4 38. We also wish to take this opportunity to congratulate your predecessor, Sir John Thomson, for the very able manner in which he directed the affairs of the Council last month. 39. It was on 20 September that the Council met to debate South African aggression against Angola. We meet today to discuss another act of aggression by racist South Africa. In both cases, the aggression was vicious, unpro- voked, premeditated and dastardly. In each case, the con- sequences were devastating in material terms and tragic in human dimensions and constituted a breach of the peace and, most certainly, a threat to international peace and security. 40. To justify this criminal act, the Pretoria regime has used numerous pretexts. Its most often repeatedargument when invading Angola is that of stopping the campaign of terror by SWAPO. However, in a recent statement cre- dited to the racist Defence Minister, the regime stated its unswerving commitment to bolster and support Jonas Savimbi and his UNITA dissident group, who, as South Africa’s proxies, are committed to the destabilization of Angola. 41. The facts surrounding-the latest unprovoked South African attack against Angola are gruesome in their bru- tality. The Pretoria regime is engaged in saturation bomb- ing of a wide area of Angolan territory and, in particular, of the area of Mavinga. The latest reports reaching the Group of African States indicate.that 85 Angolan soldiers have died, dozens have been wounded and tremendous material destruction has been caused. 42. There is no reason, no argument, no circumstance that can justify this unprovoked, consistent and cold- blooded aggression with its consequent destabilization of Angola. The Pretoria regime is bent on following its dcs- tructive course. It has continuously violated the territorial integrity and subverted the national sovereignty of the Peo- 
**Analysis**
The text appears to be a speech or statement from an international organization, likely the United Nations, condemning the actions of the South African government for its aggression against Angola. The language used is formal and diplomatic, with a focus on the international implications of the conflict. The text does not mention economic development, natural resources, or environmental issues, but rather focuses on the humanitarian consequences of the conflict and the need for international action.

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