text: Government that it is in favour of the application of sanctions. By voting against this draft resolution, the United Kingdom has shown yet again that it says one thing, but in fact acts contrary to its declared intentions. 97. Thus, the triple alliance of Salisbury, Pretoria and Lisbon, that stronghold of imperialism, reaction, col- onialism and racism in the south of the African continent, has again been defended, in the United Nations and in the Security Council, by two permanent members of the Security Council. 98. But no one can halt the onward march of history. Whatever obstacles are put in ‘its path, whatever help the Southern Rhodesian racists receive from their overt and covert friends, the Zimbabwe people, with the support of all freedom-loving peoples of the world, will achieve inevitable and irreversible victory in its just struggle against colonialism and racism, and will win its right to freedom, independence and sovereignty. And the Zimbabwe people will never forget those who, when it was facing a difficult time, uttered words of sympathy for it, while in fact siding with and helping its enemies. 99. Mr. TOURE (Guinea) (interpretation from lkxch).: Having heard all the flattering statements and the rather overwhelming justifications, we were in fact right in insisting on a vote on the two draft resolutions. The outcome of the discussions has proved that the illusion of sanctions could only lead to the embarrassing situation of the United Kingdom, which has proposed this measure that in fact was designed to assist it to protect those who are violating the economic blockade against the rebel colony of Zimbabwe and those who proclaim their support for the struggle of the peoples while at the same time helping those who are selling the cannons to be used to crush them. This 
analysis: This text appears to be a speech or statement made by a representative of a country, likely in the United Nations Security Council, regarding the application of sanctions against Southern Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe). The text is highly political and rhetorical, expressing strong opinions and emotions about the situation. It does not contain any technical or factual information about economic development, natural resources, or environmental issues.