ....a................. 3. Other action ... ...... ....... .. *...... ...... H. Women and children under apartheid .................... 1. Mission to Angola, Zambia and the United Republic of Tanzania ........... ......... ...... 2. International Conference on Women and Apartheid .. I. Bantustans ......... *. * ...... ........ ... ..... J. Campaign against repression and for the release of all political prisoners in South Africa ......** K. Assistance to the oppressed people of South Africa and their national liberation movement .................. L. Consultations of the Special Committee at Headquarters ............. ..* ...... **..*. ....... ... 1. Consultation with Mr. Vladimir N. Martynenko, Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic ........................ 2. Consultation with Mr. Carlos P. Romulo, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Philippines ........... 3. Consultations with Mr. Mohamed Sahnoun, Rapporteur-General of the International Conference on Sanctions against South Africa, and Mr. Abdul Samad Minty, Director of the World Campaign against Military and Nuclear Collaboration with South Africa ............ 4. Consultation with Mr. Romesh Chandra, President of the World Peace Council and Chairman of the NGO Sub-Conuittee on Racism, Racial Paragraphs 88 - 91 88 89 - 90 91 92 - 104 93 - 97 98 - 104 105 - 106 107 - 124 125 126 - 144 126 - 128 129 - 130 131 - 141 Discrimination, Apartheid and Decolonization ...... 142 - 144 -iv- page CONTENTS (continued) M. Missions to Governments ............................... 1. Mission by the Chairman to France, Turkey and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ........................................... 2. Mission by the delegation of the Special Committee to front-line States .................... 3. Mission by the Chairman to Kuwait, the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, the Netherlands, Denmark, Sweden, Norway and Finland ............... 4. Mission of the delegation of the Special Committee to India (21-26 April 1982) ............. 5. Mission by the Chairman to the Philippines, Indonesia and India (24 May-1 June 1982) .......... N. International Seminar on the History of Resistance against Occupation, Oppression and Apartheid in South Africa .................................... 0............ 0. Asian Regional Conference on Action against Apartheid P. Encouragement of public action against apartheid ...... 1. Participation in the observance of the fiftythird birthday of the late Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr ..................... 2. Consultations with representatives of non-governmental organizations .................... 3. Youth and student action against apartheid ........ 4. Conference on "Southern Africa: The Time to Choose". ........................................... 5. Other activities .................................. Q. Observance of the seventieth anniversary of the foundation of the African National Congress of South Africa (ANC) .................. ................. Paragraphs Page 145 - 183 30 145 - 157 159 - 172 173 - 177 178 - 183 184 192 201 - 191 - 200 - 221 201 - 204 205 - 206 207 - 209 210 - 215 216 - 221 222 - 232 42 CONTENTS (continued) R. Meeting in commemoration of the thirtieth anniversary of the Defiance Campaign * ...................... S. Observance of international days ..................... 1. Observance of the Day of Solidarity with South African Political Prisoners (11 October 1981) 2. Observance of the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (21 March 1982) .................................. 3. Observance of Africa Liberation Day (25 May 1982) .................................... 4. Observance of the International Day of Solidarity with the Struggling People of South Africa (16 June 1982) ................................... 5. Observance of the International Day of Solidarity with the Struggle of Women of South Africa and Namibia (9 August 1982) ... ............. T. Dissemination of information against apartheid ... U. Representation at conferences and messages to conferences ... .. ... .... ........... .. .0 ... - ..- ..-. 1. Representation at conferences ....... 2. Messages of the Special Committee to international and national conferences ........... V. Co-operation with other United Nations organs and with other organizations ................ ............ W. Work of the subsidiary organs of the Special Committee ............0 9... ...... .......... 0........ 1. Work of the Sub-Committee on the Implementation of United Nations Resolutions and Collaboration with South Africa . ....................... ......... 2. Work of the Sub-Committee on Petitions and Information .............................. 3. Work of the Task Forces ...... Paragraphs 233 - 234 235 - 264 235 - 243 244 - 253 254 - 255 256 - 260 261 265 - 264 269 270 - 272 270 - 271 272 273 - 277 278 - 280 278 279 280 -vi- gage CONTENTS (continued) X. List of statements issued by the Special Committee .... III. CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS ................... ..... A. Introduction ..................... ...... ........... B. The crime of apartheid and its wider dangers ......... C. Responsibility for the survival of apartheid .......... D. Time to choose ..... .......... ...................... E. Work of the Special Committee. ... .......... F. Main developments during the past year G. Reaffirmation of the policy and commitment of the United Nations and its family of agencies ............. H. Sanctions and related action against the racist rigime of South Africa ........... ............. ... 1. Arms embargo and the cessation of all military and nuclear collaboration with South Africa ....... 2. Oil embargo against South Africa ..................... 3. Other economic measures .......... ................... 4. Sports and cultural boycotts ................... 5. Other measures ........ .......... ... .............. I. Assistance to the oppressed people of South Africa and their national liberation movement .................. J. Action on some matters to which the Special Committee has devoted particular attention during the past year . 1. Campaign for the release of South African political prisoners ............................... 2. Women under apartheid .... .......................... o 3. Solidarity with the black trade-union movement in South Africa ............ ....................... Paragraphs 281 282 282 291 306 344 349 353 - 498 - 290 - 305 - 343 - 348 - 352 - 371 372 - 388 389 - 432 396 410 418 425 430 - 409 - 417 - 424 - 429 - 432 433 - 438 439 - 452 439 - 444 445 - 450 451 - 452 -vii- Page 555959606167686971 7475767778787979798081 CONTENTS (continued) Paragraphs Page K. World public opinion and public action against apartheid ............................................ 453 - 465 81 L. Programme of work of the Special Committee ........... 466 - 476 83 M. Services by the Centre against Apartheid and other units of the Secretariat of the United Nations ....... 477 - 489 85 N. Conclusion .................................... ...... 490 - 498 86 ANNEXES I. Review of developments in South Africa since October 1981 ........ 90 II. List