text: rightofallthet"r;;"C'I,>.(' ...fSouthAfricatodetermine theirowndestiny andtowork outforthemselv~s theconstit~.ion andthesystemofgovernment underwhichthey willlive.TheUnitedStateswillcontinue toassociate ~tselfwiththejust aspirations afthenoa-white majority, toassistthoughtheproqramme ofourAgency !-I Digitized by Dag Hammarskjöld LibraryEMS121 Al45/PV.9S 92 (Mr.MOore.UnitedStates) forInternational Devftlopment (AID)inmeetingtheirmost ~ressing needs,andto deepenthelevelofourcontacts withtheblackopposition. Wecontinue tobelieve thataneweraofnegotiation andpeaceful changein SouthAfricaispossible, withthegoalofcreating ademocratic, non-racial Government, andW8strongly support theprocess ofpeaceful changeandnegotiations thathasalready gottenunderwayduringthepastyear.Ihaveinmindsuch fund~ental changes astherelease ofmanypolitical prisoners inclUding Nelson Mandela, theunbanning ofpolitical organizations, thesuspension ofarmedstruggle bytheAfrican National Congress ofSouthAfrica(ANC),thewillinqness ofboththe Government andtheARCtoparticipate intalksaimedatopening thewayto negotiations, andthecommitment oftheGovernment toabolish thelU?artheid system andcreateademocratic, non-racial SouthAfrica. ItisthepeopleofSouth Africa, notoutsideparties, whomustdecidetheformandpaceanddetermine the outcome ofnegotiations forabetterandtrulyequitable future. Soletusbuildonoursharedconviction thatnegotiation isthebestroadto aresolution ofthegreatproblems ofSouthAfrica. Wecanbeveryproudthatlast December alltheMembers oftheUnitedNations joinedconsensus against apartheid. Letuscarrythisspiritofco-operation andprogress withusinthissession. We shouldseeknow,aswellasduringourcomingdebates duringtheforty-fifth session, tojoinagaininconsensus, urgingapeacefUl, negotiated endtoapartheid. Mrs.AMATHILA (Namibia): TheAssembly isatpresent reviewing the situation inSouthAfricasincetheAssembly's adoption atitssixteenth special session oftheDeclaration onApartheid anditsDestructive Consequences in Southern Africa. Inkeeping withoneoftheprovisions oftheDeclaration, the Secretary-General sentateamtoSouthAfrica, onwhosefindings hebasedthe reporthepresented totheAssembly inJuly. Digitized by Dag Hammarskjöld LibraryEMS/21 A/45/pv.9a 93 (Mrs.AmAtbila, Namibia) MyGovernment attaches.special i~portance tothepresent meetings. Wetrust tthat,undertheableguidance ofMajorGeneral Garbaandwithhisre;n.owned commitment totheeradication,of apartbeid, thedebatewillcometoasuccessful conclusion. Inrecentmonths, sincetheadoption oftheDeclaration, anumberof significant eventshavetakenplaceinSouthAfrica. Amongthoseactions arethe release ofsomepolitical prisoners including NelsonMandela andtheunbanning of political organizations. Whileagreeing thatsuchstepsareindeedimportant in ourpursuit ofapeaceful solution totheproblemofepartbeid, weconsider that theseandotheractions takensofarbyPretoria stillfallshortofsatisfying the provisions oftheHarareandGeneral Assembly Declarations. Inthatconnection, myGovernment fullyassociates itselfwiththeposition adopted bytheOrganization ofAfrican Unity's AdHocCommittee ofHeadsofState orGovernment onSouthern AfricaatitsrecentmeetinginKampala. Regrettably, thesituation inSouth Afri~aremains unpredictable and explosive. Manyoftherepressive lawsremainintact, suchastheInternal Security Act.Thestateofemergency isstillinforceinseveralpartsofSouth Africaandtroopsarestilldeployed intownships. Deathanddestruction continue. Alargenumberofpolitical prisoners arestillingaolwhileothers faceprosecution. MyGovernment iaparticularly concerned aboutthecurrent spateofviolence, inwhich,asithasbeen ~evealed, elements ofthepoliceareinvolved. This situation, ifnotcontained, posesthethreatofundermining theefforts toachieve apeaceful solution oftheproblemattherootoftheconflict, namelyapartheid. Wewelcome thedifficult decision bytheleadership oftheAfriean National Congress ofSouthAfrica (ANC)todeclare acessation ofthearmedstruggle asa Digitized by Dag Hammarskjöld LibraryEMS/21 Al45/PV.9a 94-95 (Mrs.Am8thila, Npmibia) qestu~~ oftheliberation movement's eommitment toapea~eful solution. Weurqe thePretoria Governmen~ toreciprocate thatdemonstration ofqood will~ particularly bywithdrawinq troopsfromtownships andbydisciplininq thepolice. ~ ~sapolicyhasproventobeexpensive inbothhumanandmaterial costs.Ithastherefore becomedifficult tojustify evenbysomeofitsmost
analysis: The text appears to be a speech or statement about the political situation in South Africa, particularly with regards to the apartheid system. It mentions the release of political prisoners, the unbanning of political organizations, and the commitment to peaceful change and negotiations. The text also touches on the human rights situation in South Africa, including the continued use of repressive laws and the deployment of troops in townships.