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Print Name of Person Submit Image Signature of Person Submit UNITED NATIONS $™«, NATIONS UNIES ^£?j>' INTEROFFICE MEMORANDUM MEMORANDUM INTERIEUR 8 October 1975 TO: The Secretary DATE: A:
REFERENCE:
THROUGH: S/C DE: Tang Ming-chao FROM: > DE: Under-Secretary-General for Political Affairs and Decolonization
SUBJECT: Possible visit of a South African sponsored OBJET: group from Namibia to the United Nations
I refer to the attached cable from Mr. Theo-Ben Gurirab, Chief Representative of SWAPO in New York, which has already been transmitted to the President of the United Nations' Council for Namibia, Mr. Rupiah B. Banda. This group from • Namibia consists of delegates to the recent South African sponsored "constitutional conference" held in Windhoek. Three persons have been chosen from each of the eleven : "ethnic" groups represented at the Conference. . . The OAU Conference of Heads of State and Government held in Kampala this year adopted a resolution condemning "the so-called constituional conference contrived on ethnic participation illegally organized by the illegal .-..'/'••' administration of South Africa". The, United Nations Council for Namibia for its part also issued a statement on 29 August 1975 condemning the Conference. ,/ Under such circumstances, it seems to me that this \ group should not be received either by you or any ' . . responsible official of the Secretariat. , 4^^^:§^^i^/S^^:^.;-V-r":-^-;-• -xv' ^' *^te$^^^ •^j^j^*3gMai-^:$Ht'-;-fiswYOR•£fl>?/$.$^^ ''K• •!•••<.•••"••'••'KY ess " 10-0^ :-: 3• miA ESI.;>-.;•='?.:v>;%'M^^ ^p^^laii^ftffe^v-^':^x-' ': >•:•-. •:'-••• -.'v :•; <--v^^ ^^^^t^»E?52HA^;fJ^n5TD MT10NS:\'^-^\;-:v^;::^^ ^^'^^^^^^^.HJ'.v-v-::si;;»(i!;3gaa-M^ - -y^-:.:.: ^-;/y;-'- ! ;t: ^i^T^t/^fe^^S^^
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' - v::v;V; . RESOLUTION ON NAMIBIA ' - • . '•.••".' ,.-.;:. '
•.•"••.' The Council of Ministers of the Organization of African Unity, meeting in its Twenty-fifth Ordinary Session in Kampala, Uganda, . ' • ;•" "'from Iff to 25 July 1975, " : ; . ') •••••••.' •• •* • -','.•-"' ', • ' ' ' ' ; /••'.- ••'.•'•'• Having heard the Report of the Administrative Secretary- ' '....;'•' General and the Representative of SWAPO about the deteriorating • •• . '. situation in the territory of Namibia, ruled illegally by South /' Africa and recalling all previous resolutions of the UN General . .; ••.. Assembly, the- Security Council and* the OAU on Namibia, ; . ' •-•'•.'. '••: ••'• '\ Satisfied with the resistance against the illegal administra- ' ; tion by the Namibian people under the leadership of SWAPO, _ •'. ';;.;., ': •;' " . .: ..''"'. Having hear with indignation of the triple veto by France, . ..United Kingdom and United States at the Security Council debate on Namibia early in June 1975, .
.•:'-..;'••••'•- DEMANDS : ' : .; ' ' . : >' ;
i' '"'''• ','.. ' . .' i . fc ' , • • . (a) .'-. that South Africa withdraw its illegal administration from • ; ••'•• .;:';' '"..'". .the territory of Namibia; . .. '; ' .. : -.'.• '•;. ' (b) that South Africa respect the rights of the Namibian people .. :; «• •; :. to self-determination and national independence; : ; ./ (c) •'• :'-.. that South Africa respect Namibia's territorial .integrity; V;^'-;
; ;',.• (d) •'".•. that the Pr-etoria racist regime recognise SWAPO as the sole ;,'; : : : •' '','.:;':/, . . Representative of the Namibian people; . . : .'•• ;. '. . ' .• --; ';; •• ••;•'. ' ' ' •'•-.>' • • :(e),. 'the release of all Namibian political prisoners imprisoned : •. :'..x ; .;-!• ../:; , ;;:: . .in both Namibia and South Africa; • V'.^"-.. ;''.'••''.:' '," 2. '• CONDEMNS the imprisonment of SWAPO members and supporters ' ', ' /, ^without trial; . . ,• • '. .- -.- - '• V . • •:,--. ; 3* :t'-:,:': CONDEMNS the so-called constitutional conference contrived on \: :, ;ethriic participation illegally organized by the illegal administra- '. 'v; '.- '•;•': tion"of. South Africa; ... .'•".•>•.•' '<•''•-•'•' -:'. •• ' -,• . •.'.';•:: V; ;!-:!i v;;:- ::';•': CONDEMNS the military build-up in Namibia by South Africa; •'.'. '•' '!.:>5'.':';;::v. ^REQUESTS the Member States to increase assistance to SWAPO by . ':: •,;•': ,;the-';OAU: Liberation Committee and the OAU; •••"...•.'. ,.::. -•...'• '"'.-' -' ".••'-'"" . '• ' ' • <- ~ '- . • . '',. 6 ..''•' •••''; 'REAFFIRMS v:\at ...^Al-^ iji ..^t jit: .\'.;pr'-oc-i: ',u , :. vu i' -uit-.:- '• pet p'j.;J. .- '(••. of "Namibia; •''.-• . . " '"••.•••.•''-•: ". ••• ;. •.. ';••;. • . ' ..•;•.?'. ''•'" "CALLS ON the OAU Member States to adhere to the resolution' on - ': Namibia by the Extraordinary Session of the OAU Council of Ministers ,• :;. held in Dar-es-Salaam, United Republic .-of Tanzania, in April 1975, which set-up the OAU Special Committee on Namibia; ' • •' ' . • CM/Res.. 4 33 (XXV) page 2
.8. •••'•• REQUESTS all OAU Member States not to allow Namibian puppets of the illegal administration to pay visits to their respective ' countries; , : 9. .' CALLS ON all States to adhere strictly to the call by the UN that all countries should refrain from any economic investments in 'Namibia under the illegal regime; .-.10..., .ENDORSES the decree by the UN Council for Namibia in regard to exports of Namibian natural resources ; .,'..-..., • ..• • **• . ' ' ; • .11. ; CALLS ON the Government of the Federal Republic of Germany to close its Consulate in Windhoek immediately. : • N IJE D NATIONS Distr. LIMITED ASSEMBLY »1£±? 1975 ORIGINAL: ENGLISH
UNITED NATIONS COUNCIL FOR NAMIBIA
•T& STATEMENT ISSUED BY THE COUNCIL ON 29 AUGUST 1975 . • CONCERNING THE SO-CALLED CONSTITUTIONAL CONFERENCE AND THE REPRESSION IN NAMIBIA .. : •.
1. Reports reaching the United Nations Council for Namibia reveal that a new- wave of arrests and detentions of Namibians by the South African regime is now taking place in Namibia.
2. The renewed and intensified suppression and oppression are connected with the convening of the so-called constitutional conference scheduled for 1 September 1975. :
3. During the last few days, arrests of SWAPO (South West Africa People's Organization) and other leaders and harassment of the- Namibian people have ^been , stepped up. Many Namibians have been arrested or abducted, including, in ; , particular: " . •
Axel Johannes, Acting Secretary-General of SWAPO . Othniel Kaakunda, Secretary for Internal Affairs of SWAPO , - Aaron Muchimba, National Organizer of SWAPO David Mugaro, Secretary for Foreign Affairs of SWAPO , Samuel Shivute, Regional Secretary of SWAPO for Northern Namibia - Rueben Hauwanga, Secretary for Information and Publicity of SWAPO Pastor Zepheniah Kameeta, Director of the Paulineum Theological Seminary at Otjimbingwe, and a staunch SWAPO activist Festus Naholo, SWAPO student activist at the Paulineum Theological ;, Seminary ' "•.. .,"•". Lazarus Guiteb, Branch Secretary of SWAPO in Otjiwarongo . Albertus Kangueehi, Vice-President of SWANU (South West Africa National Union) and Chairman of NNC (Wamibian National Convention)
h. In addition, the residence "of Mr. David H. 'Meroro, National .Chairman of SWAPO, was ransacked and his children terrorized. Many of these dastardly acts of terror were carried out by a marauding band of misguided individuals, working closely with the South African police.
75-19306 /... A/AC.131/L.31 English . . • . ... Page 2 ... ,:
5. The South African regime justified this new wave of terror by the recent death of "bantustan" chieftain Filemon Elifas. However, the real purpose of these renewed acts of terror and brutality against the Namibian people is to arrest and imprison all the real and suspected political opponents of the regime in Namibia before the so-called constitutional conference, which is designed to divide the Namibian people and thereby perpetuate South African domination in the Territory.
6. With this end in view, the South African occupation authorities manipulated fraudulent elections in the Ovamboland "bantustan" in January 1975 and in the Rehoboth Basters "bantustan" in April 1975. . ' ,• .
7. Well-known "bantustan" figures and other elements are being collected by South African authorities in an effort to hold the so-called constitutional . •••• conference. Such steps contravene the resolutions of the General Assembly and Security Council as well as the advisory opinion of the International Court of Justice of 21 June 1971, which requested the immediate and unconditional . ' withdrawal of the South African Administration and its military personnel from Namibia. . . .
8. At the same time, the South African sponsored constitutional conference •; excludes the authentic representative of the people of Namibia, SWAPO, which'is the political force heading the national liberation struggle of Namibia, and is recognized as such by the United Nations, the Organization of African Unity (OAU) and other international organizations. The NNC, which is an umbrella organization of various groups of Africans in Namibia, is also not participating. The second largest ethnic group in the Territory has refused to participate in the constitutional conference unless it is held under international supervision and political exiles are allowed to return to Namibia to participate. \
9. The United Nations Council for Namibia denounces the policy of the illegal South African regime in Namibia and condemns the arrests and intimidation of the Namibian people. It draws the attention of the General Assembly, the Security Council'and the Secretary-General to the grave situation created in Namibia which constitutes a threat to international peace and security.
