embarked on a programme of collective punishment under which cattle has been seized, villages have been fined collectively and schools have been closed down and turned into interrcgation and concentration camps. 6. The Smith r&ime, not satisfied with what is happening in its police State, has embarked on a foolhardy attempt to convince the world that the African people of Rhodesia have now had second thoughts on the Anglo-Rhodesian “proposals for a settlement” of 1971 [see S/10405 of I December 19711, News has come out that the Rhodesian regime may sh,ortly be giving the world proof of that change of attitude on the part of the African people of Zimbabwe. Let it be said loudly and clearly that these 1 cheap tactjcs will convince no one and that whatever proof the regime chooses to dish out to the world is destined for the waste-paper basket. 7. The policy of economic sanctions against the illegal Rhodesian regime dates from 1965, when this Council urged all Member States to do their utmost to break all economic ties with the illegal Rhodesian rCgime. That was followed in 1966 by the imposition of collective enforce- ment measures under Chapter VII of the Charter of the United Nations which made selective economic sanctions mandatory. In 1968 this Council embarked on a total trade boycott against the illegal r@,ime. However, all those measures failed to bring down the illegal regime even though on paper all doors appeared to have been closed. The reasons for that failure are very clear. They are the following, 8. First, a number of countries have been trading with Rhodesia secretly. Some of them have been exposed, and a quick reading of the fifth report of the sanctions Com- mitteel gives a general view of the number of countries that 
**Analysis**
The text appears to be a diplomatic document or a report discussing the situation in Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe) and the illegal regime's actions. The text mentions collective punishment, economic sanctions, and trade boycotts, which suggests that the category should be related to international relations, trade, and politics.

**Category**
International trade, Politics