The situation in Angola

XVII. RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED WITHOUT REFERENCE TO A COMMITTEE
1819. The situation in Angola

The General Assembly, Having considered the critical situation in Angola, Having considered the report of the Special Committee on Territories under Portuguese Administration,[1]1established under General Assembly resolution 1699 (XVI) of 19 December 1961, Having considered the report of the Sub-Committee on the Situation in Angola,[2]2established under General Assembly resolution 1603 (XV) of 20 April 1961, Resolutely condemning the mass extermination of the indigenous population of Angola and other severe repressive measures being used by the Portuguese colonial authorities against the people of Angola, Deploring the armed action being taken by Portugal for the suppression of the people of Angola and the use in this process of arms supplied to Portugal by certain Member States, Noting that in the Territory of Angola, as in other Portuguese colonies, the indigenous population is denied all fundamental rights and freedoms, that racial discrimination is in fact widely practised and that the economic life of Angola is to a large extent based on forced labour, Convinced that the colonial war being carried on by the Government of Portugal in Angola, the violation by that Government of the Security Council resolution of 9 June 1961[3]3its refusal to implement the provisions of the Declaration on the granting of independence to colonial countries and peoples contained in General Assembly resolution 1514 (XV) of 14 December 1960, and its refusal to implement resolutions 1542 (XV) of 15 December 1960, 1603 (XV) of 20 April 1961, 1654 (XVI) of 27 November 1961 and 1742 (XVI) of 30 January 1962, constitute a source of international conflict and tension as well as a serious threat to world peace and security, Bearing in mind the principles embodied in resolution 1514 (XV),

1. Expresses its satisfaction to the Sub-Committee on the Situation in Angola for the work it has accomplished;

2. Solemnly reaffirms the inalienable right of the people of Angola to self-determination and independence, and supports their demand for immediate independence;

3. Condemns the colonial war being carried on by Portugal against the people of Angola and demands that the Government of Portugal put an end to it immediately;

4. Again calls upon the Portuguese authorities to desist forthwith from armed action and repressive measures against the people of Angola;

5. Urges the Government of Portugal, without any further delay:

(a) To release all political prisoners;

(b) To lift the ban on political parties;

(c) To undertake extensive political, economic and social measures that would ensure the creation of freely elected and representative political institutions and transfer of power to the people of Angola in accordance with the Declaration on the granting of independence to colonial countries and peoples;

6. Requests Member States to use their influence to secure the compliance of Portugal with the present resolution;

7. Requests all Member States to deny Portugal any support or assistance which may be used by it for the suppression of the people of Angola, and in particular to terminate the supply of arms to Portugal;

8. Reminds the Government of Portugal that its continued non-implementation of the resolutions of the General Assembly and of the Security Council is inconsistent with its membership in the United Nations;

9. Requests the Security Council to take appropriate measures, including sanctions, to secure Portugal's compliance with the present resolution and with the previous resolutions of the General Assembly and of the Security Council.

1196th plenary meeting,
18 December 1962.

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[1] Official Records of the General Assembly, Seventeenth Session, Annexes, agenda item 54, documents A/5160 and Add.1 and 2. [2] Ibid., agenda item 29, document A/5286. [3] Official Records of the Security Council, Sixteenth Year, Supplement for April, May and June 1961, document S/4835.