10. The territorial integrity of Namibia is sacrosanct. The international community is committed to the maintenance of the territorial integrity of Namibia and the national unity of its people as well as to the implementation by the . - Namibian people of their right to self-determination and independence. '.•
11. The United Nations Council for Namibia urges the international community to frustrate the South African manoeuvre in Namibia and to exercise pressure on the South African racist regime in order to compel it to withdraw from the Territory, which is under the authority of the United Nations. IJED NATIONS Distr. LIMITED
ir- «r A A r» fl \f Wt\\& \X%£& J /[M A/AC.^^^, .^ S S E M B L Y m UNITED NATIONS COUNCIL FOR NAMIBIA STATEMENT ISSUED BY THE COUNCIL ON 29 AUGUST 1975 CONCERNING THE SO-CALLED CONSTITUTIONAL CONFERENCE AND THE REPRESSION IN NAMIBIA 1. Reports reaching the United Nations Council for Namibia reveal that' a new wave of arrests and detentions of Namibians by the South African regime is now taking place in Namibia. 2. The renewed and intensified suppression and oppression are connected with the convening of the so-called constitutional conference scheduled for 1 September 1975. 3. During the last few days, arrests of SWAPO (South West Africa People's Organization) and other leaders and harassment of the Namibian people have -been stepped up. Many Namibiana have been arrested or abducted, including, in particular: Axel Johannes, "Acting Secretary-General of SWAPO Othniel Kaakunda, Secretary for Internal Affairs of SWAPO Aaron Muchimba, National Organizer of SWAPO David Mugaro, Secretary for Foreign Affairs of SWAPO Samuel Shivute, Regional Secretary of SWAPO for Northern Namibia •' Rueben Hauwanga, Secretary for Information and Publicity of SWAPO Pastor Zepheniah Kameeta, Director of the Paulineum Theological Seminary at Otjimbingwe, and a staunch SWAPO activist Festus Waholo, SWAPO student activist at the Paulineum Theological Seminary Lazarus Guiteb, Branch Secretary of SWAPO in Otjiwarongo Albertus Kangueehi, Vice-Presiderrt of SWANU (South West Africa National Union) and Chairman of NNC (Namibian National Convention) h. In addition, the residence of Mr. David H. Meroro, National Chairman of SWAPO, was ransacked and his children terrorized. Many of these dastardly acts of terror were carried out by a marauding band of misguided individuals, working closely with the South African police. 75-19306 MP/fl bf. RA/GH/FMG/TR/IL cc: SG 24 Septeiziber 1975 Sir, I have the honour to acknowledge receipt of yoiar letter 1OQ(3}N&M transmitting the text of a statement issued on 29 August 1975 by the United Nations Council for Namibia. I wish to thank you for this coaaaunication and particularly for drawing my attention to the latest developments in Namibia. These developments point to the urgency of an adequate solution of the problem of Namibia., I therefore hope the discussion of the question of Namibia at the current session of the General Assembly will contribute towards the settle- ment of the problem. Accept, Sir, the assurances of ray highest cons ideration. Kurt Waldheixn His Excellency Mr.' Rupiah B. Banda President United Nations Council for Namibia Hew York UNITED NATIONS NATIONS UNIES NATIONS. N.Y. 1001 REFERENCE. 100(3) MM Sir, I have the honour to enclose for your attention the text of a statement on the so-called constitutional conference in Namibia which was issued by the Council for Namibia on 29 August 1975- Information reaching the Council indicates that the South African Government has launched a wide-spread campaign of repression and intimidation, in an attempt to create conditions which would give an air of normalcy and legitimacy to the so-called constitutional conference, and thus lead to international acceptance of any "agreements" which may be announced there. I should like to draw your attention to the most serious reper- cussions which this may have for the future of Namibia and for the situation in southern Africa as a whole. Accept,, Sir, the assurances of my highest consideration. Rupi President United Nations Council for Namibia His Excellency Mr. Kurt Valdheim Secretary-General United Nations New York, N.Y. 1001? NT inSTJZO BY TFE UITITED SATICKS COUFCIL FOT? 29 AUGUST 1975 CT-J THE SO-CALLED COK^TITu^IO'L'AT, AND TltS REPRESSI01 IN NAMIBIA Reports reaching the United. Nations Council for JTanribia reveal thr..-;; n. new vava of arrests and detentions of IfeiuiMans by the South African ref-p.r.e are now taking place in Namibia. The renewed and intensified suppression and oppress: on are connected with the convening of the so-called constitutional conference scheduled "or 1 September 1975. During the last few days arrests of SvTAPO sad other leaders and he.r-:ass™ inent of the Msmibian people have been stepped up. In partictO.sr, the acting Secretary-General of SWAPO, Mr. Axel Johannes, the Secretary for Internal Affairs, Mr. Kaakunda, S¥APO's National Organizer, Mr. Muskimba, SWAPO's Secretary for Foreign Affairs, Mr. Mugaro, SWAPO's Regional Secretary for Uorthera Hssaiibia, Mr. SM.vu.te, SWAPO's Secretr*ry for Taformation and ?uol-.'.city, Mr. Hatwanga, the Director of the Paxilineum Seminarys ?*r. TTabolc, a stuc'ic-it at the Paulineum Seminary, Mr. Guited, SWAPO MetnTser and Mr. Kansueshi, S'-r.-WJ Vice-President, and meuoy other Nanibians have 'been arrested or abcluctod. In addition Mr. David H. Meroro, national Chairman of S¥APO'E residence was ransacked and his children terrorized. Many of these dastarcO.y acts o" -V. -;rror were carried, out by a marauding band of misguided individusJ.s, "•ror^.ir.,™ closely •with the South African police. The South African rep;itne .-Justified this new wave of terror 'by the recent death of bantustan chieftain Piliaion Eli fas. However t.he real purpose c" thece reaevred acts of terror and brutality against the Wamibian peo-ole is to ?::r*;f!t and isaprison all the real End suspected political opponents of the rop;iiB- in Uajaibia before the so-called constitutional tallts which are designed to ex-vide the Naraibian people sad thereby perpetuate South African domins.ticm in t'u Territory. With this end in view, the South African occupation a.uthoritiea maw:'.:-'ul- ated fraudulent elections in Ovairibo "homeland" in January and. in Rnh basters "homeland" in April this year. ,« o "*fe"f 1 —i"vif"*j\"i*i *j'*o^"("i3S"t" ^"^- *£""^ *"•*'i"^t*s o^irl f"'"iiiurji* o"^ o^viC'r'j''"-is '*• v*?1 f^o 1 "? c? r1 "h ^ ^ lj7*" i'lo^i'hl? fifrinan Av.tVw'.ti.os in o.n effort to hold so-^F-lled eoviBtitltntionfil talk". ^ncv steps r>;-e contravesning General Aoseiably aaati Security Council resolutions ~.s well as the advisory opinion of the Internationa]. Court of Justice of 21 June 1971 •, which requested the immediate and unconditional withdrawal of South African administration and its military personnel from Karaibia. At ike sems time South .African sponsored "constitutional conference" excludes the authentic representative of the people of TTamibin, SWAPO, which is tlie political force heading national liberation struggle of Namibia, and recognised as such by the United Nations, the Organization of African Unity (D^U) and other international organisations. The TJamibian N&tionnl Convent ion., which ia an umbrella organization of various groups of Africans in TfeiiMa, is also not participating. The second largest ethnic group of the Territory have refused to participate unless the conference is held under international. supervision with political exiles allowed to come home to participate. The United Nations Council for Waraibia denounces the policy of the illegal South African regime in TTssnibia and condemns the arrest and intimidation that are perpetrated against the Hamibian people. It draws the attention of the General Assembly, the Security Council and the Secretary-General to the grave situation created in Namibia which constitutes a threat to international peace and security. The territorial integrity of Namibia ie sacrosanct. The international. coma-unity is committed to the maintenance of the territorial integrity of Uamibia and the national unity of its people as veil as to the implementation by the Efaatiibian people of their right to self-determination and independence. Hie United Rations Council for Namibia urges the international coiiimunity to frustrate the South African manoeuvre in Usmiibia and to exercise pressure on the South African racist regime in order to compel it to withdraw from the Territory which is under a United Nations authority. UNITED NATIONS Press Section Office of Public Information Ur.iteu Nations, N.Y. (FOR USE OF INFORMATION KEDIA — NOT AN OFFICIAL RECORD) Council for Namibia . Press Release NAM/200 22^th Meeting (AM) . 10 September 1975 UNITED NATIONS COUNCIL FOR NAMIBIA, DECTI'ES TO PARTICIPATE IN CONFERENCE ON JW'vIBIA. AH) HUMM RIC-IiTS IN SENEGAL The United Nations Council for Kariizbir. decided in principle at a meeting this morning to accept an invitation to participate in an inter national Conference en Namibia and Human Rights, to be held in Dakar, Senegal, from 5 to 3 January The Council deferred until Friday, 12 September, consideration of its annual report to the General Assembly, at the request of several menibers • The President of the Council, Rupieh B. Banda, Foreign Minister of Zambia, said that he would not be able to attend Friday's meeting, as he had to return to his country tomorrow evening, 11 September. He said he had asked 1-iedoune Fall (Senegal) to preside at Friday's meeting. He, himself, voula "be back in Hew York by the \reek after next to particip- ate in the thirtieth regular session of the General Assembly, he added. At this morning's meeting, the President crew attention to a number of communicetions he had received regarding raceirfc developments in Namibia, including what he described at: "the increasing campaign of repression by the South African authorities, and their frenzied attempts to stage a so-called multiracial constitutional conference" . The Council decided to transmit a statement it had issued on these '. matters on 25 August (see Press Release HAM/199) to Secretary-General Kurt Waldheim, and to the President of the Security Council, the Chairman of the Special Committee of 2k on decolonisation, the Chairman of the Special Committee against Apartheid and the Chairman of the Commission on Human Rights . • - The Council took note of a report on a mission earlier this year to Brussels for consultations with officials of the European Economic Community (EEC) and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO). The report was presented by Mr. Fall (Senegal), who had headed the mission. The Council aljo took note of a report on a mission to the Organization of African Unity (CAU) . In addition, the Council approved the annual reports of its Standing Committees I, II and III, and took note of a report by Standing Committee II "exposing the illegal acts of South Africa in Namibia". - 2 - Press Release HAM/200 10 September 1975 During the consideration of the report cf Standing Committee III, Dunstan W. Kamana (Zambia) and Arun K. Budhiraja (India) informed the Council that their Governments had issued special commemorative stamps in observance of Namibia Day. The representative of India said he understood that Turkey had also done so. The President expressed appreciation, on behalf of the Council, to the countries which had issued special commemorative stamps and said he hoped that others would do so in the future. The Council approved a recommendation by Standing Committee I that the Council be represented at meetings of the Sub-Commission on Prevention of Dicriiainriion rncl Protection oy." ,-£uior-ities of -&hj Coudssion on Kunon Pdghts. Ahmed P. AbuX-Kheir (Egypt) was designated as its representative at the meetings, On other matters, the Council approved requests by the United Nations Commissioner for Namibia, Sean Mac Bride, that funds be provided for attendance of representatives of the South West Africa People's Organization (SWAPO) at several international meetings, including three conferences sponsored by the United Nations Educational", Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). One is an Inter-Governmental Conference on Cultural Policies in Africa, to be held in Accra frpm 27 October to 6 November 1975. The others are a Regional African Seminar on Training Abroad, to be held in Dakar from 17 to 2h November .l?-75, and the thirty-fifth session of the Interna- tional Conference on Education, held in Geneva from 27-August to k September. Invitation to--Dakar Conference The invitation to the Council to attend the Dakar Conference in January 197^ was received in a letter dated 26 August from the International Institute of Human Rights, Strasbourg. The letter stated that, on the invitation of the Government of Senegal and under the sponsorship of the United Nations Cramiissionor for KpfoiMti, the International Institute of Human Rights was organizing, in collaboration with the International Commission of Jurists and the International .Association of Democratic Lawyers, an International Conference on Namibia and Human Rights. The objective of-the Conference would be to: "Throw light on the human_ rights situation in Namibia and on the struggle for human rights in Namibia; and "Lcytlic Jcunc :>tionrj enct detcr^Juiath,e conditions for en independent Namibia in the spirit of the UniversrI Declaration of Human I&j^hts". Hie letter said that the york of tho iGo.kar International Conference would end with the edoption cf a Dakar Declaration on Iferaibia end Humnn Rights and an Action Programme for the respect of human rights in Namibia. (iilOi'3) Press Relc?s-j N/^ 10 September 3.9 Y5 The convening of the Confluence, the letter stated, was a direct response to a resolution adopted by the Human Kights Commission on Ih February 1975• This resolution, among other things, requested the United Nations Commissioner for Namibia to organize "a vorld-vida seminar devoted exclusively to the large-scale violations of human rights that are taking place dt'.ily in Naraibia" (resolution 5 (XXXI)). * RA/am 1 September 1975 Communication to Secretary-General from Namibian National Convention In consultation with Messrs. Tang and MacBride, the text of an announcement to be made by the Spokesman was prepared. Meanwhile other communications had been received by Mr. Tang. All of them had been transmitted to the Council for Namibia. Mr. Tang told me he had spoken to the President of the Council as well as to SWAPO and SWAHtT. The Secretary-General, in the circum- stances, felt it may not be necessary to make an announce- ment. If asked, the Spokesman could mention that the communications had been communicated to the Council. A letter could be sent by the Secretary-General to the President of the Council if considered advisable. Mr. Tang informed me that the Bureau for the Council for Namibia