text: NITED ATIONS @GeneralAssembly Distr. GENERAL A,/ 44,/ 97 7 12 Septenber 19 90 ORIGINAL: ENGLISH Forty-fourth session Agenda itern 28 POLICIES OF APARTHEID OF THE GOVERNMENT OF SOIITH AFRICA Letter dated 12 September 1990 from the Charq6 d,affaires a.i. ofthe Permanent Mission of Norway to the United Nations addressed to the Se c re ta rv-Gene r al I have the honour to transmit herewith the text. of the Nordic Declaration otrsouth Africa adopted on 12 september 1990 at ttle Nordic Foreign Ministers' neetingwhich was hetd in Norway on lL and 12 September 1990. I should be grateful if you would. arrange for the text of tbis letter and itsannex to be circulated as a document of tbe forty_fourth session of the GeneralAssembly uuder agenda item 28. (Signed) Lasse SEIM Charg6 d'affaires a.i. 9O-222L7 1815h (E)NITED ATIONS A General Assembly Distr. GENERAL A/44/977 12September 1990 ORIGINAL: ENGLISH Forty-fourth session Agenda item28 POLICIES OFAPARTHEID OFTHEGOVERNMENT OFSOUTHAFRICA Letter dated12September 1990fromtheCharged'affaires a.i.of thePermanent Mission ofNorway totheUnited Nations addressed totheSecretary-General Ihavethehonour totransmit herewith thetextoftheNordic Declaration on SouthAfrica adopted on12September 1990attheNordic Foreign Ministers' meeting whichwasheldinNorway on11and12September 1990. Ishould begrateful ifyouwouldarrange forthetextofthisletter andits annextobecirculated asadocument oftheforty-fourth session oftheGeneral Assembly underagenda item28. (Signed) Lasse SEIM Charge d'affaires a.i. 90-22217 1815h(E)/... Digitized by Dag Hammarskjöld LibraryL/ 44/ 9',1 7 Engli sh The Nordic couBtries have consistently and strongly repudiated the apartheid system in South Africa' They are deternined to continue their active efforts tso contribute to the comPlete aiolition of apartheid aDd to the introduction of a denocratic non-racial society in South Africa' The Nordic countries note vith satisfaction that sigrificant and positive developrnents have begun in South Africa, hoLtling out hoPe that profound ctranges are novr within reach. However, they Point out that funtlanental elemeuts of the basic
analysis: The text appears to be a diplomatic document discussing the policies of apartheid in South Africa and the efforts of Nordic countries to contribute to its abolition. The language used is formal and diplomatic, indicating that the document is likely related to international relations and human rights.