&. Ilavin6l taken note of that report, the General Assembly, in resolution 3\/i6 E,requested the sec retar:y-General to follow the situation closely and to prepare,t^'itl. 'ne assisrence r' ap'ronriate exnelts, e cornorehensive report on the qucstioncf South Af:'icars nucleal pfan and capability" ,. The Secretary-Gene"al wishes to thank the experts ior their unanimously aCopted report, vhich he hereby submits to the General Assembty for itsconsideraticn. Tt shoufd be not€]d that the cbservations and reconmendatronscontained in the repoi:t are those of the exFerts. ln this connexion, thesecrel;ary-General vould Like to point out that" in the complex field of d.isarmamentrar:ersj in rany i15farcs3 he ir noL in a posilion Lo pass judfement on all aspectsof ihe vork ncconplished by experts. I/ Ofiicial nec rr.ls o'rhe Lencral Ass-nbry, Tr.rcntierh Sessian, A,r-:rexes, p ^en la j | '-r .05, dce .rn e-rt A/1qlr.A,/ Ji /)+a2 Anncx Pa:ls 4 I.INTRODUCTION: CONTEXT OF THT STUIY A, q4rt el!_Naltons concern with Sqg[L4lr:Llg:ajgLljXof apartheid and with nuclear non-l]rolifgrat ionin Afri ca f. Prepared at the request of the General" Asscrrly in resotuticn 3L/26 B, thisreport on south Africats plan and. caparility in the nuclear fierd is a resur-t oftire deep and continuing concern of the united ifations r,rith south Africars policyof apaltheid, its nucl-ear activities and nucrear non-lroli feration in Africa, 2. That concern, which has been repeatedly expresseal by the General AssenbJ,yaver the years, stems frofl the situation in south Afr:ica resr,rlting fron thepolicies a.nd actions of tire apartheid r€gine, in particular its efforts toconsolid"ate end perpetuate racist donination in the cor.rnt.ry, its repression of
**Analysis**
The text appears to be a report on the nuclear capabilities and plans of South Africa, submitted to the General Assembly of the United Nations. The report is likely to be concerned with international relations, disarmament, and non-proliferation, rather than economic or social issues. The tone of the report is formal and diplomatic, suggesting that it is an official document.

**Category**
International relations, Science and technology