had already taken cognizance of these communications and had prepared a note for the council. In the circum- stances, in Mr. Tang's view, there was no need for a letter to be sent to the President of the Council. No action is therefore required for the time being. R. Ahmed ,/SG's file cc GH/FM 28 August 1975 The Secretary-General has received in the last forty-eight hours various communications from Namibia containing serious complaints concerning acts of repression carried out in Namibia by the South African authorities. These include reports of arrests, disruption of meetings and harassment. Having regard to the failure of the South African government to comply with the various specific requests made by the Security Council last December, the Secretary-General can only express his grave concern over these latest acts of oppression against the Namibian people. Unless South Africa desists from the pursuit of such policies, the already distressing situation in Namibia will be further exacerbated. The Secretary-General has transmitted these communications to the President of the United Nations Council for Namibia. RUSH NATIONS UNIES REFERENCE: Dear Secretary-General, I enclose herewith a message which was transmitted to me by Mr. Elliot Wright, who runs the religious news service here. It reached him by Telex from the World Lutheran Federation in Geneva and he phoned it through to me. He is under the impression that the intention of the Namibia National Convention was to have it transmitted to you by the World Lutheran Federation. I will try to contact the World Lutheran Federation by telephone tomorrow for confirmation. Yours respectfully and sincerely (S-'Z-t <3*2 €= Sean Mac Bride Mr. Kurt Waldheim Se cret ary-General Room 3800 United Nations MESSAGE PURPORTING TO COME FROM THE NAMIBIAN NATIONAL CONVENTION ADDRESSED TO THE SECRETARY-GENERAL TRANSMITTED BY THE WORLD LUTHERAN FEDERATION, GENEVA, TO THE COMMISSIONER FOR NAMIBIA THROUGH MR. ELLIOT WRIGHT, RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE, (phone 688-709^) 26 August 1975 The Namibian National Convention hereby appeals to the Secretary-General, Mr. Waldheim, to be in Namibia before the 29th of August 1975 in order to discuss with the Namibian National Convention and to witness the deteriorating situation in Namibia. A vicious suppression of the true democratic anti-government leaders is being executed by the South African police in the most ruthless manner known. Up to the 2Uth of August nine leaders of the Namibian National Convention have been arrested and a lawful and orderly meeting was disrupted by the South African police and soldiers. Democratic-minded leaders are intimidated and mercilessly persecuted. Their homes are burnt down in the reserves. Example: Mr. Z. Kangueehi's house (Vice president of SWANU) was burnt down by Mr. Kapuuo's henchmen. These armed men molest innocent citizens and hand them over to the South African police. There is no more impartial democratic legal system. We are at the mercy of a lawless pro-government clique led by Kapuuo who perpetrates repre- hensible deeds. The hasty constitutional conference proposed by Mr. Mudge is aimed at creating disunity and chaos among the black people of Namibia. It has led to the death, detention and suffering of many Namibians, especially in northern Namibia. The South African government declares that there is peace and tranquillity in Namibia. But this is not true. People are forced by violence. The present round table conference is protected by acts of violence and intimidation. The Namibian National Convention therefore calls on the United Nations to send a delegation, led by Mr. Waldheim, to witness these acts of brutality committed by the illegal regime of South Africa. This intolerable and explosive situation may lead to chaos and bloodshed. United Nations must intervene immediately in order to terminate unnecessary suffering of the citizens of Namibia, signed by J. Tjozongoro, President The Namibian National Convention condemns: 1. the cowardly action of the South African police, which led to the repre- hensible incidents. 2. the refusal of the South African police to investigate cases of assault. 3. the assault, breach of peace, and damage to the property of innocent Namibians committed by the henchmen of Kapuuo. h. the partisan action of the South African police who permit the armed henchmen of Kapuuo to terrorize innocent Namibians, while those who defend themselves against this band are arrested and snetenced. 5. the lawlessness of the South African police who arrest people who have been handed over to them by the unauthorized mob of Kapuuo. The Namibian-4SaMfoioin National Convention demands: 1. those sentences must be repealed and the innocent victims must be released immediately, or Kapuuo"s henchmen.who are armed must also be arrested and tried. 2. All political detainees must either be released before Friday, 29 August or appear before the court and be tried. 3. The South African government must protect all Namibians, or the Namibian National Convention will be forced to take the law into its own hands and protect innocent Namibians. The Namibian National Convention views this explosive situation in a serious light and therefore requests the South African government to give its urgent attention to the deteriorating Namibian situation. A prompt reaction is demanded, as this situation may have very serious consequences. Elliot Wright, Religious News Service (Telephone 688-709U) MESSAGE PURPORTING TO COME FROM THE NAMIBIAN NATIONAL CONVENTION ADDRESSED TO THE SECRETARY-GENERAL TRANSMITTED BY THE WORLD LUTHERAN FEDERATION, GENEVA, TO THE COMMISSIONER FOR NAMIBIA THROUGH MR. ELLIOT WRIGHT, RELIGIOUS NWS SERVICE, (phone 688-7091*) • The Namibian National Convention hereby appeals to the Secretary-General, Mr. Waldheim, to be in Namibia before the 29th of August 1975 in order to discuss with the Namibian National Convention and to witness the deteriorating situation in Namibia. A vicious suppression of the true democratic anti-government leaders is being executed by the South African police in the most ruthless manner known. Up to the" 2^ith of August nine leaders of the Namibian National Convention have been arrested and a lawful and orderly meeting was disrupted by the South African police and soldiers. Democratic-minded leaders are intimidated and mercilessly persecuted. Their homes are burnt down in the reserves. Example: Mr. Z. Kangueehi's house (Vice president of SWANU) was burnt down by Mr. Kapuuo's henchmen. These armed men molest innocent citizens and hand them over to the South African police. There is no more impartial democratic legal system. We are at the mercy of a lawless pro-government clique led by Kapuuo who perpetrates repre- hensible deeds. The hasty constitutional conference proposed by Mr. Mudge is aimed at creating disunity and chaos among the black people of Namibia. It has led to the death, detention and suffering of many Namibians, especially in northern Namibia. The South African government declares that there is peace and tranquillity in Namibia. But this is not true. People are forced by violence. The present round table conference is protected by acts of violence and intimidation. The Namibian National Convention therefore calls on the United Nations to send a delegation, led by Mr. Waldheim, to witness these acts of brutality committed by the illegal regime of South Africa. This intolerable and explosive situation may lead to chaos and bloodshed. United Nations must intervene immediately in order to terminate unnecessary suffering of the citizens of Namibia. signed by J. Tjozongoro, President The Namibian National Convention condemns: 1. the cowardly action of the South African police, which led to the repre- hensible incidents. 2. the refusal of the South African police to investigate cases of assault. 3. the assault, breach of peace, and damage to the property of innocent Namibians committed by the henchmen of Kapuuo. U. the partisan action of the South African police who permit the armed henchmen of Kapuuo to terrorise innocent Namibians, while those who defend themselves against this band are arrested and snetenced. 5. the lawlessness of the South African police who arrest people who have been handed over to them by the unauthorized mob of Kapuuo. The NamiMan-^FSBairbiaa National Convention demands: 1. those sentences must be repealed and the innocent victims must be released immediately, or Kapuuo's henchmen who are armed must also be arrested and tried. 2. All political detainees must either be released before Friday, 29 August or appear before the court and be tried. 3. The South African government must protect all Namibians, or the Namibian National Convention will be forced to take the law into its own hands and protect innocent Namibians. The Namibian National Convention views this explosive situation in a serious light and therefore requests the South African government to give its urgent attention to the deteriorating Namibian situation. A prompt reaction is demanded, as this situation may have very serious consequences. Elliot Wright, Religious News Service (Telephone 688-709^) ' . KAHGUSEHIS, VICE-PRESIDENT CF'Sk'AKU, WAS BURKT'DOUM'BY KJ?» KAPUUolriraWCHriEH, THESE ARNEO HEN MOLEST iWJQCEKT CITIZENS 'AND '••-.."HABD 'THEM OVER TO'THE' SA" POL JOE. THERE is r;6 MORE IMPARTIAL . V.;.DEMOCRATIC LEGAL'SYSTEM,-WE' ASE AT THE MERCY OF A LAWLESS PRO- • :""•"'QOVERfiMEWI CLIQUE-LED BY? :. , /tffly 'KAPlHjOju WHO PERPETRATE REPREHENSIBLE DEEDS, THE HASTY'- COKFEREKCE'PROPOSED BY Ml, KUDSE IS AIMED AT . •'.. '. .- ;" .\_CREA'nKfi''^.ISUNllfY' AHp'.'.-C.HAds .AKOMS THE BLACK PEOPLE OF .NAMIBIA.- • :; , '.'-IT HAS LED. TO'THE DEA'HV BETEBT.ib.H.,AHp SUFFER IK3 OF . KAKY' KAHISIAKS, "'."• ESPECIALLY J« KORTHERH- M ;; SA 'GOVERWKEJJT DECLARES THAT^ THESE 'IS PEACE ftKD.TRAKQUILlTY IH-..'•'•' " - 1: ; -'KAMIBIAV'B.U't.\TH'lS.'''iS;«OT TRUE,".PEOPLE .ARE FORCED BY VIOLSfJCE.- : - ' ' |--".'THE' PRESEKT ROUKp"TABLE .CONFEREfiCE. J$ pnOtECTEp. BY.'.'ACT-S.OF''VIOLENCE |'':'.- AHD ZnTIfilDATIOffi'.'ilKC TKERCFOR'E"- CALLS :OK" UKd -TO SEHO A .DELEGATION, 'MR/. KURT WALDHEIM, -TO. W it HESS THESE. ACTS OF1.'BRUTALITY CO.KKITTED BY THE 'ILLEGAL BEGINS 'OF'-SA*- THIS INI'O'L'ERABLE AKD "EXPLOSIVE •;''• .'SIfUATIOW .NAY LEADi ;TO\ CHAOS'AHDteLOODSHED* UW ' MUST IKTERVEHE. _ : '.IKKEbiATELY!'iH' b:RDE.R':tO.TER OF THE -.' US OF ".«AH.H3ilAi; J» TJOZO«SOHD^' PRSSIDEKT.+a • '• .'. .••;.. ZY373 GENEVA 635 £6 LTF /: '•• •;;. UfvAXIOHS.' 8EWYQRK* ' 'GVA''4794 S£Afl:-KAC0RIDE FROWJENSEH. . '. • •'..'... . . 2« LUTHER AH WORLD FEDERATION HAS TRANSMITTED FOLLO.WItfS MESSAGE- ADDRESSED,TO'SECGEB';.THROi|GH OFFICE Q7 PRESIDEMT OF UNITED' ; ' EVAKSELICAI. LUTHERAN CHURCH JM SOUTH-WEST AFRICA {UELCSWA)...-. ' BY HAHIBIA " MATlOHAl,-.COUNCIL.'*NfiC KEREQY APPEALS TO'.THE'SECRETARY- ^ KR. ''"'"'""' TO BE is. NAMIBIA. BE'FORS IKE SSTH OF AUGUST,. J975,'-i» ORDER TO.. • DISCUSS 'HIT-'K MWC AriD TO WOTSSS THE DETER ipBATirra' SITUATION IB- .NAMIBIA, .A: VICIOUS' SUPPAESSIOK OF; THE TRUE. pEKOCRATlC AfiXI- ' ;eOVEn'UWE_OT.. LEADERS'' IS BEIK3 EXECUTED BY Ti!E-SA POLICE IB .THE. £nr .RUTHLESS ' '' ' UP TO THE 84TH OF. AUQUST 1&75 &' LEADERS OF NUC HAVE BEES ARRESTED 'AMD A LAHFUU' AND ORDESLY iJEETIKQ ¥AS. blSRUPtgp £Y THE SA >OLSCE. AMD. SOLDIERS. DEWOCRATIC-MIHDED. LEADERS ARE. ICTIfllDATED A?JD . ' .' MERCILESSLY' PERSECUTED. THEIR HOUSES .ARE BUR HI DOWH IH-THE; • ' , E.G. MR,.'.-Z,s"; ••;''-• ; ,: ", ' ,". • ". • s .;--.-.-.• -. :• . '/.->. 2. MESSA5E FURTHER REQORDS8 +REACTIOM .10 THE EVIL EVERTS WHICH COMMENCED' ON 16 AUGUST 1975V KHC 'CONDEHHSr CA) THE COWARDLY "'ACTION OF 'TJ«E SOUTH AFRICAN POLICE, WHICH 'LED TO THE REPREHENSIBLE' 1 I»CIDEtnrst' .. "'...'-.'PEOPLE UKO ' HAVE- BEEH KAf-JDED OVEH TO THEC-i BY' THE UMAUTHORI2ED >«£»' OF, ':': '/KAPUa6> J:; JKriEDiATELTp 'OR 'iCAPUUOVXKEXXXXXKX' HEKCHf-JSM HO AHS A^HED MUST-. ALSO ; :-".'-\JDE 'ARRESTED' .AHD" TRIED ^ ;?" COURT AND BE .TRIED f ;CC) ;TH^ ^A 'epVERfiMENt -HUSI 'PROTECT ALL ; . ; , ": '.';'.• ••';. KA'KIBIANS, OR THE 'KH' ' ' ' ' ' "' ' BE FORCED. TO TAKE THE LAtf livIO IIS OWN HAKDS AND PROTECT INKOCEKT . -fTHE pC .VIEWS THIS EPLOSIVE. SITUATION IN A SERIOUS LIGHT 'KO; THEREFORE REQUESTS THE S A GOVER'NKENT' TO GIVE ITS URGEMT '.,.; ,:. TO THE' DETER loft ATI tB. KAMIBX'AH SITUATIQ«._' A PROMPT . IS '' '' ' ' ' ' ' :'.'• AS' THIS SITUATIpH'.MAY HAVE. VERY SERIOUS' OOKSEQUEKCES,-*--. .'•'''• ; ' 4ft MESSAGE.. FROM. "UELCStf A A^DS THAT tPp'Uft "CHUHCH WORKERS.' OF OUJJ : ^; CHURCH HAVE BEEN /aiRESTEO IH ':WItJDKOEK YESIEaDAY |H CONNECTION' • ''.i.IT.H'.'ACTIOH TAKEN AGAINST'" £11 APO-H- !.''•• ;; ••.-.'•''"::. ; •/•:;• • '•;",;•". . V CO't'4794 1»"29TH 1S7S 9';2. .16-- IS75 ' £9 "1275 3, 4.+. UNITED NATIONS Press Section Office of Public Information United Nations, Nd. (FOR USE OF INFORMATION MEDIA — NOT AN OFFICIAL RECORD) Note No. 3927/Rev.l* 22 August 1975 NOTE TO CORRESPONDENTS The United Nations Council for Namibia will hold a special commemorative meeting on Tuesday, 26 August at 10.JO a.m. in Conference Room 4 to mark the third observance of Namibia Day. The President of the Council will make a statement and preside over the meeting. The following have also been invited to address the meeting: Secretary- General Kurt Waldheim or his representative; the President of the Security Council; the Chairman of the Special Committee of 2k on decolonization; the Chairmen of the Special Committee against Apartheid; the Chairman of the Commission on Human Rights; a representative of the Organization of African Unity, and a representative of the South West Africa People's Organization. In 1973 the Council for Namibia declared that Namibia Day would be observed on 26 August "as an annual event for as long as will be necessary, as a reminder of the critical time in August 1906 when the people of Namibia were forced to begin their armed resistance against the aggression of the illegal occupation of their country by South Africa". Later in 1973 the General Assembly adopted resolution 3111 (XXVIII) which affirmed the decision of the Council. In view of the importance it attaches to the Day, the Council for Namibia is inviting representatives of specialized agencies, non-governmental organizations affiliated with the United Nations and news correspondents to attend the meeting. Representatives of Member States have already been invited. Immediately after the meeting a number of films on Namibia will be screened. •x- ###• •* * This revised note contains additional information about the Council meeting. SA/PMG/IL - cc: Mr. Tang 19 August 1975 Dear £Sr* President, X wish to sincerely thank you for your letter of 11 August 1975 inviting me to address the soiens meeting which will toe held on 26 August by the United Nations Council for Haraibia to commemorate Namibia X very much regret that because of previous coasaitjsents at the tiiae of this meeting, it will not be possible for sue to personally join you on this occasion* I have, however, designated Mr, Tang Ming-Chaos tSader-Seeretary— General for Political Affairs, Trusteeship and Decolonisation, to represent me and to deliver a sg»e©ch on jay behalf at this meeting. Accept, daar Mr, President, the assurances of my highest consideration, Kurt Waldheim His Excellency Mr. Rupiah B. Eanda President United Hations Council for Namibia UNITED NATIONS NATIONS UNIES •IONS. N.Y. 1O017 TR 100(3) NAMI 11 August 1975 Sir, I have the honour to inform you that the United Nations Council for Namibia will hold a solemn meeting on Tuesday, 26 August 1975> at 10.30 a.m. in the Trusteeship Council Chamber, *'~ — -- - -•-'-~-^--^*'-^*^-^'--'^^3$$ft?i&tt}ti&^titti^&'^ll^&'t in commemoration of Namibia Day, followed by a film on Namibia. All delegations are being invited to attend. In view of the importance attached to the Day, the United Nations Council for Namibia wishes to invite you to address it on this special occasion. I would be grateful to receive an indication as to whether you or your representative will be able to accept this invitation. Accept, Sir, the assurances of my highest consideration. c- V. Rupi^h B. Ban da *V President United Nations Council for Namibia His Excellency Mr. Kurt Waldheim Secretary-General United Nations New York, N.Y. 1001? AAP/BPJ Me. Tang Ming-chao, Under-Secretary- 2O June 1975 General for Political Affairs, Trusteeship and Decolonization Rafeeuddin Shmed, Executive Assistant to the Secretary-General Namibia National Convention 1. I enclose the original of a letter dated 1 May 1975. It had been addressed to the Secretary-General by the National Treasurer of the HanwLbia National Convention. The letter, which was received by the United Nations on 3 Juno 1975, had been sent in error "to the £TGQ Section of the Secretariat. 