a draft resolution containing certain proposals which we would not think it right to put into effect and, if necessary, to cast a negative vote on the other. 76. It is the report of the sanctions Committee which we have been discusking. I shall refrain from following other speakers into a discussion of the Rhodesian situation as a whole or of the general question of the veto. I must however point out that my Government’s position on fie question of sanctions, and more specifically on the extea- sion of sanctions to South Africa and Portugal, was made abundantly clear throughout the prolonged discussions ia the sanctions Committee of the report we have been debating. It has indeed been made clear whenever the question of sanctions has been discussed here. I made it clear in my statement before Security Council resolution 320 (1972) was adopted on 29 September last year [1666th meeting], explaining, my delegation’s attitude towards certain paragraphs of that resolution, in. the vote on which my delegation abstained. I made it clear again in addressing the Council last Friday. 77. It has been suggested that the wording of resolution 320 (1972) somehow commits the Council to deciding on an extension of sanctions to South Africa and Portugal and that this has been frustrated by my delegation’s attitude in the sanctions Committee and here in the Council. That really is rather far-fetched. There seem to be two argu. ments. The first concerns the instruction to the Committee, in paragraph 4 of resolution 320 (1972), to consider the type of action to be taken “in view of the open and persistent refusal of South Africa and Portugal to itnple+ ment sanctions”. This, of course, is just what the Coma mittee did; and it gave us agreed recommendations which reflect the perhaps obvious conclusion that “in view of the 
**Analysis**
The text appears to be a diplomatic statement discussing international relations, specifically the extension of sanctions to South Africa and Portugal. The language used is formal and technical, indicating a high-level discussion of international politics. The context of the sanctions committee and the Security Council suggests that the topic is related to international relations and diplomacy.

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