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r NOTE FOR THE SECRETARY-GENERA
Subject: Meeting with Mr. R. Pokela, Chairman of the Pan-African Congress (PAC)
This is Mr. Pokela's first visit to UN Headquarters in his capacity as Chairman of the Pan-African Congress. He was elected to that post in February 1981. He has been a member of PAC since its inception.
In 1966 he was kidnapped from Basutoland by South
African agents. He was detained for eight months before being formally charged and was sentenced to 20 years imprisonment. He served 13 years on Robben Island before being released.
He is currently visiting the United States as part of the ongoing campaign to raise support among the international community. He will be a guest speaker at the forthcoming meeting of the Special Committee against Apartheid on
12 October in observation of "Day of Solidarity with South
African Political Prisoners."
A. A. Farah 7 October 1981 SLIP FICHE DE TRANSMISSION 5 50 SG, Mr. Farah supports this request. DONN E R£ He says that you have met Mr. Pokela's predecessor, and you have also received Mr. Tambo of the ANC, which is the other organization similar to
R^EjC RETOui?NER .^is^ti^. this one.
Do you wish to receive V Mr. Pokela ?
Mary Ellen We 0tober:
FOUR SIGNATURE POUR OBSERVATIONS POURRIONS-NOUS EN PARLER ? VOTRE ATTENTION COMME CCN'VENU ED SUITE A VOTRE DEMANDS NOTER ET RETOURNER IATION POUR INFORMATION Observer Mission fo the United Nations
211 East 43rd Street Suite #703 New York, NY 10017 Tel. (212) 986-7378
August 25,-1981 H.E. Dr. Kurt Waldheim Secretary-General United Nations United Nations Headquarters NEW YORK, NY 10017.
Re: Visit of PAC Chairman to United States, October 3-21, 1981. Your Excellency: The Pan-Africanist Congress of Azania presents its compliments and has the honour to inform you that the Chairman, MR. NYATI J. POKELA, will lead a delegation of the Central Committee to the United States from .October 3 to 21, 1981. The delegation will include the Administrative Secretary, MR. JOSEPH MKWANAZI, and one of the accused in the PAC Bethal 18 trial, MR. HAMILTON KEKE.
The Chairman will address the meeting organised by the United Nations Special Committee Against Apartheid in commemoration of the International Day of Solidarity with South African Political Prisoners on Monday October 12, 1981.
Your Excellency, we shall be very obliged if you would grant an audience to the delegation during their visit for the purpose of apprising you of political developments in South Africa and in the struggle for freedom and justice. Our Chairman would also like to avail himself of the opportunity to convey to you the appreciation of the oppressed people, particularly those who are still in prison on Robben Island, for the consistent support and your personal efforts in the struggle against apartheid.
The tentative dates that we would suggest are either between October 5 to 7, or October 12 J^jSt" Depending on your schedule since we are cognisant
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of the fact that with the General Assembly being in session you would be extremely busy.
I am enclosing for your information a photostat copy of a report / which appeared in the magazine NEW AFRICAN, July 1981, containing biographical details of Chairman Pokela.
i Your Excellency, the Pan-Africanist Congress of Azania avails itself of this opportunity to renew to you the assurance of its highest consideration.
Yours sincerely,
Henry E. Isaacs Permanent Observer Representative to the U.N. & Director of Foreign Affairs. * ROUTING SLIP FICHE Ut TRANSMISSION
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NOTE AND RETURN NOTER ET RETOURNER FOR INFORMATION POUR INFORMATION
Copies sent to Mr. Djermakoye and Mr. Ahtisaari. In view of the illegal status of D.T.A., no acknowledgement will be sent.
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WINDHOEK SWA / NAMIBIA 2 9 81 ACTION i—XA-'-L . c^>r-s TO TO : FILE NO. | D ACTION COMPLETED ' INITIALS.. HIS EXCELLENCY ! Return to few^s Central Room 2074 DR KURT WALDHEIM
SECRETARY GENERAL OF THE UNITED NATIONS
NEW YORK
THE DEMOCRATIC TURNHALLE ALLIANCE ' ( DTA ) FINDS ITSELF
COMPELLED TO APPROACH YOU AS A RESULT OF THE CONTINUED
ATROCITIES BEING PERPETRATED BY SWAPO AGAINST THE CIVILIAN
POPULATION OF OWAMBO AND FOR THE MOST PART SUPPORTERS OF
THE DTA .
OUR PEOPLE ARE CONTINUALLY SUBJECTED TO A CRUEL AND
REPREHENSIBLE CAMPAIGN OF NINTIMIDAT ION AND BLOODSHED
BY WAY OF THE INDISCRIMINATE PLANTING OF LANDMINES , MURDER,
TORTURE AND THE ABDUCTION OF INNOCENT CIVILIANS BY SWAPO
TTTDonoTCTC n DiT DAT T W3 APPflQC? T VHT RORniTR FROM fi * THE DTA FINDS IT INEXPRESSIBLY SHOCKING TH&T IN SPITE OF
THIS STATE OF AFFAIRS MEMBER STATES OF THE UNITED NATIONS CONTINUE
TO PLAN ACTIONS IN SUPPORT OF SWAT O . THESE THUGS
AND GANGSTERS WERE NEVER REBUKED OR CONDEMNED BY THE UN
FOR THEIR ATROCITIES - ON THE CONTRARY THEY ARE ENCOURAGED
IN THEIR NEFARIOUS ACTIVITIES . ON THE OTHER HAND THE DTA
AND OUR LEGITIMATE GOVERNMENT , WHOSE TASK IT IS TO PROTECT
ITS PEOPLE AGAINST THE INCURSIONS OF SWAPO , ARE INVARIABLY
THE TARGET OF A VEHEMENT AND ONE - SIDED CAMPAIGN BY
MOST UN MEMBER STATES AIMED AT SUBVERTING THE ASPIRATIONS
OF THE GREAT MAJORITY OF OUR PEOPLE AND BRINGING SWAPO TO
POWER BY WHATEVER MEANS .
THE DTA THEREFORE APPEALS TO YOU MOST SERIOUSLY AS SECRETARY
GENERAL OF A WQ«EBe=3Utei£EEE WORLD BODY WHOSE CHARTER ENJOINS
IT TO PROMOTE PEACE AND GOODWILL AMONGST NATIONS TO CALL
UPON SWAPO AS WELL AS THOSE GOVERNMENTS AND COUNTRIES WHICH 90
BLATANTLY SUPPORT IT TO DESIST FORTHWITH FROM THEIR
TERRORIST CMAPAIGN AND TO RECOGNIZE THE RIGHT OF THE
PEOPLE OF NAMIBIA TO PEACEFULLY DETERMINE THEIR OWN
DESTINY .
THE DTA FURTHER URGES _ _YOUR EXCELLENCY TO CALL UPON THE
GOVERNMENT OF ANGOLA TO PROHIBIT SWAPO FROM ESTABLISHING
AND USING MILITARY ABASES IN ANGOLA FROM WHICH THEY PLAN AND
PERPETRATE THEIR TERRORISTIC ATTACKS AND ATROCITIES UPON THE
PEOPLE OF OWAMBO . PLEASE ACCEPT , EXCELLENCY , ASSURANCES OF MY HIGHEST
CONSIDERATION .
C
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PRESIDENT : '-O
DEMOCRATIC TURNHALLE ALLIANCE
WELL RECEIVED 1 ^"''ZtS
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS (SOUTH AFRICA) OBSERVER MISSION TO THE U.N. a REPRESENTATION TO THE U.S.A. 8O1 SECOND AVENUE, SUITE 4O5, NEW YORK, N. Y. 1OO17 TEL: (212) 49O-3487
June 4, 1981.
H.E. The Secretary-General, United Nations Organisation, U.N. Headquarters, New York, N.Y. 10017.
Your Excellency,
I have the honour to convey the desire and request of our President Oliver Tambo to pay you a courtesy call sometime during the day of llth June, 1981, and at the end of his visit to the United States to participate in the Conference on Southern Africa scheduled to take place in Washington next week.
Please accept the assurances of our highest consideration.
Yours Sincerely,
$Sm. Makatini : ANC Representative to the United Nations. '. ( v ',
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HIS EXCELLENCY , DR KURT WALDHEIM SECRETARY GENERAL OF THE UNITED NATIONS NEW YORK
EXCELLENCY
THE DEMOCRATIC TURNHALLE ALLIANCE ( DTA ) OF SOUTH WEST AFRICA / NAMIBIA HAS THE HONOUR TO INFORM YOUR EXCELLENCY THAT IT HAS TODAY ADDRESSED THE FOLLOWING REQUEST TO THE PRESIDENT OF THE SECURITY COUNCIL , HIS EXCELLENCY NOEL DURR :
THE DEMOCRATIC TURNHALLE ALLIANCE ( DTA ) OF SOUTH WEST AFRICA / NAMIBIA HEREBY REQUESTS THAT IT BE PERMITTED TO ADDRESS THE SECURITY COUNCIL DURING ITS FORTHCOMING DEBATE ON fl THE SITUATION IN NAMIBIA " IN ACCORDANCE WITH RULE 39 OF THE PROVISIONAL RULES OF PROCEDURE OF THE SECURITY COUNCIL AND THAT IT BE EXTENDED EXACTLY THE SAME PRIVILEGES PREVIOUSLY EXTENDED TO SWAPO PURSUANT TO DECISIONS TAKEN BY THE COUNCIL DURING DISCUSSION OF THE SAME AGENDA ITEM AT ITS PREVIOUS MEETINGS ON 27 JANUARY 1976 ( S/PV 1880 , P4> , 27 JULY 1978 (S/PV 2082 , P 2 ) , 31 OCTOBER 1978 ( S/PV 2092 »t PP 3-5) AND 4 DECEMBER 1978 (S/PV 2103 , P4> . ANY SUPPORT THAT YOUR EXCELLENCY MAY BE ABLE TO LEND TO THESE REQUESTS BY THE DTA TO PARTICIPATE IN THE DEBATE ON AN EQUAL BASIS WITH SWAPO IN THE INTERESTS OF IMPARTIALITY AND THE EQUAL TREATMENT OF POLITICAL PARTIES FROM SOUTH WEST AFRICA / NAMIBIA WILL BE APPRECIATED .
HIGHEST CONSIDERATION
PRESIDENT : DEMOCRATIC TURNHALLE ALLIANCE
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ATTENTION SERVICE DESK o UNATIONS NYK MJS/MMD cc: SG b/f: AR/MKP/GMM/AKU/AF X Ref: UN Institute for Namibia
30 June, 1980
Dear Mr. Adedeji, '.-"•'' On behalf eUd in the afebenca. of the , * Secretary-General on official b&siness over- seas, I would like .to thank you for your letter . of 23 May 1980, inviting him to attend the second graduation ceremony of the United Nations - Institute for Namibia, to be held in January 1981.
The Secretary-General, as'you know, attached great importance to the work of the Institute and he very much appreciated your.kind invitation. ^ There are, however, a number of obligations '• already foreseen in his- programme for early next year/ which might make it" difficult for him to attedd th£ ceremony-in Lusaka." It is therefore not possible to give_a_definite answer to your . invitation at this stage, but the Secretary- \ General will certainly keep it in mind. With warm regards, -:. : .>.'
Yours sincerely, ; -
Rafeeuddmn Ahmed Chef de Cabinet
Mr.-Adebayo Adedeji •', .• "• ':". "-" Chairinan of the Senate of the United _Nations Institute f qr_ Namibia 'p.O.EoK 3011 , • . :^ •:. .:" Lusaka, Zarabia . . -':•.>' Mr. Ahmed, In view of the numeroufe\engagements of the Secretary-Generalljnel might not be in a position to commit him|elf at this stage to a visit to Lusaka solely for the purpose of officiating at the graduation ceremony of the United Nations Institute for Namibia. Of course, if the Secretary- General had additional reasons for visiting the region during that period, the graduation ceremony could be included in his programme. At the first graduation ceremony, the United Nations was represented by three senior officials, the Executive Secretary of EGA, Commissioner for Namibia and the Under-Secretary-General for Special Political Questions. in addition there was a personal message from the Secretary- General. If the Secretary-General is unable to attend the second graduation ceremony the United Nations could again be represented by the same trio.
A.A. Farah/cs 26 June 198O (( -
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UNITED NATIONS INSTITUTE FOR NAMIBIA INSTITUT DES NATIONS UNIES POUR LA NAMIBIE p PUT AWAY P.O. Box 301V Lusaka, Zambia , Ca CN..../.... . / DAY MONTH YR. R.f:
Dear Mr Secretary-General, On behalf of the United Nations Institute for Namibia, I would like to invite you to participate and officiate at the second graduation ceremony of the Institute v/hich is scheduled to take place on Saturday 24 January 1981. In this connection I have been given to understand that during discussions held between yourself and the President of SWAPO, Mr Sam Nujoma, recently in Salisbury, the Institute was mentioned and that you had stated that it would be more convenient for the United Nations if the graduation exercises were held in January of each year since December was not conveni- ent for the United Nations. " .-"; t~ Accordingly the Senate has decided to shift the next gradu- ation ceremony from some time in December 1980 to 24 January 1981 in the hope that it would be possible for you to attend. The Senate is of the opinion that it would only be fi-tting and proper for the Secretary General of the United Nations to officiate together with the President of the Republic of-Zambia at the next graduation ceremony of the Institute. This is "not. "only because of the role of the united Nations in the struggle for Namibia's independence and in the preparation of the people for the responsibilities and challenges of sovereignty, but also, and more particularly, because of the personal interest which you have shown and continue to show in these matters and in the establishment and development of the Institute. In this regard the Senate has asked me to recall with appreciation your kind and most thoughtful and encouraging message to the first graduation ceremony in December 1979, which was read on your behalf by the Under Secretary-General for Special Political Affairs, Mr Abdulrahim Farah.