2. In view of its contents, would you kindly arrange to bring the communication to the attention of the United Nations Council for Namibia. Furthermore, you may wish to send an interim reply acknowledging receipt of the coronvuni- cation and saying that it has been passed on to the Council for its attention. cc s Mr. MacBride UNITED NATIONS W$$% NATIONS UNIES TIONS. N.Y. 1O017 12 June 1975 REFERENCE: CONFIDENTIAL Dear Secretary-General, The attached letter from the Namibia National Convention dated 1 May 1975 and apparently received "by the United Nations on 3 June 1975 was sent in error to the NGO Department of the Secretariat. It has just been transmitted to me from the NGO Department, today. This letter is of some importance and I think that it should be replied to. As it is addressed to you, I think that in first instance it should be dealt with by you. You may wish to send an interim reply saying that you are passing it on the United Nations Council for Namibia for their attention. Should you wish to discuss it with me, please let me know. Yours sincerely c ~ ;r^ <^L~- Sean Mac Bride Mr. Kurt Waldheim Secretary-General Room 3800 United Nations NAM" BIA NATIONAL CONTENTION 3JUNi97§ox 35 ACilUlM T ®H}jiOTH-TOWN """4BIA (SOUTH WEST AFRICA) 1.5, 1975 3 .. ' •"" THE SECRETARY GENERAL r^ F.JT A\:AY '" THE U.M.O. N T ~ NEW-YORK U.S.A. Sir (We would like this documeJifC'to be regarded as an official piece to be circularised among the constituent m.e1ri~bers"'of the U.N.O. please) On a recent meeting of the executive of the Namibia National Convention it was unanimously decided to have the undersigned, as National Trea- surer, brinijthe following to your notice: 10 The Namibia National Convention are the following constituent bodies: (i) The S.W.A.N.U. (South West Africa National Union), (ii) the S.W.A.P.O. (South West Africa Peoples' Organisation, (iii) the Volks- party of Rehoboth, (iv) the N.A.P.D.0. (Namibia African Peoples' Democratic Organisation), (v) the DEM.KOP (demokratiese Koopreatiewe Party),(vi) the D.E.C. (Damara Executive Council), (vii$ the N.U.D.O, (National Union of Democratic Organisations), (viii) the H.C.C. (Herero Chiefs' Council), (ix) an affiliated portion of the Nama in the South under the leadership of Mr. Ernst Kuhlmann. 20 The W.N.C. would like t6 co-ordinate, consolidate and establish their authority elsewkre since we're by and large the body of the peoples, and. ;sthe spirit, of free Namibia. In establishing ourselves we would like to ./have either, representation or, observer status in the U.N.O. and its subject felevant bodies. 3. We wish also to investigate the possibility of becoming a member of •the O.A.Uo 4. In our attempt for unity i& our struggle we are organising an internal and an external FUND for the N.N.C. Therefor we ask that all funds for -_-freedom_ in the constitutional struggle of Namibians be canalised through ; ^±hel_undersrgned_ official,via BARCLAYS BANK D.C.O. AUSSPANPLATZ WIl-JDHOEK. h= These "funds "are "to be used "for" the work of liberating Namibia and admini- stered -by the N.N.C. Thus, also, the N.N.Co would like to- build ex- ternal contacts and are awaiting invitations for contact with friendly nations through the U.N.O,, and the O.A.U. We s£and in great need of a press but we cannot finance it at the mo- ment—-perhaps we could be helped by the world abroad by the establishment of such a fund. A fund for the development of our economy could also _be started. _Such _a_ fund_wpuld c_ounter and antithesise the South African ..apartheid." '.deyeJL.dpme'nt'1 »ll^.»J-W'e."..w_o.uld ~aHao "the U.N.O. "as also in Europe, Africa and Asia. "Hoping for a speedy reply "~~!-——-—°— •• • yours .- A.A.>/.Erasmus (National "Treasurer—N.N.C.) ON/TED NATIONS Distr. G Er BKN, I tC RO AA L6 (!^SOTix^/^3S>,v\ LIMITED ASSEMBLY Mf-MyGlrW A/AC.131/L.216^19756 ^^^^ ORIGINAL: ENGLISH UNITED NATIONS COUNCIL FOE NAMIBIA REPORT OF STANDING COMMITTEE II Chairman: Mr. Petre VLASCEANU (Romania) Termination by Member States of consular representation in Namibia through the Government of South Africa or the South African administration in the Territory INTRODUCTION 1. At its 215th meeting on 11 February 1975, the 1ouncils by approving the report of the President on the organization of work of the Council for 1975 (A/AC.131/L.19 and Corr.l) decided to refer the item concerning the termination of consular representation to Standing Committee II. 2. Standing Committee II considered this matter at its 25th to 27th meetings between 11 and 25 April 1975- At its 25th meeting, the Standing Committee decided to form a drafting group composed of the representatives of Australia, Bangladesh, Liberia and Mexico, as well as representatives of the South West Africa People's Organization (SWAPO) and the office of the United Nations Commissioner for Namibia, headed by the Chairman (Romania), to prepare a working paper on the matter to be considered by the Standing Committee. At a meeting on lU April, the drafting group prepared a paper which was considered by the Standing Committee at its 26th meeting on 17 April. The Standing Committee approved the present report at its 2Jth meeting on 25 April. 1. ACTION TAKEN BY'THE UNITED NATIONS 3. The termination of the Mandate of South Africa over Namibia by the General Assembly in its resolution 21^5 (XXI) of 27 October 1966 and the establishment of the United Nations Council for Namibia by General Assembly resolution 22U8 (S-V) of 19 May 196" 7 implied that all States should cease diplomatic, consular and other relations with South Africa as far as they concerned Namibia. 75-123^9 Distr. LIMITED A/AC.131/L.25 5 June 1975 ORIGINAL: ENGLISH UNITED NATIONS COUNCIL FOR NAMIBIA REPORT OF THE MISSION OF THE COUNCIL TO CERTAIN SPECIALIZED AGENCIES AND THE OFFICE OF THE UNITED NATIONS HIGH COMMISSIONER FOR REFUGEES IN GENEVA, 7-9 MAY 1975 1. At its 2l8th meeting, on 26 April 1975, the Council decided to send a mission to Geneva to discuss matters of common interest with certain specialized agencies and the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR). The Council decided that the Mission should be composed of the representatives of Finland, Liberia, Mexico and Pakistan. A representative of the South West Africa People's Organization (SWAPO) also accompanied the Mission. 2. The Mission was composed of the following persons: Mr. Aarno Karhilo (Finland) (Chairman) Mr. Hilary B. David (Liberia) Mr. Roberto Rosenzweig-Diaz .(Mexico) Mr. Hasan Mahmud (Pakistan) Dr. L. Amathila of SWAPO, Namibian representative at the World Health Organization (WHO) --- 3. The members of the Mission held a preparatory meeting on 5 May 1975 in New York, which was also attended by the United Nations Commissioner for Namibia. k. The Mission was accompanied by Mr. A. I. Petrenko of the secretariat of the Council and Mr. J. F. Engers of the Office of the Commissioner for Namibia. The Mission arrived in Geneva on the morning of 7 May. A. Meetings with WHO 5- The Mission was received at WHO headquarters on 7 May by Dr. Halfdan Mahler, the Director-General, who was accompanied by Dr. S. Flache, Director of the Division of Co-ordination, Dr. Michael Sacks and other high officials of WHO. 6. Two main subjects were discussed: (a) The preparation of a MO survey of health services and requirements in 75-11723 /... IL/sg bf. FMG/TR cc. SG 30 May 1975 Dear Mr. President, I wish to thank you for your letter of 21 May and your valuable comments about the mission to Asia which you headed as President of the United Nations Council for Hamibia. X wish to assure you that the content of your letter has been conveyed to those officials mentioned by you as having contributed to the success of the Council's fiiiasion. With kind regards, Yours sincerely, Kurt Waldheim His Excellency Mr, Rupiah B. Banda President United Kations Council for Namibia United Nations Room 33O1 K e w York * • v - .-1.«---n • UNITED NATIONS WSm NATIONS UNIES CABLE ADDRESS ADRESSE TELEGRAPHIQUE UNATIONS NEWYORK REFERENCE. TR 100 (3) 21 May Sir, I have just returned to the United Nations Headquarters after heading a mission to Asia of the United Nations Council for Namibia. The mission held a number of meetings in each of the countries which were visited, it held press conferences and was received by the highest authorities, notably the President of Indonesia, the Vice-President of India and the Prime Minister of Japan. In Japan the mission was fortunate to have among its members the United Nations Commissioner for Namibia, Mr. Sean MacBride, who made a substantial and most useful contribution towards the work of the mission. Upon the completion of this mission I should like to take this opportunity to express my thanks for and satisfaction with the assistance rendered by the United Nations Secretariat staff. In particular I should like to pay tribute to the Secretary of the United Nations Council for Namibia, Mr. Hamdan Ben Aissa, Mr. E. Jute, Administrative Officer and Mr. Francois Bungaroo, Secretary of the Mission, who displayed great competence and ability in the execution of their assignments. In addition I should like to convey the thanks of the Council for Namibia to those United Nations Officials posted in the field who rendered valuable assistance to the mission, notably the UNDP Resident Representative in India, Mr. Roger Polgar, the Information Assistant from Manila, Mr. F. Rozales who was assigned to Indonesia for the duration of the mission there, the Director of UNIC in Djakarta, Mr. D. Exley and his Information Officer, Mr. H. Uno. Accept, Sir, the assurances of my highest c Rupi Preg „. _ ,, United Nations Council for Namibia Mr. Kurt Waldheim V 0~r~t. *. ^ - , Secretary-General -• c ' ' ^• " United Nations Organization New York -• • /< ... A'.'~. ; , -n. UNITED NATIONS Press Section Office of Public Information - United Hat ions, IT.Y. (FOR USE OF INFORMATION MEDIA — NOT AN OFFICIAL RECORD) Council for Namibia Press Release NAM/182 220th Meeting (PM) 28 May 1975 COUNCIL FOR NAMIBIA INFORMED OF REJECTION BY SWAPO CF SOUTH AFRICAN STATEMENT ON TERRITORY President Authorized to Head Delegation to Security Council Meetings On Namibia; Invitation Received for Senegal Conference The United Nations Council for Namibia was informed this afternoon that the South West Africa People's Organization (SWAPO) rejected the statement on Namibia made by South Africa's Prime Minister John B. Vorster on 20 May in Windhoek,' and was opposed to talks with the Pretoria regime regarding the Territory. Sam Hujoma, President of SWAPO, told the Council that information from inside Namibia indicated that South Africa was "digging in" rather than preparing to disengage from the Territory. The' Council for Namibia decided this afternoon that its President Rupiah B. Banda (Zambia), should head a delegation from the Council to participate in the meetings of the' Security Council, beginning on Friday, 30 May, on the question of Namibia. The President said that a small drafting group had been set up by the Organization of African Unity (OAU) Special Committee on Namibia, which had been meeting in New York, to prepare a draft resolution for consideration by the Security Council. Mr, Banda, in commenting on the statement made by Mr. Vorster in "Windhoek, said he found no clear commitment in it of any intention by South Africa to withdraw from the Territory. He considered that the South African Government had not as ynt complied with operative-paragraph 5 of ^ne Security Council's resolution 366 (197*0 of 17 December 197*1- on Namibia. In that paragraph, the Council "demanded that South Africa make a solemn declaration that it will comply with the resolutions and decisions of the United Nations and the advisory opinion of the International Court of Justice of 21 June 1971 in regard to Namibia and that it recognizes the territorial integrity and unity of Namibia, such declaration to be addressed to the Security Council". (more ) UNITED NATIONS Press Section Office of Public Information United Nations, N.Y. (rOE USE CP INFORMATION MEDIA — NOT AN OFFICIAL, RECORD) Press Release HAM/131 24 May 1975 S^A'/ra^NT BY AMBASSADOR P.UPIAH B. BAEDA, PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED NATIONS COUNCIL FOR NAMIBIA After carefully studying extracts circulated by the South African Mission to the' United Nations, on the statement made in Windhoek on 20 May 1975 by the Prime Minister of the Republic of South Africa, I, as the President of the United Nations Council for Namibia have come to the conclusion that: (a) The South African Government has not as yet complied with operative paragraph 3 of the United Nations Security Council resolution 366 of December 197^- (b) In the statement I find no clear commitment regarding the intention of the Republic of South Africa to withdraw from Namibia. The statement leaves the feeling that the Government of South Africa is prepared to continue with the institutionalization of apartheid and the perpetuation of the policy of "homelands" in the international territory of Namibia. In the