Isolate S.A., congress says

Press, 29 August 1977, Page 9

Isolate S.A., congress says

NZPA Lagos The United Nations conference on apartheid ended in Lagos on Friday with delegates from 60 nations adopting a declaration calling for an end to military, economic, and nuclear cooperation with South Africa. “I think there is an agreement and a consensus on objectives and the declaration shows a kind of depth of commitment even when I there are differences of approach,” said the United States Ambassador to the United Nations (Mr Andrew Young). But the 34-point declaration, adopted with applause by the 1000 delegates who] attended the five-day confer- j ence, was less strident in its demands than many dele- j gates had wanted, a Western observer said.

Delegates from the Netherlands, Denmark, and Ireland had hoped the declaration would have included tougher language in the passages relating to military aid for South Africa.

And liberation movements and Eastern Bloc nations

had sought the inclusion of a call for economic sane-' tions against South Africa, I similar to the trade embargo! against Rhodesia, the ob-j server said. The declaration ‘called for a quick end to all forms of colonialism and racism in southern Africa. It urged all Governments to halt co-operation withji South Africa in the devel-i opment of nuclear energy! and called for the con-! demnation of nations that continue to give military! land political support to rac-i ist regimes. Delegates from the indus-j trial West expressed general] approval of the agreement, | the observer said. In many respects the declaration appeared to follow :the stated aims of the conference.

Mr Leslie Harriman, of Nigeria, chairman of the United Nations special committee against apartheid, had said the conference was convened to adopt “a simple declaration” upholding the! struggle to eradicate apar-i Itheid.