Nationh110.TheSub-Committee heldconsultations withrepresentatives ofthe specialized agencies andinternational institutions associated withtheUnitedNationsalatatimewhentheliberation struggle wasintensifYing in-southern Africa,especially inNamibia, following th~collapse of thepre-implementation meeting heldatGenevafrom7to14January 1981,thefailure oftheSecurity Counciltoimposemandatory sanctions against SouthAfricaandthe increased support rendered totheillegal regimebytheUnitedState$ofAmericaandotherWesternStates. •Thecomplete textotthereportwaspreviously issuedunderthesymbolA/AC.109/L.l4oo andCorr.l.111.Inthelightofthoseconsultations andinviewoftheurgencytoincreaseandaccelerate concrete assistance totheliberation movements inthecolonialTerritories, inparticular thoEieinsouthern Africa,theSub-Committee submitsthe following conclusions andrecommendations totheSpecial Committee foradoption: alSeepara.10ofthepresent chapter. -10(;-(3)The8ub-Committee reiterates itsfirmposition thatthespecializedagencies andotherorganizations andbodiesoftheUnitedNations systemshouldCONCLUSIONS ANDRECOMM~mATIONSANNEXII* ReportoftheSub-Committee onPetitio~s2 Information andAssistance Chairman: Mr.Stefan KALINA(Czechoslovakia) (1)TheSub-Committee notesthattheliberation struggle inNamibiaisintensifYing asaconsequence oftheincreasingly repressive actionsagainsttheNamibian peoplebythecolonie.list regimeofSouthAfricaanditsintransigentattitude mostrecently manifested atthepre-implementation talksheldatGenevafrom7to14January 1981andthereat'ter. Theseactshavebeenencouraged bytheincreasing support whichtheUnitedStatesAdministration isrendering tothePretoria regimeinthepolitical, diplomatic, economic, nuclear, military andsecurity fieldsaswellasbyth~exercise ofthevetopowerbyFrance,theUnitedKingdomofGrea.tBritain andNorthern Ireland andtheUnitedStatesduringthedebateonthe,question ofNamibiaheldintheSecurity CouncilinApril198!. (2)TheSub-Committee recognizes theimportant roleofthefront-line States intheliberation strUggle insouthern Africa, andurgesthespecialized agenciesandotherorganizations andbodiesoftheUnitedNations systemtoextend, asamatterofpriority, economic andotherassistance tothefront-line Statesinordertoenablethemmoreeffectively tosupporttheliberation struggle insouthernAfrica, andparticularly inNamibia, ~dtoresisttheviolation oftheirterritorial integrity bythearmed forc~softheracistregimeofSouthAfrica,andinAngolabypuppettraitor groupsintheserviceofPretoria whicharesupported bytheUnitedStatesAdminis:tration.ti -107-$ continue tobpguidedbytherelevant UnitedNationsresolutions intheireffortstocontribute, withintheirsphereofcompetence-~ tothe.fullandspeedyimplementation oftheDeclaration ontheGranting ofIndependence toColonialCountries andPeoples, contained inGeneral Assembly resolution 1514(XV)of14December 1960. (5)TheSUb-Committee commends thoseorganizations whichareprovidingassistance tothereoples of'thecolonial Territories andthf'irnational liberationmovements, andurgesthemtointensify suchassistance, particularly insouthernAfricawheretheincreasing numberof'refugees andpeopleseeking assistance isplacing excessive burdens onthenational liberation movements.(4)Onceagain,theSub-Committee recommends thattheattention ofallspecialized agencies andotherorganizations andbodiesoftheUnitedNationssystemshouldbedrawntotheprinciple thatrecognition bytheGeneraJ. Assembly,theSecurity Council andotherUnitedNations organsof'thelegitimacy ofthestruggle ofcolonial peoplestoachieve f'reedom andindependence entails, asacO:t'ollary, theextension bythf'UnitedNations systemoforganizations ofallthenecessary moralandmaterial assistancf' tothepeoplesofthecolonial Territoriesandtheirnational liberation novements. (7)TheSub-Committee, whilenotingtheexistence ofchannels ofcommunicationbetweencertainspecialized agencies andotherorganizations andbodiesof'theUnitedNations systemandsomenational liberation movements, continues toexpressconcernatthelackofpropercommunications inoth("rsituations, whichisacausefor1egitim.ate worry,inasmuch asitdelaysmuchneededassistance fromreaching thecolonial peoples andtheirnational 1~rationmovements atamostdecisive stageoftheirstruggle forfreedom andindependence..4,.. (6)TheSUb-Committee continues todeemitnecessary tourgethespecializedagencies andotherorganizations andbodiesoftheUnitedNations systemtorji:llnderortocontinue torender, asamatterofurgency, allpossible moralandmaterial assistance tothecolonial peoples, particularly inAfrica, strugglingfortheirliberation. Thisrequires thatalloranizations concerned should initiate, inthecaseof'thosewhichr..avenotyetdoneso,orbroaden contactsandco-operation withthesepeoples andtheirnational liberation movements,directly or,whereappropriate, throughtheOrganization ofAfrican Unity,andshouldworkoutandimplement concrete programmes ofassistance forthosepeopleswiththeactivec()llaboration oftheirnational liberation movements. (9)TheSub-Committee reiterates itsf'irmviewthatthespecialized agenciesandotherorganizations andbodiesof'theUnitedNations systemshouldtakeall(8)TheSub-eommittee noteswithsatisfaction thattheSouthWestAfricaPeople's Organization continues tobetherecipient ofanumberof'programmesestablished withintheframework of'theUnitedNationsInstitute forNamibiaatLusakaanothattheUnitedNations CouncilforNamibia, inco-operation withtheSouthWestAfricaPeople's Organization, continues torepresent thepeopleofNamibiaatmeetings ofthespecialized agencies andotherorganizations andbodiesoftheUnitedNations system. TheSub-Committee urgesthose a~encies andorganizations toincrease thf'irassistance totheSouthWestAfricaPeople'sOrganization aswellastotheUnitedNationsInstitute f'orNamibia andtheNationhood Programme forNamibia.L ,I ,1 i,'1 iI !I!ItjI' [I [1 I' \ I~; [ j I: Id ~rnler lure le.S(