UNITED NATIONS: GENERAL ASSEMBLY OVERWHELMINGLY REJECTS TRANSKEI INDEPENDENCE FROM SOUTH AFRICA.

Record ID: 1061234

  • Title: UNITED NATIONS: GENERAL ASSEMBLY OVERWHELMINGLY REJECTS TRANSKEI INDEPENDENCE FROM SOUTH AFRICA.
  • Date: 27th October 1976
  • Summary: 1. GV INTERIOR Unite Nations General Assembly with Nigerian delegate Mr. Leslie Harriman on Transkie resolution speaking 0.08 2. SV Mozambique delegate 0.26 3. GV General Assembly 0.29 4. SV Nigerian delegate Harriman speaking 1.25 5. SVs Assembly President Mr. Shirley Amerasinghe and other officials conducting ballot (2 shots) 1.36 6. SV ZOOM IN TO Board showing voting 1.46 7. SV Amerasinghe announcing results of vote 2.00 U.N. NIGERIAN DELEGATE LESLIE HARRIMAN: "Having considered the report of the Special Committee against Apartheid 8/31/22, "One: strongly condemns the establishment of Bantustans as designed to consolidate the in human policies of apartheid, to destroy the territorial integrity of the country and to perpetuates white minority domination and to dispossess the African people of South Africa of their inalienable rights. "Rejects...two: rejects the declaration of independence of the Transkei and declares it invalid." "Three: calls on all governments to deny any form of recognition to the Transkie and to have no contact with the authorities of the Transkei or other Bantustans. "Four: requests the states to take effective measures to prohibit all individuals, operations and other institutions under their jurisdiction from having any dealings with the Transkei and other Bantustans." "Five: declares the inhabitants of the Transkei and all others designated as citizens of the Bantustans, remain citizens of South African with full rights to participate in deciding the destiny of south africa as a people". GENERAL ASSEMBLY PRESIDENT MR. SHIRLEY AMERASINGHE: "The voting will begin with...Malta. voting will now begin... the result of the vote is as follows: in favour 134, against none, abstentions one. The draft resolution is adopted". Initials OS TELERECORDING Script is copyright Reuters Limited. All rights reserved
  • Embargoed: 10th November 1976 12:00
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