Security Council resolution 277 (1970) [on expansion of sanctions against the Southern Rhodesia régime]
Symbol: S/RES/277(1970)
Date: 1970-03-18
Meeting record: S/PV.1535
Subjects: UN > Members|OAU|UN. Security Council Committee Established in pursuance of Resolution 253 (1968) concerning the Question of Southern Rhodesia|SANCTIONS|SOUTHERN RHODESIA|FOREIGN RELATIONS|PORTUGAL|SOUTH AFRICA|SOUTHERN RHODESIA|TROOP WITHDRAWAL|SOUTH AFRICA|SOUTHERN RHODESIA|REFUGEE ASSISTANCE|SOUTHERN RHODESIA QUESTION
Notes: Decides to expand sanctions against the Southern Rhodesia régime.
In: Resolutions and decisions of the Security Council, 1970. - S/INF/25. - 1971. - p. 5-6. - (SCOR, 25th year).

Resolution 277 (1970)
of 18 March 1970

The Security Council,

Reaffirming its resolutions 216 (1965) of 12 November 1965, 217 (1965) of 20 November 1965, 221
(1966) of 9 April 1966, 232 (1966) of 16 December 1966 and 253 (1968) of 29 May 1968,

Reaffirming that, to the extent not superseded in
the present resolution, the measures provided for in
resolutions 217 (1965), 232 (1966) and 253 (1968),
as well as those initiated by Member States in implementation of those resolutions, shall continue in effect,

Taking into account the reports 17 of the Committee
established in pursuance of Security Council resolution 253 (1968),

Noting with grave concern that:

(a) The measures so far taken have failed to bring
the rebellion in Southern Rhodesia to an end,

(b) Some States, contrary to resolutions 232 (1966)
and 253 (1968) of the Security Council and to their
obligations under Article 25 of the Charter of the
United Nations, have failed to prevent trade with
the illegal régime cf Southern Rhodesia,

(c) The Governments of the Republic of South
Africa and Portugal have continued to give assistance
io the illegal régime of Southern Rhodesia, thus
diminishing the effects of the measures decided upon
by the Security Council,

(d) The situation in Southern Rhodesia continues
io deteriorate as a result of the introduction by the
illegal régime of new measures, including the purported assumption of republican status, aimed at
repressing the African people in violation of General Assembly resolution 1514 (XV) of 14 December 1960

Recognizing the legitimacy of the struggle of the
people of Southern Rhodesia to secure the enjoyment
of their rights as set forth in the Charter and in
conformity with the objectives of General Assembly
resolution 1514 (XV),

Reaffirming that the present situation in Southern
Rhodesia constitutes a threat to international peace
and security,

Acting wider Chapter VII of the Charter,

i. Condemns the illegal proclamation of republican
status of the Territory by the illegal régime in
Southern Rhodesia;

2. Decides that Member States shall refrain from
recognizing this legal régime or from rendering any
assistance to it;

3. Calls upon Member States to take appropriate
measures, at the national level, to ensure that any act
performed by officials and institutions of the illegal
régime in Southern Rhodesia shall not be accorded any
recognition, official or otherwise, including judicial
notice, by the competent organs of their State;

4. Reaffirms the primary responsibility of the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and
Northern Ireland to enable the people of Zimbabwe
to exercise their right to self-determination and independence, in accordance with the Charter of the United
Nations and in conformity with General Assembly
resolution 1514 (XV), and urges that Government to
discharge fully its responsibility;

5. Condemns all measures of political repression,
including arrests, detentions, trials and executions, which
violate fundamental freedoms and rights of the people
of Southern Rhodesia;

6. Condemns the policies of the Governments of
South Africa and Portugal, which continue to maintain
political, economic, military, and other relations with
the illegal régime in Southern Rhodesia in violation
of the relevant resolutions of the United Nations;

7. Demands the immediate withdrawal of South
African police and armed personnel from the Territory
of Southern Rhodesia;

8. Calls upon Member States to take more sringent
measures in order to prevent any circumvention by
their nationals, organizations, companies and other
institutions of their nationality, of the decisions taken
by the Security Council in resolutions 232 (1966)
and 253 (1968), all provisions of which shall fully
remain in force;

9. Decides, in accordance with Article 41 of the
Charter and in furthering the objective of ending the
rebellion, that Member States shall:

(a) Immediately sever all diplomatic, consular,
trade, military and other relations that they may have
with the illegal régime in Southern Rhodesia, and
terminate any representation that they may maintain
in the Territory;

(b) Immediately interrupt any existing means of
transportation to and from Southern Rhodesia;

10. Requests the Government of the United Kingdom, as the administering Power, to rescind or withdraw
any existing agreements on the basis of which foreign
consular, trade and other representation may at present
be maintained in or with Southern Rhodesia;

11. Requests Member States to take all possible
further action under Article 41 of the Charter to deal
with the situation in Southern Rhodesia, not excluding
any of the measures provided in that Article;

12. Calls upon Member States to take appropriate
action to suspend any membership or associate membership that the illegal régime of Southern Rhodesia
has in the specialized agencies of the United Nations;

13. Urges member States of any international or
regional organizations to suspend the membership of
the illegal régime of Southern Rhodesia from their
respective Organizations and to refuse any request for
membership from that régime;

14. Urges Member States to increase moral and
material assistance to the people of Southern Rhodesia
in their legitimate struggle to achieve freedom and
independence;

15. Requests the specialized agencies and other
international organizations concerned, in consultation
with the Organization of African Unity, to give aid
and assistance to refugees from Southern Rhodesia and
those who are suffering from oppression by the illegal
régime of Southern Rhodesia;

16. Requests Member States, the United Nations,
the specialized agencies and other international organizations in the United Nations system to make an
urgent effort to increase their assistance to Zambia
as a matter of priority with a view to helping it solve
such special economic problems as it may be confronted with arising from the carrying out of the
decisions of the Security Council on this question;

17, Calls upon Member States, in particular those
with primary responsibility under the Charter for the
maintenance of international peace and security, to
assist effectively in the implementation of the measures
called for by the present resolution;

18. Urges, having regard to the principle stated in
Article 2 of the Charter, States not Members of the
United Nations to act in accordance with the provisions
of the present resolution;

i9. Calls upon Member States fo report to the
Secretary-General by 1 June 1970 on the measures
taken to implement the present resolution;

20. Requests the Secretary-General to export to
the Security Council on the progress of the implementation of the present resolution, the first report to be
submitted no later than 1 July 1970;

21. Decides that the Committee of the Security
Council established in pursuance of resolution 253
(1968), in accordance with rule 28 of the provisional
rules of procedure of the Council, shall be entrusted
with the responsibility of:

(a) Examining such reports on the implementation
of the present resolution as will be submitted by the
Secretary-General;

(b) Seeking from Member States such further information regarding the effective implementation of
the provisions laid down in the present resolution as
it may consider necessary for the proper discharge of
its duty to report to the Security Council;

(c) Studying ways and means by which Member
States could carry out more effectively the decisions
of the Security Council regarding sanctions against the
illegal régime of Southern Rhodesia and making recommendations to the Council;

22. Requests the United Kingdom, as the administering Power, to continue to give maximum assistance
to the Committee and to provide the Committee with
any information it may receive in order that the
measures envisaged in the present resolution as well
as resolutions 232 (1966) and 253 (1968) may be
rendered fully effective;

23. Calls upon Member States, as well as the
specialized agencies, to supply such information as
may be sought by the Committee in pursuance of the
present resolution;

24. Decides to maintain this item on its agenda for
further action as appropriate in the light of developments.

Adopted at the 1535th meeting by 14 votes to none, with
one abstention (Spain).

Texto español (official Spanish version): integrado por todos los miembros del Consejo y que
la Presidencia del Comité estará sujeta a rotación
mensual por orden alfabético inglés, según la Presidencia del Consejo.

Decisiones

En su 1531a. sesión, celebrada el 11 de marzo de
1970, el Consejo decidió invitar a los representantes
de Argelia, Senegal y el Paquistán a participar, sin
voto, en el debate sobre el tema titulado:

“Cuestión relativa a la situación en Rhodesia del
Sur:

“Carta, de 3 de marzo de 1970, dirigida al Presidente del Consejo de Seguridad por el Representante Permanente del Reino Unido de Gran Bretaña
e Irlanda del Norte ante las Naciones Unidas (S/
9675);

“Carta, de 6 de marzo de 1970, dirigida al Presidente del Consejo de Seguridad por los representantes de Alto Volta, Argelia, Botswana, Burundi,
Camerún, Congo (República Democrática del),
Costa de Marfil, Chad, Dahomey, Etiopía, Gabón,
Ghana, Guinea, Guinea Ecuatorial, Kenia, Lesotho,
Liberia, Libia, Madagascar, Malí, Marruecos, Mauricio, Mauritania, Níger, Nigeria, República Arabe
Unida, República Centroafricana, República Popular
del Congo, República Unida de Tanzania, Rwanda,
Senegal, Sierra Leona, Somalia, Sudán, Swazilandia,
Togo, Túnez, Uganda y Zambia (S/9682)”5,

En su 1532a. sesión, celebrada el 12 de marzo de
1970, el Consejo decidió invitar a los representantes
de Yugoslavia y de la India'$ a participar, sin voto, en
el debate sobre el tema.

En su 1534a. sesión, celebrada el 17 de marzo de
1970, el Consejo decidió invitar al representante de
Arabia Saudita a participar, sin voto, en el debate
sobre el tema.

Resolución 277 (1970)
de 18 de marzo de 1970

El Consejo de Seguridad,

Reafirmando sus resoluciones 216 (1965) de 12 de
noviembre de 1965, 217 (1965) de 20 de noviembre
de 1965, 221 (1966) de 9 de abril de 1966, 232

14 Ibid., Suplemento de enero, febrero y marzo de 1970.

15 7bid.; en la 1531a. sesión, Gabón se agregó a la lista de
signatarios de esta carta.

16 El representante de la India tomó asiento a la mesa del
Consejo en la 1533a. sesión, celebrada el 13 de marzo de 1970.

(1966) de 16 de diciembre de 1966 y 253 (1968) de
29 de mayo de 1968,

Reafirmando que, en la medida en que no sean dejadas sin efecto por la presente resolución, las medidas
dispuestas en las resoluciones 217 (1965), 232 (1966)
y 253 (1968), así como las adoptadas por Estados
Miembros en cumplimiento de dichas resoluciones, seguirán en vigor,

Teniendo en cuenta los informes!” del Comité establecido en cumplimiento de la resolución 253 (1968)
del Consejo de Seguridad,

Observando con grave preocupación que:

a) Las medidas tomadas hasta ahora no han logrado
poner fin a la rebelión de Rhodesia del Sur,

b) Algunos Estados, contra las resoluciones 232
(1966) y 253 (1968) del Consejo de Seguridad y
contra sus obligaciones según el Artículo 25 de la
Carta de las Naciones Unidas, no han impedido el
comercio con el régimen ilegal de Rhodesia del Sur,

c) El Gobierno de la República de Sudáfrica y el
Gobierno de Portugal han seguido prestando asistencia
al régimen ilegal de Rhodesia del Sur, disminuyendo
así los efectos de las medidas adoptadas por el Consejo de Seguridad,

d) La situación de Rhodesia del Sur sigue empeorando a consecuencia de la adopción de nuevas medidas
por el régimen ilegal, entre ellas la pretendida asunción
de la condición de república, encaminada a reprimir al
pueblo africano en violación de la resolución 1S14
(XV) de la Asamblea General, de 14 de diciembre de
1960,

Reconociendo la legitimidad de la lucha del pueblo
de Rhodesia del Sur por lograr el goce de sus derechos
enunciados en la Carta y de conformidad con los objetivos de la resolución 1514 (XV) de la Asambiea
General,

Reafirmando que la situación uctual de Rhodesia
del Sur constituye una amenaza para la paz y la seguridad internacionales,

Actuando según el Capítulo VII de la Carta,

l. Condena la proclamación ilegal de la condición
de república del Territorio por el régimen ilegal de
Rhodesia del Sur;

2. Decide que los Estados Miembros se abstengan
de reconocer a este régimen ilegal y de prestarle ayuda
alguna;

3. Insta alos Estados Miembros a tomar, en el plano
nacional, medidas apropiadas para asegurar que ninguno de sus órganos competentes reconozca, en forma
oficial o no oficial, ni siquiera en las notificaciones judiciales, ningún acto de funcionarios o instituciones del
régimen ilegal de Rhodesia del Sur;

4. Reafirma que el Gobierno del Reino Unido de
Gran Bretaña e Irlanda del Norte, es quien tiene la
obligación principal de permitir al pueblo de Zimbabwe
el ejercicio de su derecho a la libre determinación y a
la independencia, de conformidad con la Carta de las
Naciones Unidas y la resolución 1514 (XV) de la

17 Véase Actas Oficiales del Consejo de Seguridad, Vigésimo
Tercer Año, Suplemento de octubre, noviembre y diciembre
de 1968, documento S/8954, e ibid., Vigésimo Cuarto Año,
Suplemento de abril, mayo y junio de 1969, documento S/
9252 y Add.1.
Asamblea General, e insta a ese Gobierno a cumplir
plenamente su obligación;

5. Condena todas las medidas de represión polí-
tica, incluidos los arrestos, detenciones, juicios y ejecuciones, que viclan libertades y derechos fundamentales del pueblo de Rhodesia del Sur;

6. Condena la política del Gobierno de Sudáfrica y
del Gobierno de Portugal, que siguen manteniendo
relaciones políticas, económicas, militares y de otra
índole con el régimen ilegal de Rhodesia del Sur en
violación de las resoluciones pertinentes de las Naciones
Unidas;

7. Exige el retiro inmediato de la policía y el personal armado de Sudáfrica del Territorio de Rhodesia
del Sur;

8. Insta a los Estados Miembros a tomar medidas
más rigurosas para impedir toda infracción por sus
nacionales, organizaciones, compañías y otras instituciones de su nacionalidad, de las decisiones tomadas
por el Consejo de Seguridad en las resoluciones 232
(1966) y 253 (1968), cuyas disposiciones seguirán
todas plenamente en vigor;

9. Decide, de conformidad con el Artículo 41 de la
Carta y para contribuir al logro del objetivo de poner
fin a la rebelión, que los Estados Miembros:

a) Rompan inmediatamente todas las relaciones
diplomáticas, consulares, comerciales, militares y de
otra índole que tengan con el régimen ilegal de Rhodesia del Sur, y pongan fin a toda representación que
tengan en el Territorio;

b) Interrumpan inmediatamente todo medio de
transporte que exista entre ellos y Rhodesia del Sur;

10. Pide al Gobierno del Reino Unido que, como
Potencia administradora, revoque o retire todo acuerdo
en virtud del cual se tenga actualmente representación
extranjera consular, comercial o de otra índole en o con
Rhodesia del Sur;

11. Pide a los Estados Miembros que tomen todas
las demás medidas posibles en virtud del Artículo 41 de
la Carta para atender a la situación de Rhodesia del
Sur, sin excluir ninguna de las medidas previstas en
ese Artículo;

