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with the UN.
Already South Africa has left
the United Nations Educational
Scientific, and Cultural Organiza
ton since his coming to power.
When South Africa's Withdrawal
from this UN agency was an.
nounced last month it was taker
either directly or coincidentally-
as warning of possible future
withdrawal from other UN agen.
cies.
There was no hint then of with
drawal from the UN itself but. il
coincindental, the timeing of the
move on the eve of UN Charter re-
vision discussions could not have
been more appropriate.
Main deterrent to withdrawal
from the UN is the further isola-
ton this would accord South At
RIGA in the eyes of the world. AL
though apparently determined to
pursue policies aggravating to
much of the free world, the South
African Government is vitality a.
ware of overseas disapproval and
is anxious to placate it wherever
possible. Anxiety on the effect
of this disapproval on American
and British investors is one of the
governments main concerns.
Rallying Call
Additionally, alleged interference
by the UN in domestic affairs raj
lies white South African political
opinion of many shades behind the
Nationalist government as on few
other occasions. The volume of
overseas criticism in recent years
has made South Africans hypersen-
sitive to any hint of foreign inter-
ference and many of them ordi-
narily opposed to the government
back it on the issue of alleged UN
"meddling."
: Removal of the issue through
resignation from the UN would
slice away one of the governments
rallying calls.
However, there is no doubt in the
minds of observers that increas-
ing UN South African friction
may ultimately outweigh consid-
erations of public relations and
the prospect of isolation and that
the government might withdraw
from membership. This possibility
would draw much nearer, they
think, in the event of defeat of the
campaign for curbing interest in
domestic affairs.
To bolster the case, the South
African government will use Gen.
eral SHUTS, it's political arch en-
envy, and former prime minister
and architect of the UN.
General SHUTS, Boer war gen.
eral whose later cooperation with
the British and opposition to AZ
rikaner Nationalism made him the
bitter enemy of the Nationalist,
is now claimed by them to have
concluded agreements before his
passing during drafting of the UN
Charter which have not been i'm
plemented.
Support Sought
External Affairs Minister Eric
Louw, himself a former delegate
of his country to the UN, hopes to
rally support at the June meeting
with this contention.
Mr.. Louw claims that the UN is
prevented by Article 2 CD from
"meddling in the domestic affairs"
of member nations, but that in con-
sidering South African questions,
this article has in the past been
overruled by another article deal
ing with human rights.
He says information gained from
the UN archives indicates negoti-
atoms by General SHUTS making
it clear that the human rights art
| icle should not override the domes-
tic affairs article.
Mr.. Louw maintains the United
States was party to this agreement
and that it was, in fact, decisively
recorded.
Matters over which South Africa
has joined issue with the UN in
| clude:
Southwest Africa - South At
RIGA has rejected UN pressure to
bring this former League of Ma
tions inundated territory under UN
supervision in accord with a 1850
ruling of the International Court
of Justice, has declared the man.
date ended, and absorbed the ter
ritory into South Africa.
Colorpolicy - South Africa re-
fused to recognize or open its Dor
ders to q three-member UN in
quiry into South African racial at
fairs.
Indians in South Africa-The
treatment Of Indians in South A.
| RIGA has been raised on numerous