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SOUTH AFRICA—SWAZILAND: AGREEMENT CONCERNING SECURITYSource: International Legal Materials, Vol. 23, No. 2 (MARCH 1984), pp. 286-287Published by: American Society of International LawStable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/20692692 .
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SOUTH AFRICA-SWAZILAND: AGREEMENT CONCERNING SECURITY*
[Entered into force, February 17, 1982]
His Majesty 12 February 1982
King Sobhuza II of Swaziland Mbabane SWAZILAND
Your Majesty
I have the honour to refer to various discussions and
correspondence between the Foreign Ministers of the Kingdom of Swaziland and the Republic of South Africa which
resulted in mutual agreement between our respective
Governments to the effect that both Governments are aware
of the fact that international terrorism, in all its
manifestations, poses a real threat to international peace
and security and that our respective Governments should
take steps to protect our respective states and nationals
against this threat.
Therefore, I now have the honour to inform you that the
Government of the Republic of South Africa proposes the
following Agreement between our respective Governments:
ARTICLE 1
The Contracting Parties undertake to combat terrorism,
insurgency and subversion individually and collectively and shall call upon each other wherever possible for such assistance and steps as may be deemed necessary or
expedient to eliminate this evil.
*[Reproduced from the text provided to International Legal Materials
by the Embassy of South Africa at Washington, D.C.
[On February 17, 1982, the Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Swaziland, as authorized by the King, accepted the provisions of the above letter. On March 31, 1984, the parties agreed to make public the terms of the above agreement. It was also agreed at that time to exchange trade repre sentatives in order to establish trade missions.
[The agreement between Mozambique and South Africa on non-aggression and good neighbourliness appears at I.L.M. page 282. The South African statement concerning the ceasefire on the border between Angola and Namibia appears at page 450.]
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ARTICLE 2
In the conduct of their mutual relations the
Contracting Parties shall furthermore respect each
other's independence, sovereignty and territorial
integrity and shall refrain from the unlawful threat or
use of force and from any other act which is
inconsistent with the purposes and principles of good
neighbourliness.
ARTICLE 3
The Contracting Parties shall live in peace and
further develop and maintain friendly relations with
each other and shall therefore not allow any activities
within their respective territories directed towards
the commission of any act which involves a threat or
use of force against each other's territorial
integrity.
ARTICLE 4
The Contracting Parties shall not allow within their
respective territories the installation or maintenance
of foreign military bases or the presence of foreign
military units except in accordance with their right of self-defence in the event of armed attacks as provided
for in the charter of the United Nations and only after
due notification to the other.
Should the Government of the Kingdom of Swaziland agree with the abovementioned provisions, this letter and your affirmative reply thereto shall constitute an Agreement between our two Governments.
Please accept, Your Majesty, the renewed assurance of my
highest consideration.
P.W. BOTHA PRIME MINISTER OF THE REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA
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