12. Exhorta a los Estados Miembros a tomar las
medidas adecuadas para suspender la calidad de miembro o de miembro asociado que el régimen ilegal de
Rhodesa del Sur tenga en cualquiera de los organismos
especializados de las Naciones Unidas;

13. Insta a los Estados miembros de todas las organizaciones internacionales o regionales a suspender el
carácter de miembro de sus organizaciones respectivas
que tenga el régimen ilegal de Rhodesia del Sur y a
denegar toda solicitud de ingreso que presente dicho
régimen;

14. Insta a los Estados Miembros a aumentar su
asistencia moral y material al pueblo de Rhodesia del
Sur en su legítima lucha por lograr la libertad y la
independencia;

15. Pide a los organismos especializados y demás
organizaciones internacionales interesadas que, en consulta con la Organización de la Unidad Africana, presten
ayuda y asistencia a los refugiados de Rhodesia del
Sur y a las personas que sufren la opresión del régimen
ilegal de Rhodesia del Sur;

16. Pide a los Estados Miembros, a las Naciones
Unidas, a los organismos especializados y a las demás
organizaciones internacionales del sistema de las
Naciones Unidas que realicen un esfuerzo urgente para
incrementar, con carácter de prioridad, su asistencia
a Zambia con miras a ayudarla a resolver los problemas económicos especiales que se le hayan planteado
como resultado de la aplicación de las decisiones del
Consejo de Seguridad en esta materia;

17. Exhorta a los Estados Miembros, en particular
a aquellos a los que la Carta asigna la responsabilidad
primordial por el mantenimiento de la paz y seguridad
internacionales, a que contribuyan eficazmente a la aplicación de las medidas dispuestas por la presente resolución;

18. Insta, teniendo en cuenta el principio establecido
en el Artículo 2 de la Carta, a los Estados no miembros
de las Naciones Unidas a proceder de acuerdo con las
disposiciones de la presente resolución;

19. Exhorta a los Estados Miembros a informar al
Secretario General, a más tardar el 1% de junio de 1970,
sobre las medidas adoptadas para aplicar la presente
resolución;

20. Pide al Secretario General que informe al Consejo de Seguridad sobre los progresos realizados en la
aplicación de la presente resolución, debiendo presentarse el primer informe a más tardar el 1% de julio
de 1970;

21. Decide que, de conformidad con el artículo 28
del reglamento provisional del Consejo de Seguridad,
se confíen al Comité del Consejo de Seguridad establecido en cumplimiento de la resolución 253 (1968)
las responsabilidades siguientes:

a) Examinar los informes sobre la aplicación de la
presente resolución que presentará el Secretario General;

b) Solicitar de los Estados Miembros cualquier información adicional relativa a la aplicación eficaz de las
disposiciones incluidas en la presente resolución que
considere necesaria para dar cabal cumplimiento a su
tarea de informar al Consejo de Seguridad;

c) Estudiar la manera en que los Estados Miembros
podrían poner en práctica con más eficacia las decisiones del Consejo de Seguridad relativas a las sanciones
impuestas al régimen ilegal de Rhodesia del Sur y formular recomendaciones al Consejo;

22. Pide al Reino Unido que, en su calidad de Potencia administradora, continúe prestando la máxima
asistencia al Comité y que le proporcione todas las informaciones que reciba a fin de que puedan hacerse plenamente eficaces las medidas previstas en la presente
resolución, así como en las resoluciones 232 (1966)
y 253 (1968);

23. Exhorta a los Estados Miembros y a los organismos especializados a proporcionar las informaciones que solicite el Comité en cumplimiento de la
presente resolución;

24. Decide mantener este tema en su programa con
miras a tomar las nuevas medidas que fueren apropiadas a la luz de los acontecimientos.

Aprobada en la 1535a. sesión
por 14 votos contra ninguno
y 1 abstención ( España).

Texte français (official French version): d’Amérique, France, Népal, Nicaragua, Royaume-Uni de Grande-Bretagne et d'Irlande du Nord, Sierra
Leone et Union des Républiques socialistes soviétiques !*.

Dans sa note du 30 septembre 1970 !$, le Président annonçait que, après consultation, il avait été
convenu qu’à partir du 1° octobre 1970 le Comité
créé en application de la résolution 253 (1968) comprendrait tous les membres du Conseil et que la pré-
sidence du Comité serait assumée, à tour de rôle, par
les membres du Comité selon l’ordre alphabétique
anglais, conformément aux dispositions relatives à Ja
présidence du Conseil de sécurité.

Décisions

A sa 1531° séance, le 11 mars 1970, le Conseil a
décidé d’inviter les représentants de l’Algérie, du Séné-
gal et du Pakistan à participer, sans droit de vote, à la
discussion de. la question intitulée:

“Question concernant la situation en Rhodésie du
Sud:

“Lettre, en date du 3 mars 1970, adressée au
Président du Conseil de sécurité par le représentant permanent du Royaume-Uni de Grande-Bretagne et d’Irlande du Nord auprès de l’Organisation des Nations Unies (S/9675 11);

“Lettre, en date du 6 mars 1970, adressée au
Président du Conseil de sécurité par les représentants de l’Algérie, du Botswana, du Burundi, du Cameroun, du Congo (République démocratique), de
la Côte d’Ivoire, du Dahomey, de l’Ethiopie, du
Gabon, du Ghana, de la Guinée, de la Guinée
équatoriale, de la Haute-Volta, du Kenya, du Lesotho, du Libéria, de la Libye, de Madagascar, du
Mali, du Maroc, de Maurice, de la Mauritanie, du
Niger, du Nigéria, de l’Ouganda, de la République
arabe unie, de la République centrafricaine, de la
République populaire du Congo, de la République-Unie de Tanzanie, du Rwanda, du Sénégal,
de la Sierra Leone, de la Somalie, du Souaziland,
du Soudan, du Tchad, du Togo, de la Tunisie et
de la Zambie (S/9682 15).

A sa 1532° séance, le 12 mars 1970, le Conseil a
décidé d’inviter les représentants de la Yougoslavie et

12 Pour la composition antérieure du Comité, voir les documents S/8697 et 5S/8697/Add.1, des 31 juillet 1968 et 27 janvier 1969 (Documents officiels du Conseil de sécurité, vingttroisième année, Supplément de juillet, août et septembre 1968;
et ibid, vingt-quatrième année, Supplément de janvier, février
et mars 1969).

18 Voir Documents officiels du Conseil de sécurité, vingtcinquième année, Supplément de juillet, août et septembre
1970, document S/9951.

14 Ibid, Supplément de janvier, février et mars 1970.

15 fbid.; le Gabon a été ajouté à la liste des signataires de
ce document à la 1531e séance.

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de l’Inde !“ à participer, sans droit de vote, à la discussion de la question.

A sa 1534° séance, le 17 mars 1970, le Conseil a
décidé d’inviter le représentant de l’Arabie Saoudite à
participer, sans droit de vote, à la discussion de la question.

Résolution 277 (1970)
du 18 mars 1970

Le Conseil de sécurité,

Réaffirmant ses résolutions 216 (1965) du 12 novembre 1965, 217 (1965) du 20 novembre 1965, 221 (1966)
du 9 avril 1966, 232 (1966) du 16 décembre 1966 et
253 (1968) du 29 mai 1968,

Réaffirmant que, pour autant qu’elles ne sont pas
remplacées par la présente résolution, les mesures
prévues dans les résolutions 217 (1965), 232 (1966)
et 253 (1968) aussi bien que celles prises par les Etats
Membres en application desdites résolutions doivent
demeurer en vigueur,

Tenant compte des rapports!" du Comité créé en
application de la résolution 253 (1968),

Notant avec une profonde préoccupation que:

a) Les mesures prises jusqu’ici n’ont pas réussi à
mettre un terme à la rébellion en Rhodésie du Sud,

b) Certains Etats, contrairement aux résolutions 232
(1966) et 253 (1968) du Conseil de sécurité et à leurs
obligations aux termes de l’Article 25 de la Charte des
Nations Unies, n’ont pas fait le nécessaire pour empê-
cher le commerce avec le régime illégal de la Rhodésie
du Sud,

c) Les Gouvernements sud-africain et portugais ont
continué à fournir une assistance au régime illégal de
la Rhodésie du Sud, diminuant ainsi les conséquences
des mesures décidées par le Conseil de sécurité,

d) La situation en Rhodésie du Sud continue à se
détériorer du fait de l’adoption, par le régime illégal,
de nouvelles mesures, notamment celle par laquelle il
a eu la prétention d’attribuer à la Rhodésie du Sud le
statut de république, qui visent à opprimer la population africaine en violation de la résolution 1514 (XV)
de l’Assemblée générale, en date du 14 décembre 1960,

Reconnaissant la légitimité de la lutte que mène le
peuple de la Rhodésie du Sud pour obtenir la jouissance
de ses droits tels qu’ils sont énoncés dans la Charte et
conformément aux objectifs de la résolution 1514 (XV)
de l’Assemblée générale,

16 Le représentant de l’inde a pris place à la table du Conseil à la 1533e séance, le 13 mars 1970.

17 Voir Documents officiels du Conseil de sécurité, vingttroisième année, Supplément d'octobre, novembre et décembre
1968, document S/8954; et ibid., vingt-quatrième année, Supplément d'avril, mai et juin 1969, document S/9252 et Add.1l.
Réaffirmant que la situation actuelle en Rhodésie du
Sud constitue une menace à la paix et à la sécurité
internationales,

Agissant en vertu du Chapitre VIT de la Charte des
Nations Unies,

1. Condamne la proclamation illégale par laquelle
le régime illégal de la Rhodésie du Sud a attribué au
territoire le statut de république;

2. Décide que les Etats Membres s’abstiendront de
reconnaître ce régime illégal ou de lui fournir toute
assistance;

3. Demande que les Etats Membres prennent, sur
le plan national, des mesures appropriées pour assurer
qu’aucun acte accompli par des représentants et des
institutions du régime illégal de la Rhodésie du Sud ne
sera en rien reconnu, sur le plan officiel ou sur un autre
plan, y compris pour ce qui est des décisions judiciaires, par les organes compétents de leur Etat;

4. Réaffirme que le Gouvernement du Royaume-Uni de Grande-Bretagne et d'Irlande du Nord a la
responsabilité principale de mettre le peuple du
Zimbabwe en mesure d’exercer son droit à l’autodé-
termination et à l’indépendance, conformément à la
Charte des Nations Unies et en conformité de la résolution 1514 (XV) de l’Assemblée générale, et prie
instamment ce gouvernement de s'acquitter pleinement
de sa responsabilité;

5. Condamne toutes les mesures de répression politique, notamment les arrestations, les détentions, les
procès et les exécutions, qui violent les libertés et droits
fondamentaux du peuple de la Rhodésie du Sud;

6. Condamne la politique des Gouvernements sudafricain et portugais, qui continuent d’avoir des relations politiques, économiques, militaires et autres avec
le régime illégal de la Rhodésie du Sud en violation
des résolutions pertinentes de l’Organisation des Nations
Unies;

7. Exige le retrait immédiat des forces policières
et militaires sud-africaines du territoire de la Rhodésie
du Sud;

8. Demande aux Etats Membres de prendre des
mesures plus rigoureuses afin d’empêcher que leurs
ressortissants, qu’il s'agisse de particuliers ou d’organisations, sociétés et autres institutions, ne tournent les
décisions prises par le Conseil de sécurité dans ses
résolutions 232 (1966) et 253 (1968), dont toutes les
dispositions resteront pleinement en vigueur;

9. Décide, conformément à l’Article 41 de la Charte
et pour servir l’objectif qui est de mettre fin à la
rébellion, que les Etats Membres devront:

a) Rompre immédiatement toutes les relations diplomatiques, consulaires, commerciales, militaires et autres

‘ils pourraient avoir avec le régime illégal de la
odésie du Sud, et mettre fin à toute représentation
qu’ils pourraient maintenir dans le territoire;

b) Interrompre immédiatement le service de tout
moyen de transport existant à destination ou en provenance de la Rhodésie du Sud;

10. Prie le Gouvernement du Royaume-Uni, en tant
que Puissance administrante, d’abroger ou de retirer
tous accords existants sur la base desquels une repré-
sentation étrangère consulaire, commerciale et autre

peut être actuellement maintenue en Rhodésie du Sud
ou auprès’ d’elle;

11. Demande aux Etats Membres de prendre toutes
autres nouvelles dispositions possibles en vertu de
l’Article 41 de la Charte pour régler la situation en
Rhodésie du Sud, sans que soit exclue aucune des
mesures prévues dans cet article;

12. Invite les Etats Membres à prendre les dispositions appropriées pour suspendre le régime illégal de
la Rhodésie du Sud de toute qualité de membre ou
membre associé qu’il possède au sein des institutions
spécialisées des Nations Unies;

13. Prie instamment les Etats membres de toute
organisation internationale ou régionale de suspendre
le régime illégal de la Rhodésie du Sud de la qualité
de membre de leurs organisations respectives et de
rejeter toute demande de ce régime visant à acquérir
cette qualité;

14. Prie instamment les Etats Membres d'accroître
leur appui moral et matériel au peuple de la Rhodésie
du Sud dans la lutte légitime qu’il mène pour obtenir
la liberté et l’indépendance;

15. Demande aux institutions spécialisées et autres
organisations internationales intéressées, agissant en
consultation avec l’Organisation de l’unité africaine, de
prêter aide et assistance aux réfugiés de la Rhodésie
du Sud ainsi qu’à ceux qui souffrent de l’oppression
du régime illégal de la Rhodésie du Sud;

16. Demande aux Etats Membres, à l’Organisation
des Nations Unies, aux institutions spécialisées et autres
organismes des Nations Unies de s’efforcer de toute
urgence d’accroître l’assistance qu’ils fournissent en
priorité à la Zambie afin de l’aider à résoudre les
problèmes économiques spéciaux qu’elle risque de
rencontrer du fait de l’application des décisions du Conseil de sécurité sur la question;

17. Prie les Etats Membres, en particulier ceux à
qui incombe, en vertu de la Charte, la responsabilité
principale du maintien de la paix et de la sécurité
internationales, de contribuer effectivement à l’application des mesures prévues par la présente résolution;

18. Prie instamment, compte tenu du principe
énoncé à l’Article 2 de la Charte, les Etats qui ne sont
pas membres de l’Organisation des Nations Unies de
se conformer aux dispositions de la présente résolution;

19. Prie les Etats Membres de faire rapport au
Secrétaire général, le 1° juin 1970 au plus tard, sur
les mesures qu’ils auront prises pour appliquer la pré-
sente résolution;

20. Demande au Secrétaire général de faire rapport
au Conseil de sécurité sur les progrès de l’application
de la présente résolution, le premier rapport devant
être présenté le 1° juillet 1970 au plus tard;

21. Décide que le Comité du Conseil de sécurité
créé en application de la résolution 253 (1968), conformément à l’article 28 du règlement intérieur provisoire
du Conseil, sera chargé:

a) D’examiner les rapports sur l’application de la
présente résolution qui seront présentés par le Secré-
taire général;

b) De demander aux Etats Membres, au sujet de
l’application effective des dispositions énoncées dans
la présente résolution, tous renseignements supplémen-
taires qu’il pourra juger nécessaires pour s’acquitter
dûment de son obligation de faire rapport au Conseil
de sécurité;

c) D’étudier les moyens par lesquels les Etats
Membres pourraient appliquer de façon plus effective
les décisions du Conseil de sécurité relatives aux
sanctions contre le régime illégal de la Rhodésie du
Sud et de faire des recommandations au Conseil;

22. Demande au Royaume-Uni, en tant que Puissance administrante, de continuer à donner une assistance maximum au Comité et de fournir au Comité
tous renseignements qu’il peut recevoir, afin que les
mesures envisagées dans la présente résolution ainsi
que dans les résolutions 232 (1966) et 253 (1968)
puissent être rendues pleinement effectives;

23. Demande aux Etats Membres ainsi qu’aux
institutions spécialisées de fournir tous renseignements
que le Comité pourra leur demander conformément à
la présente résolution;

24. Décide de maintenir cette question à son ordre
du jour pour prendre toutes autres mesures appropriées
eu égard à l’évolution de la situation.

