involvement oftheItalian jewellery industry incommercial goldtrading withSouth Africa, Notingthatareportpublished inLQndoninNovember 1988bytheWorld GoldCommission, anon-governmental organization research group,indicated thatthe Italian jewellery industry hadbecome"apartheid's biggest customer", theChairman requested thattheGovernment ofItalyinvestigate thematterandmaketheresults ofitsinvestigation available totheSpecial Committee. Sofar,noreplyhasbeen received (seeparas, 109and161).TheSpecial Committee alsoreceived aletteron 30March1989fromtheDirector oftheExternal Relations Depa~tment oftheNuovo BancoAmbrosiano denying "anyinvolvement oftheBankinthefinancing ofthe Government oftheRepublic ofSouthAfrica". 226.On4January 1989,theChairman directed alettertoMemberStatesregarding information onSouthAfrica's participation intheInternational Tourism Fairwhich waascheduled tobeheldinBerlin (West) Crom4to10March1989.Stating that SouthAfrica's participation inthefairwascontrary torelevant decisions ofthe General Assembly, theChairman invited concrete actionbyMemberStates traditionally present atthefairshouldSouthAfricabeinvited again. On 23February 1989,theActingChairman sentasimilarlettertotheGoverning Mayor ofBerlin (West)inviting theuseofhispowertoprevent SouthAfrica's pa~ticipation inthefair.TheSpecial Committee received areplyon 22February 1989fr.omthePermanent Representative oftheFederal Republic of -57-Germany totheUnitedNations indicating that,whiletheGovernment oftheFederal Rel::'ublic ofGermany "willcontinue toconsult withitspartners intheEuropean Community withaviewtonlaintaining andpossibly increasing thepolitical and diplomatic pressure onSouthAfrica", itdidnothave"thelegalmeanstoexclude SouthAfrica fromparticipating inthetourism fairinBerlin (West)". Responses werealsoreceived fromtileGovernments ofCosta Ric~,Senegal, theSyrian Arab Republic andtheUnited Republic ofTanzania. 227.Inaletteraddressen totheChairman on5June1989,thePermanent Representative ofJapantotheUnitedNations transmitted information onJapanese tradewithSouthAfrica. Special attention wasdtawntothefactthatJapanese tradewithSouthAfrica"hasshownaconsistent trendofdecline inyentermsin recentyearsandbothindollar andyentermslastyearinspiteofasharprisein thevalueoftheyen,thankstotheconscientious efforts bytheJapanese cabinet ministers andthecc-operation oftheJapanese private business". On 24January 1989,the~~ecial Committee hadreceived similar information fromthe Permanent Mission ofJapan(seetable2andpara.109). 5.Sportscontacts 228.On23January 1989,theChairman sentalettertothePermanent Representative ofHungary totheUnitedNations concerning theparticipation ofSouthAfricain theGeneral Assembly oftheInternational Equestrian Federation tobeheldat Budapest from19to24March1989. TheChairman expressed thehopethatthe Hungarian Gov0rnment wouldtakeurgentactiontoprevent theentryofanySocth African par~icipant inthatoranyothersporting event. Subsequently, inaletter dated3May1989,theChairman raised anewtheissueoftheparticipation ofa SouthAfrican delegation intheabove-mentioned event. AreplyfromtheGovernment ofHungary, wbichwasreceived on17August 1989,statedthattheabove-mentioned meeting hadbeenorganized byaninternational bodywhichitselfhadchosenthe participants. Therefore, theGovernment hadnot"beeninaposition todecide whichdelegation shouldorshouldnotbeinvited". Inaletterdated 11September 1989,theChairman notedthatStatee members oftheSpecial Committee "areexpected nottograntvisastoSouthAfrican sportsmen andwomen". 229.On13February and23March1989,theChairman sentletters tothePresident ofthevakHillCountry Club,Rochester, NewYork;tothePresident ofthe Professional Golfers Association, PalmBeach,Florida; andtotheActingExecutive Director oftheUnitedStatesGolfAssociation, FarHills, NewJersey, expressing hisconcern attheproposed participation oftheSouthAfrican golfer MarkMcNulty inagolftouroftheUnitedStatesinJune1989.Intheletters, theChairman appealed tothoseorganizations toreconsider orrescind theirinvitations andto prevent SouthAfrica fromparticipating inothertoursuntilthatcountry wasfree fromapartheid. 230.On30May1989,theChairman sentalettertothePermanent Representative of Cost.RicatotheUnitedNations concerning SouthAfrica's participation inan international fishing competition scheduled tobeheldatSanJose.Inareply dated6June1989,theGovernment ofCostaRicastatedthatafishing eventwith
**Analysis**
The text appears to be discussing the economic and political relationships between various countries, particularly South Africa, and their involvement in international events and trade. It mentions the Italian jewellery industry's involvement in commercial gold trading with South Africa, the participation of South African teams in international sporting events, and the country's participation in international trade fairs.

**Category**
International trade, Industry