text: Africa; thelegislative anda~ministrative measures adopted natiannlly Olld -54··internationally togiveeffecttotheoilembargo: theassessment of"weaklinks": andsuggestions andproposals fortightening theembargo. Witnesses included representatives ofthenon-racial tradeunionmovement inSouthAfrica, lawand religious groups, media,national liberation movements, aswellaseconomists. The conclusions andrecommendations oftheHearings werepublished asareportofthe Panel(seeA/44/279-S/20634 andannexItothepresent report). 2.Consultations onthearmsembargo against SouthAfrica 215.TheConsultations ontheImplementation bytheGovernment oftheFederal Republic ofGermany oftheArmsEmbargo against SouthAfricawereorganized bythe WorldCampaign against Military andNuclear CollabQration withSouthAfricain co-operation withtheSpecial Committee, andwereheldatBonnon27April1989. Thedelegation oftheSpecial Committee wasledbyitsChairman, Major-General Joseph N.Garba. Themeetings wereattended bymembers ofthe Deutscher Bundestag (Parliament), academics, individuals andrepresentatives of religious groups andnon-governmental organizations. Thepublicsession ofthe Consultations wasaddressed byMaria.;ne Tidick, Minister forFederal Affairs for theLandofSchleswig-Holstein, Ambassador Sulimme oftheMinistry ofForeign Affairs, andMr.Gunther Verheugen, MemberoftheDeutscher Bundestag oftheSocial Democratic Party. Inaclosedsession themeeting oiscussed casesofalleged violations ofthearmsembargo, particularly thetransfer ofsubmarine blueprints toSouthAfrica. Proposals weremadeforlegalandotheractions whichtheFederal RepUblic couldundertake tomakethearmsembargo moreeffective (seepara.136). 3.Military collaboration 216.On2November 1988,theChairman senttotheMembers oftheBundestag Parliament?ry Commission ofInquiry, whichisinvestigating thedelivery toSouth Africaof.~icrofilms oftheblueprints oftheU-209submarine byacompany inthe Federal Republic ofGermany, letters accompanied byaquestionnaire whichsoughtto elicitfurther information onthematter. Thecontent ofthereplies was subsequently madeavailable totheconsultations onthearmsembargo against South Africaheldat~onninApril1989(seepara.136). 217.On2November 1988,theChairman sentalettertothePermanent Representative ofFinland totheUnitedNations encouraging theFinnis~ Government nottoproceed withitsapparent decision topurchase Crota1e missiles fromtheFrench company Thomson-CSF, whichislinkedtoSouthAfrica. Inareplyreceived on 21November 1988,theFinnish Government indicated thatthepurchase did""at "contradict thespiritoftheUnitedNations sanctions against SouthAfrica". On 23March1989,theChairman sentasecondletterexpressing theSpecial Committee's viewthatSouthAfrican involvement inthemanufacture ofthoseweapons, evenif modified, hadnotceased andthattherewasnoevidence thatThomson-CSF had terminated itsrelations withSouthAfrica. Underthosecircumstances, the Chairman invited ~·heGovernment ofFinland toreconsider itsdecision topurchase themissiles andtocomplywithSecurity Council resolutions 418(1977)of 4November 1977and558(1984)of13December 1984onthearmsembargo against SouthAfrica. 218.On16January and23March1989,theActing Chairman andtheChairman sent letters tothePermanent Representative oftheUnited ArabEmirates tothe -55-UnitedNatiuuu drawing attention totheapparent decision ofthatGovernment to purchase Crot31a missiles fromThomson-CSF andindicating thatthepurchase would beabreachofSecurity Council resolutions 418(1977)and558(1984)onthearms embargo. Bothinvited theGovernment oftheUnitedArabEmlrates totake appropriate measures toabidebytheprovisions ofthoseresolutions. Thusfar,no replyhasbeenreceived. 219.On8March1989,theChairman, firstinalettertothePermanent Representative ofChiletotheUnitedNations, andSUbsequently inapublic statement, expressed theserious concern oftheSpeciDl Committee overthevisitto ChilebytheSouthAfrican Minister ofDefence, Lieutenant-General MagnusMalan,to discuss clolermilitary co-operation between thetwocountries. Attention was drawninparticular totheMinister's scheduled visitstotheCardoen bombfactory
analysis: The text appears to be focused on international relations and diplomacy, particularly in the context of economic and political sanctions against South Africa. It discusses various measures and actions taken by governments and international organizations to enforce the arms embargo against South Africa, as well as alleged violations and attempts to circumvent it.