RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED AND DECISIONS TAKEN BY THE SECURITY COUNCIL in 1970

Part I. Que1tion· coruidered by the Security Council under ir. retpon.ibiliey for the nwintencrnce of internationcrl peace and ·ecrtrity

TilE SITUATION IN NAMmiA1

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Resolution 276 (1970)

At its l527th meeting, on 28 January 1970, the

Council decided to invite the President of tbe United

Nations Council for Namibia to participate, without

vote, in the discussion of the item entitled "The situa-

tion in Namibia: letter dated 26 January 1970 ad-

dressed to the President of the Security Council from

the repr~sentatives of Afghanistan, A1geria, Burundi,

Cambodta, C~lon, Chad, the Congo (Democratic

Republic of), Cyprus, Dahomey, Ethiopia, Gabon, Oui-

nea, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Japan, Jordan, Kenya,

MKuawlaayistt1a,LMaoasl,i,

Lebanon, Liberia, Libya, Madagascar, Mauritania, Mauritius, Morocco, Nepal,

the Niger, Nigeria, Pakistan, the People's Reput,lic of

the COnJ<>, the Philippines, Rwanda, Senegal, !Sierra

Leone, Smgapore, Somalia, Southern Yemen, the Sudan,

Syr~a, Thailand, TOB?, Tunisia,, Turkey, Uganda, the

Umted Arab Republic, the Uruted Republic of Tan-

zania, the Upper Volta, Yugoslavia and Zambia

(S/9616 and Add.l )."1

At ita 1529th meetina, on 30 January 1970 the Council decided to invite the representatives of India and .Pakistan to participate, without vote, in the discussion of the question.

' Reaoludont or decialont on thit question were al1o adopted In 1968 and 1969.

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Ghana and tbe pretent

Yemen were added to letter (S/9616/Add.2),

and on 29 January 1970, Cameroon was added (S/9616/

Afdd.J): IH Official Rtcordl of the Security Coui'ICII, Twtntyfi th Ytar, Suppltment for January, February and March 1970.

or 30 January 1970
The Security Council,
Reaffirming the inalienable right of the people of Namibia to freedom and independence recognized in General Assembly resolution 1514 (XV) of 14 December 1960,
Reaffirming General Assembly resolution 2145 (XXI) of 27 October 1966, by which the United Nations decided that the Mandate for South West Africa was terminated and assumed direct responsibility for the Territory until its independence,
Rf!a(firming Secllrity Council ~esolution 264 (1969) of 20 March 1969 in which the Council recognized the termination of the Mandate and called upon the Government of South Africa to withdraw immediately its administration from the Territory,
Reaffirming that the extension and enforcement of South African laws in the Territory together with the continued detentions, trials and subsequent sentencing of Narnibians by the Government of South Africa constitute illegal acts an:J flagrant violations of the ri~ta of the Namibians concerned, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the international status of the Territory, now under direct United Nations responsibility,
Recalling Security Council \·esolution 269 ( 1969) of 12 August 1969,
1. Strongly condemns the refusal of the Government of South Africa to cornply with the resolutions

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of the General Aaaembly and Security Council pertaining to Namibia;
2. Declmes that the continued presence of the South African authorities in Namibia is illegal and that consequently all actl taken by the Government of South Africa on behalf of or concerning Namibia after the termination of the Mandatf': are illegal and invalid;
3. Declares further that the defiant attitude of the Government of South Africa toward~ the Council's decisions undermines the authority ,,f the United Nations;
4. Consider:r that the continued OCCUJ?ation of Nami-
bia by the Government of South Afnca in defiance of the relevant United Nations resolutions and of the Charter of the United Nations has grave consequences for the rights and interests of the people of Namibia;
5. Calls upon all States, particularly thooe which have economic and other interests in Namibia, to refrain from any dealings with the Government of South Africa which are inconsistent with paragraph 2 of the present resolution;
6. Decides to establish, in accordance with rule 28 of its provisional rules of procedure, an Ad Hoc Sub-Committee of the Council to study, in consultation with the Secretary-General, ways and means by which the relevant resolutions of the Council, including the present resolution, can be effectively implemented in accordance with the appropriate provisions of the Charter, in the light of the flagrant refusal of South Africa to withdraw from Namibia, and to submit its recommendations by 30 April 1970;
7. Requests aJl States, as well as the specialized agencies and other relevant organs of the United Nations, to give the Sub-Committee all the information and other assistance it may require in pursuance of the present resolution;
8. Further reqrusts the Secretary-General to give every assistance to the Sub-Committee in the performance of its task;
9. Decides to resume consideration of the question of Namibia as soon as the recommendations of the Sub-Committee have been made available.
Adopted at tht 15~9th mttt· i11g by 13 voter to 110'11, with 1 ab1tt11tloru (FrafiCt, Unfttd Kingdom of Great Britain and Nortlt1r11 lreumd).
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In connexion with the implementation of the above resolution, the President of the Sect.lrity Council announced, In notes circulated as Security Council documents, the following measures which had been approved by the Council:
On 30 January 1970, the President Issued a note· ---~tating that, after consultations among all the mem-

a See Official R"ord1 of tilt Stcurlty Council, Twtnty-fifth

Ytar, Suppltmtnt for lanruJry, F1brut1'1 tmd March 1970

document S/9632.

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bers of the Council, it was decided that the Ad Hoc Sub-Committee established in pursuance of Security Council resolution 276 ( 1970) would be composed of all the members of the Council.
On 1S May 1970, the President issued a note4 stating that, after consultations with all the members of the Council, they had taken note of the interim report11 submitted by the Ad Hoc Sub-Committee established in pursuance of Security Council resolution 276 (1970) and it was agreed that the SubCommittee would continue its work in accordance with its terms of reference in order to be in a position to formulate its recommendations to the Council by the end of June 1970 at the latest.
Duiaion
At its 1S50th meeting, on 29 July 1970, the Council, following the adoption of its agenda, proceeded with the discussion of the item entitled:
"The situation in Namibia: "(a) Report of the Ad lloc Sub-Committee
established in pursuance of Security Council resolution 276 (1970) (S/9863) ;8 "(b) Letter dated 22 July 1970 from the Per·· manent Representatives of Burundi, Finland, Ne\'al, Sierra Leone and Zambia to the Umted Nations addressed to the President of the Security Council (S/9886)."11

Resolution 283 (1970)
of 29 July 1970

The Security Council,

Reaffirming once more the inalienable right of the

people. of . Namibia to freedom and independence
recogmzed m General Assembly resolution 1514 (XV)

of 14 December 1960,

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RH{firming Security Council resolutions 264 ( 1969) of 20 March 1969 and 276 (1970) of 30 January 1970 in which ~he Council recognized the decision of the
General Assembly to terminate the Mandate for South
West Africa and assume direct responsibility for the
'J.'erritory until its independence and in which the con-
tmued presence of the South African authorities in
Namibia, as well as all acts taken by that Government ~n behalf of or concerning Namibia after the termina-
tton of the Mandate, were declared illegal and invalid,

Recalling it£ resolution 269 ( 1969) of 12 August 1969,

Noting with great concern the continued flagrant re.fusal of th~ .Government of South Africa to comply wtth the dectstons of the Security Council demanding

4 /bld., Suppltmtnt for April, May and June 1970 document

S/9803.

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4/bld., document S/9771.

1 /bld., Suppltmtnt for July, Augu.rt and Stpttmbtr 1970.

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