text: {ITEO ITtoNs @General Assembly Distr. GENERAL Al44/9'18 14 September 19 90 ORIGINAI,: ENGLISH Forty-fourth session Agenda iten 28 POLICIES OF APARTHEID OF THE GOVERNMENT OF SOIITH AFRICA Letter dated 13 SeDternber l99O from the Permanent RepresenEative of Japan to the Unitetl Nations addressed to the Secretary-Gene ral I have the honour to request that the preselt letter anal the attached announcemenL by the Ministry of Foreign Lffairs of Japan regarding the upcomitg visit to Japan by Mr. Nelson Mandel.a, Deputy President of the African Natioaal Corxgress, be circulated as an official document of the forty-fourch session of the Geaeral Assetnbly, under agenda iten 28. (Signed) Yoshio HATANO Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary PermaneDt Representalive of .Japan to the United Nations 90-22620 2295a (E)tilTED 'TIONS A General Assembly Distr. GENERAL A/44/978 14September 1990 ORIGINAL: ENGLISH Forty-fourth session Agenda item28 POLICIES OFAPARTHEID OFTHEGOVERNMENT OFSOUTHAFRICA Letter dated13Seotember 1990fromthePermanent Representative of JapantotheUnited Nations addressed totheSecretary General Ihavethehonour torequest thatthepresent letter andtheattached announcement bytheMinistry ofForeign Affairs ofJapanregarding theupcoming visittoJapanbyMr.Nelson Mandela, Deputy President oftheAfrican National Congress, becirculated asanofficial document oftheforty-fourth session ofthe General Assembly, underagenda item28. (Signed) Yoshio HATANO Ambassador Extraordinary andPlenipotentiary Permanent Representative of JapantotheUnited Nations 90-22620 2295a(El /... Digitized by Dag Hammarskjöld LibraryA/ 44/ 97I English Page 2 ANNEX Announcement concerning the visit to JaPan of the Deputv President of the African National Congress issued bv the Ministry of Foreiq! Affairs of JaPan 1. Mr. Nelson MaDdefa, DePuty President of the Africar Natioral congress (ANc)' will visit Japa! from 27 to 30 October at the iDvitation of the Government of JaPan. 2. The Government of JaPan suPPorts peaceful efforts towards the elimination of apartheid, ald thus evaluates highly the recent political Progress that has been rnade in south Africa towards that enal. JaPan intelds to e:pald its dialogue with
analysis: This text appears to be a diplomatic communication between the Permanent Representative of Japan to the United Nations and the Secretary-General, regarding a visit by Nelson Mandela, Deputy President of the African National Congress, to Japan. The purpose of the visit is not explicitly stated, but it seems to be related to the political progress towards the elimination of apartheid in South Africa. Given the context, it's likely that the visit is a symbolic gesture of support for the anti-apartheid movement.