text: liTherehasnotbeenanyfundamental orirreversible change inSouth Africa. Theso-called changes whichhaveledsomemembers ofthe international community tobelieve thatpressures should berelaxed vis-a-vis theApartheid regimefallfarshortofjustifying thatbelief. Therefore, therecentsojourn ofMr.F.W.deKlerkandtheattendant suggestions made torelaxsanctions andothermeasures against theApartheid regime are tantamount toprematurely rewarding Mr.deKlerk, andjeopardizing efforts to createthenecessary climate fornegotiations." (A/44/963, p.29) 6.3.Weareoftheviewthat,untiltheregimehasfullycomplied withthe requirements oftheDeclaration, therecanbenoclimate tonegotiations. Itis nowabundantly clearthatsuchanobjective canonlyberealized through the intensification ofcomprehensive sanctions against theregime. 7.0.Therefore, theAfrican GroupofStatestotheUnitedNations appealtothe United Nations Secretary-General andtheinternational community, tointensify theirefforts forfullimplementation oftheUnitedNations General Assembly Declaration onApartheid anditsDestructive Consequences onSouthern Africa. 8.0.Meanwhile theAfrican GroupofStatestotheUnited Nations willremain seizedofthedevelopments inSouthAfrica andwillundertake appropriate measures within thecontext oftheUnited Nations Declaration onapartheid andits destructive consequences inSouthAfrica, asadopted bytheGeneral Assembly atits sixteenth special session. Digitized by Dag Hammarskjöld Library
analysis: This text appears to be a statement or declaration from the African Group of States to the United Nations, discussing the situation in South Africa and the need for sanctions against the Apartheid regime. The language used is formal and diplomatic, and the focus is on international relations and politics rather than any specific economic, social, or cultural issue.