Letter dated 97/03/24 from the Permanent Representative of South Africa addressed to the Secretary-General of the Conference on Disarmament transmitting a press statement dated 20 February 1997 by the Minister of Defence concerning the policy of the South African Government on anti-personnel landmines and the message from President Mandela to the 4th International NGO Conference on Landmines, Maputo, 25 to 28 February 1997.