Unrrs^ljlr r tolrv—l V_/rnorjrcpp.Mn.cMprL i \i\i_or^'ii--^i.i i Please accept, Mr. Secretary-General, the assurances of my highest esteem. £ycTAdedeji Chairman of the Senate of the United Nations Institute for Namibia THE S EC R ET A RY- GENERAL 26 June 1980 My dear colleague, I wish to thank you for your letter of 23 May 1980, concerning the second graduation ceremony of the United Nations Institute for Namibia, to be held in January 1981. As you know, I attach great importance to the work of the Institute in educating Namibians to enable them to participate in the formation of the civil service of an independent Namibia. I therefore very much appreciated the kind invitation you extended to me on behalf of the Senate to attend the graduation ceremony. At present, however, I am not able to give you a definite answer since my travel plans for the early part of next year are still in a tentative stage. — Ynn Tnn,y fo?>- afnEMiirerf 1-hfHfr I shall b^airr tjhis il^lfrHtt-JJi Trj;iTld fThgn f-in^l-iyng my pi ar^ . With kind regards, Yours sincerely, Kurt Waldheim Mr. Adebayo Adedeji Chairman of the Senate of the United Nations Institute for Namibia Lusaka THE SECRETARY-GENERAL 26 June 1980 My dear colleague, Thank you for your letter of 23 May 1980, concerning the second graduation ceremony of the United Nations Institute for Namibia, to be held in January 1981. You know how much importance I attach to the work of the Institute in educating Namibians to enable them to participate in the formation of the civil service of an independent Namibia. I was therefore most pleased to receive the invitation that you extended to me on behalf of the Senate to attend the graduation ceremony and greatly appreciated their changing the date to facilitate my attendance. At present, however, I am not able to give you a definite answer since my travel plans for the early part of next year are still in a tentative stage. You may be assured that I shall bear this invitation in mind when finalizing my plans. With kind regards, Yours sincerely, Kurt Waldheim Mr. Adebayo Adedeji Chairman of the Senate of the United Nations Institute for Namibia Lusaka NNNNT ZCZC STR9308 INFO COPY TO: HIS EXCELLENCY, DR K WALDHEIM, UN SECRETARY-GENERAL I FILEJMQ, FROM: NATIONAL EXECUTIVE, NAMIBIA NATIONAL A DATE: 25/02/80 TO WE UNDERSTAND FROM REPRESENTATIVES OF THE FIVE WESTERN POWERS THAT EARLY IN MARCH MR BRIAN URQUHART (UNDER-SECRETARY-GENERAL FOR SPECIAL POLITICAL AFFAIRS) AND MR MARTTI AHTISAARI (SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE FOR NAMIBIA) WILL LEAVE FOR CAPE TOWN FOR URGENT DISCUSSIONS WITH THE GOVERNMENT OF SOUTH ARICA ON THE IMPLEMEN- .. TATION OF THE SECURITY COUNCIL RESOLUTION 435(1978). IN VIEW OF THE FACT THAT: (A) THE NAMIBIA NATIONAL FRONT WAS A PARYEEEEEE PARTY TO BOTH THE 'PROXIMITY TALKS' IN NEW YORK BETWEEN 18-26 MARCH 1979 AND THE 'HIGH-LELVEL SIMULTANEOUS CONSULTATIONS' IN GENEVA BETWEEN 12-16 NOVEMBER 1979, (B) GENERAL PREM CHAND HAS NO INTENTION TO CONSULT WITH OR BRIEF REPRESENTATIVES OF OTHER NAMIBIAN POLITICAL PARTIES AND m ORGANISATIONS ON THE OUTSTANDING ASPECTS OF THE CONCEPT OF THE DEMILITARIZED ZONE, (C) THE CAPE TONW MEETING REPORTEDLY IS ESSENTIALLY A FOLLOW-UP ONE TO THE PRESENT PREM CHAND DISCUSSIONS ON THE DMZ PROPOSAL,9 CD) IT IS PRESUMED THAT THE DISCUSSIONS SHOULD SEEK TO RESOLCVE THE VARIOUS OUTSTANDING QUESTIONS, BOTH POLITICAL AND MILITARY, ? WITH A VIEW TO REACH TOTAL AGREEMENT, WE, THEREFORE, RESPECTFULLY DO REQUEST YOUR EXCELLENCY TO MAKE IT POSSIBLE FOR REPRESENTATIVES OF THE NAMIBIA , NATIONAL FRONT TO MEET WITH YOUR EXCELLENCY'S REPRESENTATIVES IN THE SAME MANNER AND WITH THE SAME ACCESS AS IN MARCH AND NOVEMBER LAST' YEAR. _ RSEEEEEE RESPECTFULLY YOURS, NAMIBIA NATIONAL FRONT. - C-~o 02260840 0086 17SC f!^tyv^Ki]^^©'SfjS.;-:;-tvii';,'. .-•.-. •:'<* i ';•••': •• . -:-'"- , .. •-'. •.'-.•• •••.'.•••:•<;'•• ^]^^.':1iS'}i|'.ii^:f:i$t'if:ft<-'i'•i.'^''1''-^r;'S"';A;v-'1' •.' ''. ••"':'' ''..."•;':' :V: giiy;WsM»feMH:M=;-,-.---rV.-' •.^-•;.,-.:. >:-.•-.••- V-.-.T^ [AL -uiiio-,- liW'. ~,:'-..;-- -'I.;., >"'. '-' . . • - • ri'rV-j"-:;*>-•'<'"-v'tV' '•--i'"^ ' . f• ' "i,... •• .' ., ' • '• ''.', ' '• '.' -,. '. ' W&M^^mf^-?:i^^[}Yl^ '.rofc'-rj MWii$^&:^' .:•- '';::''; •:'(\.--''li ,0 :i -':'.- •' .. :**:•&&;; ' ^X^:•-.-,•-,.;• Jt A \f', t r j, ,Uh h'T -„* TO ,:^Ri lip ' •>?•!.' '• '"„'•". /'. •/.'• "' '' ":;-' ' > v : «''!;i?ti^3?j ••••' '•'''- •"•ri^:.-;::^ -.:•'' v;.-v-,:,^,^ ... • - '•//. ,v-,,^ v-;:'-;^y I5.?:oo: •;''..v ^.i^WJ:'/!^ MMMMMM VIA WUI 0946 11/130 UNATIONS NYK 56-3217 WK WINDHOEK SWA / NAMIBIA ATTENTION MR KURT WALDHEIM SECRETARY GENERAL INCOMING INFO COPY FILE NO. ACTION TO. JOIL- 1979 11 13 PRESS STATEMENT / BY THE EXECUTIVE OF THE DEMOCRATIC TURNHALLE ALLIANCE THE D.T.A. WISHES TO DRAW ATTENTION TO THE FACT THE D.T.A. WISHES TO DRAW ATTENTION TO THE FACT *THAT DURING THE ELECTIONS HELD IN DECEMBER 1978 IT GAINED 80 PERCENT 0F THE VOTE AND CAN THEREFORE JUSTIFIABLY CLAIM THAT IT REPRESENTS THE INHABITANTS OF SWA/NAMIBIA . FURTHER DRAWS ATTENTION TO THE FACT THAT THE ELECTED ASSEMBLY i AT ITS FIRST SESSION DECIDED TO CO-OPERATE ON THE BASIS OF RESOLUTION 435 . IF IT WAS NOT FOR THE CONCESSIONS MADE AT THE INSTIGATION OF SWAPO THE SETTLEMENT PLAN WOULD HAVE BEEN CARRIED OUT BY NOW . THE DTA FURTHER STRONGLY OBJECTS THAT ON TWO OCCASIONS NO FORMAL INVITATION WAS EXTENDED TO THE DTA TO ATTEND DISCUSSIONS , NAMELY DURING MARCH 1979 IN HEW YORK AS WELL AS THE PROPOSED TALKS IN GENEVA . ON BOTH OCSASIONS IT WAS ONLY AFTER STRONG REPRESENTAIONS HAD BEEN MADE THAT THE DTA WAS ALLOWED TO ATTEND THE TALKS . THE DTA ALLEGES THAT ITS DELEGATION , DURING MARCH 1979 TALKS, DID NOT EVEN ENJOY THE SAME STATUS AS WAS ACCORDED EG. TO SWAPO , IN SPITE OF THE FACT THAT SWAPO DOES NOT REPRESENT THE MAJORITY OF THE INHABITANTS OF THE COUNTRY . JUDGING FROM THE VERBAL COMMUNICATION WHICH WAS ADDRESSED JOINTLY TO THE DEMOCRATIC PARTIES IN SWA / NAMIBIA AND WHICH PLACES THE DTA IN THE SAME CATEGORY AS PARTIES WITH PRACTICALY NO SUPPORT . THERE IS NO REASON TO BELIEVE THAT THE POSITION WITH THE PRPOSED TALKS WOULD IN ANY WAY BE DIFFER! FROM THE PREVIOUS OCCASIONS . NOTWITHSTfiflDING , THE DTA HAS DECIDED 'I HAT A DELEGATION "OF THE DTA WILL PROCEED TO GENEVA ON THE UNDERSTANDING THAT ITS REPRESENTATIVES WILL BE ACCORDED FULL OPPORTUNITY TO AQUAINT THEMSELVES WITH THE CONSULTATIONS TO CLARIFY QUESTIONS ARISING FROM THE WORKING PAPER , WITH THE IMPLEMENTATION OF SECURITY COUNVIL RESOLUTION 435 IN MIND . THIS DEMONSTRATES .ONCE MORE THE WILLINGNESS OF THE DTA TO DO EVERYTHING IS ITS POWER NOT TO JEOPARDISE A PEACEFUL SETTLEMENT THROUGH MISUNDERSTANDING THE DELEGATION WILL CONSIST OF TWO MEMBERS OF THE DTA SECRETARIAT , NAMELY MESSRS F.J. KOZONGUIZI AND BILLY MARAIS . THE LEADERS OF THE DTA , WHO ARE IN MOST CASES ALSO MEMBERS OF THE ADMINISTRATOR GENERALS COUNCIL , ARE PRESENTLY ENGAGED IN THE POLITICAL AND SOCIO rECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OF SWA / NAMIBIA , AND DO NOT SEE THE NECESSITY TO ATTEND THE GENEVA TALKS THEMSELVES . THE DELEGATION WILL BE IN REGULAR CONTACT WITH THE LEADERS AND , ON ITS RETURN f WILL REPORT TO THE EXECUTIVE . END MSGE S UNATIONS NYK 56-3217 WK x*. ,D Aft I *4 G TO STRUGGLE DARING TO WIN" RECEIVED ROOM 107, lNOV~71979 ALLIED BUILDING, N.N.F KAISER STREET, NAMIBIAN NATIONAL FRONT WINDHOEK. NATIONAL HEADQUARTERS TELEPHONE: 2-8965 NATIONAL EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE P.O. BOX 20031, WINDHOEK, 9100 7 November 1979 Dear Sir, I have the honour to transmit herewith a copy of a telex message, setting out the position of the Namibia National Front (NNF), in regard to the latest developments in the Namibian situation. As you can see, the NNF is gravely concerned about the turn of events. However, it is hoped that the views expressed in the message would contribute to your future deliberations. Please accept our best wishes. Claudius N. Hengari-Kjrfidjou Member, Central and Executive Committees S W A N U Representative to the U.K. and Ireland N. N. F. His Excellency Dr. Kurt Waldheim Secretary-General United Nations New York, N. Y. 10017 T 11/07/79 0907 EST# 422661 ITT Ul COULD YOU PLEASE TRANSMIT THE FOLOWING TO MR CLAUDIUS KANDJOU FOR TRANSMISSION TO THE UN SECRETARY GENERAL ETO: THE SWANU REPRESENTATIVE TO THE UNITED NATIONS FOR TRANSMISSION TO THE SECRETARY GENERAL OF THE UN FROM: MR R V RUKORO, PUBLICITY AND INFORMATION SECRETARY, NAMIBIA NATIONAL FRONT, WINDHOEK, NAMIBIA. • DATE: 07/11/79 HE DR K WALDHEIM UN SECRETARY GENERAL YOUR EXCELLECY, THE NNF NOTES WITH CONCERN ITS OMMISSION FROM THE LIST OF INVITEES TO THE 'HIGH LEVEL SIMULTANEOUS CONSULTATIONS WITH THE PARTIES CONCERNED' SCHEDULED FOR THE PERIOD BETWEEN 12 AND 15 NOVEMBER. AS THE MAJOR LIBERATION ORGANIZATION IN NAMIBIA WHICH HAS NOT ONLY PREVENTED A UDI IN THIS COUNTRY, BUT HAS CONSTANTLY FOUGHT FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF RESOLUTION 435 IN NAMIBIA, IT IS INDEED TRAGIC TO NOTE THAT THE NNF IS BEING DELIBERATELY KEPT OUT OF SUCH CRUCIAL DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING OUR FUTURE - ESPE- CIALY WHEN PARTIES NOT DIRECTLY INVOLVED IN THE MILITARY CONFLICT ARE INVITED. THE NNF AND THE POEPLE OF NAMIBIA CANNOT CONDONE SUCH AN ACT. IN ORDER TO SECURE AN ACCEPTABLE AND JUST SOLUTOIN TO THE PROBLEM OF NAMIBIA AND TO CONSULT WITH THE TRUE REPRESENTATIVES OF THE PEOPLE OF NAMIBIA, WE URGE YOUR EXCELLENCY TO RECONSIDER YOUR EXCELLENCY'S INVITATION AND TO INCLUDE THE NNF IN THE LIST OF INVITEES THEREBY MAKING SURE THAT THE UN PLAN DOES NOT COLLAPSE. RESPECTFULLY YOURS, R V RUKORO, NAMIBIA NATIONAL FRONT & c TO FILE NO D ACTION COMPLETED 7/11/7 INITIALS ...... A-\^ ^r" Return to Records Control (toom Cc ' "TO THE: s DR. i ,; ••'v.V-. THf r.'KiOi}C;<.-.T!0 IMi-N'JM^LU: ALU^CK ','I:::;v:;; TO' '•v;"^;;:: 'PROTECT i:i.TH[i ^i ij.hjf^sr .: TF.f;nr. TM.-'.T /-.f A sV;; THE UN l^i1 AMJIJT TH£ i\-!!rU.r.'M JE. •. ANi) . ALSO 'THAT IT IS IW, I Irl cowFEiiiLtjcr; .'if! c •?:/•• vA . ,*r» - MORaWlf Ll i -; ,\.-.\\'.f. I ljv WHICH HAVE NO CONiJFCT 'Dti f. VO 1'ITH f;' ••'.•»/ uAi-II^I ' - ' ,••• TANZANIA. A:-VE iuviTt:n • •; ^ - FOR, CXAMPI.F •I'j.Ti-'.ANr. - if ' '•WHIt'ST. THE r.rtJOIUTY PARTY IN 'TMF. pOUN'TTiY NA^IKLY . . ... THE DFiiOChATlC Yli;Mv'iM ' " THIS !jEV:ri..OPn"MT AS IT K' HI G nEl.ATZD- TO T(fi: PilO • /:.':•'•."-.sijpEPviPF.'j £L.:arno.'j ' IU.^H. r 'You WILL n'K Tii1-:: ""• ' IT i' ni!••;•• I'juLT T.'I Ufji'K;•;;•'[',•;;]::) .UHY Oi-JLY Otii':' p;.:,'iY TO' :E:K . L'J».-'ITF.LJ TO TH.I-. i , FROrt : "CH^EF SEOiETAiiV •OEMO'CHATIU TUliiJHALl.li ALLiAfJCF '• -WINDHOEK 'SUA / Wrti-ll-' I,A, fjo MS MYK 0 RCA NOV 07 I038S UNATIONS NYK G . • UNATIONS NYK 56-3217 INCOMING INFO COPY WINDHOEK SWA ; NAMIBIA 7/11/79 FILE NO. ACTIO TO TO : THE SECRETARY .-GENERAL DR. WALDHEIM ,; ' : \, o '-. A . * ' UNITED NATIONS THE DEMOCRATIC TURNHALLE ALLIANCE WISHES TO PROTEST IN THE STROSGEST '. TERMS THAT AS A PROSPECTIVE PARTY TO THE' ANY ELECTION UNDER THE SUPERVISI0 OF THE UN IT WAS NOT I NFORMED ABOUT THE PROPOSALS ON THE DEMILITARIZED ZONE' AND ALSO THAT IT IS NOT INVITED «;-. TO THE .;.-, PROPOSED CONFERENCE IN GENEVA . ^MOREOVER '".'' IT IS BEYOND . COMPREHENSION THAT COUNTRIES WHICH HAVE NO CONNECTION WHATSOEVER WITH SWA/ NAMIBIA FOR EXAMPLE MOZAMBIQUE AND TANZANIA ARE INVITED WHILST THE MAJORITY PARTY IN THE COUNTRY NAMELY THE DEMOCRATIC TURNHALLE ALLIANCE HAS NOT BEEN INVITED . THIS DEVELOPMENT AS "IT IS BEING 'RELATED TO THE PROPOSED UN £ SUPERVISED ELECTION .' IN WHICH YOU WILL BE THE REFEREE S- ' • - .-3! . ' ' '-. '•''-,'. I IT IS DIFFICULT TO UNDERSTAND WHY ONLY . ONE PARTY . ' TO* | THE PROPOSED ELECTION HAS BEEN INVITED TO THE GENEVA \ ' CONFERENCE . - -'•";; " - ' '. •,;'.. •."-.•'." ; ., , FROM : CHIEF SECRETARY , . DEMOCRATIC TURNHALLE ALLIANCE WINDHOEK SWA / NAMIBIA " ;•'„• UHATIONS NYK 5S-3217 WK 0 • .- • -^iv-,. -. cc: SG's Office Mr. Ahmed Notes of a meeting held on 3 November 1979 Present: The Secretary-General Mr. Josiah Chinamano (Vice President, ZAPU) Mr. Edgar Tekere (Secretary-General, ZANU) Mr. Callistus Nilloun (ZAPU Representative to the United Nations) Mr. Tirivafi Kangai (Chief Representative of ZANU to the United Nations) Mr. Edson Shirihuru" (Deputy Representative of ZANU to the United Nations) Mr. A.A. Farah MR. CHINAMANO handed the Secretary-General copies of various documents prepared by the Patriotic Front in connexion with the constitutional talks in London. He explained that the documents gave not only the Patriotic Front's conception of how the draft constitution should be implemented, but also the Front's analysis of the British proposals for the interim period. Mr. Chinamano then described the background to the London conference, and the fact that the Patriotic Front was prepared to negotiate a peaceful settlement if the other side was also prepared to do so. While the Patriotic Front had reservations on some aspects of the constitution proposed by the United Kingdom, the substance was acceptable in principle. Mr. Chinamano proceeded to enumerate the various issues on which the Patriotic Front had expressed reservations. Mr. Chinamano said that the Patriotic Front wanted to consult with the Secretary-General on the pre-independence arrangements, in particular the electoral process and the question of security. In his view an independence constitution should serve the interest of the State, and not any particular party. On the basis of the constitution, people would elect their leaders and thereby choose their government. The Patriotic Front had always demanded free and fair elections, and that demand had been endorsed by the interna- tional community. Recently, some people had alleged that the Patriotic Front was more concerned with the gun than they were with elections. That was not true. In the first place, it was necessary to bring about a cease-fire and establish peace. After that, the necessary electoral processes should take place, such as the registration of voters, the setting up of the voting machinery and the promulgation of voting procedures. - 2 - Mr. Chinamano then referred to the Patriotic Front's proposal for a United Nations role during the transitional period. He said that the Front's plan envisaged a governing council composed of 4 members from 'the Patriotic Front, 4 from the regime and '1 from the United Kingdom. It would have country-wide response, and would have the power to integrate the rival forces. The plan foresaw a United Nations peacekeeping presence during the interim period, and that was clearly described in one of the documents handed to the Secretary-General. The Patriotic Front proposed a 6-month period to complete the electoral processes. The United Kingdom suggested only 3 months, on the grounds that voters' registration was not necessary. The Patriotic Front had replied to the British transitional plan with a 13-point memorandum, which drew attention to the many flaws in the plan. (That document was also among the documents handed to the Secretary-General). In the view of the Patriotic Front, Mr. Chinamano commented, the United Kingdom was not an impartial authority. Various announcements made by the United Kingdom over the years proved that change. He claimed it was the armed struggle which dislodged the Smith regime and not the actions of the United Kingdom. He considered it strange that the United Kingdom should feel that by dispatching a Governor to Zimbabwe