UN General Assembly
1965

16. Also of grave importance to my delegation is the South West Africa question. As a political question, it has long occupied the attention and resources of the African States, on whose behalf Liberia and Ethiopia have presented a case at the International Court of Justice. We are pleased to note that the conduct of the case is far advanced and we patiently await the decision of the Court. 17. Meanwhile, a ghastly picture of maladministration and exploitation constitutes the colonial aspect of the problem. According to the report on the "Implications of the activities of the mining industry and other international companies having interests in South West Africa" adopted by the Committee of Twenty-Four on 19 November last year, the economy of the territory is dominated by foreign interests, operating under concessions whereby the natural and human resources of the territory are shamelessly exploited for the sole benefit of these companies. Such a situation is immoral and should be promptly rectified.