UN General Assembly
1989

Pretoria and its functionaries in Namibia are still refusing fully to comply with Security Council resolution 435 (1978) the South West Africa Territory (SWATP) command structure has not been disbanded, end we are told that it has only been stood down the so-called disbandment of Koevoet on 30 September has proved to be illusory restrictive laws, in particular AG-23, continue to inhibit freedom of assembly and the registration, electoral and constituent Assembly proclamations leave much to be desired. These proclamations were affected only last week, end more information is still being given as to what exactly has been agreed to. Some improvements have been made, some changes have been recorded, and we commend the United Nations Transition Assistance Group (UNTAG) for this, but we need to be vigilant and to ensure that in the next four-and-a-half weeks nothing will be done to reverse the clock. Intimidation of followers of the South West Africa People's Organization (SWAPO) by the South-African-sponsored Democratic Turnhalle Alliance (DTA) end the South West African Police is regularly reported.