and using the existing structure of the illegal regime it would solve the problem. The Patriotic Front could not accept a situation whereby the repressive structure which it had been fighting against should continue as part of a negotiated settlement. How could the United Kingdom expect the Patriotic Front or the many Zimbabwean refugees to return to Zimbabwe and surrender to the various forces against which they had long been waging a bitter struggle? Mr. Chinamano said the Patriotic Front was anxious to compete in elections and present its programme to the people, but it was important that the elections should be held under free and fair conditions. Mr. Chinamano said that his delegation had presented their case to the African Group, and that it intended to make a statement before the Fourth Committee to let the international community know what had so far transpired in London. - 3 - The delegation hoped to get the backing of the United Nations on the various points of difference with the United Kingdom. Mr. Chinamano remarked that it would be a pity if the Ziiribabwe talks broke down on the transitional arrangements. He hoped that the Secretary-General would exercise his good offices with the United Kingdom so as to persuade them to review its position. MR. TEKERE remarked that the rebellion in Southern Rhodesia had survived over the years because of the support it received from the various arms of Government, e.g. the army, the police and the civil servants. He said there were two prerequisites to a settlement: (1) Free and fair elections; and (2) Peace and security. It was important that the rival parties in the conflict should have a motivating interest to stop the war. During the transitional period, the Patriotic Front would require at least 2 months to communicate instructions for a cease- fire and re-assemble its forces which were scattered through- out the country. It would also be necessary to integrate the rival forces almost immediately. To keep them apart during the transitional period would create problems for the independent government. By integrating them beforehand, the new state at the time of independence would inherit one army and not two rival forces. The United Kingdom seemed unable to see the necessity for the integration of the forces. According to the United Kingdoa plan, the British Governor would come to Salisbury and on assuming his duties, would consider that the state of rebellion was officially terminated. The United Kingdom did not recognize that the structures of the illegal regime would still be in force. Moreover, the British plan did not envisage a role for the liberation forces which had battled to suppress the rebellion. Mr. Tekere said that the Patriotic Front wanted proper supervision of the cease-fire. The Patriotic Front wanted the United Nations to undertake that responsibility and to supervise the integration of the rival forces. In his view, no other suitable body existed. The Commonwealth was too loose a group to perform that service, and in any event had no experience in such situations. - 4 - The SECRETARY-GENERAL thanked Mr. Chinamano and Mr. Tekere for their statements and for the information which they had imparted on behalf of the Patriotic Front. He noted from their statements that the situation was serious, and that in their view the London conference could break down if the United Kingdom did not change its proposals. The Secretary-General noted the suggestions of the Patriotic Front for a United Nations peacekeeping role and the Patriotic Front's intention of bringing the matter before the Fourth Committee of the United Nations. He also took note of the delegation's request that the Secretary-General use his good offices with the United Kingdom. In reply to the 3 points, the Secretary-General stated as follows: 1. It would be necessary to obtain the approval of the Security Council for any United Nations peacekeeping force in Zimbabwe. Only when a decision was made could the Secretary- General proceed to recruit a force and have it established in the territory. 2. With regard to a discussion of the matter in the Fourth Committee, it was indicated that the delegation could approach the Chairman of the Committee and apply for a hearing. 3. Regarding the use of his good offices, the Secretary-General said that he saw no objection to making contact with the United Kingdom on the matter. However, he wished to know whether the problem had been brought to the attention of the Front-Line States. MR. CHINAMANO replied that he was not certain of the thinking of the Front-Line States on the current issues. However, he had had an opportunity to discuss earlier problems with them at Dar es Salaam. After hearing him, the Front- Line States had supported the position taken by the Patriotic Front. The Patriotic Front was in touch with the Front-Line States on a regular basis. Mr. Chinamano said that the Patriotic Front had an open mind on the question of a supervisory force in Zambia, and would have no objections to either a Commonwealth or United Nations force. The main preoccupation was to arrange for the presence of an impartial neutral force in the territory. - 5 - The SECRETARY-GENERAL thanked the delegation for the information they had given him. He said it was necessary to maintain close contact during the critical months ahead and suggested that their representatives at the United Nations keep Mr. Farah informed of any develop- ments which they wished to bring to his attention. A. A. Farah/cs 8 November 1979 /I k PERMANENT SOUTH AFRICAN MISSION TO THE UNITED NATIONS 3OO EAST 42^P STREET NEW YORK, N. Y. IOOI7 9'-. 2k April 1979 Your Excellency, The South African authorities have instructed me, at the request of the parties concerned, to convey to Your Excellency the attached open letter dated 28 March 1979 from the Namibian People*s Liberation Front (NPLF) and the Namibian Christian Democratic Party (NCDP). Please accept, Excellency, the assurances of my highest consideration. DAVID W. STEWARD Charge dlAffaires a.i, H.E. Mr Kurt Waldheim Secretary-General of the United Nations NEW YORK, N.Y.10017 i-i - NAMIBIA PEOPLE'S LIBERATION FRONT (NPLF) m %„ MOTTO: DEO GRATIUS REF. 1,-PLF/HCDP: 28.3.79: p. o. BOX 3686 , WINDHOEK 91OO TEL. 61513/61196 Joint Open Letter of the NPLF and the NCDP to the Prime Minister of RSA and the Secretary-General of the TJNC with regard to the Namibia Question: '.VH3PEAS, the greatest scourges of the African Continent, for these last 20 years,have been tribal warfare and strong-man dictatorships, and ViHERSAS, the time has come to end this cycle of senseless bloodshed, and for all good Kamibians to unite, and for the first time,break this pattern of slaughter in Africa, Representatives of the NPLF,NCDP,AKTUR,HNP and LF met ministers of the 7,'estern Five in New York at a joint conference on March 19th, 1979 on the question of free elections in Namibia^ During the process of these talks two basic problems arose,amongst others. These were points contained in paragraphs 11 and 12 of Dr. Waldheim's report on SWAPO forces in and outside Namibia«,However,a deadlock was reach- ed at the proximity talks wh.ich was chaired by Mr. Cyrus Vansre. THEREFORE : We propose 1) The formation of a Council of all Political Parties and/or tribes,with foreign observers,dedicated solely and specifically to the prevention of civil* war. 2) All members of the Council will renounce the use of armed force and agression as a political tool,and will lay down there arms. 3) Any group,party,tribe or portion of a tribe that will not renounce the use of force may leave Namibia, or secede from Namibia : so as to leave the rest of us who want peace, in peace.. ^O Those groups which seek to initiate force should be recognised as out- laws and, where appropriate,delt with by due process. Y/E UNDERLINE that the formation of this Council will properly represent the majority of Namibians who want peace and do not want war. In fact, the formation of such a Council is a long-overdue first step, to which all concerned parties 'can agree.Only in the atmosphere created by su< a first step will it be possible to discuss our differences and enact due process. Namibians of good-will, terrible as their grievances may be,should recog- nize that their greatest danger is a civil war.The proposed Council will allow Namihians of good-will to rally against those who seekjbo bring abou war. _-- .-> • * p , ' ----- ~~~^P^T' --«---*~.CX-'v-'l Signed: ?^r -, ->-^- -^i. : . c ---- -~^-T__ ^.^____^==_ --- i--=- -— . K.H.Conradie 3. Pillay \ President NPLF : National Leader NCDPJ : Copies: Press and the SABC: CC Note of Meeting b_e_tyce_n the Secretary-General and Members of the Namibian National Front, SWAPO-Democrats and Dr. DeVries held on 20 March 1979 Present: The Secretary-General Mr. Farah Mr. Ahtisaari Mr. Jonah Mr. Om-jyad Mr. Muganda Mr. Thornberry Mr. O'Linn Mr . Rukoro Mr . Garoeb Mr .Krohne Mr. Shipanga Dr. Abrahams Mr. Kirkpatrick, Dr. deVries, Mr. Kandjo At 1820 hours the Secretary-General welcomed members of the delegation and invited them to inform him of their views on the very serious problems which related to the implementation of the proposal for a settlement in Namibia. Mr. O'Linn thanked the Secretary-General for this opportunity and said how much his delegation appreciated his efforts to achieve a peaceful settlement in his country. He referred to four main problems to which the delegation wished to allude. First, he wished to deal with the question of the monitoring of SWAPO bases outside Namibia. He said thatthe NNK had at all times understood, until the latest report of the Secretary -General , first of all that there would be monitoring of such SWAPO bases and secondly that such monitoring would be done by UHTAG . Thus paragraph 12 of the Secretary-General's recent report caused them considerable difficulties. The Secretary-General could perhaps help the NNF by indicating what precisely 'was envisaged in this part of the report. The second matter he wished to /to refer/ was paragraph 11 of the Secretary -General 's recent report dealing with SWAPO bases in Namibia. The idea that SWAPO should have bases inside the country to which their members would be restricted had come as a complete surprise to them. They had very serious objections to the idea contained in paragraph 11. The situation would be quite different if SWAPO did have bases. They should not be allocated bases artificially which they had been unable to obtain by force. Nor should they be allowed to have an advantage which the other parties in a situation of free elections did not have: namely, the potential backing of armed soldiers. Mr . 0 ' Li nn referred to the Secretary- General's letter to the South African Prine Minister of 8 March (S/13156) and drew attention to the assurances contained i.n that letter to the effect that no party should be able to benefit from the ceasefire. This letter had contained a valuable clarification. However, the provision as it stood ^is^fesc ^ ^^^^SIS^MJaiSSffi&^fflM^i•"^>^*v^a,;>x>;~ --: >t•"*.'• .:^'^-.'-,irJ-Xr-"- --.;A.-' .;;;-,:,%.-'>:-•-• ..-.•.. .-• ,•'•;-.--•^• ;. ,-"-.:' '•--,-.: -' .-^.A.-,^".::-."-'-...^-^?'... ^••^•^y•.'•;.•-.'' '•• .'i'™ ^^VT-S-. - 2 - could admit of the possibility that SWAPO could infiltrate its armed forces and have bases established for it by the U1I. The IIHF therefore wished to know how many bases the UN contemplated; and whether SWAPO would be restricted there with their arms? The third point on which the NNF desired clarification related to the provision in the proposal for a settlement in which it wasstated that seven days after,the certification of the results of the election all bases would be closed. What was meant by this? Was it possible that the closing of such bases could materially affect the course of events after the election? Could the provision mean that those restricted to such bases could thereafter take their arms and go home? He said that the NNF's attitude on other matters might be affected by the answers to these questions. The answers could.either allay or aggravate their suspicions. The fourth point related to the date of the UN supervised elections. They were very strongly committed to an inter- nationally supervised solution in Namibia. While they felt that the election should take place as soon as possible, they wished the various stages to be fully complied with as set out in the settlement proposal and they did not wish the UN to be given any ultimatum in terms of time. Mr. Shipanga, on behalf of SWAPO-Democrats , thanked the Secretary- General for this opportunity of discussing the vexed problem with him. They were very well aware of all the efforts by the Secretary-General which were being put into the matter. They felt extremely emphatic about the door not being closed despite any difficulties there might be regarding his report. He recalled that on 28 February, SWAPO-D had publicly warned South Africa against plunging the country into a disastrous course of action because of objections to the Secretary-General's report, and that they had also condemned forthrightly South Africa's attacks on Angola. He would endorse the points made by Mr. O'Linn. He wished hovever to add that the creation of SWAPO bases in the country would only complicate the present situation even more. He said that there were already tribal armies in the country which were dangerous and were terrorising the population. They had their own armed dumps known to the South Africans who were their suppliers and to themselves. He referred also to the existence of commando forces and to the creation of secret armies like white vigilante groups. If SWAPO had bases inside the country these would only compound the situation. He said that the tribal armies were in fact DTA armies. He said that of course there were SWAPO forces in the country. They were armed with explosives, machine guns, etc. But, did they have bases? He thought that they did not have bases. They were guerrilla armies who did not have fixed bases. He said this because he had been travelling extensively in the country and especially in the north of the country for the past six months. Regarding the date of elections, SWAPO-D thought it essential to have the full seven-month period. The UN should accept no ultimatum from South Africa on this. The seven months should start running after the date of arrival of UNTAG and each of the stages must be followed precisely. SWAPO-D would not accept any 30 September deadline. Dr. DeVries said that he was a church leader and that the role of the churches had been to mediate between the different groups. He said that much confusion had been created in the territory in regard to the Secretary- - 3 - General's report by South Africa and the DTA. It had not been alleviated by the visit of the Ambassadors of the three western governments to Windhoek. He said that the whole population was now confused. He did not wish to return to Namibia in the same confused condition. He would like to know the attitudes of the other parties. What developments had taken place during the negotiations with the neighbouring countries? He understood that two governments had been able to agree to the UN proposal but that one had not clarified its position. He asked whether the Secretary-General saw any possibility of sending his Special Representative and his team to Namibia