with a policy of racial hatred and aggression against all the peoples of Africa and the sovereign African States. The 5 anti-African spearhead of this sinister union is being sharpened. There are in the territory of Southern Rhodesia South African armed forces whose task is to crush the national liberation movement of the Zimbabwe people. They continue to remain there, despite the repeated demands of the Security Council for the withdrawal of these forces from Southern Rhodesia. These reactionary and anti-popular r&imes are implementing their dangerous plot against the peoples of Africa. 53. Against this background of increased activity by these aggressive forces of racism in southern Africa, the growing concern of the peoples of Africa and of all democratic and peace-loving forces in the world at the situation in Southern Rhodesia and in southern Africa is fully understandable. 54. At the meetings in April this year of the decoloniza- tion Committee, the Committee of Twenty-Four, in which representatives of the Zimbabwe African People’s Union, the Zimbabwe African National Union and the AMcan National Council of Zimbabwe took part, serious concern was expressed at the further deterioration of the situation in Southern Rhodesia, Taking into account that concern and reflecting the just demands of all Africa, the Com- mittee of Twenty-Four, in a resolution adopted on 27 April,3 drew the special attention of the Security Council to the urgent need to widen the scope of sanctions against the illegal regime in Southern Rhodesia to include all the measures envisaged under Article 41 of the Charter of the United Nations. In view of the persistent refusal of South Africa and Portugal to implement the Council decisions on sanctions against Southern Rhodesia, the Committee of Twenty-Four recommends that consideration be given to the question of employing sanctions against Portugal and 
**Analysis**
The text appears to be a political statement or resolution addressing a specific issue in Southern Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe) and its relation to the African continent and the international community. The language used is formal and diplomatic, with references to international organizations and resolutions. The content focuses on the conflict between the Zimbabwean people and the South African and Portuguese governments, with a emphasis on the need for sanctions and international action to address the situation.

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