Adoptée à la 1535e séance par
14 voix contre zéro, avec une
abstention (Espagne).

Décision

A sa 1556° séance, le 10 novembre 1970, le Conseil,
ayant adopté son ordre du jour, a procédé à la discussion de la question intitulée :

‘’Ogestion concernant la situation en Rhodésie du

ud:

“‘a) Lettre, en date du 6 novembre 1970, adressée
au Président du Conseil de sécurité par les
représentants permanents du Burundi, du Népal,
de la Sierra Leone, de la Syrie et de la Zambie
auprès de l'Organisation des Nations Unies
(S/9975/Rev.1 18);

“b) Troisième rapport du Comité créé en application de la résolution 253 (1968) du Conseil
de sécurité (S/9844 et Add.1 à 3 !°).”

Résolution 288 (1970)
le 17 novembre 1970

Le Conseil de sécurité,
Ayant examiné la question de la Rhodésie du Sud,
18 Ibid, vingt-cinquième année, Supplément d'octobre, no-

vembre et décembre 1970.
19 Thid., Supplément d'avril, mai et juin 1970.

Réaffirmant ses résolutions 216 (1965) du 12 novembre 1965, 217 (1965) du 20 novembre 1965, 221
(1966) du 9 avril 1966, 232 (1966) du 16 décembre
1966, 253 (1968) du 29 mai 1968 et 277 (1970) du
18 mars 1970,

Gravement préoccupé par le fait que certains Etats
ne se sont pas conformés aux dispositions des résolutions 232 (1966), 253 (1968) et 277 (1970), contrairement à leurs obligations aux termes de l’Article 25
de la Charte des Nations Unies,

Réaffirmant que le Gouvernement du Royaume-Uni
de Grande-Bretagne et d’Irlande du Nord a la responsabilité principale de mettre le peuple de la Rhodésie
du Sud en mesure d’obtenir l’autodétermination et
l’indépendance, et en particulier la responsabilité de
mettre un terme à la déclaration illégale d'indépendance,

Tenant compte du troisième rapport” du Comité
créé en application de la résolution 253 (1968),

Agissant conformément aux décisions précédentes du
Conseil de sécurité sur la Rhodésie du Sud, prises en
vertu du Chapitre VII de la Charte,

1. Réaffirme sa condamnation de la déclaration
illégale d'indépendance de la Rhodésie du Sud;

2. Demande au Royaume-Uni, en tant que Puissance
administrante dans l’exercice de sa responsabilité, de
prendre d’urgence des mesures effectives pour mettre
un terme à la rébellion illégale en Rhodésie du Sud
et pour permettre au peuple d’exercer son droit à
l’autodétermination conformément à la Charte des
Nations Unies et en conformité des objectifs de la
résolution 1514 (XV) de l’Assemblée générale, en date
du 14 décembre 1960;

3. Décide que les sanctions actuelles contre la
Rhodésie du Sud demeurent en vigueur;

4. Prie instamment tous les Etats d’appliquer pleinement toutes les résolutions du Conseil de sécurité
concernant la Rhodésie du Sud, conformément à leurs
obligations aux termes de l’Article 25 de la Charte, et
déplore l’attitude des Etats qui ont continué à fournir
une assistance morale, politique et économique au
régime illégal;

S. Prie en outre instamment tous les Etats, en vue
d’atteindre les objectifs du Conseil de sécurité, de
n’accorder aucune forme de reconnaissance au régime
illégal de la Rhodésie du Sud;

6. Décide de
question.

demeurer activement saisi de la

Adoptée à l'unanimité
à la 1557e séance.

20 Ibid, document S/9844 et Add.1 à 3.

Русский текст (official Russian version): ВОПРОС, КАСАЮЩИЙСЯ ПОЛОЖЕНИЯ В ЮЖНОЙ РОДЕЗИИ ®°

В связи с осуществлением резолюции 253
(1968) от 29 мая 1968 года Председатель Совета
Безопасности в записках, распространенных в ка-
честве документов Совета Безопасности, сообщил
о следующих мерах, которые были одобрены Со-
ветом:

10 апреля 1970 года Председатель Совета
Безопасности опубликовал записку '!, в кото-
рой констатируется, что после проведения кон-
сультаций с членами Совета Безопасности бы-
ло решено, что до вынесения следующего реше-
ния Комитет, учрежденный во исполнение
резолюции 253 (1968) Совета. Безопасности,
будет состоять из представителей Непала, Ни-
карагуа, Соединенного Королевства, Соединен-
ных Штатов, Союза Советских Социалистиче-
ских Республик, Сьерра Леоне и Франции '?.

830 сентября 1970 года Председатель Совета
Безопасности опубликовал записку '%, в кото-
рой констатируется, что поёле консультаций
было решено, что по состоянию на 1 октября
1970 года Комитет, учрежденный во исполне-
ние резолюции 253 (1968) Совета Безопасности,
будет состоять из всех членов Совета и что
председательствование в Комитете будет осу-
ществляться его членами каждый месяц пооче-
редно, согласно английскому алфавитному по-
рядку расположения их названий, подобно той
процедуре, которая принята в Совете.

Решения

11 марта 1970 года Совет на своем 1531-м за-
седании постановил пригласить для участия в
дискуссии без права голоса представителей Ал-
жира, Сенегала и Пакистана по пункту, сформу-
лированному следующим образом:

«Вопрос о положении в Южной Родезии:

Письмо постоянного представителя Соеди-
ненного Королевства Великобритании и Се-
верной Ирландии при Организации Объеди-
ненных Наций от 3 марта 1970 года на имя
Председателя Совета Безопасности ($/9675) 4,

Письмо представителей Алжира, Берега Сло-
новой Кости, Ботсваны, Бурунди, Верхней
Вольты, Габона, Ганы, Гвинеи, Дагомеи, Зам-

'ю° Резолюции и решения по этому вопросу были также
приняты Советом в 1963, 1965, 1966, 1968 и 1969 годах.

" См. Официальные отчеты Совета Безопасности, два-
дцать пятый год, Дополнение за апрель, май и июнь
1970 года, документ 5/9748.

% Состав Комитета, ‘учрежденного первоначально, мож-
но найти в документах $/3697 от 31 июля 1968 года и
5/8697/А44.1 от 27 января 1969 года: см. Официальные от-
четы Совета Безопасности, двадцать третий год, Дополне-
ние за июль, август и сентябрь 1968 года, там же, двадцать
четвертый год, Дополнение за январь, февраль и март
1969 года.

3 См. Официальные отчеты Совета Безопасности, два-
дцать пятый год, документ $/9951.

\“ Там же, Дополнение за январь,
1970 года.

февраль и март

бии, Камеруна, Кении, Конго (Демократичес-
кая Республика), Лесото, Либерии, Ливии,
Маврикия, Мавритании, Мадагаскара, Мали,
Марокко, Народной Республики Конго, Ниге-
ра, Нигерии, Объединенной Арабской Респуб-
лики, Объединенной Республики Танзания, Ру-
анды, Свазиленда, Сенегала, Сомали, Судана,
Сьерра Леоне, Того, Туниса, Уганды, Цент-
ральноафриканской Республики, Чада, Эква-
ториальной Гвинеи и Эфиопии от 6 марта 1970
года на имя Председателя Совета Безопасно-
сти (5/9682)»!5.

12 марта 1970 года Совет на своем 1532-м за-
седании постановил пригласить представителей
Югославии и Индии '6 принять участие в обсуж-
дении этого вопроса без права голоса.

17 марта 1970 года Совет на своем 1534-м за-
седании постановил пригласить представителя
Саудовской Аравии принять участие в обсужде-
нии этого вопроса без права голоса.

Резолюция 277 (1970)

от 18 марта 1970 года

Совет Безопасности,

вновь подтверждая свои резолюции 216 (1965)
от 12 ноября 1965 года, 217 (1965) от 20 ноября
1965 года, 221 (1966) от 9 апреля 1966 года, 232
(1966) от 16 декабря 1966 года и 253 (1968) от
29 мая 1968 года,

вновь подтверждая, что в той степени, в какой
настоящая резолюция не заменяет мер, преду-
смотренных в резолюциях 217 (1965), 232 (1966)
и 253 (1968), а также мер, принятых государст-
вами-членами во исполнение данных резолюций,
эти меры остаются в силе,

принимая во внимание доклады ''
учрежденного во исполнение
(1968) Совета Безопасности,

Комитета,
резолюции 253

отмечая с серьезным беспокойством, что:

а) принятые до сих пор меры не положили ко-
нец мятежу в Южной Родезии,

Ь) некоторые государства, волреки резолюциям
232 (1966) и 253 (1968) Совета Безопасности и
своим обязательствам по статье 25 Устава Орга-
низации Объединенных Наций, не прекратили
торговлю с незаконным режимом Южной Роде-
Зии,

8 Там же, на 1531-м заседании к списку
это письмо был добавлен Габон.

'6 Представитель Индии занял свое место за столом Со-
вета на 1533-м заседании, состоявшемся 13 марта 1970 года.

" См. Официальные отчеты Совета Безопасности, два-
дцать третий год, Дополнение за октябрь, ноябрь и декабрь
1968 года, документ $/8954 и там же, двадцать четвертый
год, Дополнение за апрель, май и июнь 1969 года, документ
$/9252 и А44.1.

подписавших
с) правительства Южно-Африканской Респуб-
лики и Португалии продолжают оказывать по-
мощь незаконному режиму Южной Родезии, ос-
лабляя тем самым воздействие мер, решения 0
которых были приняты Советом Безопасности,

а) положение в Южной Родезии продолжает
ухудшаться в результате принятия незаконным
режимом новых мер, включая преднамеренное
принятие статуса Республики, направленных на
угнетение африканского народа в нарушение ре-
золюции 1514 (ХУ) Генеральной Ассамблеи от
14 декабря 1960 года,

признавая законность борьбы народа Южной
Родезии за обеспечение того, чтобы пользоваться
своими правами, предусмотренными в Уставе и
в соответствии с целями резолюции 1514 (ХУ)
Генеральной Ассамблеи,

вновь подтверждая, что нынешняя обстановка
в Южной Родезии представляет угрозу междуна-
родному миру и безопасности,

действуя в соответствии с главой УП Устава
Организации Объединенных Наций,

1. осуждает незаконное провозглашение рес-
публиканского статуса территории незаконным
режимом в Южной Родезии;

2. постановляет, что государства — члены Ор-
ганизации должны воздерживаться от признания
этого незаконного режима и от оказания ему
какой бы то ни было помощи;

3. призывает государства-члены принять на
национальном уровне соответствующие меры для
обеспечения того, чтобы ни один акт должност-
НЫХ ЛИЦ И учреждений незаконного режима |5)
Южной Родезии не получал какого-либо призна-
НИЯ, официального или иного, включая призна-
ние судебного характера, со стороны компетент-
ных органов этих государств;

4, вновь подтверждает главную ответствен-
ность правительства Соединенного Королевства
Великобритании и Северной Ирландии за то, что-
бы дать народу Зимбабве возможность осущест-
вить свое право на самоопределение и независи-
мость, в соответствии с Уставом Организации
Объединенных Наций и согласно резолюции 1514
(ХУ) Генеральной Ассамблеи, и настоятельно
призывает это правительство полностью выПол-
нить свои обязанности;

5. осуждает все меры политических репрессий,
включая аресты, задержания, суды и казни, кото-
рые нарушают основные свободы и права народа
Южной Родезии;

6. осуждает политику правительств Южной
Африки и Португалии, которые продолжают под-
держивать политические, экономические, воен-
ные и другие отношения с незаконным режимом
в Южной Родезии в нарушение соответствующих
резолюций Организации Объединенных Наций;

7. требует немедленного вывода южноафрикан-
ской полиции и вооруженного персонала с тер-
ритории Южной Родезии;

8. призывает государства — члены — Организа-
ции принимать более строгие меры для того, что-
бы не допустить какого-либо обхода их гражда-
нами, организациями, компаниями и другими на-
циональными учреждениями решений, принятых
Советом Безопасности в резолюциях 232 (1966)
и 253 (1968), все положения которых полностью
остаются в силе;

9. постановляет, что, в соответстви со статьей 41
Устава и для достижения цели прекращения
этого мятежа, государства — члены Организации
должны:

а) немедленно порвать все дипломатические,
консульские, торговые, военные и другие отноше-
ния, которые они могут иметь с незаконным ре-
жимом в Южной Родезии, и прекратить всякое
представительство, которое у них может сущест-
вовать в этой территории,

6) немедленно прекратить всякое существую-
щее транспортное сообщение в Южную Родезию
и из нее;

10. предлагает правительству Соединенного
Королевства как управляющей державе аннули-
ровать или прекратить все существующие согла-
шения, на основании которых в настоящее время
возможно сохранение иностранного консульско-
го, торгового или иного представительства в Юж-
ной Родезии или в отношениях с ней;

1. предлагает государствам — членам  Орга-
низации принять все возможные дальнейшие ме-
ры в соответствии со статьей 41 Устава для уре-
гулирования положения в Южной Родезии, не
исключая никаких мер, предусмотренных в этой
статье;

12. призывает государства-члены принять на-
длежащие меры для приостановления любого
членства или ассоциированного членства, кото-
рое незаконный режим Южной Родезии имеет в
специализированных учреждениях Организации
Объединенных Наций;

13. настоятельно предлагает государствам-чле-
нам любых международных или региональных
организаций приостановить членство незаконно:
го режима Южной Родезии в соответствующих
организациях и отказывать в любой просьбе
этого режима о приеме в члены этих органи.
заций;

14. настоятельно предлагает всем государст.
вам-членам увеличить моральную и материаль:
ную помощь народу Южной Родезии в его закон-
ной борьбе за достижение свободы и независи-
мости;

