§ 19. Mr. Colvinasked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs whether Her Majesty's Government support the United Nations General Assembly's recognition of the South West Africa People's Organisation as the sole representative of the Namibian people.
§ Mr. RifkindWe, like other governments of the Western Five, have never endorsed the United Nations General Assembly's description of SWAPO as
the sole and authentic representative of the Namibian people".Such recognition in advance of free and fair elections puts at risk confidence in the impartiality of the implementation process.