light of the above, I seek clarification on the following questions in order that there should be no ambiguity. (a) Would the Government of South Africa confirm that by "territorial integrity" which South Africa agrees with, is meant unity of the territory of Namibia and its people under one Government; ' (b) In this regard and in so far as South Africa has declared that it claims no inch of the Namibian territory, does the Government of South Africa undertake to comply with operative paragraph k of the United Nations Security Council resolution 366 of December 197^ which states: "Demands that South Africa take the necessary steps to effect the withdrawal, in accordance with resolution 26k (1569) and 269 (1969), of its illegal administration maintained in Namibia and to transfer power to the people of Namibia with the assistance of the United Nations." Finally, I must confess that I discern ambiguities in the Windhoek statement and feel that it will be on the basis only of further clarifications to the questions which I have raised that my attitude in the Security Council meeting will depend. * •#*#• # UNITED NATIONS Press Section Office of Public Information United Nations, N.Y. (FOR USE OF INFORMATION MEDIA — NOT AN OFFICIAL RECORD) Press Release NAM/175 12 May 1975 MISSION OF COUNCIL FOR NAMIBIA ENDS FIVE-DAY VISIT TO INDONESIA (The following was received from a United Nations official accompanying the mission.) Following is the text of a Press Release issued by the six-member mission of United Nations Council for Namibia on the conclusion Saturday, 10 May, of its five-day visit to Indonesia: A communique in which Indonesia pledged "full support to any positive measures to be taken by the United Nations" in order to effect the removal of South Africa's "illegal" and "racist" administration from Namibia (formerly South West Africa) and the transfer of power to the Namibians, was issued in Jakarta by the mission and the Indonesial Government. The Namibia Council mission was scheduled to leave Saturday noon for Tokyo. Japan is the last of three Asian countries to be visited by the mission during its current tour aimed at promoting greater public understanding of the Namibia problem as well as securing more aid for the Namibians. The full text of the communique on the visit of the mission to Indonesia, the first ever made by a Council delegation to South-East Asia, is as follows; "At the invitation of the Government of the Republic of Indonesia, a mission of the United Nations Council for Namibia, headed by the President of the Council, Rupiah B. Banda of Zambia, paid a visit to Indonesia from 5-10 May 1975- "The mission was composed of representatives of Colombia, India, Indonesia, Romania and Turkey. Theo-Ben Gurirab, representative of the South West Africa People's Organization (SWAPO), accompanied the mission. "During the visit, the mission paid a courtesy call on his Excellency President of the Republic of Indonesia, General Soeharto. The mission had an exchange of views with H.E. Minister for Foreign Affairs Adam Malik, H.E. Minister for Information Mashuri, the Deputy Commander of the Armed Forces, General Surono, and with members of the Committee for Defence and Foreign Relations of Parliament. The mission had discussions with senior officials of the Department of Foreign Affairs led by Mr. Imrad Idris, Head of the Directorate of International Organizations. (more) - 2 - Press Release NAM/175 12 May 1975 "The Government of the Republic of Indonesia.reaffirmed its determination to fight against colonialism, Racism and apartheid in all their forms and mani- festations. It reiterated to the mission its continued support to national liberation movements in Territories still under colonial subjugation. The Indonesian Government welcomed the recent successes achieved by national liberation movements in Africa and expressed its hope that these developments would speed up the termination of colonial domination and racial discrimination in other areas. "The Government of Indonesia stressed that the continued 'occupation of Namibia Namibia and the suppression of the fundamental rights of its people by the racist Government of South Africa are in violation of the Charter of the United Nations, the decisions and resolutions of the General Assembly, and the Security Council as well as the advisory opinion of the International Court of Justice and constitute a threat to international peace and security. "The Indonesian Government will continue to avail itself of any interna- tional forum, or of good offices of friendly countries, to bring diplomatic and economic pressure to bear on South Africa with a view of ending the latter's illegal occupation of Namibia. "The Indonesian Government also reaffirmed its full support to the purposes and principles of the United Nations'Charter as the basis for finding a solution to the problems of peace and security in general, to the work done by the United Nations Council for Namibia and to the objectives of the liberation struggle being waged by SWAPO.. "The Government of Indonesia reaffirmed its full support to any positive measures to be taken by the United Nations, in pursuance of the Security Council resolution No."566 of 17 December 197^, to achieve the withdrawal of the illegal colonial and racist administration and the transfer of power to the people of Namibia. "In the context of increasing public awareness of the problem of Namibia, the Government of Indonesia pledged to continue to disseminate information on the struggle for the independence of Namibia, and in particular on 26 of August to facilitate the commemoration of Namibia Day. "At the conclusion of the discussion between the mission and the members of the Committee for Defence and Foreign Relations' of Parliament, the Chairman of the latter assured the former of it's firm support to the Council in all its activities. "The mission expressed its deep appreciation for the continued support being given by the Government of Indonesia to the people of Namibia through the United Nations Fund for .Namibia. " "The Mission of the United Nations'Council for Namibia thanked the Government of Indonesia for the warm welcome extended to it and expressed its gratitude for the consistent policy of the Government of Indonesia on the question of decolo- nization in general, and on Namibia in particular." * *## * c ' ' ' YZ2025 CUN> NEWYORK 71 10 1600Z = ETATPRIORITE METEOMOND GENEVA^ 59 FOR DAVIES REGARDING REPRESENTATION OF COUNCIL FOR NAMIBIA AT MEETINGS OF WMO CONGRESS AMD CONSTITUENT BODIES, INVITATIONS SHOULD BE ADDRESSED TO THE PRESIDENT OF THS COUNCIL FOR NAMIBIA IN CARE OF THE COUNCIL' S SECHETARY9 MR. HAMDAH BEN AISSA, SECRETARY, COUNCIL FOR = NAMIBIA, UNITED NATIONS, HEWYOHK, WHO HAS BEEN ADVISED OF YOUR CABLE NO. 2127. WARM REGARDS: KURT WALDHEIM* — ~3 CO .. - COL 59 2127+ C C e L Bf. GH . Ben Aissa Room 331O 9 May 1975 T.RothcsmGl/az 3 802 -A 5418 EOSG METEOMOND GENEVA (SWITZEREAHD) _ FOR D.^VIES. REGM5DI1TG RI2PRESEI?mTI01T OF COUNCIL FOR AT MEETINGS OF WSO CONGRESS AHD OOHSTITUEHT BODIES, EJVITRTIO13S SHOULD BE ADDRESSED TO THE PRESIDENT OF SHE COU1ICIL FOR NM-1IBIA IK CARS OF THE COUHCIL'S SECRETARY, Ifll. HRMDaN BHtJ A1SSA, SECRETARY, COUIJCIL FOR KRMIBIA, UNITED ISVTIOi^S, HEW YORK, VTfiQ HAS BEEt? ADVISED OF YOUR CABLE HO. 2127. ' WRRM REGARTS. KDB5? WftLDHEIM A.^rohaclca Head of the Secret of EOSG TX. :•-.- - VfW* GS/oj/75 i?.29 ED: 4205-44 U8H Ul £127 FOP. SECS7£TARV»QE8£nAL STOP . ' ^ SEVtSTH CCSGRE3S OF ^O^LB ^TSOPCLO^JCAt QSGAMIZATIGH HOW XS SE3SIO!C IH GEK5CVA HAS TAKS-S DCCI5IOS TS^AT U.Wni «ATICS3 COiC. FOR MA.^I5IA3Kftll. &?- IKVI7I~0 TO g£PH^ AS OSSEftVFR AT El'fSY ALL AS KEETIBGS OF «KO CO'JSTiTUEflT BODIES STOP r,i GSDtR TO ^PLEKEST THIS DECISION1 SHA7EFUL YOU IMF 1^ EY TEttX TO WHOM SUCH IHVITATIPfiS SHOULD BE ADOSESSEB STOP fR;:3£:JT s^ssioa o? WKO CO^RRESS TEKKISATSIS 23 KAY STOP GRATEFUL TKERSFC-RE YOU SEKD ME RF.CUESTED IKFCnMATIGS JKKEDJATELY .. . CAVIES ^T ''" COL 2127 UNITED NATIONS " NATIONS UNIES S. N.Y. 1OOJ7 REFERENCE: ^ 1| February 1975 CONFIDENTIAL Dear Secretary-General, In my original proposals to the Council for Namibia I provided for a smaller Senate or governing body but the Council enlarged the represent- ation it wished to give to itself and to SWAPO. I enclose herewith copy of my original proposals. However, the present Senate is not too unwieldy. It is my hope that the Senate will be mainly African in its composi- tion and it will include persons of known academic and administrative ability. One of the first tasks of the Senate would be to appoint the Director and 5 Assistant Directors who will have the task and the responsibility of setting up the Institute. This choice would be very important. It would be most helpful if you would give some thought to this so that the representatives you nominate can have the benefit of any views you may have on the subject. It is also my hope that the members of the Senate would be chosen from persons residing in Zambia or in the neighbouring area so as to facilitate the holding of meetings. In its first year the Senate would Mr. Kurt Waldheim Secretary-General United Nations, New York UNITED NATIONS fo&'S NATIONS UNIES -2- inevitably have to meet fairly frequently and I want as much as possible to avoid heavy travelling expenses. Perhaps on your return, if you have time, you could grant me an interview to discuss various aspects of the Institute. With warm best wishes Yours sincerely Sean Mac Bride Commissioner for Namibia BRAFJ? • 12 CGIiFIDST.VIAL HlCFCGiiD FIA." iXffi Eui CRITIC:; OF T-U To ejiable I.Taaibians to unuc-rto.ke research, training., planning eiid related activities vith Gpocial reference to 'the eti'ar^le for freedon of the narjiblarj3 anu the e GtabliElui^nt of 0*1 inlepcrjieiri; State of NaciilJiau VJith the kind ccnosnt of tl;e Ca-.renir:en'c oT the Republic crZ Scaabis the Ilanlbia lia titrate eliall "oe located in His vor}r. of t]i2 Instity.ts trhall fell int-o tlirce cc/iSfpries s (a) To undertake ersl carry cut research into -the luattcro cst out in paragraph 4 hercunder; (b) To trelii a cadre of Ifcniblans ac Adr/dnic trators GO as to enr.blc then to orcciiise and atiiiiiaiis'ter in a ires Ifenibia 'oie various Govsi'ir:£nt Etepartosits cri Public Services vhich -\r>.U bs nocosscij^r| (c) To prcpai'-e aucl tiie.ve nscossory publish re-ports on various aspects of tlie roseju'cGi vork unde:irtskenu ss on 1 3 Tlic Inctitute should be orc^ni ^ "t' - b^sia of t-. ilvc-yor.::- lifct a, If liinibia Is freed ir/eiiortcr cpaca of tine, tiio Institute irould contr^ius to operate,, presur.:ably In V/'ir.dlicc::,^ until tha curoiry of the fivc-y ?.s.^ tcm o^* V.-i vhen the Govcrrjrent o? a frse i;:c:ibia vcula dsteraiile its future. It ni/vlit v:Lc-h to convert it into tho b-.sis for a "diversity of It:::ibia. V-liensvci* poscible -Kie Iiii:ilbic-:i oUiclents thci^i elves shculclbc iir.-olved. in the research projects undert-cC-cen. £itb.jo ctg ^or_ n^^car^^at^^Trainir^ A. EGOKOI.JGS, including '•A ... i) Ilnr-itccs ii) liuipcs.'er i-esoir^cao iii) Exist5jos and future scurcss of enercy • iv) Sd-sting inius tries based, on sinc:rol cLoveD.opiUGn.tj (including rainer-) arsl fiitur-.-s devolorcont y) Existing industries bacecl on riohir.3. (inc3.udir^j .fishing) and flituj:^ devel op-Lent vi) Existing industries cased on ar;ricu.r'cure and fii'curc devslorc-ieat vii) Existing iiidustrioo, apart from -iihose dspsr.dent en nirjerals, fishing and agriculture viii) Existing aM fufere irport and e:cpo:'t rec^ironentn. B0 LAID RESOURCES. includiBg i) Water resources ii) ErcLctijig and. future tiJJ^xga pocsibilitieo iii) Bxintir^ lives tech and futu.ro 3:0.13 ibi lit. ICG iv) Dairy prc-duction and future- devsloisuG^t v) Artificial f3rtlli3erc ~ i.rcccnt oaad :.%.it;;re requir events and soui'cec. vi) Afforo station pro cent and future development vii) Land reclamation, possible d'jvclopcent. C. f SOCIAL AI33 EDUCATIOIIAL, i) Primary, secondary, technical and utiivcrGity education il) Linguistic pro bl ens iii) E-th;-.ic arji race relations " c:c. sting c:id fixture 3.v) Existing he.r,l'ui prcbleis and serricsc crd JTuturc r-3quire::ents v) ExiGying sociaD. G3r\riceo and future r;-;r.iii- c~or.fcs vi) Cultural afi'txirs ircludir^ follilcre end lr.lEtorJ.co3, research and exictin^ literature^ nucical end visual arts vii) Historical research end teaeaiioc of history viii) ConnunicationSj incHilir^ roads > i-aii-;ays . chippir^j ail* •fcranspcft and postal services - r^c^ent and future requJrenents D. LE£4L, COIJSITTUTIOIAL /JD JISICCAL AFI-'AIRS, incluaJ.rG i) Existing and future lecal ^ystou ii) ConGtitutaon position nar and future iii) Loccd Governn^nt - present (if my) o.m futv.ro iv) ^ixistii-ij and future treaty obligations v) Survey of lav/s and treaties v^lch are rcpi^r.r.nt to tiie C!",orter and Convent! CDG of fee United Taticps vi). electoral lavs aixl rsGicters o 5, P..-.™. She In-stitv/ro .shall be controlled anu u-;V.!i.--'.?.rjtercO. by a Boo-rd or Control consisting of ei£ht nepers appointee! ac follcvc: (a) jft:o noi-.ibcro appointed by the Secretary-General carter consultation with the heads of UliDP, FAO, U12SCO, 1/110. .TLO, UISiCRc KCA eaxl TJIJjn:AR, (b) On-;- usntsr appointed, by the r-r-ssirlont of the Council ;?cr Kowib 5.0,0 (c) One Kcnbsr appointed by tie Or^iisation of African Uiiity,; (d) On-3 noabor appointoa by GV/A?00 (o) Oiis nenbar appointsci by the Chancollcr of the T.ii-:dvc;'i-:'.ty of Earibia, (f) Clio cK'dbcr appointed, by ilis Govcrrmeit of kicnbia. (g) Hie Uiiitod rations CoriCiisGionar for Ifenibia or a deputy noninatsd by hin0 The Chaliscn of the Board of Control, shall be elected by the r.3;;;'-:."or.~ of the Board art! an Chair-nan shall have a casting vote, Ilio ^orvj:i of the Board shall be five luedberso j.lio Board chall r:-C3t o.s often as i-;.\- be requii-ed but not less tlian or.ee a year* Ilio 2cc.rd of Cont^-ol shr-M caune to :uade an Annual Report to the Socrct".ry-Go;ioroj- ".nd to the •'.':••.•.-.2:1.1 for Iijnib:i/j,o £c.ch neriber of tl-ie }Jcai-d Gholl hold office for c. p:r:V:~. :•:'.' five yoarc ixnlCGS lie or nhe hcs rcsirr.ed or been r;r_oved f~.-o:n c.'i'icc jy u.ie appointing autliority ccr has died or beec:?:a incapacitated, T]-^ :.-;::.-rocrG of 'the 2o?.rd of Control shall ba unr)cr.id for \ho:r ^crvic?r: but oi:;:.?.l "C o paid vouched travel c^vl o'.v.;:vlGtcn^e alla..';:.r^;c3 vh.:n c.ttendirc; iisctin^s of tha Board,, The Board of Control chall appoint a Director or the 'ir.stitvxts cr.." four /.rGictajit Directors encii of vhc:.i shc.ll bo re.-pcncible to the Director r for the orccjii caiion Constitutional end Lsrril,. ) The Direct o:-.