even before there had been final agreement on the implementation of SC.U35. He said that only the presence of the Secretary-General's team would comfort the people because, at the moment, they felt completely in the hands of the South Africans and because they felt fear, frustration and hatred. Mr. Kirkpatrick asked whether the Secretary-General's proposals could be amended or was there merely a question of clarification. The Secretary-General said that he wished to refute South Africa's allegations of doublecrossinp and of the Secretariat in some way not playing fair. His recent report had constituted an honest effort to be helpful, to put forward not only open questions but also his ideas on how to overcome these difficulties. When he had found that South Africa and SWAPO differed in their interpretations of various parts of the settlement proposal, he had decided to make his proposals which had forced the parties to give an answer. Their answers had not been positive in the sense that they had not reacted positively on some matters in his report. He had of course known tnat not everybody would be wholly happy with the proposals. He then gave, by way of an example, the history of discussions relating to the composition of the military component of UNTAG. He said that he did not now think that the problems in this area would be insurmountable provided the question on monitoring could be overcome. He then referred to paragraph 11 of his report. He had put forward these proposals on the basis of what he thought was reasonable having previously consulted the Five Western Governments. He said that in this way SWAPO could be prevented from roaming around the countryside. He had been very surprised by the vehement negative reaction on the part of South Africa and could now sea that the delegation also was unhappy over this proposal. It had been put forward in good faith; he had made no attempt whatsoever to assist SWAPO to enter the country under some kind of UN cover. He would assure the delegation that the matter would be looked at again. He could not give them any conclusive answers on this and other points at this stage. He said that Mr. Botha had returned home for consultations with his government. He said that ways and means would have to be found to overcome the suspicions which existed. He said that SWAPO insisted that they had some bases in the country. They had also given assurances that there would be no attempts to infiltrate personnel. SWAPO had told the Five Western Governments that they would accept the arrangement whereby there would be no infiltration after the' ceasefire had been accepted by the parties. He then referred to SWAPO forces in the neighbouring countries. He said that the UN was faced with a very difficult problem. South Africa insisted on UNTAG monitoring. The neighbouring countries said that such monitoring would be an infringement on their sovereignty. They said that they would give full assurances that they would deal with this matter. The UN had tried to solve this problem by encouraging the neighbouring ^''•-.^Jc"^-^^^ ~-:-: '"-:-~-"-'''-'••••-•'-•*-•''• ••-•--••••'• ••' ••-- -1» - countries to agree to monitor SWAPO restrictions. The UN had also proposed to establish liaison offices in the three neighbouring countries to ensure close cooperation so that there would be a full implementation of the proposal. Botswana and Zambia had accepted this proposal. Angola had said that it was not acceptable at this particular tine and referred to the bombings of its country by South Africa. It had, also for this reason, said that it would not participate in the proximity talks,though it 'had been represented at the SEcretary-General 's meeting the previous day with the Front Line Governments. The Angolan Ambassador had expressed his full confidence in the UN and the willingness of his Government to cooperate. Thus, Angola had until now not accepted the idea of liaison offices, but perhaps in the light of further developments, it might still do so. The Fiire Western Governments had put forward various new ideas during the proximity talks. They had made suggestions relative to the use of the most modern monitoring equipment to be used on the Namibian side of the respective frontiers. The Secretary-General said that he had taken note of the delegation's position regarding elections. He said that lie thought it a very wise position. He thought that UTITAG could not now start before the end of April. He said that there must be full implementation of theproposal and this meant that no artificial time limit could be accepted. He said that the proposals which he had made were not being amended during the proximity talks. The position of both parties was that there should be no reopening of the process of negotiations. What was instead contemplated was a process of full explanation and clarification. He hoped to be able to give the full necessary explanation after consultations between the parties. He thought that there was no question of the Special Representa- tive going to Namibia prior to full agreement being reached. Once there was a settled basis for further action, the matter could be considered further. However, the UK must first get the full cooperation of the parties after the conclusion of the talks. Mr. Ahtisaari said in regard to the closure of bases question that the UN had not really defined its responsibility. This was the first time that the question had been put to them. He thought that the answer lay in the context of the whole western proposal. The UN's concentration was on the immediate practical problems. He would emphasise that restriction of SWAPO personnel to base inside Namibia meant that those who came forward must be restricted entirely. Their only movement" out of the restriction area would be for the purpose of bringing in food. The Secretary-General referred to South Africa's professed fear that SWAPO forces would try to infiltrate prior to the ceasefire and their indication that SWAPO forces had recently been moving closer to the border in Angola. He said that he thought it would be helpful if SWAPO entered into some binding declaration in regard to the matter of infiltration. He said that he feared the idea of such a declaration might sound somewhat naive; but it would be an additional element to the other proposals in regard to monitoring. Mr. Shipangja asked whether, in view of President IJuJoma's absence from the talks, the SWAPO delegation had had a full mandate to give assurances onbehalf of their organisation? He said that there had been many different and contradictory statements from SWAPO in the past. The Secretary-General replied that SWAPO had not given binding answers - 5 - any more than South Africa had done. He had referred to the SWAPO statement regarding infiltration to show the contrast between their present position and their previously expressed desire to send all their personnel into Namibia. Mr. Kirkpatrick said that if one had to live with some kind of armed SWAPO presence, it would considerably allay fears if there could be a clarification statement by the Secretary-General which would encompass certain, points:— that there would be no more than one or two locations; that if there were more than 1,500 personnel, the remainder would be returned to Angola; that they would be allowed to leave their bases only if they surrendered their arms and would not then be allowed back- indicating the location of any such areas for restriction. He would point out that President Hujoma's attempted designation of five bases for SWAPO had caused grave suspicions and that paragraph 11 of the recent report could permit compliance with such proposals. He would add that any restricted personnel must be contained in such a way as not to influence or intimidate the local population. The Secretary-General said that the questions of upper limits and locations had been discussed during the proximity talks. As to locations, these would certainly not be near highly populated points. The Western Athiis Powers were very much aware tha^ was a touchy subject. He would emphasise that UIITAG would be fully in control of the situation. Mr. Ahtisaari said that he thought these matters should be approached in the context of their possibleintimidatory effects. As to those who were restricted, they would, broadly speaking, be in the same situation as South African troops. They would have to remain in the locations. If they decided to become civilians, they would have to leave their arms and not return. They would be allowed to leave for logistics purposes only and then under monitoring. Dr. deVries said that those who were confined would have to be able to participate in the elections. There was a difference; the South African troops were not voters. He asked whether it was true that SWAPO proposed to keep its military forces outside the country against the possibility of things going wrong there. Mr. Ahtisaari said that the western proposal did not foresee any compulsory return of Namibians. I'tr. Shipanga^ said that the presence of armed men in the country should be considered in its various implications. The political leaders would demand the right to go and address their men under restriction. The impact of such a situation on the voters would be dramatic. He hoped that these points would not be overlooked. Mr. said that the NIIF was very much perturbed because, after all this work, they were afraid that the settlement might fail. They were also afraid of a UDI. They mistrusted certain of the neighbouring countries especially in view of their repeated assertions about SWAPO being the only authentic representative of the Namibian people. There was the fear also of these armed guerrillas in their camps. Suppose they decided _•;._. frWJ-l^y;-- S^;v?v: ^'P^ "c'yf" £:- - 6 - to leave them. What would UIITAG do in this regard? The Secjretary-r.eneral commented on the reference to the General Assembly's decision to give SWAPO exclusive recognition. He said that once the UN started implementing the proposal for a settlement there could be no discrimination as between the parties. He referred to UN activities in the Middle East and pointed out that the operational situation very often changed matters. He said that once this operation was begun all parties would get equal treatment from the UTI. There would be no question of any preferential treatment for SWAPO or any other party. The UN's record showed that it had been very objective in these kinds of matter. Mr. Ahtisaarj^ referred to the position of SWAPO personnel restricted to base inside Namibia. He said that if any such personnel left the restricted area, he would have to leave for good; his weapons would be left behind and would be taken in. He said that the Security Council would have to be called if the parties did not comply with the settlement proposal, who- ever those parties might be. He emphasised that once the matter began to be operational, the whole situation would change. Mr. Rukoro said that the IINF viewed the Secretary-General's report as being an honest and genuine effort to resolve the outstanding issues and to overcome the problems. When they had seen the report, however, they concluded that it contained a series of proposals, not mandatory statements. Thus, they could be subject to certain clarifications. He referred to the Secretary-General's letter of 8 March and said that they were pleased to see that the Secretary-General there had taken the same view. He repeated that the HTTF was against the establishment of SWAPO locations inside Namibia. It would not be helpful to the creation of a climate of peace and peaceful electioneering. He felt that it raised a question of principle during the transition period to have armed men in the country, quite apart from its psychological effects. He said that there was a difference in status between the confinement to base of the SADF and of SWAPO. SWAPO was participating in elections - once the transitionperiod began, it was a political party. The NNF felt that the best way todeal with SWAPO guerrillas wasfor SWAPO people inside the country to surrender their arms and then to fall into the category of peacefully-returning Namibians,if a settlement was desired. The process must be a fair one and that meant not giving anybody any psychological advantage. The IIJIF fully appreciated that there had been no question of doublecrossing. The WEstern Five had also emphasised this. The problem had arisen when the contact group tried to argue that monitoring would not be carried out by UNTAG because it was not in the proposal, and when similarly there was unlikely to be any form of effective monitoring. He referred to paragraph 21 of the Secretary-General's report of 29 August 1978 (S/12827). He said that they nevertheless appreciated the practical problems involved. The Secretary -Gene ral_ said that he had not liked the way South Africa had behaved in regard to the report. Public denunciations were not very helpful. If something was not felt to be acceptable, then he thought that it should be dealt with, as now, in a constructive spirit. This was the practical way to proceed. He would conclude by saying that the problems arising were complex ones and one should not be surprised if new elements - 7 - emerged pertaining to such important and delicate matters as monitoring. The meeting concluded at 19^*8 hours . cc : Secretary-General Mr. Farah Mr. Ahtisaari Mr. Jonah Statement released on 22 February 1979 by the Namibia National Front (NNF) /Summary/ Before it accepted in April 1978 the proposal^by Ithe Five Western Powers for a settlement of the Namibian question, NNF had received assurances that a) no SWAPO bases would be permitted t to be established within Namibia and that all bases to which SWAPO would be restricted would be located outside the Territory and b) the military section of UNCTAG would ensure that the provisions of any agreed solution will be observed by all parties. Those assurances given by the Five are so clear as to need no further elaboration. NNF can see no justification whatsoever for the demand by Mr. Sam Nujoma that SWAPO be permitted to establish bases within Namibia and calls upon the Secretary-General to reject this demand. NNF also calls upon the Secretary-General to take all steps necessary to implement,, as a matter of urgency, the cease-fire envisaged in Security Council resolution 435 and the deployment of UNTAG as scheduled. NNF cannot allow the implementation of resolution 435 to be any further delayed because of the intransigence of any of the parties concerned. It would rather consider initiating discussions in order to achieve independence for Namibia other than in terms of the Security Council resolution. MKP/jh 23 February 1979 NNNN ZCZC SIR 9% 8 DATE: 22 FEBRUARY 1979 UNFO COPY TO j HIS EXCELLENCY FILE NO. ACTION SECRETARY GENERAL UNITED NATIONS. FRO Ms THE NATIONAL EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE NAMIBIA NATIONAL. FRONT THE FOLLOWING IS THE TEXT OF A STATEMENT. RELEASED BY THE NAMIBIA NATIONAL FRCNT QUO TE CURING APRIL 1978 THE NAMIBIA NATIONAL FRONT ISSUED A STATEMENT ON THE PROPOSAL BY THE FIVE WESTERN POWERS FOR A SETTLEMENT OF THE NAMIBIAN SITUATION AS CONTAINED IN A DOCUMENT DATED 31ST MARCH , 1978, AS SUBMITTED TO THE NNF ON THAT DATE BY THEIR AMBASSADORS. THE FIRST FIVE PARAGRAPHS OF THE STATEMENT READ AS FO LLOWS:- fU THE CENTRAL COMMITTEE OF THE NAMIBIA NATIONAL FRONT, AT A MEETING HELD ON THE 8TH APRIL , 1978, DISCUSSED AT LENGTH THE LATEST PROPOSALS OF THE FIVE WESTERN i-lEETING HELD ON THE, 8TH APRIL A •*' i WJ (f ..1SCUSSED AT LENGTH THE LATEST PROPOSALS OF THE FIVE WESTERN POWERS AS CONVEYED BY THEIR AMBASSDORS TO THE NAMIBIA NATIONAL FRONT ON THE 31ST MARCH, 197S. 2o CERTAIN RESERVATIONS AS TO THESE PROPOSALS WHICH WERE INITIALLY HELD BY THE NAMIBIA NATIONAL FRONT WERE RESOLVED AFTER DISCUSSION WITH THE AMBASSADORS AND IN SUBSEQUENT DISCUSSIONS WITH AMBASSADOR MCHENRY OF THE. