SOUTH AFRICA—SWAZILAND: AGREEMENT CONCERNING SECURITY

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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