* choll oe iii complete- chav-^o o:[" ihe Inoti'bute, subjact only to the Board of C5;~br5l} arJl aic.2?. re;.;o:.'t' directly to the Board o? Control to \;hca ho or chc- ;.'ill fcs rc^r.cr.r.i"ilo0 The D.lrector ana fcur A^nir>t2nt Dx>:c; ctora c.iall ccr^titut:; tho Corosittee ol1 ii5.r:a^ei:c-;nt for tiis I^stitiite,, rfhG Co-i»;iitt20 of IloZia^cnCiit sl^ll c.ppoi.vi r:uc;i Ts^cnarc Diid Hesearclicrs as na^ be ^/coosar^o '•.rhcn-svc:r r-j;^3onc.bly foas511o c-.r/l s-.i it". !:•.". o ccu^didG.tGS are availiVo?LO „ r-crsfsrenca nhoulu bs ^i'V^^. to To:'.chori: r;i-i EGEearcliers wlac r,rs of ITcciibiari crir;in. S-..icli CTrointusrit^ rohcdl be subject to ratii'ication by the; I3co.rd cf Cc.j:t^ c o Rp?. ^P.^....-J . It is hoped that '(LH'j?t WHO, ?AO? UH:]GCO; UI'IICR, ILOS UIIITAVi c:.u IBRD vou.Td be prepared to rsrcvlda fcr specialiot 3-ec'L^rcrn ar.c. r.3r^.?:.r for short } neuiun and lon^-ta:rr: poriccs. Sc^c in cases aC :vtudo:it3 irc.~ tiic- UnIvo:.*Jity iduission haa t-ec-n o.-:;-.ctirr.--d by -'"he Co^.^.r'tt'ea of ;-:- of K^i^:.oian origin rlipll be ii.rir.iitto;I ao f-Tidc: O 8, It is considered that the funding for -the Institute nust be envi£r,£ed on a five year basis. Eve:: if I&Tiibia is f rsed in a shorter period, the funding should continue for the full five year period on the o.3suryi7bion -that ths Governz^rit of i;a:.;ib:ta xrould vish the Ira ti tut e to continue wid to operate fi-on vr.ln3.hoske At the expiry of the five yc~.r tci'M tlie Rmd fox- llonibia.vould cease to be rcspcncible for the fur-dins of the Instituts ~ uiilcss a frssh decision and responsibility vore -iicn vr;'J.-2rtr:.J.:ona Has furcls for the Ir.stitxite -»i"ould cco3 fron the- lisaibi". ru::d (or from a new specie! fund to be created). Tnc BCTJTCGS of the Fund vould be? (a) Govemisenta (b) Foundations (e) United natioi:-5 axel qDcciclised sscixics sro.rits The costing or budget of the Institute vill "be subject to a nunibsr of as yet unascertained factors, the principal ones cf vhieh aro: (a) Tne contributionn whicli the LVdtsd rations specialized agencies are in a pcsition to rs.lis in rs^vd to Researchers, Spacialicts and Tcaciierc (202 pD^Cv^raph 7 above )„ (b) .Arran£Cr.er;i:.s to bs r.acic in'.t"i tr.e T.J::'.vsr3i".ty of Z;;.rci:-, GO to intcrchcr^e of ra'Chivicts.. ronecircj?. r-:id tcc.c'.ii:rj -.7- (c) Arrencsrients to "be rr.de with the Government and University of Zanibia as to pixji3ir.es for houcia^ of Ins'tituteo (d) Tax oxenption of employees of Institute, (e) Availability or scholarships for students. Until these factors hava been clarified any cctir.c.te can only be in the natu.ve of a rou^h guece cstir^tCo Tne cost of raiminG th-3 Institutrj will vary from year to yeevr and a certain flaxibility shall li?.ve to be raintained tlTrcufthout,. It sha3.1 be the responsibility of tha Bcejrcl of Control to adopt er^ overall five ysor budce't vlti an aniiusJ. brcalvlo:.-]-- c'r.cl to ja'esent tLiis Budget -ix> the Secret^vy-Genci-al and Coirjitbca of !-.'Ca"x-ci:-.crrv of the Trwst Fi^l for Ifaznibia,, I'hs Director shell be responsible for ^.'r.'.i annual "budget rsvisions end axLjustncnt T,7liich he cliall cuhait to t.'ie ?;csril of Control of the Institute,, In the ns:ct pGragraph are cat forth fco utaiY rceuireninta r:id c. {jj.2s estinate of the staff costs,. It should be corr,e i;i uinl tliat -vin Institiito of this nature is capable of conoj.dere.ble contraction and e::/.an£ions hones the staff r ecu ire cent s set .forth bclcr are "nscavja" recjiirerr-'nvc, (a) W££ Dire ctor Two Secretaries Tiro b'ccretorieo Accountant One U -8- (continued.) ArehiviG'i One Secretary Kilter of Publications One Secretary Guess GBtir.cs.tecl cost for salaries aixl salary related costs...... 0282 fCCO,, As a i s -can t_ D j .r ecto r for J.^ono:.d o A .Ya j.rg_ One 2scre One Senior Reosa Jurri.cr Resoa • T\;o Secratarieo l':-0,OCO. (c) Ascistcat Dix'eptor for Lena He; One Secretary One Senior Researcher-Lecturer toe Junior Resea,rcher~-L<,>c One Archivist TITO Secretarien (d) Assistant Director for Social OJi ^'-Uf:atio::g.l. AiYoar.?. One Secretary One Ssnior Rer.earolLer-Lcc'i.n^r Gr.e Junior nc-Ge:ircI-.:.-i--.-JLoc:v..vrJr Ona Arciiivist lS-'.:.f>-0 \ ' • (e) Areo.stant Director i'cr Lentil and CoiiGtittttl or. 3.1 "•atter CT.C Senior F.eoecr char- Lecturer Cr.c Junior Researcher-Lecturer Cna Arcliivist Socretaries v, , . o „ « . . c I'iO. C00t Total cct3jo.::ieG end sai?i*y I'elcrbsd costs . . c , 0 . « t . . , . $t;'-'-:-2 , QOC. 10. - On the asGurjyoion that kO stiidcnts vrill be catered fcr. it IE estimated that the cost par student for hostel accor;ncdat:Lc>i -?nc1 pjr &llc?.-7ance vould bs $10,000. par ct.uaent, total -*-vt^?*. *•> r. » c 4CO;C'j00 11 . ' SSS&l For staff and students ...... «...„«, t c „„«.,..«,„ c «.* ICC, G-j00 12 e " ...... ««,...,.,,».. ^ ... ICO ? COO, 13 . ^'ir^S^iS: .....g...».. oo. *«*»,. co. coo 2CG . CC' Total (on cuecs estinate) .»*»..*.,,..,,..«...$ 1; 6^-2,00 .14 c SsiSiJ/jdSl On the tasis of a f/.vG ;,-?ar poricd the tot. 2! ccst vryo.-Vv. be :U region of OS-r./lj- ninionu As pointed out, thene forc^oln^ Z±cv«e::> •—"- cr.1;.- j-j.cr;;- 03-',:' ." They arc capable 03? ccnsidorable contraction a.- c-.:\a/r.\on.. A P - fn UNITED NATIONS ifgggj? NATIONS UNIES INTEROFFICE MEMORANDUM ~^~ MEMORANDUM INTERIEUR T0. Mr. Ismat T. Kittani i DATE 28 January 1975 A: ' Executive Assistant to the Secretary-General J '» REFERENCE: THROUGH: S/C DE: ////« * FROM: *-»* Ming-chao BE: under-Secretary-General for Political Affairs and Decolonization OBJETSUBJECT:^: Namibi, ...a I am attaching herewith three statements which the Council for Namibia has circulated to its members: - 1. A statement by SWAPO on 23 December 1974 in which it criticizes the National Con- vention and its leader, Chief Kapuuo; 2. A statement in reply to SWAPO by Chief Kapuuo on 7 January 1975 in which he says that SWAPO is an Ovambo political organization and that it has failed to fulfil its obligations as a party of the National Convention? 3. A statement by SWAPO on 17 January 1975 announcing its withdrawal from the National Convention and setting forth its conditions for negotiations with the South African Government on the question of Namibia. In addition, SWAPO stated that: "should governmental power be exercised by a transitional authority prior to independence, such authority must be SWAPO - not the United Nations." It seems to me most unfortunate that the liberation movements of Namibia should attack each other openly, which is detrimental to their common cause for independence. Another disturbing factor is SWAPO's assertion that governmental power during the transitional period prior to independence must be exercised by SWAPO and not by the United Nations. "Shis is in contravention to resolution 2248 (S-V), a copy of cc: Mr. Prohaska, EOSC Mr. Ben Aissa, PATD - 2 - which is attached, by which the General Assembly established the united Nations council for Namibia "to administer South West Africa until independence I should be grateful if you would kindly draw the attention of the Secretary~General to the above matters. ISSUED HATIOMS Ccnmiinic&tix82 Ko0 436/ COUNCIL FCE MAMIBXA 15 Januaxy 1975 NOTE H£ THE SECRETARIAT The fallowing is a statement by Jbssl Johannes., Secretary deliwrsd in Wiiodhosk at ffiidrsight 23/24 Dec@'i>®^ 1974 earettlated to the. members of the Council for Nasalb&a theis? Hatiopjal Uisity and Ifeticaml Dismsity StrJAFO of Slaraibia ?s.sheu to clarify si^r ffii&uftdersiaading that isay arisen over its membership isi t4i» National Gonirestiojic Sl'JAFO has beeas and remains ,?. a. asmbep of the National C^Hsr^itieaa of SMAPO previously regasded the Natisaal Coav®iti©a as a useful i9 potentially fosr the ^ssehajige of views between soiae of the Internal groupiBga in NantLbia, and oscacioaally .for the coordii-iat-io.n ©f aspects of thsirr aetauiti.es „ S¥APO is the sole r©eognis;isd representative of the Haajibian people o It lias status udth ths Urdted Ifetions and OAO and aLes© Tsdth Gov©ri3H®mv.® of nearly 100 eourrbrieso Tlies® skus© pslltieaL - and diplomatie linltia havo be®a Isuilt wp 0«/@r many years0 SWAPO is ovea?!di©2252a@Iy the steoagest TOlitdcal organisa.tlon l Namibia,, vzith menibers amemg all the oppressed paopleo But Jtmti3. free eieertions and th© ?®a(wra3u of the racialist jrepressioji of Ssnfeh , the Kational Com-essfcloai., 'to iriiich SliAPO has bssn £lM to. 1 in conaaen t'dth other gpoaps-, o>ulcl pr^Tid© a usefel . Tt No,, 436/75 SWA?0S which has fought hard anil suffered for en® Nanlfoia, one viz.'--d.3t-,, has done and -Kill do all in its power to cosnvar the Bc^:es«-' racial aM to ereat© geusaists© national the National Corre'entiosi 1ms now changed its character0 SWAPQ5 with other Ilk© minded lamibiasSj, has become increasingly disturbs*! by this course of ©-rants and what has lain behind themu Instead of righting against oppression in KasdMa^ the National Convention is fighii»g against SviiPO just for being recognised by the United Nations u Meetings &£ sleasai^-s of the National Cetwention have been called idLthout notice to the res-fc^ The National Convention, has failed to earsy otit its obligations and resolutions^ of I'latnibia has on nuiaarous occasions ignored attacks and insults levelled against her by other members of the National Convention •who became instruments of th® racist Pretoria Govensaent to destroy S¥AP£X> In the past asmths what have purported to have been decisions of the National Ccm-eaticss, have bs«Ki takesi 'withoat its eonssHbo The1 Vice-Chairmaa of the. Katiaaal Convention^, vdio this year convened 021 the MafeareK* Mamorial Day^ failed to invite all black political leaders and parties in the country as a While it should be a source of prida for Lfamibians to ha^e a home party recogaissd by the international coiGHKmity.j by the Unit-eel Matioss, ai:d OAU5 some of the members of political parties (some of then only paper parties without any followers }. beosuas self^dnilieted "K'Lctliss of jealousy bsset bj the evil of tsibalism«, The Vioe«=ChaiJ3!aan of the National ConvenMon has saad@ two trips On Mrs refefrs hs failed to report bade to tivs masses hs to represent « On his first xdslt he didu*t eren know how massy Hamibiaas were, ija detention In Itorthesffl Namibia, whssci questioijed bj a BBC report-e3Fo Dslegatioias have been sent abroad pro'^-J.ing tha.t represent all political orgajiisatioRs in KaailxLs., -withOitt" those r.^-. deX©gatiemg have appeared In foreign ca.pil:-u.^ nf^v^-chv;. t •••;•& speak for th@ National Coir^srU caT. The're ths-y hsvs sought ?r ^"rS struggle by sM&sl&Gg ST14PO and th&s® asscclatsd wlt^ Its hi.stori^ - sf the officers of the G©Kve,nidos% se^ralr^ly arurlo-a-s .for po-w^:-^ be«an hamag ecajs'fcant csnd. "«/eil reported dissiSsie^s with tho rac and illegal occupier dssprlt® prs'tdotxs decisions of tho Cenwiii.Ian; Bating tfes latest vjatre ol' raprsssion aga,ij^.sfc 3VJAPO- rft the Gomrenticn Siave sot liffcsd & flssgea? or syji^satl'-Lsed vrlth as®raK©rfj who ws3?e brutally flogged.,, tortured, ana jaaJ.ed.,, SWAPO detply regrets the ?*se©issity Tshieh r©;uires It nc*w to stato openly fr.be & v..'i^ high ideals of the National tonxj-entloaahar o la'te'ij bean i^prsperlj per'- SOBS® of tlis th:mge iv0;f' liavs hajipsaed out. of lgfiorajic®o Tliosa rssponsibl© sa^1 not have knows of the out, standing vroi.'k sbnoad for pro pie of telbia. by SVJAPO^s j?epreseaxt,atd.^e®« ^©siiapa fthos© resp wider woeld; beyOTdc, Dlsoussiaas are alrssdy te,kl»jg plae? -.dth othos- dem0er-a'fcieal3;f KtMed Nafflihlaaa to st-Fsaigthesi thy ^rv5.i.,<; ol ths Hajidbia«?. caasa0 Our uinity is our stirarag&b -ui c/^r 3trttggl®.3 A'1.1 eleassnts of v/hatover solcps? whleh seek ts'diTldc. ~a.s for the.1^ pm-poe© mast bs dest,F03re«S0 TIi© imitj; of oar brothers c.r Zl^l-^b-.^., atrf. its rfesssvfe affeotSj am the work to thia ervd contiyatJ^, • Angaia •amaag owr brethren th©r®5 staiKi befbre us as ahiniiig escmplec v;e v;h*i:- caa b© aehie\?BSi in a truly national t Ho0 It is •sd.dely believed that imperialist- siraasnt.3 in cervejii o:;?unLv !>••:• have bs©R trying to use the ^atlosisl Ca:awn.tlo:a and eorae of its neaibors as 1 tlisir pajjpet&s for!:' their own selfish ©rdsu Those vjlio vash to help ye should do so through the Units??. ^atioBGu and the OAU.> 'the Council for and SWAPO atesast (*&i®h has for so .'Lang basn established and as the true representative of the Ifeffiibiaa people),, But SMPO issues this t-ra,sim.ug^meithGr' the p©opl.s of Mandbia ao.r our b^^thers 'tteoughoiit Afslca Td.ll ;l;olerat© neoeoiosTialist In oiar dtsaastie affairs u Tlie people of Iferalbia ars nofc They Kill strifes dovai and a*sash this evil vAeretrer it. appears0 The Hational Ckmvemixion has been penrerj^ed into an elssaent^ not of national unity bat of .national disunityu Gisr task as the people of Hassibia is difficult and heavy and much still 13.es before us0 Great ns»sents and great pnoblcaas are now hiwtling towards us faster than our people have yet been allowed to re-alls®< SMA.PO of NasdMa therefoaf® hopes that this di^islws phafs® in oui- struggie-t in whidi a possible instr»zneat af help towards national Tanit§r has been <^mea3Jj sasploited as an instsaafieKt of division,, siay shortly be elose-d0 'We alkali not be diireHeet from our path towards tsnity aiiil the realieatioa of ou.r p.tineiple of o«® Namibia^ one Hatiosac Thcs® Tdio are not.? at this late iiour* ^d-tfe us in this resolv-e* ars against «sv 'Note to 2iei press cossferease in GrargJ. Hots3.s Ivindteek^ JO December 1974 T«* STATEMENT BY CHIEF CLEMENS KAPUUO P.O. Box 7079, Telephone 32314 Windhoek, 9104, South West Africa. Dr. Kurt Waldheim, Secretary General, United Nations, NEW YORK. v5'V With regard to the statement issued by Swapo on the 23rd of December 1974, in Lusaka, Lon- don, New York and Stockholm which criticised me and the National Convention, I should like to state the following facts: South West Africa is still a country under colonial domination. The colonisation of South West Africa which exists up to this day was started by Germany at the beginning of the 20th century. When Germany sent its troops to South West Africa a bitter war took place between the Germans and the African tribes in South West Africa. The war was fought by the tribes in the central and southern part of South West Africa- The Africans were surpressed with great brutality and under the infamous extermination order of the German Administration under Herr von Trotha all men, women and children of the Herero tribe were 'to be exterminated. As a result of this extermination order more than half of the whole Herero tribe was killed by the German Army. The Ovambos who are today represented by Swapo and whose land is in the northern part of South West Africa near the Angolan border, did not take part in the war against the Germans. Swapo is and is regarded in South West Africa as an Ovambo political organisation because about 99 per cent of its members are Ovambos. When the Government of South Africa took over South West Africa after the defeat of Germany in WorldWar I, the Government of South Africa deprived the Africans of the central and Southern parts of South West Africa of their