15. предлагает специализированным учрежде-
ниям и другим заинтересованным международ:
ным организациям в консультации с Организа-
цией африканского единства оказывать помощь
и поддержку беженцам из Южной Родезии и тем,
кто страдает от угнетения со стороны незаконно-
го режима Южной Родезии; `

16. предлагает государствам — членам — Орга-
низации Объединенных Наций, специализиро-
ванным учреждениям и другим международным
организациям в системе Организации Объединен-
ных Наций приложить срочные усилия по увели-
чению их помощи Замбии в качестве первооче-
редной задачи с целью помочь ей решить те 0со-
бые экономические проблемы, возникающие в
результате осуществления решений Совета Безо-
пасности по этому вопросу, с которыми она
может столкнуться;

17. призывает государства — члены Организа-
ции и, в частности, те, которые по Уставу несут
главную ответственность за поддержание меж-
дународного мира и безопасности, эффективно
оказывать помощь в осуществлении мер, к кото-
рым призывает настоящая резолюция;

18. настоятельно предлагает с учетом прин-
ципа, изложенного в статье 2 Устава, государст-
вам, не являющимся членами Организации Объ-
единенных Наций, действовать в соответствии с
положениями настоящей резолюции;

19. призывает государства-члены сообщить Ге-
неральному секретарю к 1 июня 1970 года о ме-
рах, принятых в осуществление настоящей резо-
люции;

20. предлагает Генеральному секретарю сооб-
щать Совету Безопасности о ходе выполнения
данной резолюции, причем первый доклад дол-
жен быть представлен не позднее | июля 1970
года;

21. постановляет, что на Комитет Совета Безо-
пасности, учрежденный во исполнение резолюции
253 (1968), должны быть возложены, в соответ-
ствии с правилом 28 временных правил процеду-
ры Совета, следующие задачи:

а) рассматривать такие сообщения о ВвЫыПОл-
нении настоящей резолюции, которые будут
представлены` Генеральным секретарем,

Ь) добиваться получения от государств-членов
такой дальнейшей информации относительно эф-
фективного осуществления положений, изложен-
ных в настоящей резолюции, которую он может
счесть необходимой для должного выполнения
своей обязанности информировать Совет Безо-
пасности,

с) изучать пути и средства, с помощью кото-
рых государства-члены могли бы более эффек-
тивно осуществлять решения Совета Безопасно-
сти в отношении санкций против незаконного ре-
жима Южной Родезии, и делать рекомендации
Совету;

22. предлагает Соединенному Королевству как
управляющей державе продолжать оказывать
Комитету максимальную помощь и предостав-
лять Комитету любую информацию, которую оно
может получить, с тем чтобы сделать полностью

эффективными меры, предусмотренные в данной
резолюции, а также в резолюциях 232 (1966) и
253 (1968);

23. призывает государства-члены, а также спе-
циализированные учреждения предоставлять та-
кую информацию, которая может потребоваться
Комитету во исполнение данной резолюции;

24. постановляет сохранить данный пункт в
своей повестке дня для принятия дальнейших
мер, которые могут потребоваться в свете разви-
тия событий.

Принята на 1535-м заседа-
нии 14 голосами при 1 воз-

державшемся (Испания),
причем никто не голосовал
против.

Решение

10 ноября 1970 года Совет на своем 1556-м за-
седании после принятия повестки дня продолжил
обсуждение пункта, сформулированного следую-
щим образом:

«Вопрос о положении в Южной Родезии:

а) Письмо постоянных представителей Бу-
рунди, Замбии, Непала, Сирии и Сьерра
Леоне при Организации Объединенных
Наций от 6 ноября 1970 года на имя
Председателя Совета Безопасности (5/
9975/Кеу.1) 18;

6) Третий доклад Комитета, учрежденного
во исполнение резолюции 253 (1968) Со-
вета Безопасности (5/9844 и Ад4.1—3) »!®.

Резолюция 288 (1970)
от 17 ноября 1970 года
Совет Безопасности,
рассмотрев вопрос о Южной Родезии,

подтверждая свои резолюции 216 (1965) от
12 ноября 1965 года, 217 (1965) от 20 ноября
1965 года, 221 (1966) от 9 апреля 1966 года, 232
(1966) от 16 декабря 1966 года, 253 (1968) от
29 мая 1968 года и 277 (1970) от 18 марта 1970
года,

будучи серьезно обеспокоен тем, что некото-
рые государства не выполняют положений резо-
люций 232 (1966), 253 (1968) и 277 (1970), во-
преки своим обязательствам по статье 25 Устава
Организации Объединенных Наций,

вновь подтверждая первостепенную ответствен-
ность правительства Соединенного Королевства
Великобритании и Северной Ирландии за созда-
ние для народа Южной Родезии возможности
достижения самоопределения и независимости и,
в частности, его ответственность за прекращение

18 Там же, двадцать пятый год, Дополнение за октябрь,
ноябрь и декабрь 1970 года.
9 Гам же, Дополнение за апрель, май и июнь 1970 года,

中文文本 (official Chinese version): 理事 会 於 一 九 七 〇 年 三 月 十 七 日 第 一 五 三 四 次 会
坑 决 定 戎 沙 饲 地 阿拉 伯 代 表 参 加 讨论 此 问题 ， 但 无 才
决 权 。

决 芒 案 二 七 七 (一 九 七 〇 )
一 九 七 〇 年 三 月 十 八 日

安全 理事 会 ，

重申 其 一 九 六 五 年 十 一 月 十 二 日 决 凡 案 二 一 六
《一 九 六 五 人 一 九 六 五 年 十 一 月 二 十 日 决 贰 案 二 一 七
《一 九 六 五 )\ 一 九 六 六 年 四 月 九 日 决 凡 案 二 二 一 (一 九
六 六 ) 一 九 六 六 年 十 二 月 十 六 日 决 嵩 案 二 三 二 (一 九
六 六 ) 及 一 九 六 八 年 五 月 二 十 九 日 决 蒿 案 二 五 三 (一 九
六 八 )，

重申 决 纹 案 二 一 七 (一 九 六 五 ) 二 三 二 (一 九 六
六 ) 及 二 五 三 (一 九 六 八 ) 所 规定 之 措施 ,以 及 各 会 上 员 国
圾 实施 各 层 决 坑 案 所 发 动 之 措施 ， 其 未 经 本 决 贰 和 案 规
定 替 代 者 ， 均 峰 炎 和 宗 有 效 ，

计 及 依照 安全 理事 会 决 贰 案 二 五 三 (一 九 六 八 ) 规
定 设 立 之 委员 会 之 各 报告 书 ,

苟 悉 下 列 事实 ， 至 需 妃 重 关 切 :

《a) 泛 今 所 探 措 施 未 能 娄 平 南 德 西亚 之 魏 优 ，

《b) 若干 国家 违反 安全 理事 会 决 凡 案 二 三 二 (一
九 六 六 ) 及 二 五 三 (一 九 六 八 ) 及 其 依 审 章 第 二 十 五 条
所 须 义 务 ， 未 能 制止 与 南 呆 德 西亚 非法 政权 之 通商 ，

《c) 南非 共和 国 及 葡 芍 牙 两 国政 府 炎 炉 协 助 南 霖
德 西亚 非法 政权 ， 因 而 诚 创 安 全 理事 会 所 决定 各 项 措
施 之 效力 ，

《d) 南 罗 德 西亚 之 情势 , 因 非 法 政权 探 行 新 措施 ，
包括 自称 取得 共和 国 地 位 在 内 。 旨 在 违反 大 会 一 九 六
〇 年 十 二 月 十 四 日 决 凡 案 一 五 一 四 (十 五 ) 压 制 非 洲 人
民 ， 而 和 赚 棱 恶 化 ，

确认 南 坎 德 西亚 人 民 坊 求 享有 联合 国 害 章 所 载 冰
符合 大 会 决 凡 案 一 五 一 四 (十 五 ) 目 标 之 各 项 权利 而 作
之 奢 病 和 仿 正 当 合 法 ，

重申 目前 南 坎 德 西亚 之 情势 构成 对 国际 和 平 与 安
全 之 威 关 ，

参阅 安全 理事 会 正式 杞 杀 ， 第 二 十 三 年 ， 一 九 六 八 年 十
月 ,十 一 月 及 十 二 月 份 补 编 ， 妇 件 8/8954， 及 同上 ， 第 二 十 四
年 ， 一 九 六 九 年 四 月 、 五 月 及 六 月 份 补 统 ， 文 件 S/9252 及
Add.lo

兹 据 联 合 国 害 章 第 七 章 探 取 行 动 ，

一 . 茜 页 南 软 德 西亚 非法 政权 非法 宣告 驴 领 土 吉
共和 国 地 位 ;

二 . 决定 各 会 员 国 不 应 承认 此 一 非法 政权 ， 冰 勿
答 予 任何 协助 ;

三 . 提请 各 会 员 国 各 在 国家 阶层 探 取 通 当 措 施 ，
务 使 各 喜 国 主管 机 天 针 南 才 德 西亚 非法 政权 官员 及 机
赤 之 任何 行 乱 ， 勿 予 任何 官方 或 其 他 方式 之 承 事 ， 包
括 法 律 事 知 在 内 ;

四 . 重申 大 不 列 疆 及 北 爱尔兰 联合 王国 政府 及 有
主要 责任 ， 使 新 巴 威 人 民 得 以 依照 联合 国 寡 章 及 大 会
决 凡 案 一 五 一 四 (十 五 ), 行使 其 自决 及 独立 之 权利 ;站
促请 该 政府 充分 履行 其 责任 ;

五 . 区 责 所 有 政治 压制 措施 ， 包 括 逮 捕 拘禁 、 审
讯 及 处 死刑 在 内 ， 此 等 措施 侵犯 南 坎 德 西 亚 人 民 之 基
本 自由 及 权利 ;

六 . 区 责 南 非 及 葡萄 牙 两 国政 府 违 反 各 有 关联 合
国 决 闹 案 ， 炎 炉 与 南 才 德 西亚 非法 政权 保持 政治 ,经
济 、 军 事 及 其 他 天保 ;

七 要求 南 非 警察 及 武装 人 员 立 即 撤 出 南 才 德 西
亚 儒 土 ;

八 ， 提请 各 会 员 国 探 取 更 刻 属 之 措施 ， 以 期 制止
其 本 国 国民 ,组织 . 公 司 及 其 他 机 关 规 避 安 全 理事 会 於
决议 案 二 三 二 (一 九 六 六 ) 及 决 玉 案 二 五 三 (一 九 六 八 )
内 所 作 之 决定 ， 各 决 凡 案 之 一 切 规定 缕 炉 充分 有
效 ;

九 . 决定 依照 审 章 第 四 十 一 条， 兹 优 吉 到 烙 止 蜂
仙 之 目的 起 见 ， 各 会 员 国 几 :

Ca) 立即 与 南 才 德 西 亚 非 法 政权 断 纸 一 切 外 交 领
事 、 贸 易 、. 军 事 及 其 他 关 低 ， 东 结束 其 在 臣 领 土 所 设 之
任何 代表 栅 关 ，;

《b) 立即 停止 现在 往来 南 坎 德 西 亚 之 任何 有 运 壤 工
具 ;

一 〇 . 请 管理 国联 合 王国 政府 废止 或 撤消 现时 得
在 或 得 与 南 攻 德 西亚 厅 持 外 国 领事 .贸易 或 其 他 机 关
所 根据 之 现行 协定 ;

一 一 . 请 各 会 员 国 在 害 章 第 四 十 一 条 下 探 取 一 切
可 能 之 进一步 行动 以 应 付 南 坎 德 西亚 情势 ， 苹 条 中 所
规定 之 任何 措施 此 不 例外 ;
一 二 . 提请 各 会 员 国 探 取 适 当 行 动 停止 南 困 德 西
亚 非 法 政权 在 联合 国 专 门 机 关内 享有 之 会 员 或 协商 会
员 地 位 ;

一 三 ,促请 一 切 国际 或 区 域 组 缴 会 员 国 停止 南 罗
德 西亚 非法 政权 在 各 让 组 织 中 之 会 员 地 位 站 拒 纸 层 政
权 之 任何 和 会 申请 ;

一 四 . 促请 各 会 员 国 ， 对 於 南 纤 德 西亚 人 民 求 自
由 及 独立 之 合法 天竺 ， 增 输 精 神 及 物质 援助 ;

一 五 . 请 各 专门 机 关 及 其 他 有 关 国 际 租 织 ， 商 同
非洲 园 结 租 织 ， 针 於 南 吹 德 西亚 妈 民 及 受 南 困 德 西亚
非法 政权 愿 妃 之 人 士 ， 给 予 救援 及 协助 ;

一 六 .请 各 会 上 员 国 联合国 、 各 专门 机 关 及 联合 国
体系 内 其 他 国际 组 织 ， 作 需 优 先 事项 ， 和 急速 努力 ， 增
加 其 兰 於 洁 比 亚 之 协助 ， 以 谋 助 其 解决 因 安全 理事 会
针 本 问题 所 作 决 定之 实施 可 能 面 圣 之 特殊 和 经济 问题 ;

一 七 .提请 各 会 员 国 ， 尤 其 依据 害 章 有 只 有 下 持 国
际 和 平 及 安全 主要 责任 之 会 员 国 ， 切 实 协 助 实施 本 决
渡 案 所 规定 之 各 项 措施 ;

一 八 . 计 及 联合 国 害 章 第 二 人 条 所 载 之 原则 ， 促 请
非 联合 国会 员 国 六 照 本 决 凡 案 之 规定 行事 ;

一 九 . 提请 各 会 员 国 於 一 九 七 〇 年 六 月 一 日 以 前
就 实施 本 决议 案 所 探 措施 向 秘书 长 提出 报告 ;

二 〇 .请 秘书 长 就 实施 本 决 讨 案 之 进度 向 安全 理
事 会 具 报 ， 第 一 次 报告 书 至 膛 於 一 九 七 〇 年 七 月 一 日
提出 ;

二 一 . 决定 : 安全 理事 会 依照 理事 会 芹 行 讨 事 规
则 第 二 十 八条 之 规定 以 决 凡 案 二 五 三 (一 九 六 八 ) 设 时
之 委员 会 及 责 :

《a) 审查 秘书 长 提出 之 本 决 讨 案 实施 情形 报告
书 ;

〈b) 关於 本 决 贰 案 各 项 规定 之 有 效 实 施 ， 向 会 员
国徽 求 其 训 需 委 善 履行 其 向 安全 理事 会 报告 之 义务 起
见 所 需要 之 淮 一 步 情 报 ;

《c) 研究 会 员 国 可 以 更 加 有 效 实施 安全 理事 会 关
於 制裁 南 纤 德 西亚 非法 政权 之 决定 之 办 法 ， 下 向 安全
理事 会 提 具 建 广 ;

二 二 .主管 理 国联 合 王 国 赚 和 炉 向 设 委员 会 给 予 最
大 之 协助 , 汞 向 级 委员 会 供给 其 可 能 接 到 之 一 切 情报 ，
伟 本 决 贰 案 以 及 决 功 案 二 三 二 (一 九 六 六 ) 及 二 五 三
《一 九 六 八 ) 内 所 定 措 施 缘 得 充分 奏效 ;

