preparation of the report. Out of 24 proposals that the African document contains, 11 were accepted and included in the agreed portion of the report, with some modifica- tions which, in our opinion, have detracted from their intended effectiveness while making them more palatable to some members of the Committee. But, even with those modifications, the agreed proposals, if applied in practice, could constitute an important and substantive step forward in the sanctions policy. There is, perhaps, no need for me to list them here, even briefly, as we have all no doubt read section III of the report, and we have just listened to the able presentation of those points by the representative of Guinea. 45. It should be noted, however, that the Committee was not able to come up with stronger and more meaningful j Specjal Committee on t11e Situation with regard to the Imple- mentation of the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples. agreed recommendations concerning the type of action that could be’taken in view of the open and persistent refusal of South Africa and Portugal to implement sanctions against Southern Rhodesia, although it was expressly instructed to do so in paragraph4 of Security Council resolution 320 (1972). The African proposal, contained in paragraph 23 of the report, that the Security Council decide that all States limit their purchases of certain commodities-which are at the same time the main Southern Rhodesian exports-from South Africa, Mozambique and Angola to the pre-sanctions levels, and their proposals contained in paragraphs 24, 25 and 3 1, whose aim was merely to render more difficult the contraband to and from Southern Rhodesia through those territories, were not agreed upon, because of opposition on the part of a very few delegations. 46. The remaining African proposals, placed in the 
**Analysis**
The text appears to be discussing the United Nations Security Council's report on sanctions policy, specifically regarding the implementation of sanctions against Southern Rhodesia. The language used is formal and diplomatic, and the content revolves around international relations and politics. It seems that the report is addressing the economic and trade implications of the sanctions, and the attempts to limit the flow of goods and commodities.

**Category**
International trade, Economic development