UN General Assembly
1962

42. My delegation is absolutely opposed to the policy of apartheid and pledges in advance its support of any resolutions find other actions of this Assembly which seek to persuade the Government of South Africa and, failing persuasion, to force it — as long as South Africa remains a Member of the United Nations — to abandon this policy and join the rest of the world in working towards the complete elimination of racial bias and prejudice in all its forms. We speak without hesitation on these matters because as long as any territory in Africa is denied its rightful independence, the continent cannot be at peace, and any turmoil in Africa is in itself a danger to peace and world security. We therefore urge continued efforts to implement the Declaration on the granting of independence to colonial countries and peoples [resolution 1514 (XV)] with no further delays.