United Nations Security Council draft resolution S/17354/Rev.1
Date: 1985-07-26 (meeting 2602)
Agenda: The question of South Africa
Vetoed by: USA
UK

UNITED
NATIONS
Security Council
Distr.
GENERAL
S/17354/Rev.1*
26 July 1985
ENGLISH
ORIGINAL:
FRENCH
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Denmark and France: revised draft resolution
The Security Council,
Deeply concerned at the worsening of the situation in South Africa and at the
continuance of the human suffering that the apartheid system, which it strongly
condemns, is causing in that country,
Outraged at the repression, and condemning the arbitrary arrests of hundreds
of persons,
Considering that the imposition of the state of emergency in 36 districts of
the Republic of South Africa constitutes a grave deterioration in the situation in
that country,
Considering as totally unacceptable the use by the South African Government of
detention without trial and forcible removal, as well as the discriminatory
legislation in force,
Acknowledging the legitimacy of the aspirations of the South African
population as a whole to benefit from all civil and political rights and to
establish a united, non-racial and democratic society,
Acknowledging further that the very cause of the situation in South Africa
lies in the policy of apartheid and the practices of the South African Government,
1. Strongly condemns the apartheid system and all the policies and practices
deriving therefrom,
2.
Strongly condemns the mass arrests and detentions recently carried out by
the Pretoria Government and the murders which have been committed,
3. Strongly condemns the establishment of the state of emergency in the
36 districts in which it has been imposed and demands that it be lifted immediately,
* Reissued for technical reasons.
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S/17354/Rev.1*
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4. Calls upon the South African Government to set free immediately and
unconditionally all political prisoners and detainees, first of all
Mr. Nelson Mandela;

5. Reaffirms that only the total elimination of apartheid and the
establishment in South Africa of a free, united and democratic society on the basis
of universal suffrage can lead to a solution;

6. Urges States Members of the Organization to adopt measures against the
Republic of South Africa, such as the following:

(a) Suspension of all new investment in the Republic of South Africa;

(b) Prohibition of the sale of krugerrands and all other coins minted in
South Africa;

(c) Restrictions in the field of sports and cultural relations;

(d) Suspension of guaranteed export loans;

(e) Prohibition of all new contracts in the nuclear field;

(f) Prohibition of all sales of computer equipment that may be used by the
South African army and police;

7. Commends those States which have already adopted voluntary measures
against the Pretoria Government and urges them to adopt new provisions, and invites
those which have not yet done so to follow their example;

8. Requests the Secretary-General to report to it on the implementation of
the present resolution;

9. Decides to remain seized of the matter and to reconvene as soon as the
Secretary-General has issued his report, with a view to considering the progress
made in the implementation of the present resolution.


Voting result: 13 yes, 0 no, 2 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: France
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: A
country: United States of America
vote: A