to occupy any .neighbouring States until what they call Angola. foreign troops are removed. 52. Early in our debate [2622th meeting], the representa- tive of the South African minority regime contended that 47. Now nothing can be hidden even from those who at the attack was undertaken against Angola in the defence of one time or another chose to be blind to the true nature of liberty, in the context of the East-West ideological confron- apartheid. It has finally started the precipitous descent of tation and in order to permit the self-determination and the steep slopes of the Himalayan mountain with no possi- independence of Angola. Coming from a country which bility of returning to the top, for as it descends the moun- practices the abhorrent policy of apartheid, with its built-in tain its speed increases at an exponential rate and it can system of denial of self-determination to the majority of stop only when it crashes in the valley below, plunging the the population, such a contention is totally baseless. The area into a bloodbath. Once set in motion, the body can- minority Pretoria regime cannot presume to articulate the not stop itself at mid-slope, nor can it be stopped by any- will and interests of 31 million oppressed and politically one else. No wonder, then, that racist South Africa seems disenfranchised South Africans and Namibians living to be oblivious of its own interest. In its descent it will under apartheid. In any event, there is no legal justification undoubtedly uproot both young sprouts and old trees. As under the Charter for the violation by South Africa of the apartheid regime becomes more and more desperate in Angola’s sovereignty and territorial integrity. its attempt to preserve itself, the use of chemical, nuclear 
**Analysis**
The text appears to be a political statement or speech, discussing the situation in Angola and the involvement of South Africa. The language used is formal and critical, indicating a serious and official tone. The text does not contain any specific references to economic, environmental, or scientific issues, but rather focuses on political and human rights concerns.

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