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, THESE RELATED MAINLY TO CERTAIN VARIATIONS TO THE PROPOSALS [NITIALLY SUBMITTED PRIOR TO THE NEW YORK DISCUSSIONS DURING FEBRUARY, 197S, AMD ARE AS FOLLOWS:- 2.1. WHILST THE PREVIOUS PROPOSALS PROVIDED THAT SOUTH AFRICA AND SWAPO ARMED FORCES BE RESTRICTED TO ESTABLISHED BASES, THE NEW PROPOSALS REFER TO BASES GENERALLY. IT WAS EXPLAINED THAT NO SWAPO BASES WOULD BE PERMITTED T 0 BE ESTABLISHED WITHIN SOUTH if WEST AFRICA/NAMIBIA, AMD THAT ALL BASES TO WHICH SWAPO ARMED FORCES WOULD BE RESTRICTED WOULD BE LOCATED SWAPO ARMED FORCES WOILD BE RESTRICTED WOULD BE LOCATED OUTSIDE; THE TERRITORY. 2.2. THE EARLIER PROPOSALS PROVIDED FOR BOTH SWAPO AMD SOUTH AFRICAN BASES TO BE MONITORED BY UNITED NATIONS PERSONNEL. BUT NO PROVISION TO THIS EFFECT IS CONTAINED IN THE LATEST PROPOSALS, THIS OMISSION HAS BEEN EXPLAINED BY THE WESTERN POWESS AS NOT HAVING ANY PARTICULAR SIGNIFICANCE, AS THE PROPOSALS PROVIDE ELSEWHERE FOR THE MILITARY SECTION IS OF THE UNITED NATIONS TRANSITIONAL ASSISTANCE GROUP TO ENSURE THAT THE PROVISIONS OF ANY AGREED SOLUTION WILL BE OBSERVED BY ALL PARTIES. THIS IS ALSO CLEAR IN THE ANNEX TO THE PROPOSALS," THE ABOVE ASSURANCES GIVEN BY THE FIVE WESTERN POWERS ARE SO CLEAR AS TO NEED NO FURTHER ELABORATION. THE NWF CAN SEE NO JUSTIFICATION WHATSOEVER FOR THE DEMANDS BY SAM NUJCMA THAT SWAPO BE PERMITTED TO ESTABLISH BASES WITH IM NAMIBIA, AND CALLS UPON THE SECRETARY-GENERAL OF THE UNITED NATIONS TO REJECT THIS DEMAND, T0 REJECT THIS DEMAND THE NNF IS OF THE 0? IN ION THAT MORE THAN SUFFICIENT TIME HAS ELAPSED FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF SECURITY COUNCIL RESOLUTION AND CALLS UPOM THE SECRETARY-GENERAL TO TAKE ALL STEPS NECESSARY TO IMPLEMENT AS A MATTER OF URGENCY THE CEASEFIRE ENVISAGED IN THE RESOLUTION AND THE COMMENCEMENT OF THE TRANSITIONAL PERIOD ENVISAGED itll IN THE ANNEX TO SECURITY COUNCIL DOCUMENT S/12636 OF 10TH APRIL NNF CAM WOT ALLOW 'THE IMPLEMENTATION OF RESOLUTION 435 T0 BE ANY FuR;rH£» DELAYED BY REASON OF THE INTRANSIGENCE OF AMY OF THE PARTIES CONCERNED. IF MR. NUJCMA'S RECENT DEMANDS ARE TO HAVE THE EFFECT CF PREVENTING OR POSTPONING THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE « !« SETTLEMENT OF THE NAMJBIAN ISSUE, THE NNF WILL SERIOUSLY CONSIDER INITIATING DISCUSSIONS WITH ALL PARTIES CONCERNED* IN ORDER TO ACHIEVE INDEPENDENCE FOR NAMIBIA OTHER THAN IN TERMS OF THE |pi SECURITY COUNCIL RESOLUTION. IB EHDS-H-i-l- ,*-.*.- . EH CC;-SG Mr. Ahtisaari. Mr. Tang Mr. Farah Mr. SytenTco 'I Mr. Gleissneif Mr. Urquhart RA 15 September 1978 -••• . * - .. iC'- - •"••- ••-!>.*"'•• I wish to bring to your attention the attached letter dated 15 September 1978 addressed to mo by Hr. Jariretundu Kozonguizi of the Democratic Turrihalle Alliance, . ; . - ^. »-. . ^ "' '• :: '; ,. Yours sincerely, - ; v - Kurt Waldheim 'Hia -"Sxcellency -••"' '• -•' '"- '*• •' .'"':"'" ar, II j a Hulinsky v : J * *• - •'- • President of the Security Council New York - •• . . ^ .-: •• , -.'.--•' : ' « i j ' • ~ i: ..•-' .:" i.,-' •• ' ; . • "• '-" -*• 56-3217 WHK ©25721 IS 173. WINDHOEK 9100, S.W.A. / NAMIBIA. 3e VuGnibcr 1 ". The Secretary-General United 'Nations Organization Your Excellency, I enclose herewith a Memorandum in which the position of the Democratic Turnhalle Alliance (DTA) on your Report contained in document 3/12827 of 29 August I)1'6 is outlined. We shall "be grateful if this t-emorandura could be circulated as a document of the Security Council. Please he assured of our highest esteem. Jariretundu Koaonguiiri (Rovi ng Ambass ador) Hi.OCRATIC TUIi^FALLE ALLlAi[C3(jJTA) I-iEl-lORA.! iM, I. At this point we are seized with the consideration of the Report of the U.N. Secretary General in pursuance of Resolution 43l(l9?8) of the U.N. Secu- rity Council aimed at the implementation of a proposal for a settlement of the Situation contained in Document S/12636 of 10 April 197&« 2. The history of Dociiment S/12636 can be traced "back to the initiative of the Five Western members of the Security Council related to the adoption of a Draft Constitution on the basis of which the Turnhalle Constitutional Conference meeting at Windhoek from September 1975 to November 1977 were to request the South African government as the effective Administering Authority in Ifamibia to establish a representative interim Governe-mt in the territory prior to the attainment of independence on the 31 December 197cl- 3. These decisions: that Namibia accede to independence on the 31st December 1978 and that an interim Government be installed before then had been taken in August 197° by the Constitutional Gcmmittee of the Turnhalle Conference and accepted by South Africa in principle. 4. At that particular time these decisions though welcomed by the people of Namibia, at large were nevertheless received with scepticism by some of those now involved in the current effort to find a political settlement. The reason given were that the date for Independence was too far and the interim govern- ment would not be elective. The U.N. Council for Namibia in "rejecting" the propoaals stated that the dc.te constituted an "unjustifiable prolongation of the illegal South African occupa- tion". 'The Windhoek Advertiser' 23.8. The Secretary-General of the U.hl. was reported as saying ";;e can no longer afford delay as the pontetial for major disaster becomes re:-.l ever:/ ua;v " 'The Windhoek Advertiser1 3.9-1976 The current Secretary-General of the j.;a:r:ibia hlational Front ( 17 . IT . I? . ) and leader of the Federal Party Adv. Bryan O'Linn said that the South African Government "should now undertake to make Independence a reality before or on December 31- 'The VJindhoek Advertiser' 2J.o.7'o The leader of 3WAPO i'-.r. Saw Hujoma stated that the liberation of j'amibia could take as long as 3 years; the delay would be caused "by the divide and rule tactics being used by ooath Africa "The Times of Zambia,' 11.9-76 The British Government according to the 'Windhoek Advertiser' 23.8.76 stated that it would "like to see South '/Jest Africa achieve Independence earlier than the present target date date of December 197S"- The West German Government whilst "endorsing" a United States call for immediate free elections in 3...'.A. and welcoming the decision to grant Independence by December 31?197^ through a spokesman Kr. Klaus Terfloch called this "very late, if not too late..." Moreover throughout the negotiations on the Western Proposal the target date for Independence as December 31, li'T^ wa-s endorsed and maintained even when the final Proposal was discussed in April Iy7&- 5- The DTA emerged out of the Turnhalle Constitutional Conference and was founded in November 1977- Its composition reflects the reality of the HamiMan Political situation. It has moulded eleven political groups representing the population and langua-ge sections of the Namibian Nation into a Broadly represen- tative iimbrella Organization -the Alliance Its Constitution emphasizes the principle of democracy whereby not only individuals but interest groups should be accorded representa- tive ri;';hts —"•"—not• in separate territorial corniartn;ents but in a strong^ govern~~ — rnent of the Country as a single unit. But the Constitution also accords t;-e different groups the right to preserve their historic.! traditions and cultural modes of living through Representative authorities. Its platform is to represent the true wishes of the People of Namibia and to refle'c't their real aspirations as opposed to those inpos.d from outside from vhatevar quarter. In this connection whilst the DTA welcomes moral and other surport from International ,;ud other Institutions it feels vtry strongly about the partial position of the United Nations Cr^rni7,F.ti--.n OV..T the years in its treatment of the people of Namibia. it is noted y;ith jravc apprehension that in no other situation of 3. similar .'.turs has the f.'.II. taken strong and albeit irreversible and resolute decisions in f,.vour of a single organization to the exclusion of 3,11 others. In this respect it must be stressed that what is at stake in iamibia are the rights of all Nai.iibians what- ever their political positions and above all their inalienable ri.^ht to deter- mine for themselves the system under which the" would like to be governed and the leaders and organisations that are to lead them. 6. It must be pointed out that the DTA is not an extension cf the South African Administration in liainibia. It is true that ir. its r"-nks there are t: ose who were officials of the idninistration b/t today none of the DTA larders or followers remained members of the National Party of So^th We -.it Africa nor of any other Party that is non-Namibian in origin. Hence strong exception is taken by the people of ?Iamibia to those who or continve tc insult their leaders as "puppets and quislings of the Turnhalle tribal ;> .tiering;". 7- Bef-jre dealing wit. the Secretary-Cerer?! 's 3erort tie .JTA. nu:t register its protest over the discriminatory treatment that h::s been accorded its representatives durin" the n.e,p:otiati .no on t' r^ "Jo~t: r;~ Proposal. In this connection it rr.ust be Tainted out that tve ar, 71 stance of t"-e :i""rc oi-trtivcs of "a^l this ha-.i encd eau pro:r.oi;ed. 8. In responding- to the Report of t1 e Secret.ary-Gener- 1 Document j/l.?o27 the DTA vrov.ld li':e t- reiterate its previous statements that it accG~tei t! e Western Proposal in a spirit of cooperation r.nd dec ire to see a s^-o-jdy conclu- sion to the politic-;! process leadinr to tl.e Indc ondence of :'r...:i?:ia. At no ti,:ie did it cor.ter-v.late to be part of any dela in thin yrocc;:,":. In this ro.-~ rd it felt that rr.n.ny of its reservations on tve Pro'os'1! s'o-'lc. be .u';;ected to the '••rimarv rirht cf the j]D,.'ibian p^orle to seize their ivv \~_:-. v.vV.l^ ri •• '.. of eloct^-r n their own le:Tisl?.- ^rn to the Const it-.ie;rt .V~ cr.hl'- s CQ-J;- ":- -•T::~i j ' e " ^.t ir. rn.y c 3e not later th_:n the ir.r<~et d.°te for Inde~..endcvce:Docc .l;ev .'-I, 1 "7 - Thvs it is " ::atter of r, ac.se of and. robrcle r~.--.ccnG f.r i.'ro dol:y-. It will be r--r.v~. '-jr^c t" t :'. c I:'ro7.-!oc.:'l "accented11 at Luanda ~ ' July I.'?-" is strictly t"-'>~ — o •• • i -r;-.i-:^c:'i in April 197-:>. 18. Another --.--re:-? of concern t~ the DT I i~ V c "tti'.'.ve of t'-oso -a 'tic:-; who in tern" ~.f the '.'estern Proposal °nd the -le^cr-': --f t' e jecrotary—Ck;iierv.l are to nlay a hey role in the exercise. It ir: r'.nc-.m^rehensibl e tl'-'.t at F. rrh-R./'re v:lien tlie .3 e cur it;;: Council ha:i ta.'ren t" e fir"t ste--~ ir: t'-e ^cocc- •:• l.e, author!s:"'."ti?.n of t-'e ar.riointment of t'-e 'Secreti.r-'-Go-".er"l' s ;VGC!-~I :1e .rosenta tive and whilst the latter is on a. survey :r.isT.icn in TTa.::i"^ a tvere sh'~uld emanate froni those areas crucial to tve irr.r»lerr.^ntr.tion nT t" e Proponal acts of hostility and aggression against the ->eo /le of 'Ta^ibia. Ges_sa/ti_on 11. The DTA n^nt register its protest that t'-ir, isnuc hr.n 'been treated. :,s one between S'.IAPO and South Africa. As far as t e D'1.1' is c.-'ncerr.cd f-iir is .--i natter essentially betvieen S'/JAPO extornally-bac'.ced. ;-a~iAsters :.ias-;uerC'.:ir.-- o.z freedon-finters and the r-eople of .la.\ibia. It r.'ist be noted th't the D'l'A hr/^ " XV lost its leaders. The a^-ed and the youn^- and the helple-.s and uhc h.r.ve nof-in:;-; i?o do with the system supposedly "heirs." resisted hav-.. been robbed, .-airdercd. and abducted with the apparent aid of neighbouring; states. In the -eanti.-.e t'-e leaders of S-.fAPO have :::oved. around freely a-.d. indeed have had the advantage of being protected by the 3outh African Police force. It must be stated that respect for laiv and order and for human life on tho part of the D'l'A must not be interpreted as weakness. It is not that the .OTA can.iot retaliate or reply in kind to the atrocities committed, by 3VJAPO "fr'.t it is sinply that che 3TA believes that the democratic process must be given a chance. ''ence a simple cease- fire agreement as between or "fcr; d'.'APO and 3 :uth Africa cannot bind the DTA if the undisciplined thuys and roving; bands should continue to lery.ertrate their abominable atrocities against the people of '[Taiiiibia. That VJG request tie 3.A. Government to combat these acts is not that we rel-.- on the;:; but that we recognize their responsibility for law and order in the country. Thus whilst we appreciate the present position of South Ai'r" ca that they will not leave Namibia in the lurch we also grant them the right to decide on the withdrawal and or deployment of -cheir Security forces. At the same time the world must "be -Darned that no a;.iount of thre~tenin black- mail nor any ;^ro:r.ioes of internati-.-nal recognition (the stick and the c'irrot) will deflect the ;>eople of ITauiibia from their chartered course towards true Independence with or without recognition. The people of Namibia have fought for their Independence in the past and are ready to do so a~ain if need be. Ho single group even of foreign-backed adventurists is entitled to reap the fruits of Namibian Independence illegitimately whether it be in the name of international recognition or not. The size of the U.N. Contingents 12. This issue is related to what has been said above . ;Ie are no experts in terms oz military and administrative operations. But we know one thing and that is the UN task force will be made up of contingents from countries that have hitherto taken strong positions on the »Tamibian question and in particular on the question of the "only and authentic representation" of the people of Karr.ibia. Whilst we cannot say that the UH will exhibit partiality and the example of the SG Special Representative, Mr. Ahtisaari during his recent visit points to impartiality, past history and the current attitude of the African Group including the Front-line States does not reflect a spirit that gives us ai: assurance of their complete impartiality. What is most crucial here is the nature of and extent to which monitoring of SWAPO bases and any potential alternative bases would be carried out. These are sovereign states. But they have always backed one grouv. In our view the danger lies in not what might happen during the time the UH mission will be ^resent in the territory but in what could follow after their depart;..re. 13- The question of the police and that of the Registration in our view are issues to be determined 1 etween the Adrninistator -General and the Special Representative. Date of Election and Independence 14. Our position on these issues was clearly stated V- the DTA representatives when they ri-,et the Special Representative in "lindhoel: and in the subsequent Memorandum submitted to him. Moreover the background iiifor.nation is contained in earlier paragraphs of this I/ernorandum. Vie note, however, that our position is not reflected in the relevant paragraph of the Report. Hence we v:ould li._e to state our position very clearl;/ and in so doing we must reiterate that our submission in this respect as in any other concerning the process towards the Independence of our country has no relevance to that of the oouth African authorities except in as far as they are the effective Administration of our country. The people of Namibia have been campaigning for Independence now for more than 30 -years. And all the political parties and organizations have known this fact. Indeed all of them have had years of campaigning behind them. As far as we are concerned a country's freedom is not achieved in order to suit political riarties or leaders but to suit the aspirations of a people. In other words it is the right of a people to have the opportunity to express themselves there and then politically whenever they deem it necessary and not merely when it might benefit any group of political leaders. It is the duty of every political leader worth his salt to keep abreast of the aspirations of the people at ever,;' stage of political development but not to make the wishes of the people subservient to his strategic or tactical electoral considerations. Thus in the light of the above we feel that the time is nigh that the people of iianibia should be given their right to determine their own choice of leadership and not the sevdn months or a year from now. 1^. The phrase "fair and free' Elections has been used to justify the -rolor.