amnesty topolitical exiles, andtherehasbeennoattempt whatsoever toremovethe racisttroops fromtheAfrican townships. Wealsowishtoemphasize herethatwhattheregimehasbeenattempting todo intheprocess istoturnthepre-conditions whichtheracist regime wasrequired tomeetunconditionally inordertocreate aconducive climate intonegotiating issues. Theynowsaythatwemustcomeandnegotiate therelease ofpolitical prisoners. They ~antustoagreetocategorize political prisoners inapartheid SouthAfrica. Wemustagreeonthosethatmustbereleased andthosethatmust remainincarcerated inapartheid SouthAfrica. TheviewofthePanAfricanist Congress ofAzania (PAC)isthatthe international community andourpeople demandtheunconditional release ofall political prisoners. Therefore, werejectthecategorization ofpolitical prisoners inourcountry. Theotherimportant aspectwithregardtothisisthat anyattempt onthepartofanyliberation movement toenterintotheexercise of categorizing political prisoners canresultinonethingandonethingonly,and thatisdivision withintheliberation movement itself. Therefore, wereject outright thequestion ofcategorizing political prisoners inourcountry. Wealso rejectthequestion ofturning thepre-conditions intonegotiating issues, which theracist =egimeisattempting todo. WesaythattheHarareDeclaration andtheU~itedNations resolution, when calling forthecreation ofaconducive climate inourcountry, indicated that thereshouldnethreestages: first,theunconditional implementation ofthe pre-conditions. Oncethosepre-conditions havebeenunconditionally implemented L.JSM/at AlSPC/44/PV.26 32 (Mr.Ebrahim, PAC) andaconducive climate created, wecanthenmoveon,asisstatedinthetwo documents, tothenextstage, namely, toworktowards anagreedmutualcessation of hostilities. ThePACrejects thequestion oftheunilateral suspension orabandonment of thelegitimacy ofourstruggle, aswellasthelegitimate formofthatstruggle, thearmedstruggle. Itcanonlyagreetoamutualcessation ofhostilities, as calledforintheHarareDeclaration andtheUnitedNations resolution. Following that,thePACmaintains, asisalsostatedinthetwodocuments, thatwhathastobenegotiated inapartheid SouthAfricaisnotapartheid, notthe pillars ofapartheid, butratherthenewConstitution, andwemaintain thatthenew Constitution canonlybedrawnupbyelected representatives. Consequently, the PAChasputforward adocument clearly stating howtheConstituent Assembly ought tobeformedinthecountry. Inkeeping withtherequirements oftheUnited Nations resolution, wearesayingthatthefirststageshouldbevoterregistration basedononeperson onevoteonacommonvoter's roll,andthentheelection ofa Constituent Assembly, anditisonlythisConstituent Assembly thatcanclaimtobe trulyrepresentative andtohaveamandate\ todrawupthenewConstitution fora democratic, united andfreeAzania. Sothosearethethreestagesthatwefeelthemeeting shouldtakeinto consideration: firsttheunconditional implementation ofthepre-conditions, then amutually agreedcessation ofhostilities, andsubsequently theestablishment ofa Constituent Assembly basedononepersononevoteonacommonvoter's roll. Intheme~ntime, untilthosepointsareagreed upon,wemaintain, asour peopledo,thatallformsofpressure against apartheid SouthAfrica, thatis internal resistance, including theat'medstruggle, international political i JJSM/at A/SPC/44/PV.26 33.. (Mr.Ebrahim, PAC) ionof of "le, as ,s, Itthe ,henew the ught ration ofa tobe r a then tofaisolation, aswellasthevarious formsofsanctions applied against theregime, shouldbemaintained andsustained. MayInowtaketheopportunity ofbriefing themeeting hereaboutthecurrent developments inourcountry inwhichthePACisinvolved. Priortotheunbanning ofthePACwecreated anumberoforganizations andstructures insidethecountry. Forinstance, weestablished insidethecountry duringtheperiodinwhichwewere bannedthefollowing domocratic structures: ayouthorganization, astudents' organization, awomen's organization, tradeunionmovements, ablacklawyers' association, andamediaworkers' association. Inordertoco-ordinate theactivities oftheseorganizations, inDecember lastyearweformedwhatwasknownasthePanAfricanist Movement. ThePan Africanist Movement insidethecountry wastheco-crdinating bodyofallthemass structures thatwehadcreated insidethecountry. Inotherwords,theunbanning ofthePanAfricanist Congress inparticular insidethecountry on2February was merely adejurerecognition ofadefactosituation thathadalready prevailed in
**Analysis**
The text appears to be a political statement or declaration from the Pan-Africanist Congress of Azania (PAC) regarding their stance on negotiations with the apartheid regime in South Africa. The document discusses the preconditions for negotiations, the release of political prisoners, and the formation of a Constituent Assembly. The language used is formal and political, with a focus on the liberation movement and the struggle against apartheid.

**Category**
Politics, Humanitarian aid and relief