lands, driving them to the desert and selling about 90 per cent of their lands to the White farmers who came from South Africa. The Government of South Africa did not deprive the tribe in the northern part of the territory, namely the Ovambos of their lands. They lived on their lands up to this day. For the tribes of the central and southern parts of South West Africa who have suffered terribly for more than 70 years under the German and the South African governments, their lands and their rights are very dear to them and cannot and will never allow their lands and their future to be decided by a political organisation of just one tribe which was not elected by them. They want to decide their future themselves. People who seriously want to find a peaceful solu- tion 'to the question of South West Africa must take the history of the people of South West Africa into consideration. Governments in the northern world are in most cases formed after the historical background of the people concerned has been carefully studied so as to give satisfaction to the different people living in a certain country. To come to the National Convention I should like to state that the people of South West Africa while struggling to get rid of the Government of South Africa, were watching the situation in the other non-self-governing territories carefully especially from 1960 when many African countries gained their independence. We were all convinced that the Government of South Africa would sooner or later be removed from South West Africa. In the course of the developments in the African countries we were alarmed by the overthrowing of governments one after the other. With this fear in our minds different people expressed opinions that we must start making preparation for our own future government of South West Africa. We did not think of having a government merely for the sake of having a government but the idea of having a stable government was uppermost in our minds. In order to achieve this we thought that the only way would be to unite all the political orga- nisations and all the tribes into one political organisation and so the National Convention was formed. In order to preserve this unity political public meetings were held only by the National Conven- tion and not by individual political parties. When some Swapo members were arrested in Ovamboland in 1973, the political parties which were members of the National Convention, raised funds for their defence which we handed to the National Chairman of Swapo, in Windhoek. He gave us a receipt. Things went well for some time and then Swapo held public meetings unilaterally without the other members of the National Convention. The other political parties of the National Convention were annoyed by this action saying that that would destroy our unity. That was the beginning of the quarrel between Swapo and the National Convention and that was the main reason why the National Convention did not protest when some members of Swapo were arrested last year. The other members of the National Convention have no desire to ask for the recognition of their individual political parties by the United Nations. They are interested in the unity of the people of South West Africa and that is why they want that only the National Convention should be recog- nised by the United Nations. The allegations by Swapo that my visit overseas was not known by the National Convention, is not true. I told the meeting of the National Convention which was held at Berseba in the south that I had received an invitation to address the United Nations. I reported the results of my visit overseas to the meeting of the National Convention at Okahandja- I distributed documents containing my speech to the United Nations among the members of the National (Convention. With regard to the remark by Swapo that I did not know how many Namibians were in detention in northern Namibia, the answer is quite simple. It is the duty of Swapo as an Ovambo political organisation to provide the National Convention with information about the situation in northern Namibia but if Swapo is not interested in the National Convention and keeps itself away from the National Convention, and does not provide such information, how shall I and the other mem- bers of the National Convention know how many people are in detention in northern Namibia? Swapo said that the National Convention failed to carry out beyond description to fulfill its obligations and resolutions. One resolution of the National Convention says that the National Conven- tion is the sole representative of the people of Namibia. Swapo with this resolution in mind, ignored that very resolution and presents itself at the United Nations as the sole representative of the peoples of Namibia, thus failing to fulfill its obligations and the resolutions of the National Convention. We in South West Africa do not know whether Swapo applied for the job of the sole representative for South West Africa or whether the United Nations offered the post. But, if it was Swapo which applied for the job, we say that their application was in conflict with the resolution of the National Convention. But, if it was the United Nations who offered the post, Swapo should have thanked them very politely and told them that it was not qualified for the job because it represented only one tribe, near the Angolan border and not all the people of South West Africa. The Maharero memorial day celebrations mentioned by Swapo have been taking place once a year for the past 52 years. These are non-political celebrations and are organised by the Red Band Club, a non-political organisation. All the members of the public are welcome to attend. Swapo accuses us of having discussion with the racist and illegal occupier. To this I would like to say that it is very easy for a Namibian who escaped from the oppression in South West Africa and who now lives in a foreign capital on funds provided by the United Nations to say that he will not talk to the racist and illegal occupier, but it is extremely difficult for his wife whom he left behind in South West Africa and who does not get funds from the United Nations and who is not allowed to get a job in a certain city, because she cannot get her residential permit, not to talk to the illegal occupier about her problem. Does Swapo propose that all the inhabitants of South West Africa should vacate their country and settle in foreign capitals and live on funds from the United Nations because that would be the only way to avoid talking to the illegal occupier? The statement does not make sense at all. If Swapo which is a member of the National Conven- tion refuses to regard the National Convention as the sole representative of the people of South West Africa and instead wants itself to be the sole representative, the solution is quite simple. Geographically South West Africa has different distinct lands and each tribe has its own lands, tribes and political organisations which owe their allegiance to the National Convention will work out their political future jointly on their lands and Swapo will work out its own political future on her own land near the Angolan border. Chief Clemens~~Kapuuo, leader of the Hereros w WINDHOEK H.Q./H.K. RNo 8282 Dr. Kurt WAldheim, Secretary Gejneral, United Nations NEW YOR —==-| UNITED i¥:.T10NS <- £7 January 3,973 CQUMC1L FOR NAMIBIA BY THE SECRETARIAT J^^^^^^^S^J^L^^^^^^^^-^^^^S^JS^i^^^ - StfAPO LOOKS TO THE FUTURE At a critical but promising time for1 Namibia,, SWAFO of Namibia reasserts its policies for the future and adds nev detaiis0 This restatement is desirable because South Africa is at present deliberately trying to cause confusion while playing for SVJAFO of Namibia announces its withdrawal from the new defunct arid National Conventionj repeats its standards of true national unity and reconc;. Il^t^osv.j spells out its attitude to discussions with the illegal racist occupier;; promises all NssaiMans9 of whatever colour,, a guarantee of non-^discrlraination and a Bill of Eights| and discusses the role of the United Nations during any interim period.. 3WAFO of Namibia repeats its grave warning to all meddlers„ colonialists, ewd neo^eoloBisliratSo and to all puppets ©nd stoogesc It foresees de&perate attempts by South Africa to engineer a sell-=out of the Wasaibiari peopleu South Africa has decided that the best way to keep Namibia as a colony is to pretend to let it go,. It is using every means to find allies,, internal and externalg to help it in this cynic&i =»» but doomed =-•- venture0 THE KATIOWAL CONVENTION The National Convention is dead0 If any doubt remained., the statement of its vice-chairman earlier this month, in which he proposed the break-up of the country on a tribal basis and its division into two StatesB made its present role very clear0 That statement 1® now actually being distributed by the 3«mth African Govern- ment, The National Convention has been ineffective,, It has lacked r&levwnt political direction,, It has failed to fulfil the expectations of the Kasnibian people,. SWAFO of ffessibia nm^y possesses incon trover tibia evidence that the National Convention has been heavily infiltrated by BGSS0 The purpose of such infiltrator; in perfectly clear to all Hasaibisns who have striven Klrsgie=fflln(3edlyil have sKcrific and. rrontinue to sacrifice,, for the freedom of their country,; The purpose har been to tvy to create co/ifu@ion aaaong us and in the world outside„ When SV'APO a^ab^n- feve been arrested,, riogged, tortured. killed or gv-o^cL it has filled, to voice any protest against the illegal S-~uth /^•Yiri-vn ^nmu "t.r^t which coiiffflittecL these atrocities. Indeed.,, the ifeticn&l C^r.wnt.yor: h '-•"•• or- en ---t -i mart conspicuous during Its silence at &/M critical tiise:. -~nd vht-rf-v^r SW:ApO s- have been vlctliai?^ by the Illegal Scuta African 8W&PG of Hamx'btcs. has?, been immensely patient over the lrap&rfeetionr> of tV- Jl&tional Convention a It has tried ta protect and. support even thir; fragile: but ineffective body against the sarcastic attacks of the racist occupier. But the National Convention has now 'becosse dangerous to Namibia bee^u"* of th« said backwardness of certain member®0 In our statement of 23 December,, on "National Unity and Motional DlawrJty' ... we warned, with great sadness,, of tile pei-version of the Nations- 1 Convention by sosae of members Q But SWAFO of Msmibis, wishes -bo make it very clear that it is veil awar& that some aembers of the Hstiona.! Convention sre si?: cere Hsajibians , It knows tfeat they too9 hat^e "been wnlisppy over events,, Recently „ fcovever5 the hopeless es-nd. ©nti-K,:,mibirai tz-ibalism of tJlae National Convention's present alas have "been exposed0 They have been revealed, more clearly and more mercilessly by the word® of the Vice-Cbairman himself., than by anything we have ourselves previously wished to say in public0 There is little sssore to "be said. It is now clear „ to all,, that the racist occupiers have beea seeking to use the Haticnal Con-vention a;r. an instrujaent in their attempt to divide- and rule Namibia,, SW&PO predicts tte-t South Africa will now evesn more openly try to the remaining rt-jap as a puppets in its hopeless attempt to delude tte T«orld and confuse the people of SWAFO of Ksaaibia continues to offer a positive future to tins whole •people c. But the National Convention new offers, only neo^colonia-lism, continued ekploitatiOH by "the white racist® ejid their stooges, fragmentation of our ONE K&MIB1A the' "bitterness of our ctosnce of Independence betrayed0 of Nsmlbi©. warns these stooges of their inevitable future. It them of the approaching fate of the puppet chiefs in Zimbabwe,, After long and careful thought9 the Executive Committee of SWAPO herewith declares that it withdraws from the National Convention0 ItP and its officer^ are politically dead9 however much life Vorster may try to breathe into them,, We shall not speak of them again,-, Ttere ax© more important things0 " SWAPO of Namibia is preparing for NATIQNftl. UNITY SWAPO of [email protected]® has. fought for,, .and T7ill g® on fighting for., an independent unitary state of Namibia,, There will fo© a true democracy 0 We pledge our&elves to Nsmlbia end to the vsorld to eradicate racialism in all its forms o We will do this with total dedication 0 SVAPG of Namibia offer,? membership to all uhose who 'icc^pt the principle:;;. and who rR,jset the Illegal racist occupation of South Afr.tr a -vnd the reactionary of tribalism and neo=colonialism0 For years9 South Africa, has tried everything in its power to destroy us, Meanwhile,, It hao f.icoursged and 'built up other group:-?,. Then it hss sought to manipulate them in Its own interest „ The persecution of SftvAPC^, however,;, harj. been totally ruthless, SW'APO of Namibia is the only party of true national unity., tried and tested over many years0 South Africa knows it., She knows tfet w® are the deadly enemy of their continued exploitation,. That is why it has tried,, again end ag^in^ to destroy us, They have found that the ass&ssiii and the torturer have failed „ How they arts mounting a fresh campaign of vile slander, trying to make people afraid of us,, But again and again SWAPO of Namibia hass arisen from the blows,, They cannot destroy usu SWAPO is sxi ideal,, a principle, as well as an organisation,, You cannot kill ideals o ON CONDITIONS FOR ANY TAUQS ¥e wish 'to jstake it absolutely clear6 should any doubt remain after oisr stateaent here and abroad of 50 December last,, that Stf&PQ of Namibiap despite everything „ is not opposed to talk® with ttoe South African Goverrment on the future of Namibia == provided such talks can be meaningful,, But S-JAPO cannot trust Voreter» While saying that talks over the future of our country must take places he is trying to destroy the? possibility of any real talks by continuing his oppression of true Namibia^© and by fathering Bantustan ideas0 SWAK) of Nasibis will not talk about the Mudg,jHiu Plessls proposals vhich Mr0 Vorster certainly knows are fraud«leat9 asid which nobody accepts anyhowc Vfe believe that even the Nationalists will agree that the Esntustan policy is unacceptable to the Hsssibian people „ If ifr0 Vorster is sinceres he HUBt ahow hie sincerity; (a) South Africa naifst recognise., and state public lys the right of the people to independence and national sovereignty^ (to) Kssaibian territorial integrity is absolute sad inviolable,. It is not open to d iscussionB in any quarter | (c) South Africa must accept the historic fact, otherwise \sniversally acknowledged, that SWAPO of Namibia is the sole authentic representative of the Kaaibim people „ Without the unconditional acceptance of these fundaiaouta! principlesg not participate in any talksn Vie refused to have anything to do with the multi-racial council because it is only Bairfcustan in another guise-, Similarly,, we now refuse