with African and non-aligned States, that we sponsored from the outset the two draft resolutions contained in documents S/10927 and S/10928. 67. We are now reasonably gratified by the very impressive adoptic;. of the first draft resolution because it contains the recommendations and suggestions forming section III of the report. That part, those recommendations, although in- adequate when confronted with the present-day realities of wholesale sanctions violations, do constitute an advance and an improvement, and the main reason for the violations of the sanctions is, as was stated in Security Council resolution 320 (1972) “the open and persistent refusal of South Africa and Portugal to implement sanctions”. 68. But we are almost more heartened by the fact that the Council recognized that it should take several steps more and that it was able to correct the situation to a certain degree by adopting the text that, in addition to the recommendations and suggestions in section III, contained some important African proposals from the unagreed section IV. This, perhaps, proves once more that persistence in the pursuance of a good and right cause can often bring better results than those that seemed possible in the first place. 69. As one of the sponsors of the text just adopted, we appreciate the understanding and co-operation of all those who made that advance possible, however modest it may be. Of course, as has been stated here so often by everybody, everything depends on the political will of all of us, of all States, to implement the resolutions of the Security Council regardless of how good they might be in themselves. 70. We sponsored the second draft resolution because we fully adhered to the idea contained in its third preambular paragraph, that there was an “urgent and simultaneous need for more stringent measures in order to meet the require- 
**Analysis**
The text appears to be discussing a United Nations Security Council resolution related to economic sanctions and international cooperation. The language used suggests a focus on political will and the need for stronger measures to address the situation. The mention of "wholesale sanctions violations" and the "open and persistent refusal" of certain countries to implement sanctions suggests that the topic is related to economic sanctions and international trade.

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