Waldheim Proposals"

This led to UN Secretary/General Kurt [unclear: Idheim] sending a special representative Namibia in August to finalise the "[unclear: Waldim] proposals" which were adopted by the [unclear: urity] Council in September 1978. These [unclear: olved] a UN Transition Assistance Group [unclear: NT AG)] of 7,500 troops plus an [unclear: interna-nal] civilian group to supervise fair [unclear: elec-ns] in which SWAPO was willing to take [unclear: rt]. South African and SWAPO troops [unclear: uld] gradually withdraw from their [unclear: ba-] and leave the country. SWAPO was [unclear: tain] to win the elections, leaving South [unclear: rica] surrounded by hostile liberated [unclear: sta-]

Vorster's resignation in September coined with South Africa's "internal [unclear: settle-nt]" announcement that the Turnhalle [unclear: ctions] would take place on 4-8 [unclear: Decem-] South Africa had accurately [unclear: calcula-] that the Western "contact groups" [unclear: wou-] not implement sanctions against her and [unclear: en] five foreign ministers visited South [unclear: A-ca] in October, all they could extract was [unclear: ledge] that South Africa would pressurise [unclear: a] "new administration" to hold more [unclear: ele-ons] some time in 1979.