United Nations Security Council draft resolution S/17633
Date: 1985-11-15 (meeting 2629)
Agenda: The situation in Namibia
Vetoed by: USA
UK

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Security Council
Distr.
GENERAL
S/17633
15 November 1985
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Burkina Faso, Egypt, India, Madagascar, Peru and
Trinidad and Tobago: draft resolution
The Security Council,
Having considered the report of the Secretary-General (S/17442) of
6 September 1985,
Taking into account the statement by the Acting President of the United
Nations Council for Namibia,
Taking into account also the statement by Mr. Andimba Toivo Ja Toivo,
Secretary-General of the South West Africa People's Organization,
Commending once again the South West Africa People's Organization for its
preparedness to co-operate fully with the United Nations Secretary-General and his
Special Representative, including its expressed readiness to sign and observe a
cease-fire agreement with South Africa, in the implementation of the United Nations
plan for the independence of Namibia contained in Security Council resolution
435 (1978),
Recalling General Assembly resolutions 1514 (XV) of 14 December 1960 and
2145 (XXI) of 27 October 1966,
Recalling and reaffirming its resolutions 269 (1969), 276 (1970), 301 (1971),
385 (1976), 431 (1978), 432 (1978), 435 (1978), 439 (1978), 532 (1983), 539 (1983)
and 566 (1985),
Reaffirming the legal responsibility of the United Nations over Namibia and
the primary responsibility of the Security Council for ensuring the implementation
of its resolutions, in particular resolutions 385 (1976), 435 (1978) and 439 (1978),
Taking note of the Final Declaration of the Conference of Foreign Ministers of
Non-aligned Countries, held at Luanda, Angola, from 4 to 8 September 1985, urging,
inter alia, the Security Council to meet again in order to consider the question of
Namibia, and also renewing the call for the imposition of comprehensive and
mandatory sanctions against racist South Africa under Chapter VII of the Charter of
the United Nations,
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Commending those States, agencies and organizations which have already adopted
a variety of economic measures against South Africa, and urging them and the
international community as a whole to adopt further effective measures in a
concerted effort to bring about an end to the illegal occupation of Namibia,

Gravely concerned at the further aggravation of the already tense situation
and the instability created by the repeated and systematic acts of aggression and
occupation perpetrated by the apartheid régime over a period of several years
throughout southern Africa, which constitutes a serious threat to the peace of the
region as well as to international peace and security,

Conscious of the imperative need, in the light of South Africa's continued
prevarication and refusal to comply with the provisions of resolution 566 (1985),
to assume its responsibilities fully in order to secure, as soon as possible, the
implementation of resolution 435 (1978),

Conscious also of the obligation of States under Article 25 of the Charter of
the United Nations,

Acting therefore under Chapter VII of the said Charter and pursuant to
Security Council resolution 566 (1985), in particular paragraph 13 thereof,

1. Determines,

(a) That the persistent refusal of South Africa to comply with Security
Council and General Assembly resolutions on Namibia constitutes a serious threat to
international peace and security;

(b) That the continued illegal occupation of Namibia by South Africa
constitutes a breach of international peace;

(c) That the repeated armed attacks perpetrated from Namibia by South Africa
against independent and sovereign States in southern Africa constitute grave acts
of aggression;

2. Condemns South Africa for its continued illegal occupation of Namibia and
its persistent refusal to comply with decisions of the Security Council and
resolutions of the General Assembly, thus defying the authority of the United
Nations and violating the principles of the Charter of the United Nations;

3. Reaffirms the legitimacy of the struggle of the Namibian people against
the illegal occupation of their country by the racist Pretoria régime, and calls
upon all States to increase their moral and material assistance to them;

4. Demands once again that the racist régime of South Africa immediately
dismantle the so-called interim government installed at Windhoek on 17 June 1985,
in clear defiance of the relevant resolutions of the Security Council;
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5. Declares once again that the independence of Namibia cannot be held
hostage to extraneous and irrelevant issues such as linkage, which have already
been rejected by the Security Council as being extraneous and incompatible with
resolution 435 (1978), which is the only basis for a peaceful settlement of the
Namibian problem;
6. Solemnly declares that racist South Africa's refusal to co-operate fully
with the Security Council and the Secretary-General in terms of resolution
566 (1985) constitutes a direct challenge to the authority of the United Nations
and violates the principles of its Charter;
7. Decides, under Chapter VII of the Charter of the United Nations and in
conformity with its responsibilities for the maintenance of international peace and
security, to impose mandatory selective sanctions against South Africa;
8. Decides, accordingly and as a matter of utmost urgency, under Article 41,
to adopt enforcement measures, including:
(a) Oil embargo;
(b) Arms embargo;
(c) Prohibition of all new investments in South Africa and Namibia;
(d) Prohibition of all new government and bank loans and credit guarantees to
the racist Pretoria régime and the so-called interim government at Windhoek;
(e) Termination of all export credit guarantees for exports to South Africa
and Namibia;
(f) Prohibition of importation or enrichment of uranium from Namibia and
South Africa;
(g) Prohibition of supply of technology, equipment and licences for nuclear
plants in South Africa, including exchange of nuclear information with it;
(h) Prohibition of visits to and from South Africa and Namibia by military,
security, intelligence and other defence personnel;
(i) Prohibition of the sale and export of computers capable of being used by
the racist army, police and security forces;
(j) Cessation of funding for permanent or temporary trade missions or for
participating in exhibitions and trade fairs in South Africa and Namibia;
(k) Termination of double taxation agreements with South Africa;
(1) Prohibition of the sale of krugerrand and all other coins minted in South
Africa or Namibia;
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9. Calls upon all States, in conformity with Article 25 of the Charter, to
assist effectively in the implementation of the present resolution and all the
other relevant Security Council resolutions;

10. Further calls upon the specialized agencies to ensure the effective
implementation of the present resolution and all the other relevant Security
Council and General Assembly resolutions;

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

12. Decides to establish, in accordance with rule 28 of the provisional rules
of procedure, a Committee of the Security Council to monitor the implementation of
this resolution;

13. Calls upon States Members of the United Nations and members of the
specialized agencies to report to the Secretary-General of the United Nations on
measures taken to implement the present resolution;

14. Invites the Secretary-General to report to the Security Council on
progress in the implementation of this resolution and to submit his first report by
the end of May 1986 at the latest;

15. Decides to remain seized of the matter.


Voting result: 12 yes, 2 no, 1 abstentions
Votes by member:
country: Australia
vote: Y
country: Burkina Faso
vote: Y
country: China
vote: Y
country: Denmark
vote: Y
country: Egypt
vote: Y
country: India
vote: Y
country: Madagascar
vote: Y
country: Peru
vote: Y
country: Thailand
vote: Y
country: Trinidad and Tobago
vote: Y
country: Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic
vote: Y
country: Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
vote: Y
country: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
vote: N
country: United States of America
vote: N
country: France
vote: A