- gation of the process. What has never been explained is to whom this 'fair ?.nd free' must refer. 'Fair1 must relate to the people concerned and n.jt to "oli- tical loaders. Is it 'fair' to deny the people their right to vote when the1" are ready and willing to do so just because a few political adventurers and opportu- nists are not ready to present themselves at the Bar of popular judge::.ent?" 'Free1 Elections are never determined by time but by the visible fact of how they are conducted. How Elections can be 'free' only because of -assr.ge of time is the most ludicrous statement that can emanate from, any Quarter. 16. It is stated that sufficient time for electoral campaigning should be allowed. Our understanding is that the Elections will be confined to the iicue of electing a Constituent Assembly. Can it be arid that "--;.. t this stage there is no interested pr:.rty or group that has not had the opportunity of --rose r.tin;r itself or its programmes to the Namibian people i.e. vihich must still be guided by or through the "preparatory stages"? Me note the statement in the REPORT that the "majority of the political ^"rties " was of the opinion that it was essential to maintain the orderly phasing of the preparatory stages and to allow sufficient time for Electoral campaign.'rig", ^fe shall refrain from asking the obvious question whether the views of the "majority of the parties " have always been taken into account in the considera- tion of this issue. Suffice to point out that whilst we do not know how the majority" has been arrived at the position as we know it is this: There are numerous political groups in Namibia many of vihich have formed fronts. In as far as political parties are concerned it is a fact that the majority of these are in the Democratic Turn-halle Alliance. And this to our knowledge n->.ave not taken the position as stated in t';e relevant ^aragra-oh of the Report (Paragraph 16), In other words their position seems to have been ignored. r 17« rt is our submission, therefore, that the reasons given for the ^rolo~ :.- tion of the process considered against the rights of the people of Namibia cannot prevail. 18. Furthermore in our presentation to the Mission of the Special Representative we have indicated to them some of the ways in which the ^rocess could be tele- scoped in order to meet what we regard as the wishes of the people of Namibia as clearly demonstrated in the extent to which they have registered for the Elections that the Elections be held this year. 19. As far as the date of Independence is concerned whilst it is not our wish to anticipate the decision of the people of Namibia vie cannot believe that at this stage there is any interested party or group that is not ready with its Draft Constitutional Arragements for presentation to the Namibian people so that if elected Namibia could achieve Independence at the given time. In any case we are prepared to leave this matter as one of tech'ical detail to the Constituent Assembly. 20. So the sum of our position is that on the issue of Election tl:is -'ear vie cannot go against the wishes of the people of "Namibia. VJe shall have no truck with those who say that the people of I-Iamibia are not ready to exercise their voting rights or those who say "thank you for the ofi'er of Independence but we shall only be prepared for it sometime at the end of next year". We stand by s "We want Independence now". " We are ready to vote today". b/f: RA/AR/FMG NOTES ON A MEETING WITH A DELEGATION OF THE NAMIBIA NATIONAL FRONT (NNF) HELD ON 7 SEPTEMBER 1978 - Present: The Secretary-General Mr. J.S. Kirkpatrick, National Treasurer Mr. C.A. Hartung, Secretary for Publicity and Information Mr. Marthi Ahtisaari ' MrJ A.A. Farah Major General Hannes Philipp Mr. M.K. Pedanou Mr. Hartung explained that the Namibia National Front (NNF) was alliance of political parties and groups representing all sections of the Namibian population; it could be situated at the centre of political spectrum, between SWAPO to the left and the Democratic Turnhalle Alliance to the right. It was a political force to be reckoned with, because it was fully representative of all the ethnic groups of the country. The NNF had always supported the proposals of the five Western powers because^ it, too, wanted to get rid of the South African rule. Mr. Kirkpatrick said that the NNF was very sceptical of the attitude of the South African government with regard to the Western plan. He believed that it was trying to find an excuse for not implementing it. Mr. Kirkpatrick said that the NNF had already -submitted to the Secretary-General a memorandum on the matter and asked whether it could be circulated as a document of the Security Council. The Secretary-General explained that the memorandum would be referred to the President of the Security Council who would decide how it should be handled. Mr. Kirkpatrick questioned the attitude of the United Nations as far as other movements were concerned, since it had recognized SWAPO as a sole representative and had been supporting it financially. - 2 - Mr. Kirkpatrick also asked whether all the groups and parties in Namibia would be consulted about the implementation of the Western plan and inquired about countries that would be providing troops for the military component of UNTAG. The Secretary-General said that the Security Council would have to take, a decision on his report before the question of the cbmposition of the UN force could be discussed. Mr. Ahtisaari pointed out that the composition of the Force would have to satisfy members of the Security Council. He assured Mr. Kirkpatriclc and his colleagues that no group in Namibia would have veto power with regard to the composition. The Secretary-General assured the NNF that the United Nations would conduct its operation in Namibia with objectivity and impartiality. • MKP/JH ,-.-aH (X NAMIBIA NATIONAL FRONT (NHF) A Note The NNF is an alliance of political groups. It emerged during 1977 in opposition both to the ethnic groups coalescing around the Turnhalle constitutional talks (now formed into the DTA), and also to SWAPO. It is multi-racial. It "brings together groups previously having had largely ethnic constituencies - the (white) Federal Party, the (Herero) SWANU, the Damara (Tribal) Council, etc; most having previously been of secondary political importance in their respec- tive areas. Central to its policies are an entrenched Bill of Rights protecting individuals and minorities, a mixed economy and a balance between centralised and regionalised governmental authority. It regards itself as a progressive though perhaps not a radical party. Amongst its leaders are several liberal white lawyers in Windhoek. It has an unintegrated relationship with the (mainly embryo) SWAPO-Democrats led by formerly-imprisoned dissident Andreas Shipanga. NNF leaders made several full, thorough and clear representations to the Special Representative, emphasising their support for UN activity, stressing the rapid growth of the party but its present lack of material resources. i n iq "DARING TO STRUGGLE - DARING TO WIN u ROOM 107, N.N.R ALLIED BUILDING, NAMIBIA NATIONAL FRONT OA. 28965, P.O. BOX 20031, WINDHOEK 9100. September 5, 1978 His Excellency Secretary-General Kurt Waldheim United Nations New York, New York Dear Mr. Secretary-General: I have the honor to enclose a memorandum dealing with your report to the Security Council on the Namibia situation. May I respectfully request that you circulate the same to all the members of the Security Council. Sincerely, Publicity v "DARING TO STRUGGLE - DARING TO WIN" ROOM 107, N.N.F ALLIED BUILDING, KAISER STREET, NAMIBIA NATIONAL FRONT WINDHOEK. NATIONAL HEADQUARTERS TELEPHONE 28965, P.O. BOX 20031, WINDHOEK 9100. MEMORANDUM CONCERNING THE SITUATION IN NAMIBIA SUBMITTED TO HIS EXCELLENCY THE SECRETARY-GENERAL BY THE NAMIBIA NATIONAL FRONT 1. This memorandum is submitted to Your Excellency on behalf of the Namibia National Front (NNF) by a delegation of members of its Executive present in New York and duly appointed for this purpose, with the request that the same be circulated to all mem- bers of the Security Council. 2. The NNF is an alliance of political parties and groups in Namibia and is fully representative of all sections of the Nami- bian population. It is a major political force in Namibia, and is known to Your Excellency's Special Representative for Namibia, with whom various meetings were held during his recent visit to that territory. 3. The NNF has at all times supported the proposals of the Five Western Powers represented on the Security Council for a settle- ment of the Namibian situation, and was in fact the first, and for some time the only, political group in Namibia to do so. 4. The views of the NNF were clearly conveyed to Your Excellency's Special Representative during his recent mission to Namibia. 5. The NNF has studied Your Excellency's report dated 29th August, 1978, submitted pursuant to paragraph 2 of Security Coun- cil Resolution 431 C1978), and is in general agreement with all recommendations and proposals contained therein. 6. The NNF wishes to comment as follows on certain aspects of Your Excellency''s Report: 6.1. Date of Independence 6.1.1. The NNF has at all times insisted that the necessary pre-requisite to any free and fair election in Namibia must include, inter alia, the cessation of all hostile acts by SWAPO and South Africa; the withdrawal of the South African military presence from Namibia; the release of all political detainees including those held outside Namibia; and the repeal of all discriminatory legislation. - 2 - 6.1.2. Until the conditions set out in paragraph 6.1.1. have been attained, and all Namibian exiles who so wish have re- turned to Namibia, no fair election campaign can be undertaken. 6.1.3. In the light of the aforegoing, the NNF considers April, 1979 to be the very earliest date to be considered for the holding of elections to elect members of the Consti- tuent Assembly. 6.1.4. The NNF respectfully agrees with Your Excellency's comment that it should be the prerogative of the Constituent Assembly to determine the actual date of Independence. 6.2. The Military Component of UNTAG 6.2.1. The NNF feels that the military component of UNTAG must of necessity comprise sufficient numbers to enable it to effectively undertake all tasks envisaged in the proposals contained in document S/12636 of 10th April 1978. 6.2.2. Accordingly, the NNF fully supports Your Excellency's recommendations to the Security Council in this regard. 6.3. The Civilian Component of UNTAG 6.3.1. The views expressed in paragraph 6.2 above apply equally to the Civilian Component of UNTAG. 6.3.2. The concept of a Civil Police component of UNTAG as contained in paragraphs 28 to 30 of Your Excellency's report appears to be a useful extension of the proposals contained in paragraph 9 of document S/12636, but reference to "taking measures against any intimidation or interference with the electoral process from whatever quarter" contained in paragraph 29 of Your Excellency's report appears to be a variation of the original proposals. Your Excellency is respectfully re- quested to clarify what is intended by this phrase. 7„ Registration of Voters 7.1 The NNF notes that Your Excellency's report is silent on the process of registration of voters initiated by the Adminis- trator General of Namibia. 7.2 The NNF has on various occasions expressed its strong criticism of the unilateral action taken by the South African represen- tative in proclaiming regulations which in terms of paragraph 5 of document S/12636 required the prior approval of Your Excel- lency's Special Representative, and which inter alia determine the qualifications of voters. - 3 - 7.3. Considering various allegations of intimidation, lack of control and other irregularities in the registration pro- cess, the NNF fears that certain groups might as a result not be prepared to abide by the outcome of the election should this take place on the basis of the existing regis- tration. Unless all major Namibian political groups are prepared to recognise the current registration process, the NNF considers that registration should be commenced de novo under United Nations supervision. In such event the NNF recommends that the application for registration contain a declaration to the effect that the applicant regards Namibia as his permanent domicile. 7.4 The NNF would itself be prepared to agree to the continua- tion of the existing registration procedures subject to the following qualifications:- 7.4.1 - A provision to the effect that birth or residence in the Port and Settlement of Walvis Bay should be deemed to be birth or residence in Namibia. 7.4.2 - The extention of the period of registration until 31st December, 1978, with additional appropriate extentions where necessary for exiles or detainees presently outside Namibia. 7.4.3 - The compilation of a central Voters Roll with a reasonable opportunity thereafter to challenge regis- trations. 7.4.4 - Adequate safeguards during the election itself to en- sure against multiple voting by persons who may have registered more than once. 7.4.5 - Registration should either be made compulsory or alternatively sanctions should be imposed against persons coercing or compelling others to register. 8. The NNF considers the present proposals before the Security Council to be both realistic and to present the only practical possibility of a peaceful solution to the Namibian problem which would result in internationally recognised independence of the Territory and which would be in the interests of all its peoples, and indeed of all of Southern Africa. The alternatives defy con- templation. 