Security Council Resolution 423 (1978) [Declaring Illegal Any Internal Settlement of the Southern Rhodesia Question]

S/RES/423(1978)View PDF

Who adopted this document and its mandates?

A Resolution of the Security Council, under agenda item 12 Question concerning the situation in Southern Rhodesia, published in 1978.

What subjects does this mandate have?

4 subjects

Elections Southern Rhodesia Southern Rhodesia Question United Kingdom

What’s in this document?

7 operative paragraphs

Condemns all attempts and manreuvres by the illegal regime in Southern Rhodesia aimed at the retention of power by a racist minority and at preventing the achievement of independence by Zimbabwe;

Declares illegal and unacceptable any internal settlement concluded under the auspices of the illegal regime and calls upon all States not to accord any recognition to such a settlement;

Further declares that the speedy termination of the illegal regime and the replacement of its military and police forces constitute the first prerequisite for the restoration of legality in Southern Rhodesia so that arrangements may be made for a peaceful and democratic transition to genuine majority rule and independence in 1978;

Declares also that such arrangements as envisaged in paragraph 3 of the present resolution include the holding of free and fair elections on the basis of universal adult suffrage under United Nations supervision;

Calls upon the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland to take all measures necessary to bring to an end the illegal racist minority regime in Southern Rhodesia and to effect the genuine decolonization of the Territory in accordance with General Assembly resolution 1514 (XV) of 14 December 1960 and other United Nations resolutions;

Considers that, with the assistance of the Secretary-General, the United Kingdom, as the administering Power, should enter into immediate consultations with the parties concerned in order to attain the objectives of genuine decolonization of the Territory through the implementation of paragraphs 3, 4 and 5 of the present resolution;

Requests the Secretary-General to report, not later than 15 April 1978, on the results of the implementation of the present resolution.

Adopted at the 2067th meeting by JO votes to none,

with 5 abstentions (Canada,

France, Germany, Federal 6 See Official Records of the Security Council, Thirty-third Republic of, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Year, Supplement for January, February and March 1978.

Northern lreland,

United States of America).

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