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INTERNATIONAL COURT OF JUSTICE PLEADINGS, ORAL ARGUMENTS, DOCUMENTS SOUTH WEST AFRICA CASES (ETHIOPIA v. SOUTH AFFUCA; LIBERIA v. SOUTH AFFUCA) VOLUME N COUR INTERNATIONALE DE JUSTICE MEMOIRES, PLAIDOIRIES ET DOCUMENTS AFFAIRES DU SUD-OUEST AFRICAIN (ÉTHIOPLE C. AFRIQUE DU SUD; LBÉRIA c. AFRIQUE DU SUD) VOLUME iV Counter-Mernorial filed by the Government of the Republic of South Africa LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS A.D. Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of South Africa A.F.P. Agence France Presse A.J.I.L. The American Journal of International Law A.M.I.C.E. Associatehlember of the Institute of Civil Engineers A.P.S.R. The Amencan Political Science Review Bib. Un. Bibliothèque universelle et Revue de Genève B.Y.B.I.L. The British Year Book of International La.# C. Blue Books: United Kingdom C.L.J. The Cambridge Law Journal C.L.R. Commonwealth (Australia) Law Reports cub. cubic OC. Degrees Centigrade ft. feet G.A. General Assembly G.N. Government Notice Grotius Soc. 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Senate INTERNATIONAL COURT OF JUSTICE PLEADINGS, ORAL ARGUMENTS, DOCUMENTS - SOUTH WEST AFRICA CASES (ETHIOPIA v. SOUTH AFRICA; LIBERIA v. SOUTH AFRICA) VOLUME IV COUK INTERNATIONALE DE JUSTICE MÉMOIRES, PLAIDOIRIES ET DOCUMENTS AFFAIRES DU SUD-OUEST AFRICAIN (ÉTHIOPIE c. AFRIQUE DU SUD; LIBÉRIA c. AFRIQUE DU SUD) VOLUME IV The present volume contains Books VI11 to X and the Supplement to the Counter-Memorial and the Reply filed in the South West Africa cases. The proceedings in these cases, which were entered on the Court's General List on 4 November 1960 under numbers 46 and 47, were joined by an Order of the Court of zo May 1961 (South West Africa, Order of 20 May 196r. I.C.J. Reports 1961, p. 13). Two Judgments have been delivered, the first on ZI December 1962 (South West Africa, Preliminary Objections, Judgnzent, I.C.J. Reports 1962, p. 319). and the second on 18 July 1966 (South West Africa, Second Phase, jzidgnient, I.C. J. Reports 1966, p. 6). The page references originally appearing in the pleadings have been altered to correspond with the pagination of the present edition. Where the reference is to another volume of the present edition, the volume is indicated by a roman numeral in bold type. The Hague, 1966. Le présent volume reproduit les livres VI11 à X du contre- mémoire. le supplément au contre-mémoire et la réplique déposés dans les affaires du Sud-Ouest alricain. Ces affaires ont été inscrites au rôle général de la Cour sous les nos46 et 47 le 4 novembre 1960 et les deux instances ont été jointes par ordonnance de la Cour le zo mai 1961 (Se~d-Oueslafricain, ordonnance de6 20 mai 1961. C.1.J. Recueil 1961, p. 13). Elles ont fait l'objet de deux arrêts rendus le zr décembre 1962 (Szld-Ouest africain, ezceptions prélinzi- naires, arrêt, C.I.J. Recueil 1962, p. 319) et le 18 juillet 1966 (Sud- Ouest africain, deuxième phase, arrêt, C.I.J. Recueil ,1966, p. 6). Les renvois d'un mémoire à l'autre ont été modifiés pour tenir compte de la pagination de la présente édition. Lorsqu'il s'agit d'un renvoi à un autre volume de la présente édition, un chiffre romain gras indique le numéro de ce volume. La Haye, 1966. CONTENTS - TABLE DES MATIÈRES PART 1. APPLICATION INSTITUTING PROCEEDINGS AND PLEADINGS PREMIÈRE PARTIE. RE~UETESINTRODUCTIVES D'INSTANCE ET MEMOIRES SECTION B. PLEADISGS (continued) SECTION B. MEMOIRES(szlile) 5. Counter-Mernorial filed by the Government of the Republic of South Africa (continued) BOOK VI11 Page Section A. Supplemental material in regard to the alleged violation by Respondent of Article z of the Mandate ......... Chapter 1. Introductory .................. Chapter II. Extracts from petitions relied on by Applicants . Paragraph B.1: extract from a communication dated 30 Oc- tober I 56 from Hosea Kutako to the Chairman of the ad hoc C?ommittee on South \$'est Africa. ........ Paragraphs B.2 and B.3: estracts from communications dated IO January 1958 and 31 July 1958 from Johannes Dausab et al. .................... Paragraph B.4: extract from a communication dated 27 No- vember 1957 from Hosea Kutako to the Secretary-General of the United Nations. ............... Paragraph B.5: extract from a communication'dated 13 June 1957 from Nghuwo Jepongo to the Secretary-General of the United Nations. ................... Paragraph B.6: extract from a communication dated 3 August 1957 from hlr. Toivo Herman Ja Toivo and eighty other Ovambo to the Chairman of the Trusteeship Council ... Paragraph B.7: extract from a communication dated 30 Sep- tember 1958 from J. G. A. Diergaardt et al. to the United Nations ....................... Paragraph C.1: extract from a communication dated 25 Feb- mary 1959 from the Rev. Markus Kooper to the United Nations. ...................... Paragraph C.2: extract from a communication dated 14 Sep- tember 1960 from Chief Hosea Kutako to the Secretary- General ....................... X SOUTH WEST AFKICA Page Paragraph C.:$: extract from a communication dated 2 Sep- tember 19j.4 from Hosea Kutako t.t al. to the Secretary- General ....................... '7 Paragraph C.4.: extract from a communication dated zo June 1958 from Johannes Dausab et al. to the Secretary-General 18 Paragraph C.:;: extract froni a communication dated 16 July 1956 from Jacobus Beukes to the Secretary of the Committee on South W'est Africa ................. '9 Paragraph C.6: extract from a communication dated 30 Sep- tember 1958 from J. G. A. Diergaardt et al. to the United Nations ........................ Paragraph D. 1: extract from a communication dûted 20 June 1958 from joharines Dausab et al. to the Secretary-General Paragraph D.2: extract from a statement by Hosea Kutako and others iorwarded to the Chairman of the Committee on South West Africa by the Rev. Michael Scott in a com- munication dated 22 July 1958. ............ Paragraph D..j: extract from a statement by Hosea Kutako el al. referred to in Paragraph D.z ........... Paragraph D..+: extract from a communication dated 17 Octo- ber 1957 from Mrs. Kathe van Lobenfelder, Outjo, to the Trusteeship Council. ................. Para raph D.:j: extract from a communication dated 30 August 1~80from Rfr. S. Rlifima, chairman, South West Africa People's Organization. Cape Town, to the Committee on South West Africa .................. Paraera~liD.15: extract from a communication dated 7 Aueust xg& [rom South West Africa People's ~r~anization,ivynd- hoek, Soutli West Africa, to the Committee on South West Afnca ....................... Paragraph E.1: extract from the statement cited in Paragraph U.2T, ........................ Paragraph E.2: extract from a communication dated 22 NO- vember 1957 from S. Shoombe and IOO other Ovambo to the Secretary-General of the United Nations. ........ Paragraph E.3: extract from a communication dated Novem- ber 1953 frim Aliss AIargery F. Perham to the Chairman of the ad hoc Committee on South West Afnca ....... Chapter III. The Petitioners ................ Section B. Alleged violations by Respondent of Article 4 of the Mandate. ........................ Chapter 1. Statcment of the law .............. Chapter II. The alleged military bases in South West Africa . A. General ...................... B. The Regiment Windhoek. .............. C. The alleged military landing ground in the Swakopmund district of South West Africn ............. D. The alleged military camp or military air base in the Kao- koveld ....................... Chapter III. Conclusion .................. CONTENTS Page Chapter IV. Submission .................. 63 Annex A . Paragraphs 61 to 66 of the "Report presented hy the Governmeiit of the Union of South Africa to the Council of the League of Nations conccrning the adniinistration of South IVcst Africa for the year 1929" (U.G. 23-1930 . pp . 10.11) ...................... Annex B . Affidavit of G .