9. For these reasons the NNF respectfully appeals to all members of the Security Council to endorse and adopt Your Excellency's report, For the Namibia National Front: lartung R. V^Kukoro J. S. Kirkpatrick Secretary for _Secretary for National Treasurer Foreign Affairs New York 5th September, 1978 IWTERR MoG -07220335 NNNN STR0374 TO rfis EXCELLENCY THE 3EC/JET«RY GEi\iEHHL UNITED NATIurlo NEW YORK fe H T>[£ WAWISIri tJnTIOiJHL Fn OrtT RESPECTFULLY REQUEST a AiJ AUDIENCE BEFURE THE oECURlTY COUNCIL WnEN THE PRuP03rtLS FOR THE SETTLEMENT UF THE N^fOIBlH QUEoTlUiM nRE DEBaTED rtEXT WEEK STOP oa«« 3 PLEaSE REPLY BY TELEX Tu 56-613 NnMIBla HDVIilrtG DATE AMD TIME JF HE o o !H NnMIBIA MriL FRu^T 56-613 WK flfi o ZCIC DAL59I2 SS NYK .INT THANK YOU ';ESSAGE TO: THE SECRETARY -GENERAL, DR. KURT WALBHEIM UNITED WAT IONS ew YORK 1- YOUR EXCELLEWCY, THE DEMOCRATIC TURNHALLE ALLIAHCE HEREBY PROTESTS IN THE STRONGEST TER'-S AGAINST THE CAf-PAIGK OF VIOLENCE T^RRCR, ifvTlMIDATiON AND ABDUCTIONS PERPETRATED BY SV/AFO AGAINST THE PEACELOV1NG PEOPLE OF MAMILIA. THE IKHABITA»TS OF HAMi^iA ARE IRREVOCABLY CO;;:^ iTTED TO ATTAIN !.\'DEFE^DE,\'CE PEACEFULLY 0^ A OfJE MAN1 OWE VOTE DAS IS, AMD YOUR EXCELLENCY IS UR3ED TO EXERT YOUR INFLUENCE AMD POV/ER ON SWAPO TO CEASE 1T5 DEEDS CF VIOLENCE ETC. THE DEMOCRATIC TURNHALLE ALLIANCE ALSO V.'ISK TO LODGE THE STRONG- toi !-r.v_ i c-Cj i K^..-. lU'wl iric. t- «c i in A I i h c L^A^Lr. 1. r i . A.-0 BE THE i-'LE A,'\!L- AUTrlE'.'T i C RZ.-':1Ii;Z!.7AT IV E uF Tr-. E .-E^f-LE L.'F ;-AMIEIA A:;D TI-IE ZTA THEREFOR INSICTG TI;,;T THCY ALSO BE AFFORDED THE RIGHT AND OPPORTUNITY TO ADDRESS THE LM, BECAUSE THE DTA REPRESENTS THE MAJORITY OF THE INHABITANTS OF i NAMIBIA AND-MUST BE GIVEN-A HEARING. FROM. THE VICE PRESIDENT, THE CHAIRMAN1 AND THE ' EXECUTIVE OF THE DTA AMD AWAITING YOUR URGENT RE-LY . K|NELY CONFIRM THAT ABOVE MESSAGE HAS 3EEM CLEARLY RECEIVED OVER =04291654 >ffficf e of Public Information Press Section United Nations, New York GA/AP/8o6 3 March 1978 •*«:: MggSAjgji.BY Tffi! TO 3EE THE SPECIAL COMMITTEE AGAINST APARTHEID TO PAY TP.IBUTB TO THE IATS ROBERT SOBUKWE - .' ' ' - -.-.--- The following 'is' the 'text of a message by Secretary-General Kurt Waldheim delievered in today's meeting of the Apartheid Committee: .".. . I. am glad that the Special Committee against Apartheid, has arranged this .meeting so that we at the United Nations can honour the memory of Eobert Sobutare and express our deep sense of loss at his untiraely passing away. The thought uppermost in my mind at this time is that there is both triumph and tragedy in his life and death. There is tragedy -in 'the fact that he was subjected to great indignities and was silenced by the very society which 9ould have profited most from his great gifts of spirit and intellect: from his deep and enduring humanity. There is tragedy, too, in the loss of his leadership, suffered not only by the Pan Africanist Congress but by the black population of South Africa. Finally there is tragedy in the fact that the rejection of men of peace like Robert Sobukwe brings South Africa further along the path of violence and bloodshed. But a life like Robert Sobukwe *s is never wasted. Even while we mourn the tragic circumstances of his death, we cannot fail to profit from the inspiring legacy of his Iife0 His leadership of the historic campaign in 1960 against the hated pass laws is a monument to his courage. His opposition to racism of all kinds and his lack of bitterness towards his oppressors are monuments to his unfailing belief in the common humanity of all men. For our part, we in the United Nations must continue with renewed vigour our efforts on behalf of the many other political prisoners and detainees whose opposition to apartheid has led to the loss of their freedom. (more) For Information media - not an official record - 2 -•• - Press Release SG/SM/25HO GA/AP/806 3 March 1978 Over the years the United Nations has adopted many resolutions calling for the release of all political prisoners and for the repeal of all repressive legislation directed against the opponents of apartheid. I have had occasion to address personal appeals to the Government of South Africa on this matter, but unfortunately there has not been any positive response. It is my view that a resolution of the problems of South Africa can best be achieved through peaceful and constructive dialogue at the national level, on the basis of equa'lity, between leaders of all sections of the population. G&is cannot, of course, be realized if the South African Government continues its policy of banning, detaining and imprisoning political leaders, and excluding the black population from the mainstream of the political, economic and social life of the country, . . •.*••.' <'•' In spite of the constraints that were laid upon him during his lifetime, Robert Sobukwe was still able to.make an inspiring contribution.to the struggle against apartheid. ' South Africa is immeasurably poorer because it did not allow him to use his great qualities of mind and heart freely in the service of his country and in the cause of all its people. ' " :. . • AFBICAN1ST CONGRESS OF AZANIA (ga) Tel. 27937 External Headquarters, P. O. Box 2412, Bef. No. « « i Dar es Salaam United Republic of Tanzania. 26 February 197^ Press release: MANGALISO SOBUKi'/S PASSES AV/AY MANGALISO SOEUK'/ffi, President of the Fan Africanist Congress of Azania, passed away at 6'3>C p.m., South African tine, on Sunday, February 26, whilst receiving treatment in hospital in Kimberly, where he has teen living under house arrest and several restrictions eversince r'ay 1969, when he was transferred from six years of detention without trial and. solitary confinement in the notorious South African maximum security prison an Scbben Island. The South African fascist-apartheid regime totally refused to remove the house arrest order and other restrictions on Comrade Sobukwe so that he could receive treatment abroad for cancer and other illnesses which began to take a heavy toll on his life. The fascist regime did this inspite of appeals from Sobukwe' s family and. a host of heads of state and government from Africa and abroad. The Pan Africanist Congress lays the blame for President Sobukwe's untimely death squarely on the South African apartheid regime and vows to avenge the Great Leader of the Azanian people. PAC calls on the world community to condemn the South African apartheid regime for murdering President Sobukwe by proxy and asks the governments of the world, freedom loving organisations and people and supporters of the Azanian people's just cause to solemnly mark President Sobukv/e' s passing away and intensify their support for the national liberation struggle in Azania. PAN AFRICANS! CONGRESS OF AZANIA (Sn ) \rlJsi ivfla / Tel. 27937 External Headquarters, - Bef. No. P.O.Box 2412, Bar es Salaam United Republic of Tanzania. - 2 - Kangaliso Sobukwe v/as born in Graaf Reinet, a small country town in the Eastern Cape Province of South Africa, on December 5, 1925- He grew up toiling alongside his peasant family and attended a local primary school. He proceeded to do his high school education at the famed Cape Province's Eealdtown High School where his brilliant pass in matric (the final year) v/on him a scholarship to further his studies at Fort Hare University. Sobukwe graduated with a Bachelor of Arts (Honors) degree and won-a Union Education Diploma. During his years at Fort Hare he was elected President of the Students' Representative Council and he also served as Secretary of the African National Congress Youth League, universally acclaimed as the League's most dynamic branch at the time. Sobukwe v/as instrumental in the drawing and adoption of the 1949 Programme of Action by the ANC in Bloemfontein. Amongst his colleagues at Fort Hare were such outstanding African leaders as Foreign Minister M. '.Vaiyaki of Kenya; Herbet Chitepo, the late Chairman of ZANU; and Central Committee 1'ember of UNIP and former Prime Minister of Zambia, Elijah Kudenda. Sobukwe started his working career as a school teacher in Sts.nderton, Transvaal, and was dismissed from his post for leading the Defiance Campaign of 1952 in that area. Later he moved to the University of the V/it7;atersrand, in Johannesburg, where he won a post as a lecturer in African languages. This earned him the name of "Prof." amongst his frionds; the name he v/as to become affectionately known by throughout A%ania and abroad. AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA ga) Tel. 27937 External Headquarters, , P. O. Box 2412, Refn e . xNo. Dar es Salaam United Republic of Tanzania. - 3 - Comrade Kangaliso Sobukwe emerged as the foremost exponent of Pan Africanism in the 1950's and when the Pan Africanist Congress was formed in 1959, on the 6th of April, he was unanimously elected as its President. In I960 he became a household name not only in Azania but all over the world when he brilliantly led the first Positive Action Campaign of the Pan Africanist Congress , on the 21st of Karen. The cold-blooded massacre of 69 of Sobukwe's and the PAC's followers at Sharpeville and several others at Langa, Nyanga, Var.derbijl Park and other parts of South Africa raised the fury of the Azanian people who came out en masse to join the campaign against South Africa's hated pass laws. The international community was moved by the courage of the unarmed African demonstrators and appalled by the calluous .mass murders perpetarted by the trigger happy fascist police of the apartheid regime. The internal crisis led. to the first ever nation-wide state of emergency to be declared in South Africa and overseas it raised the strongest and sharpest criticisms agrinst apartheid tyranny. In a word: the Positive Action Campaign launched by President Sobukwe and the P.A.C. in 196C focused world attention on South Africa like never before and ushered in the militant struggle which is now growing into revolutionary armed struggle. The "Daily Graphic" in Accra, Ghana, said in a banner headline on Karch 22 1960:"Sobukwe leads Africans into chivalry" and Canon Burgess Carr of the All African Council of Churches said at a Sharpeville Day rally several years later that "Sharpeville was the watershed" of intensified national liberation struggles all over Southern Africa. PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA (JS) Tel. 27937 External Headquarters, Eef,> c . ANoT . P. O. Box 2412, Dar es Salaam United Republic of Tanzania. - 4 - For his role in this historic campaign Kangaliso Sobukv/e v/as to remain a prisoner of the South African apar 'heid regime for the rest of his life: * On I-;ay 24 I960 he and his colleagues in the National Executive Committee, amongst them Potlako Leballo, the National Secretary (now Acting President), and Ze?h ?:othopen£, the Secretary for Judicial Affairs, at present on trial for his life under the Terrorism Act in Bethal, South Africa, he was sentenced to three years * On Kay 24 1963, under a hurriendly passed special lav:, known as the 'Sobukwe clause1 of the Sabotage Act, when he completed, his three-year heard labour term of imprisonment, he v/as taken to Robben Island and locked up for six years without trial * In April 1969 he v/as transferred from Robben Island and placed, under house arrest and a maze of restrictions in Kirnberly - three hundred miles away from his home in Hofolo, Johannesburg - and remained a virtual prisoner of the apartheid regime, in this dusty mining town, up until his death Xangaliso Sobukwe is survived by his courageous life-long companion and comrade-in-arms, his wife, Zodv/a Veronica; and his four children: Kiliswa (24); Dinilesiz-we (22); Dedani (19) and his twin brother, Dalindyebo. The A?anian nation joins them in mourning a worthy father and totally selfless champion of the people's cause. PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA (ga) Tel. 27937 External Headquarters, Kef. No. P- O- Box 2412> Dar es Salaam United Republic of Tanzania. - 5 - Steve Biko was killed by the South African fascist police on the 12th of September, last year. On that same day Sobukwe v/as operated on and had one lung removed, at the Groote Schuur hospital, in Cape Town. Y/hen he recovered. suffecient strength the nev/s of the assasination of his good friend v/as told to him. Sobukv/e responded with these v/ords: "They aim to finish us off one after the other." and he continued: "\Ve must turn our grief into strength". A freedom fighter to the end, Mangaliso Sobukv/e dies as No 1 Co-conspirator in the biggest Terrorism Act trial now underway in South Africa - the case of Mothopeng THE HETHAL 18. President Sobukwe's last \vish v/as that he be buried at his place of birth in Graaf Reinet. The funeral procession to his hometown begins from Kimberly on Thursday, March 2, and he will be burried on Saturday, March if, 1973. It will be on the eve of the launching of the INTERNATIONAL YEAR AGAINST APARTHEID on March 21, 1978, the Anniversary of Sharpeville Bay, an epoch making event the world community owes to the genius and courage of Azania's Greatest Son of the Century - the first political prisoner on Robben Island in the 20th century - MARGALISO ROBERT SOEUKWE. Karaba kahle C^hawe lama Qhawe - "Go well Hero of Heroes". v 1 .—V " •:-**'. t-v" < -Tt • ' — jS ,v.v;r • CR.S (B_og> For use of Cobfe Operations L/n/l on/y Reserve ou Groupe a*e fo correspono'once /efegnoph/que fe:"?u N i T'E'D" "N A'T i o N s HHI N'A T Vo N s." UN i E 5 v For use of drafter — A remp/ir por /e rec/ocfeor ; ^^vV;r^>^:^^ " •;-V;:;^ i \\;>;, v\' Drafter — ~Redact"eur~T~ Room — Bureau : Ext. - Paste :Sr--.v :«.•:•.-•-.•?'••,*•••'•' ;: ; M.K. P^danou/j eb "3802".-^ ':5033 ^^^^^'^i'.:- ;\ 'h::--^;ii?%;^ ; •":-!:f?fCr.; £V^:^' -\: ^; V^:1^ ;^ -^^^••;^ File — Dossier : e*Mv:-^ I should like to thank you for your cable of 13 January 1978 concerning the question of Namibia. Since the initiative to which you have referred has been undertaken by the Five Western Members on their own behalf, I have brought to the attention of their representatives your suggestion that Libreville be considered as a possible venue for the next meeting. They have explained that while agreement has been Reached on the location of the next meeting, it is only the question of the date which remains to be settled. Discussions are in progress on this point. The representatives appreciate your interest in the matter and will continue to keep you informed of developments. Highest consideration. KURT mLDHEIM 1,1:0/1 E;.> i.-' i!IT m ::TAT TAii7,! c^::u...L D::S NATIONS i 5:c52/;-n/c GUITU. ;ILL;OLUTI:I!- ^o 3^5 DE COKSEIL DE szcu.-.i:- 1 1 1 =~T— .!•-'; : J T *i- /i iT iiL.L'i-i -1- *J' /li^.^b•."•—-•iiLi TATI M i •.-" :-•"- JW-'fiP nUr •-•^• .JJ~T .T 1 T1 ("IMC UJ, u" ^iJ_^ ~ " ; "«.-!!.•_• T f " ; ~T'~!.vi^'^i T^'UtTi ...-., fi J. i^ ~i. : ; r f r T.V :"• r ;;^ /• ~'<'. ' '*'f "T r "_> i .' '-"ifT "• i '-T T'TTD j'/i'.'•.'N'T PI '-°P( pr . i vr "• TM'.'T . ' r t '7 i -v • • i "' ; ^i f c- T ^ \ I ^' 1^-. 