text: and decrees designed to establish Fascist and racist practices similar to those existing in South Africa and the Portuguese colonies. Only the names have been changed. The South African racists’ policy of setting up “Bantustans” is being carried on in Southern Rhodesia under the title of “provincialization”. The same restrictions have been placed on the movement of Africans in white areas of Southern Rhodesia as in South Africa. Draconian measures are being taken against the African population of Southern Rhodesia which supports the just and patriotic struggle for the liberation of the Zimbabwe people. 51. Members of the Council remember well the recent discussion of the aggressive acts of the Southern Rhodesian racists against the sovereign African State of Zambia. That discussion clearly showed that the racist Smith regime not only continues to trample underfoot the rights of the Zimbabwe people but even goes so far as to pursue a policy of aggression against neighbouring independent African States, particularly Zambia. This policy of aggression by the Smith rdgime against neighbouring African States is similar to the, policy of aggression being pursued by Israel against neighbouring Arab States. 52. The conditions in Southern Rhodesia itself and the Smith regime’s policy of racism and aggression demon- strate, therefore, that the situation there is fraught with serious consequences for the future and threatens to aggravate the state of affairs in this region of Africa. This is not surprising, for the Southern Rhodesian r&ime is closely linked to its allies, the colonial and racist re’gimes of southern Africa, the Republic of South Africa and Portugal. The regime of the racists in Southern Rhodesia is aided and supported above all by South Africa and Portugal. A sort of triple alliance of racists and colonialists has been formed, comprising South Africa, Portugal and Southern Rhodesia, 
analysis: This text appears to be a political statement or a diplomatic document that discusses the situation in Southern Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe) during the apartheid era. The text highlights the racist and fascist practices of the Smith regime, its aggression towards neighboring African states, and its links with other colonial and racist regimes in southern Africa. The text does not mention any specific economic, environmental, or social development issues, but rather focuses on the political and human rights aspects of the situation.