otherparties committed topeacefUl progress. MyGovernment alsoundertook toconsider thelifting ofthe StateofEmergency inNatalasearlyaspossible, inthe /... Digitized by Dag Hammarskjöld LibraryL/ 44/9't 6 Engl i sh Page 5 light _of positive conseqluences that would hopefully resultfrom the accord. The accord notes that in the light of the agreement reached,"the nay is non open to proceed Lowards negotiations on a newconstitution". Exploratory talks to this end are beingolanned. ,n" .na""r"nt . reached is most significant and, in the wordaof the Pletoria l,linute, "can becdme a milestone on the roadto true peace and pro6perity for our country,.. DevelopnentE since 5 Augrust 1990 Actj.ng on the pretoria Minute, the Joint Government/ANcworking group haE conpleted its report on the releaae ot juc_related prisoners and. the granting of indennity in a ',phasedmanner". The l.eport is now being lubnitted to -the Goveinsrenrand the ANC NatLonaL Executive Conmittee for consideration.The Uiniste! of Justl-ce announced on 31 Auqust 1990 that anumber of additLonal prisoners were to be released soon fromdifferent prisons countr!,tride in accordanc€ with the targetdates agreed on in the pretoria ltinute. In tema of theIrelorta l{inute, the further release of prisoners is bei.ngdealt with adminiEtratLvely as fron 1 Sepiember 1990. Somethirty plisonerE have thus been releasect jnd the process rill.continue . A second_ Government /ANC workl_ng group has also been appointedto resolve outstanding queations arising from thJ ANC'sdec ision t-o Eusp€nd amed act,iona . This rorking group rnetfor the first t ime in the reek, 3 - ? Sept;nbl! -1990.