text: stil1 lntact. The lifflng of the SEate of Eoergeocy as an[ounced' therefore, cinnoE, on 1ts own, bc seen as a profou[d aod irreversible Eeasure towards creatlog a necessary cllEate for negotlatlon; Fulthenrore, the liftlng of lhe State of Edergeney aJ.one rlll not slgnal the end of represslon slnce all the .ltesome powers of the stace are available thEough perEanent leSlslatlon $uch as the Inteural Securlty Act. At the sane tlne all the fu.rdeEenlal p111ars of Aparthei.d and thelr repreasalve and destrucclve consequeoces reoain intact. Therefore, nothing shorc of the fulfll'lenc of all che c.ondltlons whlch are essential to lhe creatlon of the necessary cliBate for nego t ia t lotls shoul,d be deebed sufflcl'enl ln terns of the dedands set out ln both D€claratlods.21.8.0A/44/963 English Page31 TheMonitoring Groupalsonotedthatresulting fromthe meeting, theApartheid regimereiterated itscommitment tonegotiations andundertook torevieweXisting security legislation andcommitted itselftoworking towards resolving theexisting climateorviolence, lifting theStateofEmergency, grancing indemnity topolitical exiles andwidening thedefinition ofapolitical prisoner, bearing inmind experiences inNamibia andelsewhere. Italsoagreed toestablish ajointworking groupwiththeANCtomakerecommendations towards widening thedefinition ofapolitical prisoner and'facilitating the release ofpolitical prisoners. grancing indemnity topolitical exiles andtareportbacktoprincipRl~ by21stMay,1990. 21.9.0 On7thJune1990,theApartheid regime announced the lifting ofthefour(4)yearoldStateofEmergency inthewholeof SouthAfricaexcept 1ntheProvince ofNatal. Although theMonitoring GrouptooknoteofthefactthattheStateofEmergency hasbeen lifted,itemphasizes thefactthatthePublicSafety Actwhich enables theApartheid regimetoimposetheStateofEmergency ls stillintact. Thelifting oftheStateofEmergency asannounced. therefore. c~nnot, anitsown.beseenasaprofound andirreversible measure towards creating anecessary climate fornegotiation: 22.0.0 Furthermore. thelifting oftheStateofEmergency alone willnotsignaltheendofrepression sincealltheawesome powers ofthestateareavailable through permanent legislation suchas theInternal Security Act.Atthesametimeallthefundamental pillars ofApartheid andtheirrepresssive anddestructive consequences remainintact. Therefore. nothing shortofthe fulfilment ofalltheconditions whichareessential tothecreation ofthenecessary climate fornegotiations should bedeemedsufficient intermsofthedemands setoutinbothDeclarations. I •.. Digitized by Dag Hammarskjöld LibraryA/44/963 English Page 32 23.0.0 As reflected in this report, the Apartheid regiEe has not yer taken any profound and irreversible steps, nor bas lt fu1fi1led the obiectives co uhich it connilted itself at the Groote Schuur Meeting,
analysis: The text appears to be discussing the political situation in South Africa, specifically the Apartheid regime and its negotiations with the African National Congress (ANC). The language used is formal and diplomatic, suggesting that the text may be a report or a communiqué from a international organization or government. The content focuses on the political and human rights aspects of the situation, with mentions of state of emergency, security legislation, and political prisoners. This suggests that the category should be related to politics, human rights, or international relations.