vote against the draft resolution before the Committee. 63. With the significant exception of South Africa's illegal occupation of Namibia, the reports of the Secretariat left no doubt that the administering Powers in accordance with their responsibilities, continued to promote the interests of the inhabitants of the few remaining dependent Territorities. The Netherlands found it amazing, therefore, that year after year certain speakers in the debate under agenda item llO.tried to depict the situation in those Territories as one of unmitigating colonial extortionism in order to support their thesis that the administering Powers were guilty of wilfully impeding the peoples' right to self-determination and independence. The absence of any justification for those attacks suggested that they were inspired by motives other than a genuine concern for the well-being of the inhabitants of the Territories. The same cynical disregard for the true interests of the Territories administered by some Western Powers might well be behind the failure of those delegations to make a proper distinction between the fundamentally different situations in those Territories and in Namibia. Regrettably, many of those unwarranted suggestions had found their way / ... A/C.4/40/SR.l0 English Page 13 (Mr. Kurpershoek, Netherlands) into the text of the draft resolution on foreign economic and other interests, notably in paragraph 3. Bis delegation turther rejected the singling out of Western countries for criticism in a number of paragraphs. The Netherlands, committed to a policy of selective mandatory sanctions against South Africa, was also unable to endorse the call for the total isolation of South Africa and the termination ot all ties with that country in paragraphs 9 and 19. 64. Mr. GAMEDZE (Swaz·iland) said that his delegation, while supporting the main thrust of the Committee's recommendations regarding pressure on South Africa and 
**Analysis**
The text appears to be discussing a United Nations Committee meeting, where a draft resolution is being debated. The resolution likely pertains to the economic and political situation in certain territories, specifically Namibia, which is under South African occupation. The Netherlands delegation is criticizing the draft resolution for unfairly targeting Western countries and not making a distinction between Namibia and other territories. This suggests that the category is related to international relations, politics, and governance.

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