text: structure of the tro organiEations. This is a positivideveloprnent but re continul€ ro believe thai " r""trni-ii-tr,ilevel of Dr l,landela and Dr Buthelezl ia eaaentiaL if re arEto succeed in curbLng the vlolence. f have appealed ioGovernments through local diplomatic representatiias to useA/44/976 English Page9 policemen havebeenkilled and1000injured inattacks on themandtheir·families thisyearinthecourse oftheir efforts tohaltviolence between Blackfactions. Accusations arelevelled attheSouthAfrican Police from parties totheleftandrightoftheSouthAfrican Government totheeffectthatthePolice arepartial. Thereareno angels intheSouthAfrican Police, justasthereareno angelsinanyofthepolitical parties ofthiscountry. The Government doesnothesitate totakestepstorectify anyirregularities whicharereported andproved. Thereisa clearrecordtoconfirm this.Little ornothing isbeing saidbythosewhoblamethePolice aboutthedailyinstances inwhichmembers ofthePolice havetorisktheirlivesto prevent otherfromkilling oneanother. Itshould benoted thatWhitepolicemen donotmakeupthemajority ofthe force. Attributing blametotheSouthAfrican Policeis undeserved. Rather, everypolitical partyshouldexertitselftoensurethatitsfollowers ontheground comply withthecommitment oftheirleaders toapeaceful resolution ofSouthAfrica;s problems. Toputitbluntly: attempts byanyone political partyoralliance ofparties tobecome, through intimidation andthreats ofviolence, thesoleanddominant political forceinSouthAfrica willbemetbyreaction including violent reaction. WhatSouthAfrica needsistolerance of differing pointsofviewandawillingness onthepartofall acknowledged political leaders toparticipate inaprocess of reconciliation leading tounity onmatters ofdecisive importance inorder toensure economic growth and development. TheSouthAfrican Police cananddoconfiscate dangerous weapons. Itisthedutyhowever ofalltheleaders toremove thespears andgunsfromthemindsoftheir followers. ThistheSouthAfrican Policecannot do. Itwouldalso,Ibelieve, beaconstructive contribution if theinternational community couldadopt amoreevenhanded approach towards theemerging political parties inSouth Africa. Ending theviolence between theANCandInkatha isamajor priority ofmyGovernment. WehaveasaGovernment been pressing forameeting between OrMandela andOrButhelezi. OrMandela claims thattheANCwillnotallow himto participate insuchameeting. Therearenowsuggestions thatameeting willtakeplaceatalevellowerthanthetop structure ofthetwoorganisations. Thisisapositive development butwecontinue tobelieve thatameeting atthe levelofOrMandela andOrButhelezi isessential ifweare tosucceed incurbing theviolence. Ihaveappealed to Governments through localdiplomatic representatives touse /... Digitized by Dag Hammarskjöld LibraryA/ 44/ 97 6 Engtish Page 10 theirinfluencetobringaboutsuchameetingbutl.believeit would be useful if tha international community could issue a oublic appeal to trt" tro leaders to join forces in Putting an'end to ihe bloodshed' TheGovernmenthasintroducedadditionalmeasuleaof'atemporary naEure ; ;;;; -'he violence and stabilise the situation in resiaentiiilownstrips ' Liaison forurns bet\teen the Pol.ice, tn. iiai]l--int-a-iit" i'tta otrttt or-ganisation€ and communities frave bl'en created to prec lude l9",1ot'=^" . to violence. rrr" eoo.tnteniis efforts €o brin-g pelc? t-o :helrlt"f'-i"gi"n- cufminated in an agleeBent signed o'l 1- sePtember
analysis: The text appears to be a speech or statement by a government official or diplomat, discussing the situation in South Africa, specifically the violence between the ANC and Inkatha, and the efforts to curb it. The speaker emphasizes the importance of political leaders working together to achieve peace and stability, and mentions the role of the South African Police in maintaining order. The text does not specifically mention economic development, natural resources, or any other technical or scientific topic, but rather focuses on political and social issues.