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The So-Called Independent Transkei and Other Bantustans

A/RES/31/6[A]View PDF

Who adopted this document and its mandates?

A Resolution of the General Assembly, under agenda item 52 Policies of apartheid of the Government of South Africa, published in 1977.

What subjects does this mandate have?

4 subjects
ApartheidBantustansSouth AfricaTranskei (South Africa)

What’s in this document?

2 operative paragraphs

A/RES/31/6 [A]

A

2
Rejects the declaration of "independence" of the Transkei and declares it invalid;
3
Calls upon all Governments to deny any form of recognition to the so-called independent Transkei and to refrain from having any dealings with the so-called independent Transkei or other bantustans;
4 Sec also sect. I above, foot-note 9.
sion, Supplement No. 22 (A/3 l /22).
ii Ibid., Supplement No. 22A (A/31/22/ Add.1-3).

II.

Requests all States to take effective measures to prohibit all individuals, corporations and other institutions under their jurisdiction from having any dealings with the so-oalled independent Transkei or other bantustans.
THE SO-CALLED INDEPENDENT TRANSKEI AND OTHER BANTUSTANS
2 Official Records of the General Assembly, Thirty-first Ses- "Official Records of the General Assembly, Thirty-first Sesords of the Security Council. Thirty-first Year, Supplement for July, August and September 1976.
UNITED NATIONS TRUST FUND FOR SOUTH AFRICA
ARMS EMBARGO AGAINST SOUTH AFRICA
SOLIDARITY WITH SOUTH AFRICAN POLITICAL PRISONERS
RELATIONS BETWEEN ISRAEL AND SOUTH AFRICA
"0/]icial Rffords of the General Assembly, Thirty-first Session, Supplmzcnt No. 22A (A.131/22/ Add.1-3), document A/ 3 I /22/ Add.2.
n A/31/104-S/12092, annex I. For the printed text, see Official Records of the Security Council, Thirty-first Year, Supplement for April, May and June 1976.
10 A/31/104-S/12092. annex IT. For the printed text, see Official Records of the Security Council, Thirty-first Year, Supplement for April, May and June 1976.
11 A/31/197. annex lV. sect. A. resolution 6.
PROGRAMME OF WORK OF THE SPECIAL COMMITTEE
12 Official Records of the General Assembly, Thirty-first Sesand 286.
13 Ibid., para. 284.
14 Ibid., Supplement No. 22 (A/3 I /22).
tt: !hid., Supplement No. 22A (A/31/22/ Add.1-3), document 1:; Ibid., Suppleme11t No. 22A (A/31/22/ Add.1-3).
A 13 I 122/ Add.3, sect. III.
ECONOMIC COLLABORATION WITH SOUTH AFRICA SITUATION IN SOUTH AFRICA
Ul Resolution 3068 (XXVIll), annex.
PROGRAMME OF ACTION AGAINST Apartheid
20 Q_(Jicial Records of the General Assembly, Thirty-first Ses- 22 A/31/ 104-S/ 12092, annex I. For the printed text, see Official Records of the Security Council, Thirty-first Year, Supplement for April, Mav and June 1976.
23 A /31/104-S/ 12092, annex II. For the printed text, see 0/Ticiol Records of the Security Council, Thirty-first Year, Supplement for April, May and June 1976.
2r. See A/31/197, annexes I to IV.
Programme of Action against Apartheid CONTENTS Page Section
INTRODUCTION 1.
I.
ACTION BY GOVERNMENTS
(a) (b)
(i) (v)
(d) ( e)
(g) (i)
(k) (m)
(p) (q) (r)
I.
(w) (x)
ACTION BY THE SPECIALIZED AGENCIES AND OTHER INTERGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS
(b) ( c)
ACTION BY TRADE UNIONS,
AND SOLIDARITY MOVE"\fENTS AND OTHER NON-GOVERN· MENTAL ORGANIZATIONS
(a) (h)
( h) (a) (b) (d) (a) ( c) (d)
ACTION BY THE SPECIAL COMMITTEE AGAINST Apartheid
(a) (b) (d) ( e) (g)
INVESTMENTS IN SOUTH AFRICA
27 Official Records of the General Assembly, Thirty-first Ses- The l'residmt of the General Assembly subsequently informed the Secretary-Genera/W that he had appointed as members of the Ad Hoe Committee on the Drafting of an lnternanational Convention against Apartheid in Sports six of the seven States to be appointed by him in accordance with paragraph 2 of resolution F above, namely: BARBADOS, CANADA, CONGO,
JA~fAICA,
l)NITED REPUBLIC OF TANZANIA YUGOSLAVIA. following /1,femher Stutes: ALGERIA, BARBADOS, CANADA, CONGO, GERMAN DEMOCRATIC REPUBI IC,
GHANA,
GUINEA,
HAITI, HUNGARY, 1NDIA, 1ND01'ESIA, JAMAICA, MALAYSIA, NEPAL, NIGE- RIA, PERU, PHILIPPINLS, So~1ALIA, SUDAN, SYRIAN ARAB REPUB- LIC, TRINIDAD AND TOIJAGO, UKRAINIAN Sovmr SOCIALIST RE- PUBT TC, UNITED REPUIJLIC OF TANZANIA and YUGOSLAVIA.
3! Official Records of the General Assembly, Thirty-first Ses-

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