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二 三 . 提请 各 会 员 国 及 各 专门 机 天 供给 届 委 员 会
需 执 行 本 决 凡 案 可 能 微 求 之 情报 ;

二 四 . 决定 本 项 上 且 留 列 议 程 ， 伟 参照 事态 发 展 探
取 送 党 之 进一步 行动 。
第 一 五 三 五 次 会 议 以 十
四 昧 对 堆 通 过 ， 率 权 者
一 (西班牙 )。

决 定
理事 会 於 一 九 七 O 〇 年 十 一 月 十 日 第 一 五 五 六 次 会
讨 通过 坑 程 后， 随即 着 手 寻 论 下 开 项 目 :
“天 礁 南光 德 西 亚 情 势 之 并 题 :
“(a) 一 九 七 O 〇 年 十 一 月 六 日 布 隆 提 ,` 尼 泊 责 、 狮
子 山 \ 伐 利 亚 及 人 告 比 亚 等 国 蛙 联合 国 常 任 代
表 和 致 安全 理事 会 主席 画 (S/9975/Rev.1D737

“b) 依 安全 理事 会 决 贰 案 二 五 三 (一 九 六 八 ) 规
定 所 设 委 员 会 第 三 次 报告 书 (S/9844 及
Add.1-3)。 2

决 芒 案 二 八 八 ( 一 九 七 〇 )
一 九 七 〇 年 十 一 月 十 七 日

安全 理事 会 ，

业已 审 芳 南 德 西亚 问题 ，

重申 其 一 九 六 五 年 十 一 月 十 二 日 决 遍 案 二 一 大
(一 九 六 五 )、 一 九 六 五 年 十 一 月 二 十 日 次 蒿 案 二 一 七
《一 九 六 五 修一 九 六 六 年 四 月 九 日 决 巅 案 二 二 一 (一 九
六 六 )、 一 九 六 六 年 十 二 月 十 六 日 决议 案 二 三 二 (一 九
六 六 )、 一 九 六 八 年 五 月 二 十 九 日 决 凡 案 二 五 三 (一 九
六 八 ) 及 一 九 七 〇 年 三 月 十 八 日 决 凡 案 二 七 七 (一 九 七
〇 )，

对 於 若 干 国家 普 未 罗 循 决 贰 案 二 三 二 (一 九 六
六 外 二 五 三 (一 九 六 八 ) 及 二 七 七 (一 九 七 口 ) 之 各 项 规
定 ， 与 披 等 依 联合 国 害 章 第 二 十 五 条 所 有 之 义务 实 相
尾 解 ， 深 表 关 切 ，

重申 联合 王 苞 政府 所 肌 促 使 南 直 德 西亚 人 民 臻 巡
自决 与 独立 之 主要 责任 ， 特 别 是 其 制止 非法 宣 侯 独 立
之 真 任 ，

“同上 ， 第 二 十 五 年 ， 一 九 七 @O 年 十 月 .十 一 月 及 十 二 月
份 宰 编 。

”同上 ， 一 九 七 〇 年 四 月 ,五 月 及 六 月 份 补 炉 。


Draft resolution (S/9709/Rev.1):
UN ITED NATIONS

SECURITY
COUNCIL

Distr.
GENERAL

$/9709/Rev.1
18 March 1970

ORIGINAL: ENGLISH

Finland: revised draft resolution

The Security Council,

Reaffirming its resolutions 216 (1965) of 12 November 1965, 217 (1965) of
20 November 1965, 221 (1966) of 9 April 1966, 232 (1965) of 16 Becemwber 1966
and 253 (1968) of 29 May 1968,

Reaffirming that, to the extent not superseded in this resolution, the
measures provided for in resolutions 217 (1965) of 20 November 1965, 2%2 (1966)
oF 16 December 1966 and 253 (1966) of 29 May 1966, as well as those initiated
by Member States in implementation of those resolutions, shall continue in effect,

Teking into account the reports of the Committee established in pursuance of
Security Council resolution 253 (1968) (8/8954 and 8/9252),

Noting with grave concern: ’

(a) That the measures so far taken have failed to bring the rebellion in
Southern Rhodesia to an end,

(b) That some States, contrary to resolutions 232 (1966) and 253 (1966)
of the Security Council and to their obligations under Article 25 of the Charter,
have failed to prevent trade with the illegal régime of Southern Rhodesia,

(c) . That the Governments of the Republic of South Africa and Portugal have

continued to give assistance to the illegal régime of Southern Rhodesia, thus
A iminishing the effects of the measures decided upon by the Security
Council,

(a) That the situation in Southern Rhodesia continues to deteriorate as
a result of the introduction by the illegal régime of new measures, including
the purported assumption of republican status, aimed at repressing the African

People in violation of General Assembly resolution 1518 (%v),

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Recognizing the legitimacy of the struggle of the people of Southern Rhodesia
to secure the enjoyment of their rights as set forth in the Charter of the United
Nations and in conformity with the objectives of General Assembly resolution
151k (xv), |

Reaffirming that the present situation in Southern Rhodesia constitutes a
threat to international peace and security,

Acting under Chapter VII of the United Nations Charter,

1. Condemns the illegal proclamation of republican status of the Territory
by the illegal régime in Southern Rhodesia;

2, Decides that Member States shall refrain from recognizing this illegal
régime or from rendering any assistance to it;

%. Calls upon Member States to take appropriate measures, at the national
level, to ensure that any act performed by officials and institutions of the
© 11egal régime in Southern Rhodesia shall not be accorded any recognition, official
or otherwise, including judicial notice, by the competent organs of thelr State;

4k. Reaffirms the primary responsibility of the Government of the United
Kingdom for enabling the people of Zimbabwe to exercise their right to selfdetermination and independence, in accordance with the Charter of the United
Nations and in conformity with General Assembly resolution 1514 (XV), and urges
that Government to discharge fully its responsibility;

2. Condemns all measures of political repression, including arrests,
detentions, trials and executions, which violate fundamental freedoms and rights

of the people of Southern Rhodesia;

6. Condemns the policies of the Governments of South Africa and Portugal,
which continue to have political, economic, military, and other relations with
the illegal régime in Southern Rhodesia in violation of the relevant United
Nations resolutions;

Te. Demands the immediate withdrawal of South African police and armed
personnel from the Territory of Southern Rhodesia;

8. Calls upon Member States to take more stringent measures in
order to prevent any circumvention by thelr raticnals, organizations,
companies and other institutions of their nationality, of the decisions taken by

the Security. Council in resolutions 232 (1966) and 253 (1968), all provisions of
which shall fully remain in force;

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9. Decides, in accordance with Article 41 of the Charter and in furthering
the objective of ending the rebellion, that Member States shall:

(a) Immediately sever all diplomatic, consular, trade, military and other
relations that they may have with the illegal régime in Southern Rhodesia, and
terminate any representation that they may maintain in the Territory;

(b) Immediately interrupt any existing means of transportation to and from
Southern Rhodesia;

10. Requests the Government of the United Kingdom as the administering
Power, to rescind or withdraw any existing agreements on the basis of which
foreign consular, trade and other representation may at present be maintained
in or with Southern Rhodesia;

11. Requests Member States to take all possible further action under
Article L1 of the Charter to deal with the situation in Southern Rhodesia, not
eXeluding any of the measures provided in that Article;

12. calls upon Member States to take appropriate action to suspend any
membership or associate membership that the illegal régime of Southern Rhodesia
has in specialized agencies of the United Natlons; ,

13. Urges Member States of any international or regional organizations to
suspend the membership of the illegal régime of Southern Rhodesia from their
respective organizations and to refuse any request for membership from that
régime;
1h, Urges Member States to increase moral and material assistance to the
people of Southern Rhodesia in their legitimate struggle to achieve freedom and

independence;
15. Requests specialized agencies and other international organizations

concerned, in consultation with the Organization of African Unity, to give aid
and assistance to refugees from Southern Rhodesia and those who are suffering

from oppress ion by the illegel régime of Southern Rhodesia;
16. Requests Member States, the United Nations, the specialized agencies and

other international organizations in the United Nations system to make an urgent

effort to increase their assistance to Zambia as a matter of priority with a view

to helping her solve such special economic problems as she may be confronted with

arising from the carrying out of the decisions of the Security Council in this

question;

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17. (Calls upon Member States, and in particular those with primary
responsibility under the Charter for the maintenance of internatisnal peace and
security, to assist effectively in the implementation of the measures called for
by the present resolution;

18. Urges, having regard to the principle stated in Article 2 of the United
Nations Charter, States not Mewbers of the United Natiwns to act in accordance
with the provisions of the present resolution;

19. Calls upon Member States to repwrt to the Secretary-General by
1 June 1970 on the measures taken to implement the present resolution;

20. Requests the Secretary-General to report te the Security Councll on the
| progress of the implementatien of this resolutien, the first report not to be
made later than 1 July 1970;

21. Decides that the Committee ¢f the Security Council established by
resolution 253 (1968), in accordance with rule 28 of the provisional rules of
procedure of the Security Council, shall be entrusted with the responsibility of:

(a) Examining such reperts on the implementation of the present resolution
as will be submitted by the Secretary-General;

(b) To seek from Member States such further inferwation regarding the
effective implementation of the provisions laid down in the present resolution eg
it may consider necessary for the proper discharge of its duty to report to the
Security Council;

(¢) To study ways and means by which Member States could carry out more
effectively the decisions of the Security Council regarding sanctions against
the illegal régime of Southern Rhodesia and to make recommendatiens to the
Security Council;

22. Requests the United Kingdom, as the administering Power, to continue to
give meximum assistance to the Committee and to provide the Committee with any
. information ‘which it may receive in order that the measures envisaged in this
resolution as well as resolutions 232 (1966) and 25% (1968) may be rendered
fully effective;

23. Calls upon Member States as well as the specialized agencies to supply
such information as may be sought by the Committee in pursuance of this resolution;

24. Decides to maintain this item on ite agenda for further action as

appropriate in the light of developments.

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Meeting record:
UNITED NATIONS

SECURITY COUNCIL
OFFICIAL RECORDS

TWENTY-FIFTH YEAR

th
] 5 35 MEETING: 18 MARCH 1970

NEW YORK
CONTENTS
Page
Provisional agenda (S/Agenda/I535) ....ovviiriiin iii 1
Adoption of the agenda .........veeurtiuirinnrannsenrr iii 1

Question concerning the situation in Southern Rhodesia:

Letter dated 3 March 1970 from the Permanent Representative of the United
Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland to the United Nations
addressed to the President of the Security Council (S/9675);

Letter dated 6 March 1970 addressed to the President of the Security Council
by the representatives of Algeria, Botswana, Burundi, Cameroon, the
Central African Republic, Chad, the Congo (Democratic Republic of),
Dahomey, Equatorial Guinea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, the Ivory
Coast, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Madagascar, Mali, Mauritania,
Mauritius, Morocco, the Niger, Nigeria, the People’s Republic of the
Congo, Rwanda, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Somalia, Sudan, Swaziland, Togo,
Tunisia, Uganda, the United Arab Republic, the United Republic of Tanzania, the Upper Volta and Zambia (S/9682)............coovvnnnnns 1

S/PV.1535
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on that date.

FIFTEEN HUNDRED AND THIRTY-FIFTH MEETING
Held in New York on Wednesday, 18 March 1970, at 3.30 p.m.

President; Mr. Joaquin VALLEJO ARBELAEZ
(Colombia).

Present: The representatives of the following States:
Burundi, China, Colombia, Finland, France, Nepal,
Nicaragua, Poland, Sierra Leone, Spain, Syria, Union
of Soviet Socialist Republics, United Kingdom of Great
Britain and Northern Ireland, United States of America
and Zambia.

Provisional agenda (S/Agenda/1535)
1. Adoption of the agenda.

2. Question concerning the situation in Southern
Rhodesia:
Letter dated 3 March 1970 from the Permanent
: Representative of the United Kingdom of Great
Britain and Northern Ireland to the United Nations
addressed to the President of the Security Council
(8/9675);

Letter dated 6 March 1970 addressed to the President of the Security Council by the representatives of Algeria, Botswana, Burundi, Cameroon,
the Central African Republic, Chad, the Congo
(Democratic Republic of), Dahomey, Equatorial
Guinea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, the
Ivory Coast, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya,
Madagascar, Mali, Mauritania, Mauritius,
Morocco, the Niger, Nigeria, the People’s Republic of the Congo, Rwanda, Senegal, Sierra Leone,
Somalia, Sudan, Swaziland, Togo, Tunisia,
Uganda, the United Arab Republic, the United
Republic of Tanzania, the Upper Volta and Zambia (5/9682).

Adoption of the agenda
The agenda was adopted.

Question concerning the situation in Southern
Rhodesia

Letter dated 3 March 1970 from the Permanent
Representative of the United Kingdom of Great
Britain and Northern Ireland to the United
Nations addressed to the President of the Security
Council (5/9675);

Letter dated 6 March 1970 addressed to the President of the Security Council by the representatives of Algeria, Botswana, Burundi, Cameroon,
the Central African Republic, Chad, the Congo

(Democratic Republic of), Dahomey, Equatorial
Guinea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, the
Ivory Coast, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya,
Madagascar, Mali, Mauritania, Mauritius,
Morocco, the Niger, Nigeria, the People’s Republic of the Congo, Rwanda, Senegal, Sierra Leone,
Somalia, Sudan, Swaziland, Togo, Tunisia,
Uganda, the United Arab Republic, the United
Republic of Tanzania, the Upper Volta and Zambia (S/9682)

1. The PRESIDENT (interpretation from Spanish):
In accordance with the decisions previously taken by
the Council, and with the Council’s consent, I invite
the representatives of Algeria, Senegal, Pakistan,
Yugoslavia, India and Saudi Arabia to participate in
the Council's discussions without the right to vote.

2. Since there is not enough room at the table to
seat all the representatives participating in the debate,
in accordance with the practice followed by the Council
in the past in similar cases, I shall request them to
take the places reserved for them at the side of the
Council chamber, on the understanding that they will
be invited to take a place at the Council table when
it is their turn to speak.

At the invitation of the President, Mr. N. Harbi
(Algeria), Mr. I. Boye (Senegal), Mr. S. A. Karim
(Pakistan), Mr. Z. Jazi¢ (Yugoslavia), Mr. §. Sen
(India) and Mr. J. Baroody (Saudi Arabia) took the
places reserved for them in the Council chamber.

