UNITED NATIONS: SECURITY COUNCIL SET DEADLINE FOR SOUTH AFRICA'S WITHDRAWAL FROM SOUTH-WEST AFRICA.

Record ID: 1079156

  • Title: UNITED NATIONS: SECURITY COUNCIL SET DEADLINE FOR SOUTH AFRICA'S WITHDRAWAL FROM SOUTH-WEST AFRICA.
  • Date: 13th August 1969
  • Summary: ZAMBIAN AMBASSADOR TO THE U.N. VERNON MWAANGA INTRODUCING THE RESOLUTION; THE COUNCIL'S PRESIDENT PINNIES CALLING FOR THE VOTE AND MEMBERS VOTING. (SOF-TELERECORDING) TRANSCRIPT: 'MR. PRESIDENT, THESE ARE GRAVE PRONOUNCEMENTS, WHICH WILL HAVE SERIOUS CONSEQUENCES ON THE GOVERNMENT OF SOUTH AFRICA. IT IS NOT ENOUGH TO EXPRESS SYMPATHY FOR THE SITUATION IN NAMIBIA -- OH, OR MAKE MUFFLED UTTERANCES OF THE REPUGNANCE OF SOUTH AFRICA'S POLICIES IN NAMIBIA. FIRM AND RESOLUTE ACTION IS REQUIRED. WE CANNOT CONTINUE LEGALISTIC JUGGLING OF PHRASES SIMPLY IN ORDER TO EVADE THE UNPLEASANT CONSEQUENCES OF RESPONSIBILITY. THE PERMANENT MEMBERS OF THE SECURITY COUNCIL HAVE A GRAVE RESPONSIBILITY, PLACED UPON THEM BY THE CHARTER OF THE UNITED NATIONS, TO ENSURE THAT THE PEOPLE OF NAMIBIA EXERCISE THEIR RIGHT TO SELF-DETERMINATION AND INDEPENDENCE. WE SINCERELY HOPE THAT THEY WILL ASSUME THIS INESCAPABLE BURDEN, WITH GREAT POWER. WITH THESE FEW WORDS, MR. PRESIDENT, IT IS MY PLEASURE AND PRIVILEGE, ON BEHALF OF THE DELEGATIONS OF ALGERIA, COLOMBIA, SENEGAL, PAKISTAN, PARAGUAY, AND ZAMBIA, TO COMMEND THE RESOLUTION CONTAINED IN DOCUMENT S/9384 FOR THE (UNINTELLIGIBLE) ADOPTION OF THIS COUNCIL. Initials Script is copyright Reuters Limited. All rights reserved
  • Embargoed: 27th August 1969 13:00
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