Proposed new racial constitution of South Africa.

 

RESOLUTION ADOPTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY
Proposed new racial constitution of South Africa

  The General Assembly, Recalling its many resolutions and those of the Security Council calling on the authorities in South Africa to abandon apartheid, end oppression and repression of the black majority and seek a peaceful, just and lasting solution in accordance with the principles of the Charter of the United Nations and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, Reaffirming that apartheid is a crime against humanity and a threat to international peace and security, Gravely concerned that the so-called "constitutional proposals" endorsed, on 2 November 1983, by the exclusively white electorate in South Africa further entrench apartheid, Convinced that the aim of the so-called "constitutional proposals" is to deprive the indigenous African majority of all fundamental rights, including the right of citizenship, and to transform South Africa into a country for"whites only", in keeping with the declared policies of apartheid, Aware that the inclusion in the "constitutional proposals" of the so-called "coloured" people and people of Asian origin is aimed at dividing the unity of the oppressed people of South Africa and fomenting internal conflict, Noting with grave concern that one of the objectives of the so-called"constitutional proposals" of the racist regime is to make the "coloured" people and people of Asian origin in South Africa eligible for conscription into the apartheid armed forces for further internal repression and aggression against independent African States, Welcoming the united resistance of the oppressed people of South Africa against these "constitutional" manoeuvres, Reaffirming the legitimacy of the struggle of the oppressed people of South Africa for the elimination of apartheid and for the establishment of a society in which all the people of South Africa as a whole, irrespective of race, colour or creed, will enjoy equal and full political and other rights and participate freely in the determination of their destiny, Firmly convinced that the implementation of these "constitutional proposals" will further aggravate the already explosive situation prevailing inside apartheid South Africa,

1. Declares that the so-called "constitutional proposals" are contrary to the principles of the Charter of the United Nations, that the results of the referendum are of no validity whatsoever and that the enforcement of the proposed "constitution" will inevitably aggravate tension and conflict in South Africa and in southern Africa as a whole;

2. Rejects the so-called "constitutional proposals" and all insidious manoeuvres by the racist minority regime of South Africa further to entrench white minority rule and apartheid;

3. Further rejects any so-called "negotiated settlement" based on bantustan structures or on the "constitutional proposals";

4. Solemnly declares that only the total eradication of apartheid and the establishment of a non-racial democratic society based on majority rule, through the full and free exercise of adult suffrage by all the people in a united and non-fragmented South Africa, can lead to a just and lasting solution of the explosive situation in South Africa;

5. Urges all Governments and organizations to take appropriate action, in co-operation with the United Nations and the Organization of African Unity and in accordance with the present resolution, to assist the oppressed people of South Africa in their legitimate struggle for a non-racial, democratic society;

6. Requests the Security Council, as a matter of urgency, to consider the serious implications of the so-called "constitutional proposals" and to take all necessary measures, in accordance with the Charter, to avert the further aggravation of tension and conflict in South Africa and in southern Africa as a whole.