Report of the Special Committee on the Situation with Regard to the Implementation of the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples (covering its work during 1974). Chapter IV: Activities of Foreign and Other Economic and Other Interests which are Impeding the Implementation of the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples in Southern Rhodesia, Namibia and Territories under Portuguese Domination and in All Other Territories under Colonial Domination and Efforts to Eliminate Colonialism, Apartheid and Racial Discrimination in Southern Africa. http://www.aluka.org/action/showMetadata?doi=10.5555/AL.SFF.DOCUMENT.bmun025 Use of the Aluka digital library is subject to Aluka’s Terms and Conditions, available at http://www.aluka.org/page/about/termsConditions.jsp. By using Aluka, you agree that you have read and will abide by the Terms and Conditions. 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Alternative title A/9623 (Part V) Author/Creator United Nations General Assembly; Special Committee on the Situation with regard to the Implementation of the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples Publisher United Nations Date 1974-10-08 Resource type Reports Language English Subject Coverage (spatial) Angola, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Namibia Coverage (temporal) 1974 Description This document contains chapter IV of the Special Committee’s report to the General Assembly. Activities of foreign economic and other interests which are impeding the implementation of the declaration of the granting of independence to colonial countries and peoples in southern Rhodesia, Namibia and territories under Portuguese domination and in all other territories under colonial domination and efforts to eliminate colonialism, apartheid and racial discrimination in Southern Africa. Format extent 195 page(s) (length/size) http://www.aluka.org/action/showMetadata?doi=10.5555/AL.SFF.DOCUMENT.bmun025 http://www.aluka.org U.NITED NATIONS U.NITED NATIONS Distr. GENERAL GENERAL A/9623 (Part V)* A SSEM BLY 8 October 1974 ENGLISH ORIGINAL: SPANISH Twenty-ninth session Agenda items 68 and 23 REPORT OF THE SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON THE SITUATION WITH REGARD TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE DECLARATION ON THE GRANTING OF INDEPENDENCE TO COLONIAL COUNTRIES AND PEOPLES (covering its work during 1974) Rapporteur: Mr. Horacio ARTEAGA ACOSTA (Venezuela) CHAPTER IV ACTIVITIES OF FOREIGN ECONOMIC AND OTHER INTERESTS WHICH ARE IMPEDING THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE DECLARATION ON THE GRANTING OF INDEPENDENCE TO COLONIAL COUNTRIES AND PEOPLES IN SOUTHERN RHODESIA, NAMIBIA AND TERRITORIES UNDER PORTUGUESE DOMINATION AND IN ALL OTHER TERBTTORIES UNDER COLONIAL DOMINATION AND EFFORTS TO ELIMINATE COLONIALISM, APARTHEID AND RACIAL DISCRIMINATION IN SOUTHERN AFRICA CONTENTS Paragraphs Page A. CONSIDERATION BY THE SPECIAL COMMITTEE ... ........... I.1 - 5 2 B. DECISION OF THE SPECIAL COMMITTEE ......... .......... 6 - 7 3 ANNEX: REPORT OF SUB-COMITTEE I This document contains chapter IV of the Special Committee's report to the General Assembly. The general introductory chapter will be issued under the symbol A/9623. Other chapters of the report will be issued under the same symbol or as addenda. The complete report will be issued subsequently as Supplement No. 23 'to the Official Records of the twenty-ninth session of the General Assembly (A/9623/Eev.l). 74-27050 .. A/9623 (Part V) English Page 2 CHAPTER IV ACTIVITIES OF FOREIGN ECONOMIC AND OTHER INTERESTS WHICH ARE IMPEDING THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE DECLARATION ON THE GRANTING OF INDEPENDENCE TO COLONIAL COUNTRIES AND PEOPLES IN SOUTHERN RHODESIA, NAMIBIA AND TERRITORIES UNDER PORTUGUESE DOMINATION AND IN ALL OTHER TERRITORIES UNDER COLONIAL DOMINATIONAND EFFORTS TO ELIMINATE COLONIALISM, APARTHEID AND RACIAL DISCRIMINATION, IN SOUTHERN AFRICA A. CONSIDERATION BY THE SPECIAL COMMITTEE 1. At its 952nd meeting, on 26 February 1974, the Special Committee, by adopting the seventy-first report of the Working Group (A/AC.109/L.920 and Corr.l), decided, inter alia,'to refer the item entitled "Activities of foreign economic and other interests Which-are impeding the implementation- of the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples in Southern Rhodesia, Namibia and Territories under Portuguese domination and in all other Territories under colonial.domination and efforts to eliminate colonialism, apartheid and racial discrimination in southern Africa" to Sub- Committee I for consideration and. report. 2. The Special Committee considerea the item at its 978th and 979th meetings, on 28 and 29 August. 3. In it sc'Ion@ideratioi of the item, the Special Committee took into account the provisions of the relevant resolutions of the General Assembly, in particular resolution 3117 (XXVIII) of 12 December 19T3 relating to the item, and resolution 3163 (XXVXII) of 14 December 1973 on the implementation of the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples, ,as well as those resolutions relating to the colonial Territories in Africa. In addition, the Special Committee paid due regard to the relevant information provided by the representatives of the national liberation movements of the colonial Territories in Africa who participated in an observer capacity in the Committee's proceedings relating to their respective countries. 4. On 27 August, the report of Sub-Committee I on the item was circulated (see annex to the present chapter). The Sub-Committee's report included seven working papers prepared by the Secretariat at the request of that Sub-Committee, which contained information on economic conditions with particular reference to foreign ecopomic interests in a number of Territories. 5. At the 979th aeeting, on 29 August, with the consent of the Special Committee, the representative of the German Democratic Republic made a statement (A/AC.109/PV.979). At the same meeting, following a statement by the Chairman (A/AC.l09/PV.979), the Committee adopted the report without objection and endorsed the conclusions and rec6mmendations contained therein-(see paras. 6 and 7 below), it being understood that the reservations expressed by members would I... A/9623 (Part V) English Page 3 be reflected in the record of the meeting. Statements were made by the representatives of Denmark and Australia (A/AC.109/PV.979). Subsequently, the Special Committee received a letter dated 9 September 197h from the Permanent Representative of Japan addressed to the Chairman (A/AC.109/464), outlining the position of his Government with reference to paragraph (10) of the above- mentioned conclusions. B. DECISION OF THE SPECIAL COMMITTEE 6. The text of the conclusions and recommendations adopted by the Special Committee at its 979th meeting on 29 August, to which reference is made in paragraph 5 above, is reproduced below: Conclusions (1) On the basis of its study of the activities of foreign economic and other interests which are impeding the implementation of the. Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples in Namibia, the Territories under Portuguese domination, Southern Rhodesia and other colonial Territories and efforts to eliminate colonialism, apartheid and racial discrimination in southern Africa, during the year under review, the Special Committee notes with profound concern that the colonial Powers and States whose companies and nationals are engaged in such activities have failed to implement the relevant resolutions of the General Assembly, in particular resolutions 2621 (XXV) of 12 October 1970 and 3117 (XXVIII) of 12 December 1973 and have continued to disregard them. The Special Committee finds that in colonial Territories no legislative, administrative or other measures have been taken to put an end to, or to restrain the activities of, those foreign interests which continue to deprive the colonial peoples of the resources which they need for a viable independence. (2) The Special Committee's study of the economic conditions prevailing in the Territories shows that foreign monopolies have continued to dominate the economies