enact. andd Co.mmi. St3.te L' 2/Of ;"no.i4"(AI(8)TheSpecial Committee reiterates thattheonlypolitical solution forNamibia shouldbeonebasedonthetermination ofSouthAfrica's illegal occupation andthe,nthdrawal ofitsarmedforcesandonthefreeand unfettered exercise byallNarnibian peopleoftheirriGhttoself-determination and.independence withinaunitedNamibia, inaecordance withGeneral Assembly resolution 1514(XV).Tothisend,theCommittee reaffirms theneedtohold freeelections underthe'supervision andcontrol oftheUnitedNations inthe wholeofNamibia asonepolitical entity, inaccordance withSecurity Council resolutions 385(1976)of30JanuaI1r19'(6and435(1978)of29September 1978. Inthisregard, theCommittee rer,rets anyattempt toreviseandweaken Security Coun~ilresolution 435(1978), whichconstitutes theonlyacceptable basisforapeaceful transition ofNamibiatoindependence.(6)TheSpecial Comr~ittee reaffi~s thatNamibiaisthedirect res~onsibility oftheUnitedNationsuntilself-determination andnational inde~endence areachieved intheTerritory. Itstroncly condemns South Africa's continued illegal occupation ofNamibia, itsbrutalrepression of theNamibian peo~le,itspersistent violation oftheirhumanrichtsandits effortstodestroy thenational unityandterritorial integrity ofNamibia, aswellas'itspersistent refusal tocomplywiththerelated decisions ofthe United !~a.tions. (7)TheSpecial Committee cateGorically rejects anddenounces all manoeuvres bypouth.Africa designed tobrineaboutashamindependence in Namibia underapuppet r~gime.. Itformally declares thatallillegal acts takentowardsthisendarenullandvoidandcalls'uponallStatestodenyany recognition and,torefuseallco-operation withanypuppetregimewhichthe illegal SouthAfrican 'administration mayimposeupontheNamibian peoplein d~sreeard oftherelevant resolutions oftheSecurity Council andtheGeneral Assembly. (9)TheSpecial Committee cornuends theSouthWestAfricaPeople's Organization forit~expressed readiness toparticipate infairandfree elections inaccordance withtheabove-mentioned resolutions andforthe spiritofaccommodatiqn andflexibility whichitsoabundantly demonstrateti throughout thep~ocess ofnegotiations. TheCommittee reaffirms its continuing support forthecourageous peopleofNamibia andtheirnational liberation movement, .theSouth'lestAfricaPeople's Organization ~intheir eallant struggle, byallavailable means,toputanendtotheillegal and oppressive occupation oftheircountry bytheracistminority r~gimeofSouth Africaandtosecuretheirlongfoughtforobjective offullsovereignty and independence inaccordance with'the·Declaration ontheGranting ofIndependence toColonial Countries andPeoples. (10)The,Special Comnittee demands thatSouthAfricareleaseallNamibian political prisoners~ including thoseimprisoned ordetained inconnexion with "offences" ;undertheso-called internal security latvs,whether suchJ.~amibians havebeencharged ortriedorarebeingheldwithout charge, eitherinNamibia orinSouthAfrica;itdemands thatSouthAfricaensurethatallNamibiansactionbySouthAfricatoseparate themfromtheTerritory isillegal, null andvoidasrepeatedly affirmed bytheUnitedNations, particularly inGeneral -Assembly resolution 8-9/2of3~1ay1978andSecurity Council resolution 432(1978)of27July1978. iI.) ,; .. ~j -118-currently inexileforpolitical reasons mayreturntotheircountry withoutriskofarrest, detention, intimidation, imprisonment orlossoflife;itreaffirms thatthenational liberation movement ofNamibia, theSouthHestrlfricaPeople's Organization, isthesoleandauthentic representative oftheNamibian people; anditappeals toallMember.States tograntallnecessarysupport andassistance tothatorganization initsstruggle toachieveindependence andnational unityinafreeNamibia. Inthisregard, theCommittee welcomes theestablishment ofanEmergency Namibia Liberation FundbytheOrganization ofAfrican UnityandofaSolidarity Fundbythenon-aligned ~ovement tosupport theefforts oftheSouthWestAfricaPeople'sOrganization initsliberation struggle. (11)TheSpecial Committee strongly condemns theillegal SouthAfricanadministration foritspersistent andsystematic attempts toundermine,discredit anddestroy theSouthWestAfricaPeople's Organization andtoestablish anatmosphere ofintimidation andterrorforthepurpose ofperpetuating itsruthless systemofapartheid anditsdomination overtheTerritory.