Security Council Resolution 326 (1973) [on Acts of Provocation by Southern Rhodesia Against Zambia]

S/RES/326(1973)View PDF

Who adopted this document and its mandates?

A Resolution of the Security Council, published in 1974.

What subjects does this mandate have?

9 subjects

Blockade Foreign Relations Military Activity South Africa Southern Rhodesia Southern Rhodesia Question Special Missions Troop Withdrawal Zambia

What’s in this document?

10 operative paragraphs

Condemns all the acts of provocation and harassment, including economic blockade, blackmail and military threats, against Zambia by ,the illegal regime in collusion with the racist regime of South Africa;

Condemns all measures of political repression thait violate fundamental freedoms and rights of the people of Southern Rhodesia (Zimbabwe), in particular, the recent measures of collective punishment.

Calls upon the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and N orthem Irdand to take all effeotive measures to put an end to such actions by the illegal and racist regime of Southern Rhodesia and that of South Africa;

Regrets that measures so far taken have failed to bring the rebe!Jion in Southern Rhodesi,a (Zimbabwe) to an end;

Condemns the continued presence of South African military and armed forces in Southern Rhodesia, contrary to Security Council resolution 277 ( 1970);

Demands the immediate and total withdrawal of South African military and armed forces from Southern Rhodesia and from the border of that Territory with Zambia;

Calls upon the Government of the United Kingdom, as ithe administering Power, to ensure the effective implementation of paragraph 6 of the present resolution;

Requests the Security Council Committee established in pursuance of resolution 253 (1968) concerning the question of Southern Rhodesia to expedite the preparation of its report undertaken under Security Council resolution 320 ( 1972) of 29 September 1972,

taking into account the recent developments in Southern Rhodesi,a;

Decides to dispatch immediately a special mission, consisting of four members of the Security Counchl, to be appointed by the President of the Securirty Council after consultations with the members, to assess the situation in the area, and requests ,the mission so constituted to report to the Council not later than 1 March 1973;

I 0. Calls upon ,the Government of Zambia, the Government of the United Kingdom and the Government of South Afrioa to provide the special mission with the necessary co-operation and assistance in the discharge of its task;

Decides ,to remain actively seized of the matter.

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