3. The PRESIDENT (nzerpretation from Spanish):
The Council will now continue its consideration of the
question on our agenda, but before calling on the first
speaker on my list I should like to express my most
sincere thanks to the representatives of Zambia,
Burundi, Sierra Leone, Syria, Nepal, the United Kingdom and Finland for having responded to the appeal
I made to them this morning. In a spirit of cordiality
they made every effort to find a satisfactory solution
through the draft resolution contained in document
S/9709/Rev.1 the provisional text of which is now
before the Council. I hope the majority of members
of the Council will be able to support this draft
resolution, so that the Council once again can take
a clear decision in the light of the consensus that exists
concerning the rejection of the alleged Republic of
Southern Rhodesia which the illegal régime has tried
to impose, ignoring the will of the Security Council
and the General Assembly, and the wishes of the majority of the people of Zimbabwe.
4. Mr. JAKOBSON (Finland): After the very full
debate we have had on this question 1 can be very
brief in this statement today. I should like to begin
with what you, Mr. President, said at the conclusion
of yesterday's meeting. You made a very important
statement at the end of that meeting, urging members
of the Council to make an effort to work out a formula
acceptable to all. I am very grateful to you for the
powerful support you, as President of the Council, have
given to the proposals my delegation has submitted
to the Council.

5. As you have just pointed out, Sir, consultations
have taken place this morning between the sponsors
of the various draft resolutions that have been considered by the Council and I should now like to tell
the Council about the results of those consultations
which took place at your initiative and under your
leadership this morning.

6. A provisional revised version of our draft resolution has been distributed to delegations. It is perhaps
not available yet in all the working languages, but I
understand that the remaining versions will be ready
soon and will be distributed in the course of this
meeting. The revisions that have been made are largely
self-explanatory and I shall limit my comments to some
brief remarks.

7. Many of the revisions are drafting and editing revisions. The first is in paragraph 2, from which the reference to Article 41 of the United Nations Charter has
been deleted.

8. The next revision is in paragraph 4, to which the
following words have been added:

“in accordance with the Charter of the United
Nations and in conformity with General Assembly
resolution 1514 (XV), and urges that Government
to discharge fully its responsibility”.

9. Inparagraph 6, the words ‘‘in contravention’ have
been changed to “‘in violation.

10. A new paragraph 7 has been added. It reads:

“Demands the immediate withdrawal of South
African palice and armed personnel from the Territory of Southern Rhodesia;™.

1. In new paragraph 8, the words ‘“‘where
necessary” have been deleted and the following words
have been added: ‘‘all provisions of which shall fully
remain inforce;”’. That addition was regarded as necessary in order to remove any doubt about the continued
validity of all the provisions of Council resolutions 232
(1966) and 253 (1968).

12. We have also added another new paragraph,
which becomes paragraph 10 and it reads as follows:

“Requests the Government of the United
Kingdom, as the administering Power, to rescind
or withdraw any existing agreements on the basis
of which foreign consular, trade and other represen-

tation may at present be maintained in or with Southern Rhodesia;

13. In paragraph 11 of the original draft, which has
become new paragraph 13, the following words have
been added: ‘‘and to refuse any request for membership
from that régime’.

14, In paragraph 12 of the original text, which is now
paragraph 14 of the revised text, we say that Member
States are urged to increase moral and material
assistance to the people of Southern Rhodesia.

15. Those are the revisions that have been made in
the text of the draft resolution which was formally
submitted to the Council yesterday and was informally
circulated last week.

16. 1 realize, of course, that the revised draft falis
far short of what many members, and particularly the
African members of the Council, would consider desirable or even adequate, but I believe it represents what
in the present circumstances is possible to attain, possible to agree upon, in the Council. The limits of what
can be agreed upon were dramatically illustrated at
yesterday’s meeting. I think everyone will agree now
that it is in the interests of no one except the illegal
régime and its supporters to leave the issue suspended,
as it were, in the state of indecision which was the
net result of yesterday's meeting.

17. The draft resolution that is now before the
Council, if promptly and unanimously adopted, will
reaffirm the condemnation by the international community of the illegal régime and it will also to some
extent at least intensify the international pressure that
is brought to bear on that régime. Therefore I would
join in the appeal you, Mr. President, have just made
to members of the Council to adopt this draft resolution
promptly and unanimously.

18. The PRESIDENT (interpretation from Spanish):
As the list of speakers on this item is exhausted, I
shall put to the vote the revised draft resolution submitted by the representative of Finland. First, however,
I shall call in turn on those representatives who have
indicated the wish to explain their votes before the
vote.

19. Mr. NKAMA (Zambia): In conformity witha customary African attitude, I should like to express our
thanks again to you, Mr. President, for allowing us
to explain our vote before we proceed to take a decision
on the draft which is now before us and which has
been presented by Ambassador Jakobson of Finland.
I am sure that ali of us will agree that it is not necessary
for us to make long statements at this stage, for the
very simple reason that we have all had ample time
in which to make our views known. In any case there
is a second reason why my delegation will not make
a long statement at this stage, and it is that we wish
to pay tribute, if in a modest way, to the contribution
made to our work by what I might call the invisible
giants, who have made a remarkable contribution to
the finding of solutions to a number of intricate prob-

. lems that beset this Council at the outset of its work.
The invisible giants I am referring to are the interpreters
and of course many others who have not participated
in our debates but who, I think each of us will agree,
have played an important part in our deliberations.

20. My delegation will vote in favour of the draft
resolution sponsored by the representative of Finland,
Mr. Jakobson. This position has been made relatively
easy for us to reach, partly because of the informal
consultations that have taken place and also because
of your own initiative, Mr. President. There is no doubt
that you have played an important part in reconciling
various divergent views and positions.

21. Furthermore, we are going to support Mr. Jakobson’s draft resolution in the spirit of *‘give and take’.
By that I mean that we are not entirely satisfied with
the draft resolution that is now before the Council.
We will support it because, as I have already stated,
we have great respect and admiration for Mr. Jakobson,
and indeed we are aware of the important role his
country, Finland, has been playing and no doubt still
plays and will continue to play alongside other Scandinavian countries as a bridge between the races and
between the nations.

22. Then, of course, as we all know, Mr. Jakobson
has had the courtesy, as is usually the case with him,
not only to consider but also to accept what I might
call the minor amendments which have been put forward by the Afro-Asian delegations.

23. Tt is not necessary for me to say at this stage
that my delegation joined the delegations of Burundi,
Nepal, Syria and Sierra Leone in sponsoring a draft
resolution [S/9696 and Corr.l and 2] which was
absolutely in keeping with the demands and aspirations
of the oppressed people of Zimbabwe. We wish only
to take this opportunity of registering our bitter disappointment that the United States joined the United
Kingdom in vetoing a decision which received the
warm endorsement of the majority of the Council
members. I have used the words ‘bitter disappointment’’ with respect to the United States because
we did not expect the delegation of that country to
use the veto; but, as we all know, it did resort to its
first veto, and this for the purpose—may we be forgiven
for saying this ?—of protecting the interests of the white
minority régimes in southern Africa. As for Britain,
we expected it to use the veto in any event and, as
all of us will recall, it did so yesterday for the fourth
ime.

24. There is no doubt now that the white régimes
of southern Africa have been assured that their interests will continue to be protected or to be defended
by the double veto which we around this table witnessed yesterday. I am sure that the whole of Africa
joins us here in expressing great disappointment with
th ose who exercised their vetoes yesterday. The nullification of our popular draft resolution will be interpreted
as a victory for the Asians, for the Africans, and indeed
also for those who support us in our quest for peace,
Justice, brotherhood and equality.

25. Those who vetoed the draft resolution may think
that they defeated us; but let me say with pride that
we do not regard yesterday’s vetoes as a defeat. At
worst we may regard them as a technical defeat, but
I think we regard them more as a victory for those
who stand for human equality and for the emancipation
of the long-suffering people of Zimbabwe.

26. Ithinkthat what happened yesterday will go down
in the history of the United Nations as a great occasion.
First, those who stand for equality, justice, democracy
and brotherhood, came out in the open, banded
together and joined in support of that human cause.
As everybody saw, those who do not believe in those
virtues joined together in defence of iniquitous interests—I am sorry to have to use the words ‘iniquitous
interests’. Secondly, I think that for the first time in
the history of the United Nations the Afro-Asians were
able to beat the two big Powers—if I may so refer
to them—the United States and the United Kingdom,
at their own game. They have been organizing,
intriguing, and so on, around this table, but I think
that for the first time we were able to outwit them
and I believe that it must have come as a surprise
to them when they realized that we had the necessary
votes to push our draft resolution through. I hope they
will take that very seriously. It is, I think, a warning
to the world that, as Mr. Nicol of Sierra Leone said
yesterday, the gates of freedom are slowly but surely

‘opening, giving way to the stormy tides of democracy,

racial equality and racial justice.

27. I hope that with those few words I have made
my delegation’s position very clear. As I said earlier,
in deference to Mr. Jakobson of Finland—a man whom
we hold in high esteem—and to his country for the
role it is playing in international affairs, my delegation
is going to vote in favour of this draft resolution.
However, I think it is important to stress that we are
not entirely satisfied with this draft resolution as put
forward by Mr. Jakobson, but as I said, we are going
to support it in the spirit of give and take—a point
which I have been emphasizing deliberately because
I think it is time that the United States and the United
Kingdom also adopted this attitude, this spirit. It is
an important attitude, an important spirit. We must
not always expect to take; we must learn not only
to take but also to give. Sinée Mr. Jakobson’s draft
resolution contains, as a very minimum, some basic
elements that enable us to agree to support it, we are
not going to place any obstacle in the way of the Council’s taking an early decision on it, but I thought that,
before a decision was taken, my delegation’s position
should be made perfectly clear so that there might be
no misunderstanding.

28. Iwish to express our sincere thanks to Mr. Jakobson for the trouble he has taken in finding what I think
1 might call the fair compromise which is now before
the Council. I hope that my two brothers, Mr. Yost
and Lord Caradon, will have no trouble in supporting
this draft resolution; indeed I think it accords well with
what they have been saying so far. The use of force
is not mentioned, nor anything about the blockade of
South Africa, so I am sure that his lordship, who is
meditating there, is preparing to vote in favour of this
draft resolution.

29, Mr. YOST (United States of America): I should
again like to pay a tribute to the representative of Finland for his efforts to make this Council once more
a centre for harmonizing the actions of nations. We
are grateful to him for his skill and wisdom, which,
after the unfortunate divisions of yesterday, have
restored the prospect of unanimous action. It is, in
the view of my delegation, on such unanimous action,
and not on outwitting each other, that progress on this
difficult and important problem depends.

30. I believe that we are all agreed on fundamentals.
We all believe in ‘democracy and brotherhood”, in
the words of the Minister of State of Zambia. My own
nation is founded on the proposition that all men,
everywhere, are born with equal rights. It flows from
this that the United States is opposed to any form
of racial discrimination anywhere and to any régime
which uses racial discrimination as its basis. The
United States has not condoned, is not condoning and
will not condone any attempts by a minority and racist
régime, either in Southern Rhodesia or elsewhere in
southern Africa, to impose its will on the majority or
to thwart the aspirations of that majority to exercise
its civil, political and human rights without any restriction whatsoever.

31. Itis for those reasons that the United States has
steadfastly condemned and opposed the illegal declaration of independence proclaimed by the Smith régime.
1t is for those reasons that the United States has chosen
not to recognize the so-called republic of Rhodesia
and has closed its consulate. [tis for these samereasons
that the United States has steadfastly supported the
imposition of mandatory economic sanctions against
the Smith régime, has co-operated fully with the United
Nations in their application and will continue to do
50.

32. President Nixon, in his report last month to Congress on foreign policy, reiterated United States policy
toward southern Africa in a way which is pertinent
to our present discussions here. He said: -

“*Clearly there is no question of the United States
condoning or acquiescing in the racial policies of
the white-ruled régimes. For moral as well as historical reasons, the United States stands firmly for the
principles of racial equality and self-determination.

“These problems must be solved. But there
remains a real issue on how best to achieve their
resolution. Though we abhor the racial policies of
the white régimes, we cannot agree that progressive
change in southern Africa is furthered by force. The
history of the area shows all too starkly that violence
and the counter-violence it inevitably provokes will
only make more difficult the task of those on both
sides working for progress on the racial question.

“The United States warmly welcomes, therefore,
the recent Lusaka Manifesto, a declaration by Aftican leaders calling for a peaceful settlement of the

tensions in southern Africa. That statesmanlike
document combines a commitment to human dignity
with a perceptive understanding of the depth and
complexity of the racial problem in the area—a combination which we hope will guide the policies of
Africa and her friends as they seek practical policies
to deal with this anguishing question.”

33. Ihavealready expressed my regret over the unfortunate division of the Council yesterday. To a considerable extent that division no doubt arises from honest
differences of perspective. It is natural and proper that
the African Members of our Organization should feel
deep frustration at the inability of our Organization,
thus far, to bring about the compliance of a régime,
representing only 200,000 whites, and not even all of
them, among 4.5 million blacks, with the legitimate
demands and decisions of this Council. It is equally
natural that they should seek further means to make
our decisions prevail.

34, However, as we are all aware, the United Nations
does not have unlimited powers. The Charter does
not convey such powers upon it nor have Members
been able to agree among themselves to give it in fact
all the authority which the Charter conveys in principle.
As long as this situation obtains, we who believe in
and cherish this Organization, who place great hope
in its future growth and reinforcement, must take great
care not to place impossible burdens upon it, not to
demand of it more than it can deliver. To do so will
only emphasize its shortcomings, bring it into contempt
and lessen that public confidence and support on which
its future growth and reinforcement depend.

35. In the present instance it seems to us both
improper and futile to call upon the United Kingdom
to overthrow the Smith régime by force—improper
because starting a war anywhere is hardly what the
United Nations should recommend and starting a war
in southern Africa would be a particularly risky
business, futile because we all know perfectly well that
the United Kingdom is not going to engage in any such
hazardous entreprise. As to cutting off communications, we have also expressed our view, Even if it
were possible, we should not want to cut off all the
inhabitants of Rhodesia, blacks as well as whites,
foreigners as well as nationals, from the free flow of
information from outside. There might be nothing
which would be more agreeable to the minority régime
than to have our help in bringing down an iron curtain
around its people. Certainly such an act would be
totally ineffective in inducing the régime to change its
oppressive policies.

36. Unpalatable as it may be to all of us, I think
we have no alternative but to recognize the fact that
the process of making the rule of law and the rights
of the majority prevail in Rhodesia will not be a quick
one. We must persist firmly and patiently in the course
we are pursuing, in the strict and comprehensive application of the sanctions on which we have all agreed.
In the long run, if they are persisted in, they are bound
to have their effect.
3

37. My delegation has examined with great care the
draft resolution submitted by the representative of Finland, While we have reservations about some provistons, we support the draft resolution as a whole,
believing that it would make a substantial contribution
to achieving the ends we all seek and would help to
restore harmony and unanimity among us. Concerning
paragraph 3, I should note that under our constitutional
system, our courts must be free to take judicial notice.
We have serious doubts about the wisdom of seeking
to impose a complete ban on all surface transportation,
as envisaged in paragraph 9 (b), having in mind the
practical problems of implementation, the serious practical problems created for United States citizens in
Rhodesia and the economic consequences which would
fall particularly on the neighbouring State of Zambia
and would not, very probably, be without unforeseen

‘consequences on others. We would have wished to

have a separate vote on this paragraph, and if there
were to be such a separate vote we would abstain.
However, as long as it is clear that the humanitarian
and medical exceptions provided for in resolution 253
(1968) are maintained, as the sponsor of the draft
resolution pointed out they would be, we shall not
oppose the draft resolution on account of this provision.