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OF THE PERMANENT MISSION OF BENIN TO THE UNITED NATIONS ADDRESSED TO THE PRESIDENT OF THE SECURITY COUNCIL I have the honour to request that the attached "Freedom Charter", adopted at the Congress of the People., Kliptown, South Africa, on 26 June 1955, to which Mr. M. J. Makatini of the African National Congress referred in the course of his statement at the 2037th meeting of the Security Council held today, be circulated as a document of the Security Council. (Signed) Patrice HOUNGAVOU Charge d'Affaires a.i. Permanent Mission of Benin to the United Nations 77-205^1 20 October 1977 To: Dr. Kurt Waldheim United Nations Secretary-General From: George Nyandoro Secretary for Foreign Affairs United African National Council / of Zimbabwe Sub5ect: Additional notes submitted on 19 October 1977 on the letter of Bishop Muzorewa to the Secretary-General At a meeting between Bishop Muzorewa, President of the United African National Council (UANC) and Dr. Owen, British Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, on 1^ October 1977» discussions were held concerning the Anglo-American proposals. Dr. Owen stated that the Anglo-American proposals can simply be divided into three stages: l) the ceasefire; 2) the transitional period (during which a peace-keeping force would be established inside Zimbabwe); and 3) the attainment of independence of Zimbabwe. Dr. Owen explained, as stated in Bishop Muzorewa's letter to the Secretary-General, that the UANC of Zimbabwe would be left out of the negotiations of the ceasefire because they were considered to have no military muscle. Bishop Muzorewa explained the following to Dr. Owen: 1. That the armed struggle is presently being prosecuted by the greatest majority of the population inside Zimbabwe and who are members of the UANC. 2. That the cadres who went outside Zimbabwe into the neighbouring Territories to join the guerrilla forces were recruited/by the UAWC, but once they were in the neighbouring Territories (Angola, Mozambique, Tanzania and Zambia) they were forced to join the Patriotic Front. During their stay in these Territories, the young men and women of Zimbabwe had to identify themselves with the Patriotic Front, otherwise they faced execution - e.g. 15 killed in Zambia. 3. That, however, after their training, the cadres who returned to Zimbabwe to fight carried out their functions under the UANC which provides -2- them with food, clothing, medicine and other necessary logistics. k. That the only movement in Zimbabwe which is able to pinpoint the physical existence of each individual cadre in the country is the UANC. This is in contrast to the so-called Patriotic Front which can not pinpoint the individual cadres operating inside Zimbabwe but can only identify what they claim to be their guerrillas with the assistance of their patrons - the neighbouring States. 5. That, by all accounts, the guerrilla forces fighting inside Zimbabwe and those which are in camps outside Zimbabwe are divided as follows: 5 per cent ZAPU (Nkomo) 10 per cent ZANU (Mugabe) 85 per cent UANC (Muzorewa), but the UANC guerrillas outside the country who have refused to join the Patriotic Front have been mobilized by President Nyerere into the so-called National Army based in Tanzania. 6. That it is important to stress here that in Zambia there are 532 cadres who were disarmed after training and are now presently camped at Mboroma. These refused to fight under Nkomo and wanted to join the UANC forces. 7. That there are 580 cadres in Angola who were disarmed for refusing to fight under Joshua Nkomo. 8. That in Mozambique about 85 commanders are in prison because they refused to fight under the Patriotic Front. 9. That while it is true that there are thousands of young people transported by Nkomo from Botswana to Zambia, the majority of these young people have continued to identify with the UMC. It can be seen, therefore, that the claim by the Front-line States and Britain that the Patriotic Front has the guerrilla muscle is false. Britain's position is clearly to install a particular leader on the people of Zimbabwe with the assistance of the Front-line States. We would want to point out that the United Nations should not be part and parcel to an arrangement that will create a civil war situation in Zimbabwe. Copy to: Mr. Abdulrahim Farah Mr. Tang Ming-chao Biographical Note on Mr.fGepVge Nyandoro Mr. George B. Nyandoro, 51 years old, is the Secretary for Foreign Affairs of the United African National Council of Zimbabwe under the leadership of Bishop Abel Muzorewa. Mr. Nyandoro is a veteran nationalist in Zimbabwe politics. He together with Mr. Joshua Nkomo and Mr. James Chikerema founded the African National Congress in 1957 which rallied the African masses against the white minority regime of Southern Rhodesia. In 1959, when the African National Congress was banned Mr. Nyandoro together with others was put in detention. He was released in March 19&3 and he became the Secretary-General of the Zimbabwe African People's Union under the leadership of Mr. Joshua Nkomo. In 196U Mr. Wyandoro left Southern Rhodesia and established himself in Zambia where he helped to build the ZAPU army. But in 1971 there was dissention in ZAPU and he together with Mr. Chikerema broke from ZAPU and established the Front for the Liberation of Zimbabwe (FROLIZ) which was an attempt to unite ZAPU and ZANU. In FROLIZ Mr. Nyandoro became the Secretary for Foreign Affairs. In December 19714- FROLIZ together with ZAPU, the Zimbabwe African National Union (ZANU) and the African National Council, signed the Lusaka Declaration of Unity merging all the parties into the African National Council under the leadership of Bishop Muzorewa. Subsequently, ZAPU and ZANU pulled off from the ANC and reestablished themselves. Mr. Nyandoro remained in the ANC. In September 1977 the ANC held a Congress inside the Territory and Mr. Nyandoro was elected Secretary for Foreign Affairs. Biographical Note on Mr.^GepVge Nyandoro Mr. George B. Nyandoro, 51 years old, is the Secretary for Foreign Affairs of the United African National Council of Zimbabwe under the leadership of Bishop Abel Muzorewa. Mr. Nyandoro is a veteran nationalist in Zimbabwe politics. He together with Mr. Joshua Nkomo and Mr. James Chikerema founded the African National Congress in 1957 which rallied the African masses against the white minority regime of Southern Rhodesia. In 1959 when the African National Congress was banned Mr. Nyandoro together with others was put in detention. He was released in March 19^3 and he became the Secretary-General of the Zimbabwe African People's Union under the leadership of Mr. Joshua Nkomo. In 1961*- Mr. Nyandoro left Southern Rhodesia and established himself in Zambia where he helped to build the ZAPU army. But in 1971 there was dissention in ZAPU and he together with Mr. Chikerema broke from ZAPU and established the Front for the Liberation of Zimbabwe (FROLIZ) which was an attempt to unite ZAPU and ZANU. In FEOLIZ Mr. Nyandoro became the Secretary for Foreign Affairs. In December 197^ FEOLIZ together with ZAPU, the Zimbabwe African National Union (ZANU) and the African National Council, signed the Lusaka Declaration of Unity merging all the parties into the African National Council under the leadership of Bishop Muzorewa. Subsequently, ZAPU and ZANU pulled off from the ANC and reestablished themselves. Mr. Nyandoro remained in the ANC. In September 1977 the ANC held a Congress inside the Territory and Mr. Nyandoro was elected Secretary for Foreign Affairs. r\ NCOM1NC3 ACTION *.-<§ K-i TO FI-LE NO. D ACTION COMPLETED INITIALS _ __ ES torn to Sscerfc Contra! Room 20"^ 10002 FR TDMT WASHINGTON DC 73 10-17 938P EST~ ~~"~" HIS EXCELLENCY KURT WALDHEIM UNITED NATIONA SECRETARY GENERAL NYK -m •o I AM INSTRUCTED BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED AFRICAN NATIONAL ', 3 n 2 COUNCIL TO REQUEST AN URGENT APPOINTMENT FOR J3EORGE NYANDORO SECRETARY FOR FOREIGN AFFAIRS OF UNITED AFRICAN NATIONAL COUNCIL WITH YOU yC MR NYANDORO ARRIVES IN NEW YORK CITYTODA/T Y TUEDDXX TUESDAY O-l8-77. THE APPOINTMENT IS TO HAND YOU A L^TJ^R_FROJLJ>.RESJDENT»_.B.ISHQP A T MUZOREWA AND TO DISCUSS MATTERS RELATED TO THE MISSION OF PREMCHAND. PLEASE CONFIRM BY CONTACTING ME AT 202-398-4509 ESSIA M ZHUWARARA DEPUTY REPRESENTATIVE ) CC: DR L KAPUNGU 45 DAILXX DAISY FARM DR NEW ROCHELLE NY 10804 UNATIONS NYK WU TELTEX NYK E 0 l# HLE ,\0. * ( 10002 FR TDMT WASHINGTON DC 73 10-17 938P ESI, HIS EXCELLENCY KURT WALDHEIM UNITED NATIONA SECRETARY GENERAL - __! MYK T co I AM INSTRUCTED BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED AFRICAN NATIONAL;j ^ COUNCIL TO REQUEST AN URGENT APPOINTMENT FOR GEORGE NYANDORO SECRETARY FOR FOREIGN AFFAIRS OF UNITED AFRICAN NATIONAL COUNCIL WITH YOU MR NYANDORO ARRIVES IN NEW YORK CITY TODAY TUEDDXX TUESDAY 10-18-77. THE APPOINTMENT IS TO HAND YOU A LETTER FROM PRESIDENT, BISHOP A T MUZOREWA AND TO DISCUSS MATTERS RELATED TO THE MISSION OF PREMCHAND. PLEASE CONFIRM BY CONTACTING ME AT 202-398-4509 ESSIA M ZHUWARARA DEPUTY REPRESENTATIVE CCJ DR L KAPUNGU 45 DAILXX DAISY FARM DR NEW ROCHELLE NY 10804 o UNATIONS NYK WU TELTEX NYK E - /* 0 ROUTING SLIP FICHE DE TRANSMISSION Mr. R. Ahmed A: , , ; V • FROM: (j^T DE: Chao Ming-te x"^ ,. | Room No. — No de bureau Extension — Poste Dote ', FOR ACTION POUR SUITE A DONNER FOR APPROVAL POUR APPROBATION FOR SIGNATURE POUR SIGNATURE FOR COMMENTS POUR OBSERVATIONS' MAY WE DISCUSS? POURRIONS-NOUS EN PARLER ? YOUR ATTENTION VOTRE ATTENTION AS DISCUSSED COMME CONVENU AS REQUESTED SUITE A VOTRE DEMANDE NOTE AND RETURN NOTER ET RETOURNER FOR INFORMATION ^ POUR INFORMATION Since this political organization is not recognized by the United Nations and the OAU, no action appears necessary. For your information only. cc: Mr. Mxtisaari Mr. Scarab 3J9/T77 CR. 13 (8-75) African $eopUs Democratic Or$anwaiwn FREEDOM — UNITY — JUSTICE P. O. BOX 22077 WINDHOEK S.W.A. - NAMIBIA j 1977.07.26 \ His Excellency \ Dr.Kurt Waldheim ' Secretary General United NatiSns New York N.Y- On behave of NAMIBIA AFRICAN PEOPLES DEMOCRATIC ORGANISATION and the enti*. exploited and toiling massas of Namibia,we would like to state the following views in the light of the current negotiations between the U.N. Security Council members of the five Western Countries and the S.A.Goverment on Namibii for freedom and National/Independence. Firstly with regard to the Administrator-General who was agreed between the U.I contact group of the Western Countries and the S.A.Government,to be appoint^by the S.A.state President' to govern Namibia by proclamation umtill constituent assembly was established,we would like to state that we rejectt the proposed South ^Afri can judge administrator-General for Namibia.We believie that the people of Namibia who (arevery) s|rffered for so many years under the irreleve system of rule in Namibia will not have a&y freedom and complete impartiality and justice they sought for so many years to determine their future under this ^udge administrator-General.The appointment of the South African judge aa administrator-General will never help the oppressed people of Namibia to achie juat and genuine freedom and national ( self-determination Independence but i will .instead cauae disunity sm&ng the various population-groups and anable S. Goverment to in&tfaify its separate development scheme*,inter alia,holding of ethnic elections,training for bla4&a as part of S.A. Defenceforce,and finaly • - : * the establiaaent of so-called homeland governments. . - • Jh« proof of the sepasate development schemes of S.A.Government and other reac- tionary saves to oppose and sabotage the legitimate and rightful aspirations pf Africans of Namibia for just and genuine independence,is the implementation pf a second tier or regonial Authority for the Damaras wich is to be force dow >n Dassaras on 28th and 29th July 1977/at Khorixas,the ao-called capital of o-called Damaraland. ft* a eJ We ^Pe^e«^ are totaly opposedAthe establihment of homelands in Namibia and re- ject the implementation of separate developmentin Namibia in general aawell-s the balkanization of Namibia into miniatatea which are generally controlled fcy paid stooges again^st the will of the suffering &a;jority&.By now.ita nuite Namibia Africantye-Opte sDemocrati c Urbanisation FREEDOM — UNITY — JUSTICE P. O. BOX 22077 WINDHOEK S.W.A. - NAMIBIA Africans in Namibia 30 as to enable the white settlers to dispossess the Namibian people fromm their traditional land all over the di&fferent parts of Namibia and deprive them of every source of(live£ho$ livelihood and thua to subjucate them completely to such anJsxt&nt , wherw they will be j only dependent on the white settlers 'of NAMIBIA. \ The South African Goverment had declared on many occasions that the people of Namibia must decide on their own future without interfence from the South African Goverment how* ever the same Goverment is now doing just the opposite, it has not only interfered with the national affaira of Namibian people but is using all measures to force down ita Bantustan polices on Namibian People, Secondly with regard to the National elections, our view is that there mustft first be neutralisation of South African Colonial infleunce and control of Namibia and th» complete replacement of the present system of racism, oppressic of Africans, colonialism*, exploitation , separate development and all other forms of racial discriaination contrary to the Universal declaration of Human Right a, with the iaaed&ftfce establishment of the international presence in Namibia to restore democracy, justice, equality, peace, co-operation and Unity among the people of Namibia. Prior to the national elections, an international peace force mus> be established throughout Namibia to protect and assist the people during voting as well as with the presentation of Law and Order. The international peace force will have to replace the S.A. armefcd forces and pollbe Units, which must be withdrawn from Namibia. The peacekeeping forc< is to be withdrawn after its mission was accomplished and as soon as the general elections have bain concluied and a truly democratic Peoples African GovermenJ elected by people established.lt is imperatively necessary that the 'frae elections in Namibia wi}. be held under the supervisions and control of the United Nations to ens|tre that the elections are fair and impartial. Last but not least, we reject the tribal solutiona(wi&&) which the S.A.Goversei wants to give to the Namibian issue of freedom and national independence through BantustanCgfcigi chigfs who were proclaimed in the homelands againa the will and c*£sent of the various population groups as well as other paid stoogea who are undermining the true &&&a& wishes and aspirations of the oppressed people of Namibia. : ^ "'• np « '- «j ••.f^.i'. *"Tf I," WaMSr*we are calling on the Secretary-General a3iwelpl|on the „.„. Cont| group of Western countries to persuade S.A.GovgBBSen^;' ;t^cease with the ft ibia African tytoplts Democratic Organisation FREEDOM — UNITY — JUSTICE P. O. BOX 22077 WINDHOEK ; S.W.A. - NAMIBIA '"\ establishment of homeland Goverments in Namibia and to abandon with paana - to train Africans of Namibia aa part of South African Bafence force. In conclusion we would like to state that so long as the South African Government remains in Namibia and continue with its moves to pepertuate ethnic divisions by means of separate develppment and other tactics,the peop3 of Namibia will find itvery difficult to achieve national Unity in order to end colonial rule and (foeeinge) foreign domination of Namibia and establial Peoples African Goverment in Namibia. Therefore it is very important thatm the eatablishaent of International presence in Namibia must be speeded up. We remain With highest Bsteem Yours Sincerely HENRY 1. KBIB CHAIRMAN AND PRESIDINTvI OF£CENTRAL COMMITEE. m