whichisfostered bytheprovisions oCthesl.i-lteoe emergency. TheSpecial Committee [lIrther helieveo thatthiN violence isultimately aimedatSlIppressinq .oncemore-the gfowing movement. 0fdefiance toPtp.t.orin IRi'.r!)(~b~j.(l policies ..." -89-A/AC.llS/L.657 A/AC.llSIL. 6S8 A/AC.llS/L. 659 A/AC.llS/L. 660ANNEXIII ListQfdQcumensa iSsuildbytheSpecial. COlDmitl.f;til Messages received ontheoccasion oftheIJllernntiL1al Vayof Solidarity w~.ththeStruggle of.WomeninAouthhfdc8 811d Namibie Messages received ontheoccasion oftheIIE\Y1)[SoHdar.i ty withSouthAfrican Political Prisoners !JoportoftheSeminar ontheSpecial NeedsofSouthAfrican andNamibian refugee womenandchi1<11'en, helclatHarare from 16to18January 1989 Messages received ontheoccasion ofthfl]uternat.iona1 Day fortheElimination ofRacialDiscrimination ··90-PART'!WO REPORT ONRECENT DEVELOPMENTS CONCERNING RELATIONS BETWEEN ISRAEL ANDSOUTHAFRICA -91-·I.INTRODUCTION 1.TheSpecial Committee, attherequest oftheGenernl AssemJJJ.y, has systematically monitcred collaboration between IsraelandSouthAfrica, including intheespecially dangel'ous nuclear andmilitary spheres. Despite theallnoun<lement bytheGovernment ofIsraelin1987thatitwouldcurtailitsrelations withSouth Africa, reports bbouttheircollaboration, particularly illthemilitary field, indicate thatsuchcollaboration continues. 2.Initsresolution 43/50Eof5December 1988,theGeneral Assembly calledupon Israel"toabidebytherelevant resolutions oftheGeneral Assembly andthe Security Counr.il byterminating forthwith allformsofmilitary, nuclear, intelligence, economic andothercollaboration, particult1r 1y itH]CIIltJ-term contracts formilitary supplies, withSouthAfrica". ···92-11.MILITARY COLLABORATION 3.Theco-operation between Israel andSouthAfrica illthemU.i.t.lIlyandnuclear fieldsisdifficult todetect because ofstrictcenood"" ofinInnnatioll onthese matters inbothcountries. However, certain mediaandintelligence reports have revealed suchcollaboration. Whereas Israel wasthemajorsupplier DCarmsand ammunition toSouthAfricainthe19708,duringthepresent decaQ@. therelationship became oneofpartnership andjointproduction ofarmaments. llHoe.l hosprovided SouthAfricawithmilitary technology neededforitsgrowing ftrm~nentB industry. TheroleofIsraelinhelping toexpand themilitary caflability ortheSouth African Defence Force(SAOF) washighlighted inevidence presenled bytileWorld Campaign against Military andNuclear Collaboration withSouthhfJ'i(:otothe Commonwealth Committee ofForeign Ministers ouSouthern Afrlctl (d.theirmeeting at HarareinFebruary 1989.Particular attention wasdrawntothec:ontinuing programme ofupdating andmodernizlng theMiragefighte! a1rcraH,IntoCheetahs withtheassistance ofIsrael. TheCheetahs, aswillbElmentiuned latel,are virtually identical totheIsraeli Kfiraircraft. 11 4.Themostdisturbing aspectofthecollaboration between Israel andSouth Africainthemilitary fieldisthereported developmenl andpre~aldtion [or testing ofanintermediate-range ballistic missile. Themiooile Joexpected to havearangeof1,440kilometres andtobecapable ofcflrryinq IIIlclear devices. Themissile appears tobeamOdification oftheIsraeli misGile, Jericho 11.It wasreported thatsatellite photographs showed theCaperangenea,l1aHoop,where launchpreparations werebeingmade,tobeidenti~~l ~~theIsraeli launchsilein theNegevdesert. Itshould benotedthatanintermedinta-range ballistic missile usually carries anatomic warhead andSouthAfrica hasf\c1mitted p(lssessing nuclear-weapons capability. According tointelligence suurces oftheUnitedStates ofAmerica, SouthAfrica m1ghtsoontestamoreadvancp{i Israeli miRsile, the Shavit (comet), whichhasarangeof2,000miles. Itwnualsoleported that,as Israeli missile testing facilities arelimited bygflogrnphi.cnl fR('t.ors, South Africaprovides abettertesting area. ~/ThisjointIsraeli-South Africamissile
**Analysis**
The text appears to be a report from the United Nations Special Committee, discussing the military and nuclear collaboration between Israel and South Africa. The report highlights the continuous partnership and joint production of armaments, including the development and testing of intermediate-range ballistic missiles. The text does not mention economic development, natural resources, agriculture, forestry, fishing, transport, communication, international trade, health, education, employment, humanitarian aid, or culture. It primarily focuses on the military and nuclear aspects of the collaboration.

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