38. Having in mind the broader considerations I mentioned a moment ago, particularly the capital importance of harmony among us for the effect that harmony
must have on the minority régime, my delegation is
prepared to support the draft resolution submitted by
Finland.

39. Mr. MALIK (Union of Soviet Socialist Republics)
(tre lated from Russian): Mr. President, the Soviet
U ion delegation already expressed its opinion yesterday ubout the fact that the draft resolution submitted
by the Afro-Asian countries was not adopted because
of the double veto of two permanent members of the
Security Council—~the United Kingdom and the United
States. We regret this, because we consider that the
draft resolution provided the necessary basis for the
adoption of measures which could have changed the
course of events in Southern Rhodesia and promoted
the liberation of the Zimbabwe people.

40. The Finnish draft resolution which is now under

consideration is undoubtedly weaker than the Afro-Asian draft. It misses the point. It does not close the
breach through which the racist régime in Southern
Rhodesia is receiving all kinds of economic and military
help and support: it does not provide for any specific
action against South Africa and Portugal. Therein lies
the weakness of this draft.

41 - The draft resolution reaffirms the primary responsibility of the Government of the United Kingdom for
enabling the people of Zimbabwe to exercise their right
to self-determination and independence. That is the
positive side of the draft, but it does not condemn
the policy still being pursued by the country bearing
the main responsibility for the situation which has arisen in Southern Rhodesia; nor does it condemn certain
other countries which by their policies are not only

condoning this racist, Fascist régime in Southern
Rhodesia but are actually helping it to remain in existence and to tyrannize 5 million Zimbabwe inhabitants.

42. Atthe same time, the draft resolution does contain
a number of positive elements and provisions. Paragraph 9 contains a decision to the effect that all States
Members of the United Nations shall immediately
sever all diplomatic, consular, trade, military and other
relations with the illegal régime in Southern Rhodesia
and interrupt any means of transportation to and from
Southern Rhodesia. A constructive aspect of the draft
resolution is that it confirms and recognizes the legitimate struggle of the people of Southern Rhodesia for
their rights and calls upon all Members of the United
Nations to provide moral and material assistance to
the people of Southern Rhodesia—the Zimbabwe people—in their legitimate and just struggle to achieve
their national freedom and independence.

43, Taking into account all these considerations, both
““for’’ and ‘‘against’’, and above all bearing in mind
the fact that the delegations of the African countries
find the draft resolution acceptable in the situation
which has now arisen as a result of the rejection of
their draft resolution through a double veto, the Soviet
Union delegation feels that in the specific circumstances it can support the Finnish draft resolution and
will vote for it.

44, We should like, however, to make one very
important reservation concerning paragraph 16 of the
draft resolution. The content of this paragraph is similar
to that of paragraph 15 of resolution 253 (1968) adopted
by the Security Council in May 1968. As the members
of the Security Council and many delegations will
recall, the Soviet delegation stated at the time—and
it considers it necessary to repeat and emphasize this
point in connexion with paragraph 16 of the Finnish
draft resolution—that the wording allows a certain
amount of simplification and inaccurate generalization
concerning the substance of the Southern Rhodesian
problem as a whole and its consequences for Zambia.
The Soviet Union of course understands the situation
confronting the friendly State of Zambia, as a neighbour
of Southern Rhodesia, and the problems which have
arisen and are arising for it as a result of the formation
and continued existence of the racist régime in Southern Rhodesia and of the Security Council’s decision
concerning sanctions against that régime.

45. We consider, however, that the obligation to compensate for the harm which has been and probably
will in the future be done to Zambia should lie not
with all States indiscriminately, but with those
countries which bear direct and indirect political and
economic responsibility for the fact that a Fascist
minority régime has emerged, come to power and
remained in power for such a long time in Southern
Rhodesia and is creating serious problems, fraught with
important consequences, both for Zambia and for many
other States in Africa.

46. Itis quite obvious from the trend of the discussion
of this question in the Security Council that political
responsibility for the emergence and maintainance in
power of the racist régime in Southern Rhodesia lies
with those who are aiding and abetting that régime.
The statement of the Soviet Union delegation demonstrated by solid facts precisely who are aiding and abetting that régime. Consequently, responsibility for the
consequences of the existence of that régime, including
the effects on Zambia, lies with those who continue
as before to maintain trade, economic and other relations with that régime, as well as economic, trade and
other relations with the allies and friends of the Southern Rhodesian régime, South Africa and Portugal. This
has been confirmed by countless facts, by official
material from United Nations documents and by factual
data from trade and financial statistics. Accordingly,
the Security Council should oblige those States— and
only those States—to provide compensation for the
harm suffered by Zambia because of the existence of
the Fascist régime in Southern Rhodesia and the
implementation of the. Security Council decisions concerning sanctions against that régime.

47. We in the Soviet Union are developing friendly
economic relations with Zambia on a bilateral basis.
We are providing it with bilateral assistance and shall
of course continue to do so. We feel strongly, however,
that the entire political and economic responsibility
for the grave consequences to Zambia, and for the
establishment and continued existence in Southern
Rhodesia of the racist régime, lies fairly and squarely
with those who by their policies helped to establish
the régime and by their voting in the Security Council
are clearly arranging matters in such a way as to ensure
that the régime will still exist later on and that the
oppression of the 5 million Zimbabwe people by the
racists will also continue in the future. They, and only
they, must be made to compensate for the harm done
to Zambia and any other African country. We are firmly
convinced that Zambia is fully justified in presenting
a full reckoning to these States and above all to the
United Kingdom, as the State mainly responsible for
all that is happening in Southern Rhodesia, and that
they should fully compensate for the harm done to
Zambia.

48. Because of all this and on the basis of the
foregoing, the Soviet Union delegation cannot support
paragraph 16 of the Finnish draft resolution or the provisions contained therein. The Soviet Union will therefore not consider itself bound by any consequences
stemming from the provisions of that paragraph.

49. Mr. NICOL (Sierra Leone): Mr. President, my
delegation wishes to thank you for your leadership in
the preliminary consideration of the draft resolution
of the Finnish delegation. We congratulate Ambassador Jakobson and his colleagues for their work in
introducing their draft. We shall vote for it. It is quite
obviously a compromise draft, but my delegation
believes that, if adopted and if vigorously implemented,
it will go along way towards freeing the captive country
of Zimbabwe from the oppression of the racist régime,
and it will also ease the position of the great and progressive Republic of Zambia.

50. Paragraph 7, which states that we demand *‘the
immediate withdrawal of South African police and
armed personnel from the Territory. of Southern
Rhodesia’ should be firmly carried out. There is open
and public evidence that South African soldiers were
found in Zambia along the border of that country and
Southern Rhodesia. Since they were not dropped from
the skies, they evidently came from Southern
Rhodesia, where they were illegally present. The
Security Council, in the view of my delegation, should
take active steps to warn South Africa and Portugal
not to inflame further a situation which is already dangerously near ignition point.

51. Paragraph 14, which urges Member States *‘to
increase moral and material assistance to the people
of Southern Rhodesia in their legitimate struggle to
achieve freedom and independence’, is a call which
we urge should be noted by all States, whether Members of the United Nations or not. It is necessary to
give not only moral but also material assistance to all
the people of Southern Rhodesia.

52. The representative of the United States has mentioned the undesirability of starting a war in Southern
Rhodesia. My delegation contends that you cannot
start a war with a State which does not exist; and
we have agreed that Rhodesia does not exist. Punitive
action, we maintain, can be taken against the rebel
régime of Ian Smith. It has been taken in the past—and
it is still being taken—by great Powers against other
rebel régimes.

53. Weregret the use of the veto by the United Kingdom and the United States against a draft resolution
concerning African freedom. They have explained their
technical reasons for doing so. We await, however,
at some stage of this continuing matter of Zimbabwe
and South Africa a resounding declaration and
demonstration by them, in the spirit of their ancestors
William Wilberforce and Abraham Lincoln, that
economic considerations will not halt the march to freedom of peoples of African descent and that, where
necessary, force must be used to liberate the millions
in Africa shackled by the manacles of fascism and
racism.

54, Mr. KUYAGA (Poland) (interpretation from
French): We are approaching the end of a debate which,
politically speaking, has fully clarified the situation
within the Council on the question of Southern
Rhodesia. A clear majority has emerged in favour of
a decision by the Council on the basis of the Afro-Asian
draft resolution [$/9696 and Corr.l and 2}, in other
words on dynamic measures aimed at achieving the
freedom and independence of the Zimbabwe people.
An even clearer minority—the United Kingdom and
the United States—has recorded its opposition to such
a solution in the most flagrant fashion by casting its
veto against that solution.

55. Isubscribe to the words of our eminent colleagues
the Minister of State for Foreign Affairs of Zambia
and the representative of Sierra Leone when they
described the debate and the vote as, technically, a

defeat, but morally—and I would also add politically—a victory; for the significance of the debate and
the votes that were recorded will, I am sure, not be
lost, either on the Zimbabwe people or on the rest
of the world, who now know who is for and who is
against a'solution to the problem of Southern Rhodesia
that would be in accord with the aspirations of the
Zimbabwe people, the desires of the African peoples,
and the Organization of African Unity, so eminently
represented here, and that would also conform to the
fundamental principles of the United Nations.

56. My delegation has, in all conscience, given its
support to the Afro-Asian draft resolution. We should
like to assure the representatives of the African
countries of our firm resolve to continue supporting
the struggle of the people of Zimbabwe for their
mdependence. Our attitude in this regard has not
changed,

57. We regret that the Afro-Asian draft resolution
was not adopted. We regard the draft resolution submitted by Finland as a broadening of the inadequate common denominator that the United Kingdom had proposed to us. It cannot, however, offer us full satisfaction, for it does not meet all the requirements which
we consider necessary for ajust solution to the problem
of Southern Rhodesia and which we set forth to the
Council in the course of the debate.

58. It is in that spirit that we, like a number of our
colleagues around this table, decided to cast a positive
vote on the draft resolution while still maintaining the
position we took on the substance of the problem of
Southern Rhodesia.

59. Mr. TERENCE (Burundi) (interpretation from
French): Mr. President, I should first like to express
the gratitude of my delegation and my Government
for the role which you played during the stormy hours
of the Security Council’s meeting yesterday. We
admire your common sense and your impartiality.
Furthermore, my delegation is happy to have had as
Its neighbour here the Foreign Minister of Zambia,
Mr, Nkama, representing all his colleagues in the
Organization of African Unity who had entrusted him
with that task at the meeting of the Foreign Ministers
of that organization. I am sure that the Ministers could
"not have made a better choice. The Foreign Minister
of Zambia has effectively represented the thought and
aspirations of Africa. Thirdly, on behalf of my Government and my delegation, I should like to express our
gratitude to the delegation of Finland for its efforts
In presenting a draft resolution which, while not ideal,
contains some aspects that have merit, For want of
anything better, my delegation will vote in favour of
that draft resolution.

60. I would also express our pride in and gratitude
to all the delegations which, during the debate—and
particularly during yesterday's meeting—joined
together in this gigantic, this superhuman struggle
waged by the Afro-Asian delegations to ensure their
victory of the struggle for justice and the recognition
of the most fundamental human rights. Those delega-

tions that supported our draft resolution were echoing
the appeals for justice, the appeals for true democracy,
for the freedom and equality of all men.

61. It would be unjust if I did not, on behalf of my
delegation, pay a tribute to all the African delegations
and congratulate them for the sang-froid and the control
which they demonstrated, and for their resistance to
pressures of all kind. That is undoubtedly a sign and
real proof of the human dignity which must in the
future, despite all trials and even anomalies, characterize our behaviour.

62. I should also like to stress, for the benefit of the
press and the public, that there is no bitterness or ill-’
feeling in African circles. For, after all, our delegations
suffered only a purely technical defeat; they gained
an overwhelming political and moral victory. Our
delegations have nothing to reproach themselves for;
we did everything we could to accept compromises
likely to lead to agreement among delegations, including that of the United Kingdom—that is, in order to
find a formula in consonance with the requirements
of the situation. If there was a defeat, I believe that
it was actually the United Kingdom that suffered it—
and what a heavy defeat it was for the Labour Government.

63, As far as Africa as a whole is concerned, this
has been a historical phase which has enabled all the
countries and Governments of Africa to note that the
moment has come to shed all illusions about certain
friendships, certain relations, and particularly the good
intentions of the United Kingdom. The veto that was
cast yesterday must not be regarded as a final obstacle.
Indeed, the people of Zimbabwe will one day achieve
independence, despite everything,

64. In conclusion, I should stress that even if the
Afro-Asian draft resolution had been submitted in
another form, the United Kingdom would have found
an escape hatch and would have stated that the proposed measures were not appropriate, were not
realistic, were too extreme, did not show political
maturity—the whole litany which the delegation of the
United Kingdom has the habit of using.

65. We—and the countries of the African continent
in particular—must realize what the attitude of the
United Kingdom is.

66. Finally, I should like to appeal to the friends who
have supported us throughout this struggle to join ranks
with us despite the shortcomings of the text now before
the Council. I would emphasize once again that the
primary responsibility rests with the United Kingdom.

67. Mr. DE PINIES (Spain) (interpretation from
Spanish): Yesterday, my delegation clearly set forth
its position on the question of Rhodesia. I was very
much impressed by the statement made by the Minister
of State for Foreign Affairs of Zambia, and I agree
with his conclusions—that is to say, that yesterday
the Security Council actually showed its feelings about
the problem of Rhodesia. A technical point, for which
we are not responsible but which we must recognize
since it is one of the basic premises on which this
Organization is founded, made it impossible for the
decision of this Council to prevail.

68. My delegation also believes that the result was
sufficiently eloquent so that the African countries can
well be satisfied as to what our feeling is about this
very serious and acute problem of Southern Rhodesia.
As my delegation stated yesterday:

““... a resolution which focuses on the problem
of direct responsibility for Rhodesia without diminishing it or shunting it off on other countries since
it would thus reflect the clamour of world public
opinion would make it possible for the British
Government to undertake all the measures necessary
to enable it to settle the dispute.’ [1534th meeting,
para. 46.]

69. My delegation wishes very particularly to thank
the representative of Finland for his efforts and for

the contribution he has made to enable us at this time:

to conclude this debate. 1 should like to emphasize
the phrase ‘‘at this time’’, because, unfortunately, my
delegation does not believe that the decision the Council probably or certainly will take will prove adequate
to the circumstances in which we find ourselves. Of
course, I hope that I am mistaken.

70. In our opinion there are various problems raised
by this draft resolution. With respect to the substance,
it waters down the responsibility of the administering
Power, emphasizing the responsibility of other States.
It is not that we wish to exonerate anyone from blame
if in point of fact he is to blame; but as far as the
draft before us is concerned, I do not know whether
it is because of an error in translation or for some
other reason, but the fact is that operative paragraph
4, in the two Spanish versions that I have before
me—both the provisional one distributed yesterday and
the one distributed today—refers to the ‘principal’
responsibility of the United Kingdom Government. My
delegation therefore wonders who bears the secondary
responsibility. In our opinion, it is a responsibility,
which, if not exclusive, is at least primary to the nth.
degree. Again, I say, perhaps this is an error.

