text: the illegal racist rCgime in Southern Rhodesia. Secondly, it was to draw up recommendations designed to extend the scope of sanctions against Southern Rhodesia itselr. Thirdly, it was to prepare recommendations designed to improve the effectiveness of sanctions already in force asa result of Security Council decisions. 63. Members of the Council are well aware of these terms of reference given by the Council to its Comtittec on Southern Rhodesia. Now the Committee has submittcrl a report which we have all had the opportunity to study in detail, the report which is currently being considered by the Council. 6 64. During the Committee’s drafting of this report, the USSR delegation insisted on the need to adopt the most decisive measures against the racist regime in Salisbury as well as against South Africa and Portugal, which openly support that rt$ime in violation of Security Council decisions. The USSR delegation proposed that, in view of the fact that South Africa and the Portuguese colonialist- dominated Angola and Mozambique are the main avenues 1 through which passes illegal trade with Southern Rhodesia in violation of the Council’s sanctions, the Committee should recommend that the Council decide that all States should cease their purchases from the Republic of South Africa, Mozambique and Angola of goods which are the staple exports of Southern Rhodesia. We also proposed that the Council institute an obligatory embargo on the sale to South Africa and Portugal of petroleum and petroleum products and that there should be a further obligatory embargo that deliveries to South Africa and Portugal of all types of’arms, military equipment, material and munitions should be completely prohibited. \iz65. With a view to extending the scope of sanctions against Southern Rhodesia itself, the Soviet delegation proposed that the Committee should recommend that the 
analysis: The text appears to be discussing international relations and economic sanctions imposed on Southern Rhodesia, with a focus on trade and commerce. The USSR delegation is proposing measures to restrict trade with South Africa and Portugal, which are seen as supporting the racist regime in Southern Rhodesia. The text does not mention any specific economic development, natural resources, or environmental issues.