Accept, Sir, the abeurancee oP my hiqheslt considerat ion. (ShIned) Joseph N. GARSA Chairman of the Special Committee aqainst Apartheid Hia E%CellenCy Mr. Javier P/me de Cdllar secretarv-General of the United NationPl New York, N.Y. I. INTRODUCTION 1. As Part of its efforts to review and evaluate the imolementation of Securitv Council resolution 418 (19771 of 4 November 1977, hv which the Council imposed a mandatOrV arms embargo aoainet South Africa , the Soecial Committee aqainet Apartheid, on 6 June 1985, addressed a letter ta States Menrhera af the United Nation8 reauoet ins them to furnish the Committee with part inent information on leqialstion and other meaeuree adopted hv their Governments to enforce the emharao, 3. The goal of this exercise ia thraefoldr (a) TC entahliah the rleqrse to which the international communitv is committed to the imolementation of the emharao; (hl To aecertain the various lcxxbholen that havr made total enfOrCement Of the emharqo difficult8 (Cl TO devise new wave and mean8 to ensure total implementation (throuah the closure of all loaohofes). 3. The reDlie received from Member States hv 30 Auoust 1985 ate reororiucerl below. Anv replies that mav he received later will he included in addenda to the prenent document. To orcvent reoetitiune, croen-referencea were made to tlocument A/40/2 z/Add. 4. -4- II. REPLIES FRGM MEMRWR STATES AWTHALIA IOriginal; Enalishl 1. Auattalia haA ecrupuloualv adhered to Securitv Council resolution 418 (1977I since its st-imtian in 1977. Under the Customs (Prohibited ExoortI Reaulatione, the export of all arms from Australia is orohihited without the authoritv of the Minieter for Defence. Rv this means Australia haR heen able to ensure compliance with the arm8 embarao. 2. On 19 Auauat 1985, the Foreiqn Minister announced on hehalf of the Australian 
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