(XXI) of 22 October 1966 and the various resolutions of the Security Council, in particular resolution 217 (1965) of 20 November 1965, which declared, inter alia, that the racist minority régime in Southern Rhodesia is illegal, Recalling further that, since the illegal declaration of independence by the racist minority régime in South­ ern Rhodesia, the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland has declared, on several occasions, that that régime is illegal and that it would not negotiate with the régime on the future of Southern Rhodesia, Reiterating its serious concern about the implications which the pourparlers between the administering Power and the representatives of the illegal racist minority régime have for the right of the African people of Zimbabwe to freedom and independence, Noting with concern the increasingly harmful role played by those foreign monopolies and financial in­ terests in Southern Rhodesia whose support for the illegal racist minority régime constitutes an impedi­ ment to the attainment of independence by the people of Zimbabwe, Noting with deep regret that the administering Power has failed to take effective and concrete measures to bring down the illegal racist minority régime in South­ ern Rhodesia, and to grant independence to the people of Zimbabwe in accordance with General Assembly resolution 1514 (XV) and other relevant resolutions, 1. Reaffirms the inalienable right of the people of Zimbabwe to freedom and independence, and the legiti­ macy of their struggle for the exercise of that right; 2. Deplores the failure of the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ire­ land so far to put an end to the illegal racist minority régime in Southern Rhodesia; 3. Condemns any arrangement between the admin­ istering Power and the illegal racist minority régime in the Territory which would transfer power to the 
**Analysis**
This text appears to be a resolution or declaration from an international organization, specifically addressing the political situation in Southern Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe). The language used is formal and diplomatic, with a focus on the rights of the African people and the illegality of the racist minority regime. The text does not mention economic, environmental, or social issues, but rather concentrates on the political struggle for independence.

**Category**
Humanitarian aid and relief, International relations