Security Council Resolution 475 (1980) [on Policies of South Africa Towards Angola]

S/RES/475(1980)View PDF

Who adopted this document and its mandates?

A Resolution of the Security Council, published in 1980.

What subjects does this mandate have?

11 subjects

Aid Programmes Angola Angola Situation Armed Incidents Arms Embargo Front-Line States Namibia Question South Africa Sovereignty Troop Withdrawal War Damage Compensation

What’s in this document?

4 operative paragraphs

Notes with satisfaction that the parties have resumed the intercommunal talks within the framework of the ten-point agreement and urges them to pursue these talks in a continuing, sustained and result-oriented manner, avoiding any delay;

Requests the Secretary-General to continue his mission of good offices, to keep the Security Council informed of the progress made and to submit a report on the implementation of the present resolution by 31 May 1981.

Decision In a letter dated 15 December 1980,77 the Secretary-General informed the President of the 76 One member (China) did not participate in the voting.

77 Officit1/ Records of the Security Council. Thirty-fifth Yet1r, Supplement for October, November t1nd December /980, document S/14308.

Decisions At its 2237th meeting, on 26 June 1980, the Council decided to invite the representatives of Algeria, Angola, Botswana, Brazil, Cuba, India, Mozambique, Nicaragua, Pakistan, Romania and Yugoslavia to participate, without vote, in the discussion of the item "Complaint by Angola against South Africa: letter dated 26 June 1980 from the Permanent Representative of Angola to the United Nations addressed to the President of the Security Council (S/i4022)" .80

At the same meeting, the Council also decided, at the request of the representatives of Niger, Tunisia and Zambia, 81 to extend an invitation to Mr. Theo-Ben Gurirab under rule 39 of the provisional rules of procedure.

At its 2240th meeting, on 27 June 1980, the Council decided to invite the representatives of Benin, Guinea, Madagascar and Nigeria to participate, without vote, in the discussion of the question.

79 Resolutions or decisions on this question were also adopted by the Council in 1978 and 1979.

"" See Officit1l Record.\ of the Security Council, Thirty-fifth Yet1r. Supp/eme/11 for April, May and June 1980.

"' Document S/14025, incorporated in the record of the 2237th meeting. Council of his intention, subject to the usual consultations, to appoint Major-General Guenther Greindl, of Austria, who was serving as Commander of the United Nations Disengagement Observer Force, to replace Major-General James J. Quinn of Ireland as Commander of the United Nations Peace-keeping Force in Cyprus. The President, after consultations with the members of the Council, addressed the following reply to the Secretary-General:

"I have brought your letter dated 15 December 1980 to the attention of the members of the Security Council. They considered the matter in consultations on 17 December and agreed with the proposals contained in your letter.

"The Chinese representative has informed me that China, not having participated in the voting on the relevant resolutions, dissociates itself from this matter." 78

TI S/14309.

COMPLAINT BY ANGOLA AGAINST SOUTH AFRICA71 At the same meeting, the Council also decided to extend an invitation, under rule 39 of the provisional rules of procedure, to the Acting President and delegation of the United Nations Council for Namibia.

At the same meeting, the Council further decided, at the request of the representative of Tunisia, 12 to extend an invitation to Mr. Clovis Maksoud under rule 39 of the provisional rules of procedure.

Resoludon 475 (1980)

of 27 June••

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and territorial integrity of the People's Republic of tion of the international Territory of Namibia as a Angola.

spring-board for armed invasions and destabilization

Gravely concerned at the escalation of hostile, unof the People's Republic of Angola: provoked and persistent acts of aggression and sus- 3.

Demands that South Africa should withdraw forthwith all its military forces from the territory of the tained armed invasions committed by the racist regime of South Africa in violation of the sovereignty, air People's Republic of Angola, cease all violations of space and territorial integrity of the People's Republic Angola's air space and, henceforth, scrupulously reof Angola.

spect the sovereignty and territorial integrity of the People's Republic of Angola;

Con 1·i11ced that the intensity and timing of these acts of armed invasion are intended to frustrate efforts at 4.

Calls upon all States to implement fully the arms negotiated settlements in southern Africa, particularly embargo imposed against South Africa in Security in regard to the implementation of Security Council Council resolution 418 ( I 977); resolutions 385 (1976) and 435 (1978),

Requests Member States urgently to extend all Grieved at the tragic loss in human life, mainly that necessary assistance to the People's Republic of Anof civilians, and concerned about the damage and degola and the other front-line States, in order to o.truction of property, including bridges and livestock,

strengthen their defence capacities in the face of South resulting from the escalated acts of aggression and Africa's acts of aggression against these countries; armed incursions by the racist regime of South Africa 6.

Calls for the payment by South Africa offull and against the People's Republic of Angola,

adequate compensation to the People's Republic of Grin·c/y concerned that these wanton acts of aggres- Angola for the damage to life and property resulting from these acts of aggression; sion by South Africa form a consistent and sustained pattern of violations aimed at weakening the unrelent- 7.

Decides to meet again in the event of further ing suppo,1 given by the front-line State-; to the moveacts of violation of the sovereignty and territorial inments for freedom and national liberation of the tegrity of the People's Republic of Angola by the South peoples of Namibia and South Africa,

African racist regime, in order to consider the adoption of more effective measures in accordance with the Conscio11.1 of the need to take effective measures to appropriate provisions of the Charter of the United maintain international peace and security,

Nations, including Chapter VII thereof;

Strongl_v co11dem11s the racist regime of South Africa for its premeditated, persistent and sustained 8.

Dccid<.'.\ to remain seized of the matter. armed invasions of the People's Republic of Angola, which constitute a flagrant violation of the sovereignty and territorial integrity of that country as well as a serious threat to international peace and security;

Stronily condemns also South Africa's utiliza- 2.

LETTER DATED 1 SEYfEMBER 1980 FROM THE PERMANENT REPRESEN- TATIVE OF MALT A TO THE UNITED NATIONS ADDRESSED TO THE PRESIDENT OF THE SECURITY COUNCIL Decisions At its 2246th meeting, on 4 September 1980, the Council decided to invite the representatives of the Libyan Arab Jamahiriya and Malta to participate, without vote, in the discussion of the item entitled .. Letter dated I September I 980 from the Permanent Representative of Malta to the United Nations addressed to the President of the Security Council (S/14140)'" .84

At the same meeting, the Council acceded to the request of the representative of the Libyan Arab Jamahiriya to have some time to study the statement of the representative of Malta and decided that the date and time of the next meeting would be set after consultation with all the members.

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Adopted £If the 2240th meeting h_y 12 ,·ute., to none. K'itl, .I ahstentiom (France. United Ki11gdom of Gre{I/ Britain anJ Northern lrelll11d.

U11i1,,d State.1 (!( AmerirnJ.

•• Ibid .. S11pp/eme111 ./<>r Julv, All!!l'-'f mid September /980.

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Resoludon 475 (1980)

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