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In this memorandum, Richard Lapchick outlines a future submission to the United Nations Committee on Drafting a Treaty Against Apartheid. Lapchick urges that the treaty or convention go beyond existing General Assembly resolutions. It should include strong sanctions against third party violators of sports contacts with South Africa and should endorse the denial of visas to South African sportsmen to enter the country to compete. Also, the Convention must be approved as a Treaty as soon as possible. Lastly, some sanctions contained in the Treaty should include options for the signators so that more countries that do have sports contacts with South Africa will be more likely to sign. United Nations support for anti-apartheid forces is needed as they counter South Africa's misleading statements that sports have been integrated in South Africa. The memorandum discusses the United States Tennis Association (USTA) and IACEAS (International Advisory Commission to End Apartheid Sport). [Note: This memorandum was apparently submitted to the Ad Hoc Committee on the Drafting of an International Convention against Apartheid in Sports which began work in 1977 and completed the draft convention in 1985 so this memorandum must have submitted between those dates.]

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Submissions to be made to the United Nations Committee on Drafting a Treaty Against Apartheid

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