text: "Ihe team was inforned by the Minister for Foreig! Affairs that, iD aDannouncement rnade by the SCate presidett on 2 February 1ggo, a1l personsserviug seltences by virtue nere].y of their nembership in previousl,y bannedorganizations, or for havirg connitted an act rdhich rras an offence mererybecause of, the prohibitioD of the orgatizations concerned, would beidentifioal and released forthwith. Moreover, the condiEioDs which had beenimposed in terrns of the security energeacy regulatious olr 374 persona upontheir release, wer€ being resciudeal with irmeatiate effect, aad theregulations which provided for such conditions were likewise beincaboLishetl. " (A/44/960, p. :-6) Paragraph 42 stipul.ates that: "The Miaister for Foreigt Affairs also rnade che following points:A/44/972 English Page3 4.4.Thereportdoesnotseemtoaddress theparticularly important question of whatneedstobedoneinordertoensure theregime's compliance withthe Declaration. Inreferring towhatitcallsthe"boldandcourageous" policyofthe deKlerkandthe"equally encouraging andstatesmanlikelt"vision andforbearance" oftheopposition ashavingcontributed totheprocess, thereporttotally ignores therolesoftheliberation movements andtheinternational community inbringing pressure tobearontheregime. 4.5.Theextensive quotation inthereportoftheSouthAfrican regime's allegation thatANCis"dragging itsfeet"ontheissueofcreating aclimate conducive tonegotiations, doeslenditself totheerroneous impression thatANC shares ajointresponsibility withtheracist regime inthatregard, whereas paragraph 6oftheDeclaration placesthisresponsibility squarely ontheSouth African regime. 4.6.Thereporthardly comments onprogress madewithregardtotheProgramme of ActiontowhichallmemberStatesarecommitted. Consequently, thereportis pointedly silent ontheeffects sanctions havehadontheregime. Thereport deniestheGeneral Assembly avaluable opportunity toassessStates members' compliance withtherequirements oftheDeclaration, inparticular, themaintenance ofsanctions against theregime. CREATING ACLIMATE CONDUCIVE TONEGOTIATIONS 5.0.Paragraph 6(A)oftheDeclaration callsontheSouthAfrican regimeto, "release allpolitical prisoners anddetainees unconditionally andrefrain from imposing anyrestrictions onthem". Byitsownadmission asreflected inparagraphs 41and42ofthereport, the regime hasnotcomplied withthiscondition. Paragraph 41stipulates that: "Theteamwasinformed bytheMinister forForeign Affairs that,inan announcement madebytheStatePresident on2February 1990,allpersons serving sentences byvirtue merely oftheirmembership inpreviously banned organizations, orforhaving committed anactwhichwasanoffence merely because oftheprohibition oftheorganizations concerned, wouldbe identified andreleased forthwith. Moreover, theconditions whichhadbeen imposed intermsofthesecurity emergency regulations on374persons upon theirrelease, werebeingrescinded withimmediate effect, andthe regulations whichprovided forsuchconditions werelikewise being abolished." (A/44/960, p.16) Paragraph 42stipulates that: "TheMinister forForeign Affairs alsomadethefollowing points: /... Digitized by Dag Hammarskjöld LibraryA/44/972 EDgIish Page 4 "(a) The Governnent and the ANC haal agreed, as reflected in the Groote Schuur Minute of 4 May 1990 (see A/45/268), to establish a joint lrorking group to nake recommendations on the definitiou of political offences in the south African situationi to discuss, in this regard' time scalesi and to advise on aorms and mechanisrns for dealing with the release of Political prisoners atrd the grantinq of irnrnunity in respect of political offences to those inside and outside South Africa.
analysis: This text appears to be a report or statement from the United Nations General Assembly, specifically discussing the situation in South Africa during the apartheid era. The text focuses on the release of political prisoners, the lifting of restrictions on individuals, and the compliance with international declarations. It highlights the regime's failure to meet its obligations and the need for further action. Given the political and human rights context, it is likely that the category is related to human rights and international relations.