UN General Assembly
1976

33. In Zimbabwe, the objective has been and remains majority rule. Either the present warfare will be intensified until that objective has been achieved or a genuine negotiated settlement could now be obtained and the war thus shortened. In the light of the acceptance by the minority racist regime of majority rule as a condition of immediate independence, the'Presidents of the five front-line States have called upon the United Kingdom to convene a constitutional conference, outside Rhodesia, for the purpose of working out the modalities for the transfer of power. In this connexion, we take note of the agreement by the United Kingdom to convene such a conference. 34. The liberation movement with its fighters will certainly ensure that such negotiations will result in the attainment of the objective for which they have been fighting and for which cause many of their compatriots have laid down their lives. We can only stress that the time for tricks or maneuvers is long gone, for otherwise the struggle in all its dimensions will continue.