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Deb., Union of South Africa, Parliamentary House of Assembly/Senate Debates, House of Assembly/Senate U. of S.A., Parl. Deb., Union of South Africa, Parliamentary Senate Debates, Senate INTERNATIONAL COURT OF JUSTICE PLEADINGS, ORAL ARGUMENTS, DOCUMENTS SOUTH WEST AFllICA CASES (ETHIOPIA v. SOUTH AFRICA; LIBERIA v. SOUTH AFRICA) VOLUME IV 1966 COUR INTERNATIONALE DE JUSTICE MÉMOIRES, PLAIDOIRIES ET DOCUMENTS AFFAIRES DU SUD-OUEST AFRICAIN (ÉTHIOPIE c. AFRIQUE DU SUD; LIBÉRIA c. AFRIQUE DU SUD) VOLUME IV The present volume contains Books VIII to X and the Supplement to the Counter-Memorial and the Reply filed in the South West Africa cases. The proceedings in these cases, which were entered on the Court's General List on 4 November I960 under numbers 46 and 47, were joined by an Order of the Court of 20 l\fay I96r (South West Africa, Order of 20 May I96r, I.C.]. Reports I96I, p. 13). Two Judgments have been delivered, the first on 21 December 1962 (South West Afri'ca, Preliminary Obfec#ons, fitdgment, I.C.]. Reports I962, p. 319), and the second on 18 July 1966 (South West Africa, Second Phase, Judgment, I.C.]. Reports I966, p. 6). The page references originaHy appearing in the pleadings have been altered to correspond with the pagination of the present edition. Whcre the reference is to another volume of the present edition, the volume is indicated by a roman numeral in bold type. The Hague, 1966. Le présent volume reproduit les livres VIII à X du contre­ mémoire, le supplément au contre-mémoire et la réplique déposés dans les affaires du Sud-Ouest africain. Ces affaires ont été inscrites au rôle général de la Cour sous les n°• 46 et 47 le 4 novembre 1960 et les deux instances ont été jointes par ordonnance de la Cour le :20 mai I96I (Sud-Ouest a/ricai'n, ordonnance du 20 mai I96I, C.I.J. Recueil I96I, p. 13). Elles ont fait l'objet de deux arrêts rendus le 21 décembre I962 (Sud-Ouest africain, exceptions prélùni­ naires, arrêt, C.l.J. Recueil I962, p. 319) et le 18 juillet 1966 (Sitd­ Ouest a/ricain, deuxi'ème phase, arrêt, C.1.J. Reciteil .r966, p. 6). Les renvois d'un mémoire à l'autre ont été modifiés pour tenir compte de la pagination de la présente édition. Lorsqu'il s'agit d'un renvoi à un autre volume de la présente édition, un chiffre romain gras indique le numéro de ce volume. La Haye, 1966. CONTENTS - TABLE DES MATIÈRES PART I. APPLICATION INSTITUTING PROCEEDINGS AND PLEADINGS PREMIÈRE PARTIE. REQU:ÈTES INTRODUCTIVES D'INSTANCE ET MÉMOIRES SECTION B. PLEADI!-GS ( continued) SECTION B. MÉMOIRES (sitite) 5. Counter-Memorial filed by the Government of the Republic of South Mrica (continued) BOOK VIII Page Section A. Supplemental material in regard to the alleged violation by Respondent of Article 2 of the Mandate . I Chapter I. Introductory. I Chapter II. Extracts from petitions relied on by Applicants . 3 Paragraph B.r: extract from a communication dated 30 Oc­ tober r956 from Hosea Kutako to the Chairman of the ad hoc Committee on South West Africa. 3 Paragraphs B.2 and B.3: extracts from communications dated IO January 1958 and 31 July 1958 from Johannes Dausab et al. 6 Paragraph B.4: extract from a communication dated 27 No­ vember 1957 from Hosea Kutako to the Secretary-General of the United Nations. 9 Paragraph B.5: extract from a communication dated 13 .Tune 1957 from Nghuwo Jepongo to the Secretary-General of the United Nations. 12 Paragraph B.6: extraet from a communication dated 3 August 1957 from Mr. Toivo Herman Ja Toivo and eighty other Ovambo to the Chairman of the Trusteeship Council . 13 Paragraph B.7: extract from a communication dated 30 Sep- tember 1958 from J. G. A. Diergaardt et al. to the United Nations. 15 Paragraph C.1: extract from a communication dated 25 Feb­ ruary 1959 from the Rev. Markus Kooper to the United Nations. 16 Paragraph C.2: extract from a communication dated 14 Sep­ tember 1960 from Chief Hosea Kutako to the Secretary- General. 17 X SOUTH WEST AFRICA Page Paragraph C.3: extract from a communication dated 2 Sep­ tember 1954 from Hosea Kutako et al. to the Secretary- General ...................... 17 Paragraph C-4: extract from a communication dated 20 June 1958 from Johannes Dausab et al. to the Secretary-General 18 Paragraph C.:_;: extract from a communication dated 16 JuJy 1956 from Jacobus Beukes to the Secretary of the Committee on South \Vest Africa . 19 Paragraph C.6: extract from a communication dated 30 Sep­ tember 1958 from J. G. A. Diergaardt et al. to the United Nations ...................... 19 Paragraph D.:c: extract from a communication dated 20 June 1958 from Johannes Dausab et al. to the Secretary-General 22 Paragraph D.2: extract from a statement by Hosea Kutako and others forwarded to the Chairman of the Committee on South West Africa by the Rev. Michael Scott in a com­ munication dated 22 J uly 1958. 23 Paragraph D ..3: extract from a statement by Hosea Kutako et al. referred to in Paragraph D.2 . • . 31 Paragraph D-4: extract from a communication dated 17 Octo­ ber 1957 from Mrs. Ka.the van Lôbenfelder, Outjo, to the Trusteeship Council. 32 Paragraph D.5: extract from a communication dated 30 August 1960 from l\fr. S. Mifima, chainnan, South West Africa People's Organization, Cape Town, to the Committee on South West Africa . 33 Paragraph D.6: cxtract from a communication datcd 3 August 1960 from South West Africa People's Organization, Wind­ hoek, South West Africa, to the Committee on South West Africa ...................... 33 Paragraph E. I: extract from the statement cited in Paragraph D,2 ........................ 35 Paragraph E.2: extract from a communication dated 22 No­ vember 1957 from S. Shoombe and 100 other Ovambo to the Secretary-General of the United Nations. Paragraph E.3: extract from a communication dated Novem­ ber 1953 from Miss Margery F. Perham to the Chairman of the ad hoc Committee on South West Africa . Chapter III. The Petitioners . Section B. Alleged violations by Respondent of Article 4 of the Mandate ...................... · , , 47 Chapter I. Statcment of the law . 47 Chapter II. The alleged military bases in South West Africa 54 A. General ..................... 54 B. The Rcgiment Windhoek .............. 54 C. The alleged military landing ground in the Swakopmund district of South West Africa. 57 D. The alleged military camp or military air base in the Kao- koveld ..... 58 Chapter III. Conclusion . • 62 CONTENTS XI Page Chapter IV. Submission . 63 Annex A.