deleqation also wonders whether a Committee that sees ne*Nazi attitudes, slavery and pure racism as the continuinq leqacy of the West, hut sarcastically dismisses its devotion to democratic principles and human riqhts as merely rhetorical, is truly fulfillinq its mandate. Or is it instead hecominq an instrument ot East-west rivalry? -36- 5. Althouqh the 11 June statement did not name the united States, the several negative references to the policy of “constructive enqaqement” made it cleat that the United States was a principal tatqet. The statement before the Security Council on 21 June by the Vice-Chairman of the Special Committee was even less reserved on this ecore. In the context of a debate on the South African attack on Botswana, an attack which the United States condemned and which precipitated the recall of the United States Ambaseador from Pretoria, the representative of the Special Committee was t.ha first speaker to mention the United States, after 10 speakers had addressed the aueetion without doing so. The representative of the Special Committee said: *The (South African) dqime considers the appeasement of certain Western Powers and, in particular, the Government of the United States, as a Justification for its obstruction of the implementation of the independence plan for Namibia, its escalation of aqqression against Angola, the initiation of new terrorist campaiqns aqalnst Botswana and the furtherance of its oppression and killlnq of innocent black South Atricans . . . The Special Committee has declared on many occasions that the reqime is an international outlaw and that it has telt emboldened to commit euch heinous Crimes because of the protection and the backing of certain Western Governments, in particular the Government of the United States.” 6. In the ltqht of this attitude of hostility on the part of the spokesmen ot the 
**Analysis**
The text appears to be discussing international relations and politics, specifically the actions and attitudes of the United States and the West towards the Southern African region, including Namibia, Angola, and Botswana. The text also mentions the Special Committee and its views on the situation, which suggests a focus on international organizations and diplomacy.

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