UN General Assembly
1966

14. I come now to my next point, which is the question of South West Africa. Before I continue, I should like to congratulate all the Members of this Organization who have supported the withdrawal of the Mandate over South West Africa from the South African regime. I think I should mention the United States Government which, a few days ago, stated from this very rostrum that South West Africa should be removed from the jurisdiction of South Africa. We in Zambia hope that the great Powers, and all the peoples of the world, will support this kind of action. It would promote a deep respect for this Organization on the part of all mankind. 15. May I quote an excerpt from this morning's newspaper, The New York Times, because there are some people who are under the impression that the South African regime is not moving slowly to envelop South West Africa. While we are talking and verbally condemning South Africa, this is what took place yesterday: