that while such tests can be very effective for such products as chrome ore, ferrochrome and asbestos, we have not yet developed technical tests to determine the origin of some other products. 34. Members of the Council may recall Mr. Phillips’ statement of 29 September 1972 [1666th meeting] in hid1 he noted that close study of trade statistics con- tained in the Committee’s fourth reports would be illu- minating. He underscored the fact that import statistics of certain materials-produced both in Rhodesia and in neigh- bouring countries-provided by importing States show considerably higher figures than export statistics provided by Rhodesia’s neighbours. The natural inference is that trans-shipment of Rhodesian commodities through those areas accounts, in large part, for the discrepancies. 35. My delegation welcomes the fact that this point was stressed in paragraph 21 of the Committee’s report. That paragraph noted the discrepancies in trade statistics in the Committee’s fifth report and recommended that the Secretary-General bring them to the attention of Countries trading with Angola, Mozambique and South Africa. It also recommended that the comments of countries concerned be solicited along with information on those countries’ procedures to ensure that products from Southern Rhodesia are not being imported disguised as products of Angola, Mozambique and South Africa. These replies are to be published. However, it would have been more appro- priate to ask States to take the necessary action to ensure that such discrepancies do not mask the importation of disguised Rhodesian goods. This would have gone to the heart of the problem and been consistent with other recommendations of the Committee. We hope the Com- mittee will give fuller attention to this matter with particular reference to the relevant sections of the fourth and fifth annual reports. In this connexion the corn- pen&urn on South Africa’s external trade for the years 
**Analysis**
The text discusses trade statistics, importation of goods, and the origin of certain products, specifically focusing on Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe) and its neighboring countries. The topic is closely related to international trade and commerce, as it involves the exchange of goods between countries.

**Category**
International trade