Channels of comrunication set up in termg o-f ths GrooteSchuur llinute of 4 Uay 1990 are also being developed. TheSouth AfrLcan Governn€nt and the ANC havd, for Lnatance,created comunication atructur€E to curb violence i.n thetownshipa and the South African police and the A C haveestablished dlrect contact in this reqard. flhat south afli.caneeds abov€ all is the ternination of- the power struggle, beit betse€n Whites and BlackE or betr€ea Blicks inter-ie. Teneed Jolnt action and acceptance of JoLnt responstbiu.ty byufl the acknorledged leaderg of the cou;try for - th6naintenanc€ of peace and gtability and the negotiation of anew conatitution for the country nhlch should receive thesupport of the majority of aII our people, BLack and White,Coloured and Indian. On 29 August 1990, the uinister of ConstitutionalDevelopnent, stated that the South African GovErnnent wasprepared to consider an interjr arrangenent which rould alloworganiEations, such aa the ANC, and other parties anAl44/976 English Page5 lightofpositive consequences thatwouldhopefully result fromtheaccord. Theaccord notesthatinthelightoftheagreement reached, "thewayisnowopentoproceed towards negotiations onanew constitution" .Exploratory talkstothisendarebeing planned. Theagreement reached ismostsignificant and,inthewords ofthePretoria Minute, "canbecome amilestone ontheroad totruepeaceandprosperity forourcountry". Developments since6August 1990 Acting onthePretoria Minute, theJoint Government/ANC working grouphascompleted itsreport ontherelease ofANC­ related prisoners andthegranting ofindemnity ina"phased manner". Thereportisnowbeingsubmitted totheGovernment andtheANCNational Executive Committee forconsideration. TheMinister ofJustice announced on31August 1990thata numberofadditional prisoners weretobereleased soonfrom different prisons countrywide inaccordance withthetarget datesagreed oninthePretoria Minute. Intermsofthe Pretoria Minute, thefurther release ofprisoners isbeing dealtwithadministratively asfrom1September 1990. Some thirtyprisoners havethusbeenreleased andtheprocess will continue. Asecond Government/ANC working grouphasalsobeenappointed toresolve outstanding questions ar~s~ng fromtheANC's decision tosuspend armedactions. Thisworking groupmet forthefirsttimeintheweek, 3 7 September 1990. Channels ofcommunication setupintermsoftheGroote Schuur Minute of4May1990arealsobeingdeveloped. The SouthAfrican Government andtheANChave" forinstance, created communication structures tocurbviolence inthe townships andtheSouthAfrican Police andtheANChave established directcontact inthisregard. WhatSouthAfrica needsaboveallisthetermination ofthepowerstruggle, beitbetween Whites andBlacksorbetween Blacksinterse.We needjointaction andacceptance ofjointresponsibility byalltheacknowledged leaders ofthecountry forthe maintenance ofpeaceandstability andthenegotiation ofa newconstitution forthecountry whichshould receive the support ofthemajority ofallourpeople, BlackandWhite, Coloured andIndian. On29August 1990, theMinister ofConstitutional Development, stated thattheSouthAfrican Government was prepared toconsider aninterim arrangement whichwouldallow organisations, suchastheANC,andotherparties an /... Digitized by Dag Hammarskjöld LibraryAl 44/ 97 6 Engl ish Page 6 oRportunity to influence decisions in Parliament while ni-gotiatioils w€re under way. He -said that the Government
**Analysis**
The text appears to be a statement by the South African Government and the African National Congress (ANC) regarding their progress in negotiations and the establishment of communication channels to curb violence and promote peace and stability in the country. The text does not mention specific economic, environmental, or scientific issues, but rather focuses on the political process and the need for joint action and acceptance of responsibility by the country's leaders.

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