UNITED NATIONS A GeneralAssembly Distr. GENERA.L A./SPC/44/3* 7September 1990 ORIGINAL: ENGLISH Forty-fourth session SPECIAL POLJ.TICAL CO~1ITTEE LETTER DATED 4SEPTEMBER 1990FROMTHEPRESIDENT OFTHE GENERAL ASSEMBLY ADDRESSED TOTHECHAIRMAN OFTHESPECIAL POLITICAL COMMITTEE Ihavethehonour toenclose aletter, dated28August 1990,addressed tome bytheChairman oftheSpecial Committee against Apartheid, indicating thathehas received several requests fromnon-governmental organizations wishing tobeheard intheSpecial Political Committee atthetimewhentheAssembly willresumeits consideration ofthereport oftheSecretary-General onthe"Progress madeinthe implementation oftheDeclaration onApartheid anditsDestructive Consequences in Southern Africa", Inthisconnection Ishouldliketorecallthat ~heAssembly, atitsthird plenary meeting, decided thatitem28(Policies ofapartheid oftleGovernment of SouthAfrica) should beconsidered directly inplenary meeting, "onthe understanding that,.,organizations andinjividuals having aspecial interest in thequestion wouldbepermitted tobeheardbytheSpecial Political Committee". Int~lelightofthatdecision, Iwouldappreciate itifyoucouldconvene ameeting oftheSpecial Political Committee on11September 1990. Thelistoforganizations andindividuals thathaveexpressed thedesire tobe heardbytheSpecial Political Committee willbetransmitted toyou ~ssoonasit isreceived, (Signed) Joseph N.GAR5A *Reissued fortechnical reasons. 90-21764 1804e(E) /".A/SPC/44n English Page2 LETTER DATED 28AUGUST 1990FROMTHECHAIRMAN OF~HESPECIAL COMMITTEE AGAINST APARTHIED ADDRESSED TOTHEPRESIDENT OF THEGENERAL ASSEMBLY Ihavethehonour torefertothedecision takenbytheGeneral Assembly on 20July1990thatitmeetfrom12to14September 1990tocon~ider indepththe reportoftheSecretary-General onthe"Progrp.ss madeintheimplementation ofthe Declaration on~rtheid anditsDestructive Consequences inSouthern Africa." Inthisconnection, theSpecial Committee against Apartheid hasreceived a number ofrequests fromnon-governmental organizations, having aspecial interest inthequestion ofapartheid, tobeheardbytheSpecial Political Committee at thattime. Iwouldtherefore appreciate ifyoucouldrequest theCh~irman ofthe Special Political Committee toconvene ameeting oftheCommittee sothatrequests fromnon-governmental organizations andindividuals having aspecial interest in thequestion, canbeheard. By6September 1990,Ishallbeforwarding toyoua listofthoseorganizations andindividuals whohaveexpressed thedesire tobe heardbytheCommittee. (Signed) Ibrahim GAMBARI Chairman Special Committee against Apartheid 3