to have anything to with the currently~proposed l talks because they are trib&lly^orientated and do not iawolve the true leaders of the Na?aibian people „ SWAK) has beer*, absolutely consistent in Its position o Our rejection of racialism, ia any of its formss i^ total said unqualified,, Moreover, South Africa must iaest certain conditions before we will meet it at ajiy conference-tables ~ All political prisoners must be releasedv whether they are held, in Hasilbl®. or in South Africa j The banning order on our acting Presidents, Mr0 I&toanuel Gottlieb . JJgthaaaael must Le set aside = The so-called R.17 Emergency Regulation© still operating in Northern Mamlbia •> must he recalled; - All NajaiM.anSj, of whatever political organization., now in exiles must be able ,"£o retus'n freely to their country, without fear of arrest and any otn©r form of victimisation,, = South Africa saust commit herself to the w3.thdrawal of all her troops and police from flaijjibian territorya For our part9 S¥APO of K^nibia is willing to talk with anybodys black& white or If there are no talks ^ then it suet be obvious to al!9 in Namibia and in the outside world.9 that the struggle will continue arid grcw0 The onue lies wife the unlawful occupier to show hi© good faith,, . . \ MR0 VOESTER'S WSfcT YEAR MESSAGE i Mr0 Vorster: On Mew Year's Day you said that you wold not fee dictated to by SW&PQ and that the people of Namibia would decide their own future0 Alsoa Mr0 Voyster? the wnole world has heard yotw words about changes coming In Very veil,, Mr0 Vorsteru Firstp let us have real political freedom in Thejft# let the peop3.s be given a free choice between you (or one of your stooges) and uBo Which of us do you suppose the people will choose ,, Mrn Vorster? We share ore things Mr0 Vorster0 We "both know x-ihat the answer is to that quest ion „ SWAPO, NsEibia^ the whole world,, is waiting,, after yorar wordsy for your deeds0 All you have shown so farp Vo2°ster9 is your desire to play for tjjse during which you vj.ll try to create confusion0 ™ 5 "•• Please do not insult the intelligence of the rtersibian people, We all ret. the game you area trying to pl&yu Fleansa try to be serj.ou.Kc, ON THE FUTURE OF THE WHILE COMMUNITY We have been grossly s3.ande.red and misrepresented about the future of the* white comsmznity wider a SWAPO Government,, Vfe have tried to make clear,, many times, most recently in our statement of 30 December., our position on tniOo But South African racialism Is, evidently, indivisible0 Still the racialists ., tell 'their racialist lies about us0 let us try,, once again 3 StffiUPO of Hami'bia is not anti»T$hite<, We have never beea9 nor till! we ever beD Our struggle is against a system which denies us our birthright,, Our birth- right Is to govern ourselves in our own country » Nsaaibia, SWAPO recognises that there are whites who are as. much Wamibisn as blacks and browns „ Like us9 you have no country but Namibia,, You are fully entitled to your rights In. a free end indepeadent N^Blbia0 A SWAPO Government will proaulgats a Bill of Rightsc It will guarantee the fundamental hisman rights of which the 'people of Ksuaibia have been so long and so disgracefully deprived.. It V7ill be based on standards accepted throughout the world0 The people of Nasaibia will be guaranteed equal rights in the political,, social and economic spheres0 Tliere will be no more discriminationt in a free and independent Namlbia,0 ' We shall live as brothers and sisters0 It will happen in tine future0 Let it start now0 Join us0 ON THE UNITED f&TIONS SWAPO of Namibia fully supports fee United Nations and w&mly acknowledges all its activities SWAPO will then reserve the right to sseek appropriate help from the UN suitable manner, if and vhOT any such need arises0 SWAF09 having gained the goodwill of the whole outside -world,, has already many assurances of aid in all its forms upon which it c@si calltf should, that be desirable o S;;APO- UARHS OF A SELL-OUT SW&K) warns all Ksmibiaas that our- struggle is not yet over0 There is a long way to go0 Many sacrifices insist yet be made, Dear WessdMans •»"• do not be deceived that South Africa has changed. xts attitude to If-assl.bia0 So far., it h?,s only changed Its tactics.. South Africa is trying to keep Namibia by pretending to let it go.0 SWAPO of Namibia warns that retribution against neo-^oloniallate and their puppetss at present dabbling in our off airss will be sure and savage0 I^t them take saoteu We are alive to their SW&FQ believes that in the next few months further onslaughts will be made upon SWABO •=•=• alone — "by the Boer racists „ They ssstf use new ways9 more subtle than the old, hoping that the world will be deceived0 But these tricks will also fail, as everything has failed in the pasts They cannot kill SfeFAPOo For SWABO is the idea of Namibia, SWAPO of Namibia notes with sorrow and disgust that some black Wemibians. have already begun to talk with the illegal and racist regim©c They ^e traitors to oisr sacred cause of 0?JS MAMIBIA, ONE MATIOK3 History will exact th© penalty, It will be merciless to them, Meanwhile , SiffAPO of Kamitaia, will continue to talk, with all people who want to realise the aiszs of anti-racialisiaj, brotherhood „ equality,, peace and huaan dignity «, For history will sha^,, that SVIAPO of flaraibia did not betray its country and its people at a crucial momenta When it comes to "be written? it will show that SW&FO stood first when others wavered or fell* ¥hile others compromised., or tried to sell out their people9 SKAPQ sacrificed in a sacred cause „ that of true freedom in N@jaibla0 believes in a real freedom and independence for Namibia as a whole0 Once agains SWAPO calls for a constitutional conference based upon the principle of one sari, one vote ~» the foimdation of CM KftMIB3A9 OKS RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY DURING ITS FIFTH SPECIAL SESSION3 CONTENTS Resolution No. Title Item Date of adoption Pane 2248 (S-V) Question of South West Africa (A/L.S16/Rev.l) 7 19 May 1967 1 2249 (S-V) Comprehensive review of the whole question of peace-keeping operations in all their aspects (A/6654) 23 May 1967 2 2250 (S-V) Postponement of the United Nations Conference on the Exploration and Peaceful Uses of Outer Space (A/L.518 and Add.l and 2) 23 May 1967 3 2251 (S-V) Credentials of representatives to the fifth special session of the General Assembly (A/6655/Rev.l) 3 (6) 23 May 1967 3 Other decisions * Question of South West Africa • 5 May 1967 3 Comprehensive review of the whole question of peace-keeping operations in all their aspects 8 23 May 1967 3 3 Resolutions adopted without reference to a Main Committee (see foot-note 1, p. v). 2248_ (S-V). Question of South West Africa Council) comprising eleven Member States to be elected "clurmg the present session and,,to .entrust to it the The General Assembly, following powers and functions, to be discharged in .the Having considered the report of the Ad Hoc Com- Territory: 4 mittee for South West Africa, (a) To administer South West Africa until. ..in- Reaffirming its resolution 1514 (XV) of 14 De- dependence, with the maximum possible participation cember 1960 containing the Declaration on the Granting ,gf the people pf the. Territory; of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples, (b) To^pjpmulgate such laws, decrees and ad- Reaffirming its resolution 2145 (XXI) of 27 October ministrative regulations as are necessary for the ad- 1966, by which it terminated the Mandate conferred ministration of the Territory until a legislative assembly upon His Britannic Majesty to be exercised on his is established following elections conducted on the basis behalf by the Government of the Union of South Africa qf^universal adult suffrage; and decided that South Africa had no other right to (c) To take as an immediate task all the necessary administer the Territory of South West Africa, measures, in consultation with the people of the Ter- Having assumed direct responsibility for the Ter- ritory, for the establishment of a constituent assembly ritory of South West Africa in accordance with re- to draw up a constitution on the basis of which elections solution 2145 (XXI), will be held for the establishment of a legislative as-' Recognising that it has thereupon become incumbent sembly and a responsible government; upon the United Nations to give effect to its obliga- (d) To take all the necessary measures for the tions by taking practical steps to transfer power to the maintenance of law and order in the Territory; people of South West Africa, (e) T,o transfer all powers to the people of the Territory upon the declaration of independence; Reaffirms the territorial integrity of South West 2. Decides that in the exercise of its powers and in Africa and the inalienable right of its people to free- the discharge of its functions the Council shall be dom and independence, in accordance with the Charter responsible to the General Assembly; of the United Nations, General Assembly resolution 3. Dj,cwl:cs that the Council shall- entrust such ex- 1514 (XV) and all other resolutions concerning South ecutive and administrative tasks as it deems necessary West Africa; to a United Nations Commissioner for South West .^Africa (hereinafter referred to as the Commissioner), II who shall be appointed during the present session by 1. Decides.-to-establish a United Nations Council the General Assembly on the nomination of the for South West Africa (hereinafter referred to as the Secretary-General; 4 Official Records of the General Assembly, Fifth Special 4. Dj?eides..ilia.t in the performance of his tasks the Session, Annexes, agenda item 7, document A/6640. Commissioner shall be responsible to the Council; General AsaemMy—Fifth Special Session • HI wishes of the people and that the Council shall do all in its power to enable independence to be attained by 1. Decides that: June 1968. (a) The administration of South West Africa under the United Nations shall be financed from the revenues 1518th plenary meeting, collected in the Territory; 19 May 1967. (b) Expenses directly related to the operation of the * Council and the Office of the Commissioner—the travel * * and subsistence expenses of members of the Council, the remuneration of the Commissioner and his staff At its 152-lih plenary meeting, on 13 June 1967, the and the cost of ancillary facilities—shall be met from General Assembly, in pursuance oj section II, para- the regular budget of the United Nations; graph 1, oj the above resolution, elected the members of the United Nations Council \or Sontli IVcsl Africa. 2. Requests the specialized agencies and the ap- propriate organs of the United Nations to render to The Council will be composed of the following South West Africa technical and financial assistance Member States: CHILE. COLOMBIA, GUYANA, INDIA, through a co-ordinated emergency programme to meet INDONESIA, NIGERIA, PAKISTAN, TURKEY, UNITED the exigencies of the situation; ARAB REPUBLIC, YUGOSLAVIA and ZAMBIA. At the same meeting, in pursuance of section II, IV paragraph 3, oj the above resolution, tlie General As- 1. Decides that the Council shall be based in South sembly considered the question of the appointment of West Africa; the United Nations High Commissioner for South West Africa. On the proposal oj the Secretary-General,5 2. Request's the Council to enter immediately into the Assembly appointed Mr. Constantin A. STAVRO- contact with the authorities of South Africa in order POULOS, Legal Counsel oj the United Nations, as to lay down procedures, in accordance with General Acting United Nations High Commissioner for South Assembly resolution 2145 (XXI) and the present West Africa. resolution, for the transfer of the administration of the Territory with the least possible upheaval; 2249 .(S-V). Comprehensive review of the whole 3. Further requests the Council to proceed to South question of peace-keeping operations in all West Africa with a view to: their aspects (a) Taking over the administration of the Territory; The General Assembly, (b) Ensuring the withdrawal of South African police and military forces; Having examined the fourth report of the Special Committee on Peace-keeping Operations,0 (c) Ensuring the withdrawal of South African Recalling the consensus set forth in the report of personnel and their replacement by personnel operating 7 under the authority of the Council; the Special Committee of 31 August 1965 adopted by the General Assembly at its 1331st plenary meeting, (rf) Ensuring that in the utilization and recruitment on 1 September 1965, and its resolution 2053 (XX) of of personnel preference be given to the indigenous 15 December 1965, people; Acknowledging the commitments undertaken and the 4. Calls upon the Government of South Africa to assurances given during the recent session of the Special comply without delay with the terms of resolution 2145 Committee,8 (XXI) and the present resolution and to facilitate the transfer of the administration of the Territory of South 1. Renews its appeal to all Member States, and West Africa to the Council; in particular to the highly developed countries, to make voluntary contributions to overcome the continuing 5. Requests the Security Council to take all ap- financial difficulties of the Organization; propriate measures to enable the United Nations Council for South West Africa to discharge the func- 2. Requests the Special Committee on Peace-keeping tions and responsibilities entrusted to it by the General Operations to continue the review of the whole question Assembly; of peace-keeping operations in all its aspects and to study the various suggestions made by different delega- 6. Requests all States to extend their whole-hearted tions during the Special Committee's recent session, co-operation and to render assistance to the Council in particular those relating to: in the implementation of its task; (o) Methods of financing future peace-keeping operations in accordance with the Charter of the United V Nations; Requests the'Council to report to the General Assem- (6) Facilities, services and personnel which Member bly at intervals not exceeding three months on its ad- States might voluntarily provide, in accordance with ministration of the Territory, and to submit a special the Charter, for United Nations peace-keeping opera- report to' the Assembly at its twenty-second session tions ; concerning the implementation of the present resolution; 5 Ibid.,' document A/6656, para. 3. 0 Ibid., agenda item 8, document A/6654. VI " Ibid., .\inctccnth Session, Annexes, annex No. 21, docu- ment A/5016. Decides that South West Africa shall become in- 8 The Special Committee met in New York on 16 February, dependent on a date to be fixed in accordance with the 3 May, 15 May and 16 May 1967. ;ALL POLITICAL DETAI^EKS nusfr;. EITHER ; .':- ;}'"'' 'BE ''REtE'ASED' BEFORE FHIDAV 29; AU3UST 1875 OH' 'APPEAL BEFORE ?)&"'••'• '