71, That is not the most important point, however.
In our opinion, the draft resolution condemns certain
acts of the illegal Salisbury régime, but nowhere in
that draft resolution do we see a condemnation of the
régime itself, Perhaps, in effect, it can be said that
indirectly and in some of the paragraphs such condemnation is implicit; but my delegation wonders why we
must water down that responsibility, letting it be shared
with others, instead of fixing responsibilities precisely
where they belong. My delegation knows that our vote
is not decisive at this time, and that therefore this is
not necessary; but we would have preferred it if the
authors had not merely transferred a preambular paragraph, diminished in scope, to the operative part of
the draft resolution. The preambular paragraph to
which I refer is the seventh preambular paragraph of
the draft resolution vetoed yesterday [§/9696 and

Corr.1 and 2], which has been incorporated into paragraph 4 of the draft now before the Council, with the
modification I have indicated.

72. Moreover, we know what is the composition of
the Sanctions Committee. My delegation would hope
that, perhaps with certain technical changes in that
Committee, and perhaps even if it were appropriately
enlarged all its recommendations might become more
effective. But we suspect that that Committee, as now
constituted, will be entrusted with broad responsibilities which, we think, devolve directly on this
Council.

73. In any event, I believe that the important thing
that emerges from this debate is the reaffirmation made
by the representative of the United Kingdom that it
is prepared, with the means it believes would be the
most adequate, to put an end to this situation. We
hope that this will be so. We should have liked to
see a draft resolution more in accord with the existing
situation; consequently, my delegation, in accordance
with what I stated yesterday, considers it its duty to
abstain from voting on the text.

74, Mr. TOMEH (Syria): Mr. President, my delegation wishes to join its voice to those of all the delegations that have preceded me at this afternoon’s session
in paying a tribute to your efforts in having brought
the Council to some kind of an understanding—a qualified understanding.

75. 1 wish too to pay a tribute to and commend the
efforts of the representative of Finland, Ambassador
Jakobson, in bringing forward a draft resolution which
will meet with a positive vote of the Council.

76. However, before that vote is taken, I wish to
make the position of the delegation of Syria clear and
unequivocal. We shall vote for it primarily for the two
following reasons: first, because the Council, in the
face of the obduracy of the settler racist régime and
the collusion of its allies among the colonial Powers,
must at least issue a warning to the criminals that their
crimes are being watched—and that is our understanding of the draft resolution; secondly, because the
Council, in the most difficult circumstances, was able
to reach a minimum—I] repeat, a minimum—of what
ought to have been adopted.

77. Therefore, it is with reluctance that we shall vote
for the revised draft resolution submitted by the delegation of Finland; for, in fact, the stand of my delegation
was embodied very clearly in draft resolution S/9696
and Corr.1 and 2, adopted by the majority of the Council yesterday and vetoed by the United States and
United Kingdom delegations.

78.- The vote on that draft resolution was, it can be
said without undue exaggeration or romanticizing, a
historic one, because it showed the whole world, and
especially the two continents of Asia and
Africa—where the toiling masses are the most suffering
masses of the whole world, some of them still under
the yoke of colonialism—who is for the liberation of

peoples and who is for their enslavement. The veto
by the delegations of the United States and the United
Kingdom did not appear to us to be a strange stand,
for it falls logically within their logic of colonialism.
However, that vote was benefical for it showed, I
repeat, who is for justice and law and who is for tyranny
and oppression. Briefly, it polarized the various segments of the population into the suppressed—those
who are fighting against tyranny and oppression—and
those who want to impose on the world half-solutions
and palliatives; into those who are for law because
they believe in law and those who are for oil cartels,
investments and billions of dollars of profits pillaged
from the suppressed peoples. It showed who are the
preachers of law and who endorse the law-breakers.
It showed who in fact are imprisoning law, justice,
equality and morality. It showed who are basing their
behaviour on a double standard—one standard for
themselves and one standard for peoples that are not
of their colour or of their kith and kin. Thus that vote
was historic, because it showed that humanity is
indivisible, and primarily because suffering is
indivisible, whether it be that of the people of Zimbabwe, of Namibia, of South Africa, of Viet-Nam, or
of the Arab peoples of the Middle East. They are all
undergoing undue and unnecessary suffering because
of the greed and lust of the great Powers. Nevertheless,
if there is a lesson to be learned by those great Powers,
it is one of the greatest lessons of history, that is,
the powerlessness of power, for one day those
oppressed peoples will raise their accusing fingers and
tell the oppressors the true and honest reality. The
crucifiers will become the crucified.

79. Inthe United States representative’s explanation
of vote we heard him say that we all agreed on fundamentals. That is very nice indeed. It is very easy to
agree on fundamentals, but what is the most difficult
agreement is agreement on the measures to implement
those fundamentals. As far as my delegtion is concerned, the representative of the United States has

utterly failed in explaining the veto that he cast yester-.

day on our draft resolution, which to us embodied the
hopes, objectives and aspirations of the masses of the
peoples in Africa and Asia which constitute our constituency. If the United States, as Mr. Yost said, is
really against racism, would he explain to us why his
Government so far has not ratified the International
Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial
Discrimination and in fact any of the other covenants
concerning human rights formulated by the United
Nations? Is this not a very clear contradiction between
words and deeds? It is very easy to preach about
strengthening the United Nations and to shed tears
and speak suave words and sentences, but it is very

difficult to implement those lofty principles by actual
deeds.

80. IfI heard the representative of the United States
correctly, 1 understood him to say that the use of force
against the Smith régime would contradict the Lusaka
Manifesto,! but I wish here to draw the attention of

! Manifesto on Southern Africa. For the text, see Official Records

of the General Assembly, Twenty-fourth Session, Annexes, agenda
item 106, document A[7754,

the Council to the communiqué that was issued on
28 January 1970 at the Sixth Summit Conference of
the East and Central African States held in Khartoum
from 26 to 28 January 1970. That declaration states
in part:
“After a thorough and complete consideration of
all these matters, the Conference,

“Noting that the main parties concerned, South
Africa and Portugal, have rejected the dialogue
offered to them and the possibility of a peaceful solution to the explosive situation prevailing in southern
Africa and in the other African territories under colonial and racial domination,

“Recalling the provision in the Manifesto clearly
stipulating that in case the peaceful approach to the
decolonization problems were to be rejected, there
would be no other alternative but to increase the
assistance granted to the liberation movements”
[$]9695].

81. That is what the peoples of Africa have said, and
that is what the peoples of Africa and Asia stand for:
the liberation movements. In their brilliant interventions yesterday [1534th meeting] the Minister of State
for Foreign Affairs of Zambia and the Ambassador
of Burundi asked the United Kingdom and the United
States together, in a direct manner and sometimes
indirectly, whether they would refrain from the use
of force if and when the Africans decide to take their
rights by force from an illegal régime. Would they
refrain then from the use of force? To that burning
question we did not hear any answer. The answer to
what we recommended in our draft resolution was cast
in clear terms when they vetoed that draft resolution.

82. The PRESIDENT (interpretation from Spanish):
The representative of Finland has asked for the floor
on a point of clarification,

83. Mr. JAKOBSON (Finland): I only wish to make
a technical correction, or rather a correction of style,
to the text that has been distributed. I refer to the
fourth preambular paragraph, sub-paragraph (c). In the
course of this meeting it has been pointed out by several
delegations that the phrase used at the end of that
sub-paragraph, ‘‘thus helping it to sustain the effects
of the measures decided upon by the Security
Council”, could be misread to mean something that
it does not mean and that it would be better to say:
“thus diminishing the effects of the measures decided
upon by the Security Council’. I agree that this would
be a better wording and I should like to make that
correction.

84. At the same time I should like to point out that
in my statement I said that the words “where
necessary” in paragraph 8 had been deleted, and now
I find that they still appear in the provisional text that
has been distributed. I only wish to say that they should
be deleted.

85. The PRESIDENT (interpretation from Spanish):
The list of speakers has now been exhausted and, as
I understand that the comments made by the representatives of the United States and the Soviet Union on
certain points are to be considered as reservations, to
be entered in the records and not as requests for
separate votes, we shall proceed to vote on the draft
resolution as corrected just now by the representative
of Finland in respect of two paragraphs [S/9709/Rev.1].

A vote was taken by a show of hands.

In favour: Burundi, China, Colombia, Finland,
France, Nepal, Nicaragua, Poland, Sierra Leone,
Syria, Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, United
Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, United
States of America, Zambia,

Against: None.
Abstaining: Spain.

The draft resolution was adopted by 14 votes to none,
with I abstention?

86. The PRESIDENT (interpretation from Spanish):
I shall now call in turn on those representatives who
have indicated a wish to explain their votes.

87. Lord CARADON (United Kingdom): There are
several provisions in the resolutions for which we voted
just now on which I should like to make a brief comment.

88. The views of my Government regarding General
Assembly resolution 1514 (XV) have often been
explained before and I do not need to repeat what
has been previously stated. Secondly, I was grateful
for the change in wording which was agreed to this
morning in regard to paragraph 8—this to make it clear
that the humanitarian exceptions in resolution 253
(1968) are to be fully respected. Thirdly, by the same
token we note that resolution 253 (1968) dealt with
air transport in detail, and we take it that the present
resolution, therefore, refers to road and rail transport.
Fourthly, 1 say again that our policy is not one of
condoning, let alone assisting, violence and force. We
still believe that every effort to make progress towards
a settlement which is just to all the people of Rhodesia
should to the utmost be pursued by peaceful methods.

89. As we close the debate which I started twelve
days ago, I should like to say these things: first, I
thank you, Mr, President, for bringing us together and
giving us a lead to agreement. Then I should like to
join with others in congratulating the Ambassador of
Finland on charting the course which has brought us
through somewhat stormy weather safely to the port
of comparative harmony. He has proved himself a master of conciliation and compromise and all of us have
very good reason to be grateful to him.

90. If I may, I should like to express my personal
appreciation to the African and Asian members of the
Council for their readiness to negotiate in such good

? See resolution 277 (1970).

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93.

spirit with good result today. I well realize that it was
much more difficult for them than anyone else to agree
to the limited result which has now been reached.

91. Lastly, I should like to say that in voting in favour
of the resolution today I expressed on behalf of my
Government particular satisfaction that the substance
of the draft resolution which I put forward two weeks
ago has today been incorporated in a resolution which
carries the widest support in this Council. I never maintained that what I proposed was all that we should
do. It is essential to enforce and increase the pressure
on the illegal régime; but I also maintained that, whatever else we did, it was essential to deal with the two
issues of recognition and representation. That, today,
I am happy to say, we have done in no uncertain
manner.

92. Mr. CHAYET (France) (interpretation from
French): My delegation in the course of its first intervention in this debate [1531st meeting], stated that it
would associate itself with all efforts undertaken here
to condemn the proclamation of an alleged republic
in Southern Rhodesia, to prevent recognition of that
so-called republic and to contribute to the restoration
of the lawful authority in the rebel colony. But we
have always said that we could not give our support
to any text that would compromise the usefulness of
discussions. My delegation is devoted to the systematic
search for solutions acceptable to most of the members
because positive and practical results can be achieved
on the basis of such general acceptance. It is through
co-operation and not by confrontation, which is always
unfortunate in votes, that constructive formulae can
be found. Those are the reasons that led me to vote
yesterday in favour of the two requests for adjournment
which were submitted and to abstain from voting on
texts which were encountering very serious difficulties.

With respect to the resolution submitted by Finland which was adopted just a few minutes ago, I must
congratulate Ambassador Jakobson for having taken
the initiative of making a contribution of capital importance, a very well-formulated contribution which has
made it possible for the Council to free itself from
the unfortunate obstacles that it encountered yesterday.

94. The resolution that was adopted, however, does
create serious reservations in our minds. The denunciation and condemnation of the policy of South Africa
and Portugal, as they appear in the preamble and in
the operative paragraphs of this text, will in the long
run involve consequences similar to those involved
in the measures recommended in paragraph 9 of the
draft resolution on which we voted yesterday [S/9696
and Corr.1 and 2], a paragraph which recommended
the extension to those two Member States of sanctions
decided upon or recommended against the illegal
régime in Rhodesia. These consequences would lead
to insurmountable difficulties in practice and therefore
we could not accept them.

95. On the other hand the references ta resolution
1514 (XV), the affirmation that the situation constitutes
a threat to peace, the stress laid on bringing Chapter
VII of the Charter into play and the recommendation
in paragraph 3 concerning the measures to be taken
by Member States, ‘including judicial notice’’, could
not be accepted without reservation. On this point I
am not convinced of the meaning of the French translation of the English words ‘‘judicial notice’’. I understand that the measure enacted would not refer to
records of civil status or relations under private law,
but would concern only the effects under public law
of these acts of judicial notice.

96. Finally, the decision concerning the breach of
trade and consular relations may today seem superfluous or in the case of recalcitrant States, unfortunately,
it may even leave the door open to subsequent action
in regard to Portugal and South Africa. Nevertheless,
taking account of the views of the administering Power
and in order to give Africa tangible proof of the fact
that we are well aware of how shocking the idea is
of maintaining a régime based on racial discrimination,
we voted in favour of the resolution. We maintain the
reservations that I have just conveyed to the Council,
which firmly define the limits of what we can accept.
This is the picture of the considerable effort that France
has made to respond to the deep concerns put to us.

87. Mr. President, I wish to take this opportunity
of thanking you for the efforts you have made which
have enabled us to come to this happy result.

98. The PRESIDENT (interpretation from Spanish):
I thank the representative of France for his words.
As there are no more speakers on my list, I propose
to conclude this debate.

99. In so doing, I should like to pay a tribute to the
representative of Finland for the effort he has made
in submitting a text which received almost unanimous
approval, The President considers it an honour to pay
this tribute to him and to extend to him congratulations
on his efforts, congratulations which he richly deserves.

100. 1 should also like to thank those representatives
who sponsored the various draft resolutions for the
spirit of conciliation that they have shown in helping
us to reach a compromise solution.

101. Finally, I wish to thank all the members of the
Security Council who, in a spirit of co-operation and
understanding of the difficulties with which we were
confronted, also took part in our work thus making
it possible for us to produce a resolution which, we
are sure, will be of some benefit to the inhabitants

of Southern Rhodesia.

The meeting rose at 5.35 p.m.

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Voting Summary
Yes: 014 | No: | Abstentions: 001 | Non-Voting: | Total voting membership:
Y BURUNDI
Y CHINA
Y COLOMBIA
Y FINLAND
Y FRANCE
Y NEPAL
Y NICARAGUA
Y POLAND
Y SIERRA LEONE
A SPAIN
Y SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC
Y USSR
Y UNITED KINGDOM
Y UNITED STATES
Y ZAMBIA