t0 rectify this contradiction which arises &en, in a selective tishion, an attempt is ma& for the second time, as Ambassador Pickering has reminded ~8~ to institute such drastic sanctions against a country. BHS/edd s/w.2933 46 (Mr. Alar con de Quesada, Cuba) I can recall another occasiar which may be the one that the representative of the United States was referring toot the decision taken by the Security Council concerninq the illegal regime of Rhodesia when it unilaterally declared the indamn&nos of that Territory, for the purpose, as we all remember, of preventing the people of Zirdbabwe - which, fortunately, lives in m independent, sovereign land today - frcm achieving genuine InQpendhnce. But the authorities of that racist minority c~gims in Rhodesia took that unilateral decision in 1965. The General Assembly immediately adopted a resolution, with extensive support frcm Ule averwhelminq majority of its metiers, calling for effective steps against that r&gime to restore legality and to make possible a real decolonization ptocaas that would lead, as it eventually did, to indap3ndsnce. When did the Secuc ity Council act? Pn October 1965, in Wovenber, in Decenbet? Did it act in less than 48 hours? Or did it wait days, Q weeks, or months? Notwithstanding the fact that all the States in the region - the African cotntries - all the norraliqned courtties and the overwhelming majority oE the General Aseesbly were urging the Council to oarey out its task snd adopt effective measures against Wlodesia, the Security Council acted in 1967, two years after that attemPt to depive the pople of Zibabwe of its inalienable national r iqhts. My delegation has no doubt that the adoption of thie draft resolution, far from helping to bring a speedy solution to this conflict - which w believe must be 
**Analysis**
The text appears to be discussing international relations, politics, and diplomacy, specifically the actions of the United Nations Security Council regarding the situation in Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe). The language used is formal and diplomatic, indicating a high-level discussion of international politics. The text also touches on themes of human rights, decolonization, and the role of the international community in addressing conflicts.

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