UN General Assembly
1962

121. While the liquidation of colonialism has proceeded with a certain amount of speed and some territories — such as Kenya, Zanzibar, Nyasaland and British Guiana — are on the threshold of independence, the outlook for those territories in which there is a large number of privileged settlers is bleak. The settlers of Northern and Southern Rhodesia persist in their belief that they can continue to live in utter disregard of the rights and interests of over 8 million Africans. The leaders of these entrenched minority groups continue to defy the irreversible trend of African nationalism, unmindful of the fact that their life could be more secure and richer if they gave up their desire for privileges of a temporary and illusory character. While there is no doubt whatsoever that contemporary African nationalism will in due course isolate them and compel them to give up this illusion, we firmly believe that much chaos, disorder and loss of life could be avoided if the Powers in charge of these territories took a firm and clear stand in discharging their obligations towards the African majority specifically undertaken in the Charter. This is in the interest of all, and we therefore call upon those who are responsible for these territories to demonstrate to this Assembly their good intentions by concrete declarations of policy consonant with the irreversible forces of our times.